Seasonal sweets: The third annual 'Holiday Baking Championship' heats up the ovens

Bobby Deen, Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale as seen in “Holiday Baking Championship”

Easy holiday hosting: Giada De Laurentiis returns with more helpful holiday hints

Giada De Laurentiis in "Giada's Holiday Handbook"

Know what you eat: Michael McKean separates food fact from food fiction

Michael McKean hosts "Food: Fact or Fiction"

Why oh why are New York City's famous bagels so gosh darned good? Those baked goods that make a great breakfast or a killer sandwich are one of the Big Apple's most famous foods, and the unique taste and texture that a New York-style bagel brings to the table has caused a never-ending string of theories speculating about just what makes them so special.

The universal language: When in France, eat as the French eat

Sarah Sharratt stars in "UpRooted"

To paraphrase a rather famous marketing slogan: It isn't easy being cheesy. Well, as Sarah Sharratt is discovering in her new French home, that saying isn't exactly true in every country. 

Canadian cooking: 'MasterChef' of the North returns to America

Michael Bonacini, Alvin Leung and Claudio Aprile as seen in “MasterChef Canada”

Spooks and sweets: Food Network's October lineup is filled with seasonal treats

Don Mancini, Shinmin Li and Jonathan Bennett as seen in "Halloween Wars"

Order up: Celebs trade in scripts for aprons in 'Star Plates'

Marcus Samuelsson and Mindy Kaling as seen in "Star Plates"

Cooking isn't so different from acting, right? Learning a recipe is just like memorizing a script; figuring out how to cut the ingredients properly isn't so different from perfecting the body language of a scene.

Isn't that sweet: Couples face off in the latest season of 'Sugar Showdown'

Josh Elkin hosts "Sugar Showdown"

Quick, it's time for a pop quiz: what sweet baking ingredient do you get if you combine carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in just the right way? If you answered "sugar," congratulations! You have a sweet mind and at least some knowledge of organic chemistry. If not ... well, who said that TV can't be educational?

Stars in the kitchen: 'Worst Cooks in America' is getting a lot more famous

Rachael Ray and Anne Burrell host "Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition"

Symon and suds: Chef Michael Symon pairs the best brews with the tastiest foods

Michael Symon hosts “Burgers, Brew and ‘Que”

It's no secret: beer is big. A craft brewing revolution has been sweeping across the country, and even folks who don't drink the stuff have to appreciate the passion that brewers are putting into their craft.