Celebrities

Look out! Demi Moore and Kevin Bacon are having a throw down, and they went on the Today Show to duke it out. There were no blows exchanged, but the two are in friendly competition to win a large donation from a new charity set up by Pepsi Cola.

It's called the Pepsi Refresh Project and this year it will award more than $20 million to different charities, which fall under six categories: Health, Arts and Culture, Food and Shelter, The Planet, Neighborhoods and Education. Anyone can apply for grant money, which ranges from five thousand dollars to $250,000. Proposals are posted online and then people can vote for their favorite ideas -- a visitor can vote for up to 10 different projects a day. Ideas can be submitted until the 15th or until Pepsi receives 1,000 applications and then voting ends at the end of the month with an announcement of winners on March 1.

According to the New York Times, this scheme is trying to tap into a trend called cause-related marketing or pro-social marketing, where big companies attempt to show they really are socially conscious and not greedy corporations.

Kevin Bacon is excited about this development. "Hopefully this is the wave of the future," he told Slashfood. "A company can use their actual ad dollars for something that not only has a positive effect for their product but a positive effect for the world."

There is just something sexy about a woman who takes big, reckless, greedy bites out of life; a woman who isn't afraid of fire, or knives, or licking her fingers. And all ten of these female chefs, food critics, bloggers, and television personalities fit these criteria. They are all leaders in their field, accomplished professionals who also happen to be fantastically attractive. Each of these women vibrates with passion, style, and authority. And we love them for it.

The one name that is not on this list is Julia Child's, that peerless pioneer of television cooking who inspired entire generations of Americans to become homegrown gourmets. Her joyful sensuality was part of her allure: she set the mold for every woman on this list. We chose not to include her because sometimes genius stands apart. Julia Child's is sexy, just re-watch the way the woman eats a pastry, breaks down a chicken, or kneads a mound of dough.

And now, the heiresses to her throne ... these goddesses are so hot, they practically sizzle.

by Catherine Donaldson-Evans

From the adorable, boy-next-door "Naked Chef" to the ruggedly handsome Bobby Flay and charming Aussie Curtis Stone, Slashfood rounds up the 10 most sizzling men in the food business. Warning: It's going to get hot in here.

Sundance may be the most important independent film festival in the world.

But between the screenings, negotiating deals and celebrity watching, there's not always a lot of time for leisurely meals. There may be plenty of expensive restaurants in Park City and catered parties where guests eat and drink in style, but for busy executives and harried volunteers, food is almost an afterthought.

There are also several fast-food options for attendees on the go that allows them to digest both their food and the festival's latest documentaries. Domino's delivers in Park City and Pizza Hut is close by for those who favor ubiquitous chains.

Chefs Michael Lomonaco of Porter House New York, Ingrid Hoffmann of Food Network's "Simply Delicioso" and Aol. Food's contributing expert Curtis Stone battled it out in a game show-themed cooking challenge deemed "Meal or No Meal" this morning on TODAY. Though no Howie Mandel and scantily-clad briefcase models were in sight.

The task? Plan a meal for a family of four for only $10. Lomonaco offered up iron skillet steak and mushroom fajitas; Hoffman opted for chipotle tamale pie, while Curtis prepared slowly cooked pork shoulder with braised cabbage.

In the end, it was the strapping Aussie who took the title. See Curtis' victory dance and the entire segment in the video after the jump.