The popularity of “Top Chef,” “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Iron Chef America” and the many new entries such as “Rocco’s Dinner Party” and “Extreme Chef” prove that the food scene remains on our front burner.

Beginning Sept. 26, my DVR will be set to record “The Chew,” a new talk show devoted to celebrating and exploring life through food. The show will be co-hosted by experts in food, lifestyle and entertaining. To see the rest of this column and video links, click here

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