Quick Hitter: Is Aarti Getting Another Show?
Food Network Star 6 winner Aarti Sequeira has charmed viewers on her show Aarti’s Party on the Food Network and now on the Cooking Channel. But rumor has it she has a new series in the works. Who’s behind the rumor? Well Aarti of course.
Tonight the giddy Goan girl posted this message on her official fan page at Facebook, “I’ve been shooting some segments for a new show you guys! Can’t wait for you to see it and tell me what you think. Now it’s off to bed because I’m up at 6am!!”
This will make her the first FNS winner since Guy Fieri to be given a second series. In fact three of the seven shows produced by the reality show have been canceled.
The Pioneer Woman Moves from Blogosphere to TV
From the Food Network:
BLOGGING SUPERSTAR AND ACCIDENTAL ‘PIONEER WOMAN’ REE DRUMMOND RUSTLES UP NEW FOOD NETWORK SERIES
NEW YORK – July 19th, 2011 – Award-winning blogger and best-selling cookbook author Ree Drummond brings her signature wit and down-home recipes to an all-new Food Network series. Shot on location at her family’s picturesque Oklahoma ranch, The Pioneer Woman premieres Saturday, August 27th at 11:30AM ET/PT,serving up a slice of frontier life along with the “accidental country girl’s” step-by-step recipes for creating wholesome, hearty family meals and elegant menus for entertaining. Before the on-air premiere, fans will have a chance to get a sneak peek of footage from the premiere episode beginning Monday, August 22th at 9am ET on www.foodnetwork.com/pioneerwoman.
“Ree’s easy-going humor and down-to-earth approach to food and life have won her millions of devoted fans online,” said Bob Tuschman, General Manager and Senior Vice President, Programming and Production for Food Network. “In her new series, she’ll welcome us onto the ranch and into her home to share her secrets for turning simple variations on traditional American fare into memorable mealtimes for family and friends.”
Over the past five years, Drummond has chronicled her life as a city-gal-turned-rancher’s-wife on her phenomenally popular food and lifestyle blog, ‘The Pioneer Woman’. With her new Food Network series, Reeinvites viewers home to the range to watch and learn as she flips Lemon Blueberry Pancakes for son Todd’s birthday breakfast, achieves a Perfect Pot Roast for Sunday family dinner, and serves up Fig, Prosciutto and Arugula Pizza and Sangria for ladies night in. In between culinary conquests, Ree takes time to wrangle horses, compete in a shooting contest with her husband Ladd (aka “The Marlboro Man”), have fun with her four adorable kids and try to keep Charlie the basset hound out of trouble.
Ree Drummond is a writer, photographer, ranch wife and mother of four. Her blog, ThePioneerWoman.com, attracts over 20 million page views per month and was named Weblog of the Year at the 2011, 2010, and 2009 Bloggie Awards. Drummond is also the author of the #1 best-selling cookbook “The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl” and the 2011 memoir “Black Heels to Tractor Wheels—A Love Story,” which opened at #2 on The New York Times Best Seller list for nonfiction hardcover. Ree’s children’s picture book, “Charlie the Ranch Dog,” which chronicles the adventures of her much-beloved Basset Hound, also premiered at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list. Drummond has appeared on numerous national talk shows including “Good Morning America,” “TODAY,” “The View” and “Fox & Friends.”
For more information, videos and recipes visit www.foodnetwork.com/pioneerwoman and checkout Ree’s blog.
