Paula Deen, Food Network's favorite TV celebrity chef, loves her Pecan Pies. Individual Pecan Tassies, Ooey, gooey Chocolate Pecan Pie, and her Mystery Pecan Pie with cream cheese bottom are perfect for holiday parties.

Restaurant Wars is Top Chef's challenge for episode 9, with Rick Moonan as guest judge. Laurine goes home after Tom and Padma decide she's not restaurant material. The Quickfire and Elimination challenges are heated, entertaining and delicious all at the same time.

Chef Dave Levey of San Diego, beat out Kevin and Ariel in Hell's Kitchen Season 6, episode 15. Chef Dave gets the job at Araxi Restaurant in Whistler, British Columbia as the head chef. With the 2010 Winter Olympics gearing up, Chef Dave is at the right place at the right time!

How would you like to be the next Top Chef? Bravo TV is holding casting calls in Miami, San Francisco, NY, Dallas, Washington DC, Chicago and Los Angeles. Show up in person or send in an application. Either way, the competition will be fierce.

Top Chef returns this week as the chefs are at the mercy of the slots. Guest judge is yummy Tyler Florence. Top Chef Season 6 Episode 7 is titled “Dinner Party” – a catered dinner for the chefs in Macy’s Culinary Council.

Union County Chamber of Commerce was celebrating one of its newest members on Tuesday. The Restaurant Kavkaz, which features Russian, Eastern European, Middle Eastern and Armenian gourmet food, became a member of the Chamber. Tomorrow it will feature and introduce one of the most renowned Chefs from the West Coast who traveled to Charlotte this afternoon from Los Angeles.

Have you ever traveled across continents on a quest to find the BEST shish kebab in the world? Then Frommer’s® 500 PLACES FOR FOOD & WINE LOVERS belongs on your bookshelf. 500 PLACES FOR FOOD AND WINE LOVERS (Wiley, May, $19.99, ISBN: 9780470287750) is the first book of its kind to serve as a trusted Frommer’s® travel guide for those seeking a vacation combined with epicurean adventure.

It’s another day in Hell’s Kitchen and it’s full of surprises during the season 5 episode 509. The contestants are asked to create a unique dish staring King Crab. The best dish from each team will be served to Chef Ramsey a winner will be chosen.