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Whether it's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," "$40 A Day" or even just a blog on their website, the Food Network knows that Central New York have some pretty awesome food.

An Upstate New York chef is the winner of the Food Network's 'Chopped' cooking show competition.

Find out how Rachael Ray created her culinary empire from the ground up.

Aneesa Waheed, owner of Tara Kitchen in Schenectady, will be featured on the Food Network taking on Bobby Flay.

A nine-year-old from Skaneateles participated in the Food Network's 'Kids BBQ Championship,' and impressed the judges with a dish featuring salt potatoes.

One 9-year-old's cooking skills has landed her on Food Network's 'Kids BBQ Championship,' where you can see her preparing a dish with CNY inspiration.

Congratulations to Cassidy Tyron from Horeseheads, New York.  She recently out cooked her fellow contestants on Chopped Junior, and walked away with $10,000 in prize money.

When celebrity Chef Paula Deen's contract with the Food Network expires at the end of the month, it will not be renewed, according to CNN.

Don't eat this, don't drink that.  Don't you hate when your favorite foods are bad for you?  Good news though, not all of them are.