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Published: 12/13/10

Juan Carlos Cruz, Former Food Network Chef, Sentenced to 9 Years in Plot to Kill Wife

By  Mara Gay - AOL News
Juan Carlos Cruz, Former Food Network Chef, Sentenced to 9 Years in Plot to Kill Wife

(Dec. 13) -- A former celebrity chef was sentenced to nine years in prison today after he pleaded no contest to trying to hire two homeless men to kill his wife. Juan Carlos Cruz, who starred on the Food Network show "Calorie Commando," was once known for his low-calorie recipes. But the former pastry chef made headlines in May when a homeless man in Santa Monica, Calif., told police Cruz approached him and another homeless man and offered to pay them $500 if he would kill Jennifer Campbell, his wife and high school sweetheart. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Chester Horn said Cruz, ...

Published: 11/23/10

Ina Garten Serves Up Thanksgiving Google Doodle

By  Steven Hoffer - AOL News
Ina Garten Serves Up Thanksgiving Google Doodle

(Nov. 23) -- Google is looking especially delicious today. That's because today's Google Doodle is a pre-Thanksgiving culinary creation from the Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa" host, Ina Garten. Clicking on the doodle yields six original holiday-themed recipes, including Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Smashed Sweet Potatoes and, of course, Perfect Roast Turkey With Herb & Apple Stuffing. As you can see below, the usual double-letter "O" in Google is replaced by a savory Thanksgiving meal. Garten, who is also well known for her cookbooks, didn't always make her living in the food world. She ...

Published: 05/20/10

Co-Author Defends Chef Accused in Murder Plot

By  Michelle Ruiz - AOL News
Co-Author Defends Chef Accused in Murder Plot

(May 20) -- The former "Calorie Commando" Food Network chef accused of hiring a trio of homeless men to kill his wife was preparing to release a cookbook on how to spice up a marriage, his co-author said today. Amy Reiley defended Juan-Carlos Cruz, 48, on NBC's "Today" show, saying her co-author on "The Love Diet," a cookbook of libido-boosting recipes, was a loving and committed husband to his wife of more than 20 years, attorney Jennifer Campbell. "We would get together and work on recipes together, and he would be texting and calling her, they would be talking the entire time," Reiley ...

Published: 04/15/08

McCain Family Recipes From FoodTV's Pantry?

By  Tommy Christopher - Politics Daily
McCain Family Recipes From FoodTV's Pantry?

In the latest case of alleged plagiarism during this presidential campaign, Huffington Post is reporting that recipes attributed to Cindy McCain are actually of far more expert provenance: This past Sunday, Lauren Handel, an eagle-eyed attorney from New York, was searching for a specific recipe from Giada DeLaurentis, a chef on the Food Network. Yet whenever she Googled the different ingredients in the recipe, the oddest thing happened: not only did the Food Network's site come up, as expected, but so did John McCain's campaign site. On a section of McCain's site called "Cindy's Recipes," you ...

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