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FEAST YOUR EYES ON "THE TALK,” SERVING UP A MONTH-LONG SUMMER FOOD FESTIVAL IN JULY

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 "THE TALK Food Festival" Series To Feature Cooking Segments With Celebrity Chefs Including, Rocco Dispirito, Curtis Stone, Cat Cora, Anne Burrell, Pat Neely, Rick Bayless, Lidia Bastianich, Jessica Collins and More

         THE TALK kicks off July with “THE TALK Food Festival” series, a month-long summer cooking celebration featuring seasonal recipes from celebrity chefs. Throughout the month, chefs including Rocco Dispirito, Curtis Stone, Cat Cora, Anne Burrell, Pat Neely, Rick Bayless, Lidia Bastianich and Jessica Collins (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) will join THE TALK co-hosts in the kitchen and share some of their favorite culinary creations from 2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00-2:00 PM, PT/CT, on the CBS Television Network.

“THE TALK Food Festival” celebrity chef schedule:

Monday, July 1                       Chef Anne Burrell shares the perfect menu for Fourth of July celebrations (Food Network’s “Chef Wanted”)

Tuesday, July 2                       Chef Art Smith offers calorie-cutting alternatives to everyone's favorite comfort foods (OAD: 5/22/13)

Thursday, July 4                      Chef Jason Santos shares a fresh take on some summer favorites (OAD:    6/3/13)

Monday, July 8                       Cooking with chef and Food Network star Pat Neely

Wednesday, July 10                Chef Nadia G shares a rockin’ meal for the whole family (The Cooking Channel’s “Bitchin Kitchen”)

Thursday, July 11                    Cooking with actress/chef Jessica Collins (CBS’s “The Young And The Restless”)

Monday, July 15                     Chef Pati Jinich shares her take on Mexican favorites (PBS’s “Pati’s Mexican Table”)

Wednesday, July 17                Chef Fabio Viviani suggests the perfect Italian menu for summer

Thursday, July 18                    Cooking with chef Cat Cora

Friday, July 19                        Chef Rocco Dispirito (AOL web series “Now Eat This! Italy”) whips up an Italian summer spread

Wednesday, July 24                Baking with Duff Goldman of Charm City Cakes West and Duff's Cakemix Bakery

Thursday, July 25                    Cooking with chef David Myers 

Friday, July 26                        Cooking with Miss Robbie Montgomery (OWN’s “Welcome To Sweetie Pies”)

Monday, July 29                     Cooking with chef Rick Bayless (PBS’s “Mexico One Plate at a Time”)

Tuesday, July 30                    Cooking with chef Lidia Bastianich (PBS’s “Lidia's Italy in America”)

Wednesday, July 31               Cooking with chef Curtis Stone (Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters”)

         CBS’s THE TALK, daytime television’s fastest-growing network talk show, recently received three Daytime Emmy Awards, and was nominated for Outstanding Talk Show-Entertainment. THE TALK features a panel of well-known news and entertainment personalities who examine current events, pop culture, contemporary issues, family, celebrity and the trending topics of the day. The daily one-hour series is co-hosted by Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood. The hosts swap stories, challenge each other on issues and engage the studio audience and viewers at home about events in the headlines and their own homes. Show segments include guest interviews with entertainers and newsmakers, musical performances, how-to demos and appearances from extraordinary people with stories that engage and inform. The show was developed by Gilbert, who also serves as executive producer.

         Recently, CBS led all networks with a combined 21 wins at “The 40th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards.”   CBS Daytime has been #1 in the daypart for 27 consecutive years, featuring a lineup that is a balance of dramas, game shows and talk. The Network’s daytime lineup includes television’s #1 daytime program and longest-running game show THE PRICE IS RIGHT, the #1 daytime drama THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, as well as THE TALK, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and LET’S MAKE A DEAL. 

CHEAT TWEET: #TheTalk feat. #TheTalkFoodFestival in July w/celeb chefs incl. @roccodispirito @Curtis_Stone @chefanneburrell @catcora http://bit.ly/17FD0wT

RATING: TV14-DL (Rating may change on day of broadcast due to specific subject matter.)

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