When I thought about being a parent, I never really anticipated how flipping fun food can be! I’m sure if my child had issues with eating due to allergies or a physical issue such as cleft palate, I would feel differently. So, I appreciate that my son is healthy and hardy enough to handle all of the stuff I throw his way.

I remember someone once telling me that the little jarred baby food was delicious. Yeah, either they LIED or I just have a fine palate developed from watching the original Iron Chef or Hell’s Kitchen. Cough, cough. It’s probably not the second.

Needless to say, I don’t really appreciate the flavors found in those jars. If I don’t find the taste pleasant, why on earth would I feed my child that? Other people may feel free to do as they like with their own children btw.
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It’s hard to imagine how Tyler Florence juggles two Food Network shows, three signature restaurants, a burgeoning line of kitchen supplies, and a multimillion-dollar empire, but the chef does so with finesse — and he still finds time to publish a seventh book, a brand-new baby cookbook called Start Fresh.

While promoting the new tome, he took the time to talk about his restaurant, El Paseo, and the second season of Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race.

He weighed in on the latest in beef, why vegetables are superior, and the drama that goes down in his reality TV show’s second season. Find out what he had to say when you read on.
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sorry it’s been a while since i’ve posted last.  the ole missus and i spent the past month moving to a new place, so we’ve been in a world of boxes and trips to lowes.  but we’re starting to resurface, and all is settling nicely now.

which brings me to this post.  my most recent cookbook collaboration with tyler florence was released today.  ”start fresh” is a cookbook geared towards cooking for babies and toddlers.

we shot this book here and there over the span of about two months, starting in mid december and finishing early february.  timing couldn’t have been better for me, because at the time we started shooting, my kiddo had just rounded the corner past his first birthday, so i was a bit at a loss for what to cook for him.  until my son came along, i had no idea what one fed a baby.  for all i knew, babies ate bland mush and dried protein pellets until they turned 3.

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In the shadows of the economic downturn, Food Network celebrity chef Tyler Florence finds the perfect wave and emerges from the recession with a strong entrepreneurial empire. One minute he’s simply a Food Network Chef with his popular show, ‘Tyler’s Ultimate’ with endorsement deals such as ‘Got Milk.’ The next minute he’s created an impressive $50 million business with four restaurants, 3 retail shops, a wine label, cutlery and cookware, a gourmet food line, a baby food brand called Sprout, and a cooking app through Apple‘s iTunes — that’s all in less than five years.

Read the rest of the article on Forbes.com here, and check out the video below!