CIAO HOUSE

Food Network takes ten up-and-coming chefs on the journey of a lifetime to Tuscany in the new primetime series Ciao House, hosted by network all-star Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and Tuscan-born Chef Gabriele Bertaccini.  Shot on-location in Italy, the series welcomes ten rising culinary stars who will live together in a breathtaking Italian villa and compete against each other as individuals and in teams to prove their mastery of Italian cooking techniques and dishes.  From real-life nonnas showcasing how they make pasta from scratch to a lesson with the head butcher of a three centuries-old family butcher business, each  challenge is accompanied by a local experience steeped in tradition. The competitors must also navigate alliances and rivalries as they pick their own teams and each week, the losing team must vote off one of their own. In the end, only the last chef standing wins the life-changing grand prize: an immersive culinary education across Italy, training with renowned Italian master chefs.  Ciao House premieres Sunday, April 16th at 9pm ET/PT and streams the same day on discovery+.

In the premiere episode, hosts Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabriele Bertaccini – who also serve as judges – welcome ten talented chefs to Ciao House, where they will live together in a beautiful Tuscan villa and be challenged on their expertise with Italian cuisine.  To start off the experience, each competitor must show Alex and Gabriele what Italian cuisine means to them by creating a dish that demonstrates who they are as a chef.  Eight weeks of Tuscan-centric challenges including three-course truffle and wine pairings, visit to an Italian cheese cave and creating a wild boar dish culminate in the life-changing finale on Sunday, June 4th where Alex and Gabriele preside over a cooking duel to determine who wins the ultimate grand prize: an immersive culinary education across Italy, training with renowned Italian master chefs.

EAT TO BEAT YOUR DIET

In Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer, New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Beat Disease and world-renowned physician and scientist Dr. William Li reveals his research-backed method for healing your metabolism and fighting fat — regardless of your age, body type, or size — by delighting in the foods you love, without deprivation.

Much of what we believe to be true about metabolism and body fat is wrong. No one is born with a fast or slow metabolism that makes losing weight easy or difficult. In fact, the latest evidence suggests we’re all hardwired with the exact same metabolism, and what we perceive as innate differences are instead caused by different types of fat in our bodies that can either help or hinder our health, including our ability to shed weight. By eating delicious ingredients that activate the most beneficial types of body fat, you can unleash your optimal metabolism, gain health, and fight harmful fat.

In Eat to Beat Your Diet, Dr. Li shares extensive research and new discoveries on the links between metabolism, body fat and food combined with evidence from human studies to identify a unique list of over 150 delicious ingredients that are proven to activate the most beneficial types of body fat, fight harmful fat, heal metabolism and gain overall health.

Dr. Li recommends the “MediterAsian” way of eating, drawing inspiration from Mediterranean and Asian cuisines. Not only are the food traditions of these regions rightfully celebrated as deliciously satisfying and healthy, but they also incorporate ingredients proven to activate metabolism. Readers will take a journey through the supermarket as Dr. Li identifies foods that fit into the “MediterAsian” way and contain fat-fighting bioactive chemicals to heal your metabolism. Ingredients highlighted in the book include: pears, tomatoes, chili peppers, broccoli rabe, avocado, edamame, watermelon, mushrooms, capers, oysters and many more delicious and accessible foods.

 Filled with grocery shopping tips, easy food swaps, and a month’s worth of recipes, Eat to Beat Your Diet is for anyone who wants to benefit from having a better metabolism and learn the new science of how body fat can be harnessed using food so you can perform, look, and feel your best.

THE NOOM MINDSET

When it comes to your goals—whether they are related to developing a sustainable relationship with food, jump-starting a fitness routine, shooting for a number on the scale, or tackling a health issue—how you think always influences everything you do. Having the right mindset is key to any successful change in behavior, but it’s also the most neglected element of making healthy changes and setting goals. You might know what you should do, but what matters is why you want to do it, and how you’re going to do it in a way that works for you long-term. 

For more than a decade, Noom has leveraged the latest in behavioral science to empower people to take control of their health. With a powerful combination of psychology, technology, and human coaching, the company’s behavior change platform has helped *millions* of people meet their personal health and wellness goals. Now, the innovative team behind Noom, presents their first book, THE NOOM MINDSET: Learn the Science, Lose the Weight– just in time to kickstart healthy habits in the new year.

Noom focuses first on what you’re thinking, in addition to what you’re doing, and shows you how to shift your mindset to improve your overall health and well-being in the interest of preventative health. This is what makes Noom different. You’ll discover how your habits around eating and weight management are impacted by your own self-confidence, stress, habits, lifestyle choices, and the rollercoaster of motivation (yes, it’s supposed to go up and down). Best of all, you’ll learn skills that can apply to any behavior you want to change, habit you want to break, or life you want to create.

For the first time, The Noom Mindset offers a deeper look at the proven strategies and tools for navigating personal health in a world where it is increasingly difficult to make healthy choices. Noom has helped millions of users using the mindset tactics that this book teaches. THE NOOM MINDSET provides the tools to help you reach your goals, your way.