The now famous Doof-A-Palooza was nearly 2 weeks ago, and I am just now finding the time to sit down and write about it. In case you aren’t familiar with this event, it is an annual interactive celebration of the new TV show, DOOF, due out on Public Television in 2009. DOOF celebrates [...]
As with many teachers, I have been working on curriculum for the upcoming school year. I have been perusing the Content Standards for California Public Schools (not exactly summer reading that I would recommend!) and am now working on some fun themes for the actual classes.
We have some great ones in the works, such [...]
Last week, Bravo announced the development of its new creative competition series ‘Top Chef Junior. The announcements were made by Frances Berwick, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Bravo Media. “With ‘Top Chef’ as the number one food show on cable comes the natural expansion in our food domain,” said Berwick. “With ‘Top Chef Junior’ [...]
Why is it that when something is little, even when it is something ordinary like a nose or a foot, it is adorable? Well, the same goes for food! Barilla had a fantastic idea when they thought to create Piccollini - miniature versions of 5 of their pasta shapes: penne, ziti, fusilli, farfalle [...]
We’ll be cooking with kids at the Doof-A-Palooza!
DooF is an innovative television series for children, set to air on public television in 2009, that gets kids excited about good food through humor, science, live action, animation, music and cooking.
Get an inside take on the DooF Television show at DooF-a-Palooza through a range of participatory activities [...]
It’s the end of the school year, and the last thing you want to do is pack another lunch for your kids. And if your kids are sticking around the house this summer, you won’t have to. But for the families whose kids go to summer camp or go on fun day trips, [...]
I have always wanted to try making pizza on the barbecue. I heard it could be done, but had awful images floating through my mind of the dough slipping between the bars of the grill, resulting in disaster. But at last, I gave it a try - and boy am I glad that [...]
