(CBS News) NEW YORK -- Celebrity chef Ted Allen started ... to the Food Network's "Best Thing I Ever Ate" and recently released his latest cookbook, "In My Kitchen: 100 Recipes and Discoveries ...

(Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) Author and ‘Chopped’ host, Ted Allen, chats about what’s in store for competitors on Food Network’s “Chopped: Alton’s Maniacal Baskets”.

Ever since he appeared on “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” — and continuing on into “Iron Chef,” “Top Chef” and “Chopped” — Ted ... Food Network Still, Allen is not easily ...

We caught up with Allen in this exclusive ... roasting chickens and braising food and more things you can do ahead of time: lasagnas, casseroles and roasted dishes. If you're a couple, that's ...

Television personality and chef Ted Allen is the Emmy-winning host ... Epicurious, and Food Network Magazine. Allen's authored 10 books, including In My Kitchen, The Food You Want to Eat, and ...

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Surprising the competitors this year for a Q&A session was Ted Allen, host of Food Network’s ‘Chopped ... interesting puzzle to figure out which dish is better, which restaurant is better.

We’ve turned the dinner tables on the judges and host of Food Network’s hit show “Chopped”! Ted Allen, Marc Murphy ... pulled it off and get their recipes below. Chef Marc Murphy puts ...

As the host of the Food Network show “Chopped,” the one where competing cheftestants are assigned wacky ingredients and tasked with melding them into restaurant-worthy dishes, Ted Allen has ...

An Arizona chef will be "chopped" this weekend, and Food Network star Ted Allen will ... "In My Kitchen: 100 Recipes and Discoveries for Passionate Cooks." We spoke with Allen about "Chopped ...

Help, I'm Hosting': Ted Allen Dishes On Vegetarian Thanksgiving, Cooking Wild Turkey Thanksgiving is four days away, and with it comes a holiday season of friends, family, fun and of course, food.