| Cooking Channel | |
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| Cooking Channel logo | |
| Launched | May 31, 2010 |
| Owned by | Scripps Networks Interactive |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | Stay Hungry |
| Headquarters | Knoxville, Tennessee, US |
| Replaced | Fine Living Network |
| Sister channel(s) | DIY Network Food Network Great American Country HGTV Travel Channel |
| Website | http://www.cookingchanneltv.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | Channel 232 Channel 1232 (On Demand) |
| Dish Network | Channel 113 (SD/HD) |
| Cable | |
| Verizon FiOS | Channel 166 |
| Available on most cable systems | Check local listings for channels |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-verse | Channel 456 |
Cooking Channel is a television specialty channel that airs recurring (episodic) programs about food and cooking, owned by Scripps Networks Interactive. It is a spinoff (in essence) of Food Network, also owned by SNI, but focuses more on instructional shows rather than "reality style" and contest programming that Food Network is now geared towards. The original plan was to implement the change in the fall of 2010,[1] but it was later announced that the switch was being moved up to May 31, 2010 to coincide with Memorial Day in the USA.[2] Cooking Channel launched a high-definition feed on June 30, 2010. The channel also has an on demand version.[1]
Cooking Channel replaced Fine Living Network (also known as FLN) on May 31, 2010.
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Food Network stars Emeril Lagasse, Rachael Ray and Bobby Flay were amongst the first to air new programs on the channel. Lagasse's new show Emeril's Fresh Food Fast, shows viewers how fresh food can be prepared in a minimal amount of time without sacrificing taste. Flay's new program Brunch @ Bobby's focuses on weekend brunches, and Ray's show Week In a Day shows viewers how to plan a week's menu by cooking them all in a single day.[3] The channel also carries the new "post-game" show for The Next Food Network Star.[3] Two other original programs are the Mo Rocca-hosted food education program Food(ography) (which puts a humorous spin on the formula originated with the Food Network show Unwrapped) and Unique Eats, in which food writers and other foodies describe some of their personal food favorites. Another original program is a combination reality TV series and cooking show called Extra Virgin, which features slices of life with Hollywood actress Debi Mazar, her Italian chef husband Gabriele Cocoros, their two children, and assorted friends and family members.
Shows airing on the Cooking Channel that are first to air in the United States but have previously aired outside the country come predominantly from cooks in Canada and Great Britain, such as Food Network Canada host David Rocco, who hosts the self-titled David Rocco's Dolce Vita and Irish chef Rachel Allen with Rachel Allen: Bake!. The following Cooking Channel programs are either "first to air in the U.S." or reruns that come from the Food Network library: A Cook's Tour, Ace of Cakes, Bill's Food, Bitchin' Kitchen, Caribbean Food Made Easy, Chuck's Day Off, Chinese Food Made Easy, Drink Up, Easy Chinese San Francisco by Ching He Huang, Everyday Exotic, Everyday Italian with Giada de Laurentiis, FoodCrafters, Food Jammers, French Food at Home, Good Eats, Indian Food Made Easy, Iron Chef (original Japanese version), Julia Child, Nigella Express, Spice Goddess, Two Fat Ladies, and Tyler's Ultimate.
AT&T U-verse dropped Food Network, Cooking Channel, HGTV, DIY Network and Great American Country on November 5, 2010 due to a carriage dispute.[4] On November 7, 2010, the carriage dispute was resolved.[5][6]
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