How The Food Network Went From Bust To Big Time
Nobody thought a channel dedicated entirely to cooking would succeed. But as the Food Network grew to enormous heights, it produced some of the biggest names in television.
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Show Notes
If you knew what was going on behind the scenes at the Food Network during the ‘90s, you might have placed a hefty wager that it would fail. Chefs were cooking in incomplete kitchens, and couldn't stop filming — even if they got hurt. It was a mess. Even Sara Moulton, one of the Food Network’s earliest stars, didn’t think the channel would survive.
But not only did it survive — it thrived. We talk to Moulton about her early days at the Food Network, and with author Allen Salkin about his book, “From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network.”