TV Chef Paula Deen Copes With Diabetes

Paula Deen vs. Anthony Bourdain

U. S. Today is reporting that Celebrity chef Paula Deen on Wednesday pledged a portion of her earnings from a lucrative endorsement deal with a diabetes drugmaker to the nonprofit American Diabetes Association.

The queen of Southern cooking and author of numerous cookbooks disclosed Tuesday that she's had Type 2 diabetes for three years while promoting high-fat, high-sugar recipes as usual on her Food Network TV shows. She also said Tuesday that she'd signed on as the face of a new diabetes health initiative sponsored by Novo Nordisk, the company that makes Victoza, a noninsulin injectable medication she now takes.

Bon Appetit: The New Cooking Channel

A brand new cable network, Cooking Channel, launched on May 31, 20120. The spin-off from Food Network was created to take over for Fine Living Network. After watching the new channel for a few days, I soon realized that the programming reminds me of the old adage “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

Something Old

Julia Child; Galloping Gourmet Graham Kerr; Iron Chef (Japan)
Rachel Ray’s Travel and Taste shows
Everyday Italian, Giada De Laurentis
Drink Up; Spice Goddess

Something New

'Indian Food Made Easy,' 'Chinese Food Made Easy' and 'French Food At Home'
Roger Mooking, Everyday Exotic, obedient ingredient
Chuck’s Day Off (reminiscent of Tyler Florence)
David Rocco’s Dolce Vita
Rachel Allen: Bake!