Celebrity chef Paul Prudhomme was getting ready to cook at the PGA tour event held at a golf course when he was accidentally shot.

The .22-calibre bullet grazed his sleeve, before falling to the ground. He wasn’t injured, but he got a hole in his coat. A couple of inches more and he could have been seriously hurt.

A true professional, Prudhomme continued cooking.

Cat Cora is releasing a new show — on the Disney channel? Yes, the celebrity chef will be making the rounds of the theme parkselecting a family and then teaching them how to cook in the Disney restaurant.

Cute concept… but how many people really feel like learning how to cook while they’re on vacation?!

Food Network is shopping for a new host of its hit show, Dinner Impossible. Apparently, Robert Irvine had lied in his resume. He had said that he helped design Princess Diana’s wedding cake, was part of the White House kitchen, and completed a degree at the University of Leeds. Then the St. Petersburg Times published an article disputing his claims. The station look into it — and discovered that yes, he was a fraud.

In a statement, Food Network said that “there were some embellishments and inaccuracies” and will delete any mention of them in the episodes. While they have to air existing episodes (it’s part of his contract) no new segments will be filmed.

“We appreciate Robert’s remorse about his actions, and we can revisit this decision at the end of the production cycle, but for now we will be looking for a replacement host.”

Irvine is remorseful, and adds that he was part of his participation in the Guest Chef program in the White House, and his stint on Royal Yacht Britannia (hey, how did that become Princess Diana’s wedding cake?). “I should’ve stood by those accomplishments instead of embellishing them.” He promises to “work tirelessly” to regain his fans’ trust.

Hung Huynh, who was the winner of Top Chef’s third season, has accepted a one month contract as executive chef of Solo Restaurant (New York).

We wonder how he’ll add his unique Asian touch to the Solo’s Meditteranean menu.

Pastry chefs from some of Washington’s finest restaurants and bakeries recently kneaded dough, whipped cream, deep-fried batter and iced concoctions for… dogs.

Or more accurately, for animal welfare workers and the dogs they rescue. And they didn’t just throw together leftovers and beef bones, eithers. “Treats” included cake, French champagne and shiraz, and special pastries shaped like rabbits and hearts for the pups.

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Sugar and Champagne, as the fund-raising evening is called, was started by Ellen Gray, who runs Washington’s Equinox restaurant with her chef-husband Todd. She was inspired by a show about animal welfare police. “I was in tears by the end of the show and called the Humane Society to ask if I could do something to thank these people for the thankless task they do. They have such a dirty, mean and nasty job, and what’s the polar opposite of that? The luxury taste of sugar, champagne and fancy desserts.”

Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s TV documentary on the differences between standard and free-range chickens have caused a crisis in the chicken industry, reports the Times.

Supermarket sales of “regular” birds have dipped. Some big supermarkets like Sainsbury’s are even thinking of phasing them out completely and selling only those raised by the standard RSPCA’s Freedom Food rules by 2010. Morrisons will also be increasing it’s “Freedom Food” range, following the steps of chains like Marks & Spencer and Waitrose.

Poultry farmers have called a meeting at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) headquarters and will be launching an ad campaign. Many of them can’t afford to follow the conditions set by the Freedom Food rules — and definitely not without increasing their prices.

Charlie Trotter, a well-respected chef with a five-star restaurant and a plethora of cookbooks to his name, has taken on his biggest challenge yet: revitalizing airline food.

He’s been hired by United Airlines to prepare their premium menu, a trend that’s sweeping the industry. Delta Airlines has tapped Todd English and Michelle Bernstein.

Trotter’s trained flight attendants to put together crème fraîche, citrus-cured salmon, capers and red onions, toast point, caviar. “It’s easy — boom, boom, boom!” he said.

Jamie Oliver and Mario Batali go into culinary kung fu in the January 6 episode of Iron Chef America Find out what time it’s showing in your region .

Celeb chefs are huge opinion makers, and it’s not uncommon for them to spin that image to their advantage by releasing cookbooks or endorsing products. But critics are wondering when they should draw the line. For example, Anthony Bourdain was disgusted by Rachael Ray’s decision to plug Dunkin Donuts, a product not really known for its refined flavor (more of refined sugar).

“She’s got a magazine, a TV empire, all these best-selling books — I’m guessing she’s not hurting for money,” said the Kitchen Confidential chef. “She’s hugely influential, particularly with children. And she’s endorsing Dunkin’ Donuts. It’s like endorsing crack for kids.”

The endorsement comes amid reports of increased juvenile diabetes, and in some people’s opinion, runs counter to TV chefs’ efforts to teach families to cook delicious, nutritious meals. Jamie Oliver, after all, actually went school cafeterias to think of non-greasy alternatives to the average school lunch.

Giada De Laurentiis is pregnant — and her nesting instinct seems to have started early. She’ll be sharing Thansgiving recipes in her show Everyday Italian But the chef will be reinventing Thanksgiving fare, serving salad instead of corn bread.

She says most of her family is married to Americans, and so it’s become part of her personal family traditions. And have to admit, nothing like a table full of food to satisfy those first-trimester cravings.