With Father’s Day approaching, Omaha Steaks’ Senior Vice President, Todd Simon, has all the details on the company’s unique quality-and-savings difference, the limited-time promotions hot off the grill for June’s biggest weekend and the easiest ways to order right now. “Omaha Steaks makes hosting the perfect Father’s Day cookout easy and convenient by offering a complete line of gourmet foods,” says Simon. “For the perfect Father’s Day gift, we encourage our customers to try one of Omaha Steaks’ gift packages like the one we call “Thrill the Grill.” It’s a great value and it includes something for every dad.” CHRISTOPHER ATKINS - THE BLUE LAGOON: THE AWAKENING
Christopher Atkins was nominated for a Golden Globe for his debut performance opposite Brooke Shields in the worldwide blockbuster film, The Blue Lagoon. Chris went on to star in over fifty film and television projects including -- A Night in Heaven with Lesley Anne Warren and The Pirate Movie with Kristy McNichol --both for Twentieth Century Fox. On Dallas, he caused controversy playing opposite Linda Gray as Sue Ellen’s young lover Peter Richards. Chris is an accomplished screenwriter and producer. He has traveled around the world and has received a patent for one of his inventions. Born and raised in Rye, New York, as a child Chris raced sailboats on Long Island Sound and learned to scuba dive and of course is an avid fisherman. It was his love for the water that landed him the starring role in The Blue Lagoon and motivated Chris to write his latest screenplay Feathering the Wind, a coming of age family film set in the world of competitive sailing. He just finished directing the short film A Man with a Child in His Eyes. Chris has two adult children, Grant and Brittney. Lifetime premieres the Original Movie Blue Lagoon: The Awakening, starring Denise Richards and up-and-coming actors, Brenton Thwaites (Home and Away) and Indiana Evans (Home and Away) in the provocative story of teens who fall in love while marooned on a tropical island, Saturday, June 16 at 8:00pm ET/PT. The two-hour film, a modern-day retelling of the classic coming of age love story, also features an appearance by Christopher Atkins (The Blue Lagoon). In Blue Lagoon: The Awakening, overachieving high school student Emma Robinson (Evans) and slacker Dean McMullen (Thwaites) find themselves on the same class trip to Trinidad. Though they have little in common, Emma and Dean attend a wild party on a boat, and when Emma falls overboard during a police raid, Dean jumps in to save her. The pair drifts in a motorless dinghy until they end up stranded on a deserted island. While their parents desperately search for them, Emma and Dean are forced to rely on each other for survival, and the more time they spend together the more they realize their attraction to one another. Despite their differences, they eventually create a bond between themselves. But as days on the island become weeks and then months, Emma and Dean wonder if they’ll ever be rescued or if their life on the Blue Lagoon will last forever. Richards stars as Emma’s devoted mother Barbara, who refuses to give up the search for her missing daughter. Atkins, who starred in the 1980 romance adventure movie The Blue Lagoon, portrays Mr. Christiansen, a high school teacher who helps in the search for Emma and Dean. JAKE STEINFELD - BODY BY JAKE
He’s considered the father of fitness, responsible for creating the personal training industry nearly 30-years ago. His “Body by Jake” program is responsible for helping some of Hollywood’s hottest celebs like Harrison Ford and Mario Lopez. But now Jake Steinfeld is targeting more than just Hollywood, he is looking to communities across the country to get fit! Jake has teamed up with The Coca-Cola Company to build 100 fitness centers in schools nationwide in an effort to encourage physical activity. The fitness centers are part of the Company’s commitment to nutrition, physical activity and community
CHEF PIERO - RECIPESTHE MAN WHO HELPED LAUNCH "WHAT'S COOKIN" MANY YEARS AGO IS WITH US TO DISCUSS SOME RECIPES HE CONTRIBUTES TO THE CRN WEBSITE. THE OWNER OF A POPULAR RETSAURANT ACROSS FROM NBC IN BURBANK FOR MANY YEARS, CHEF PIERO TALKS ABOUT THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF GREAT FOOD.
LARRY LIPSON - COSTA RICA CORRESPONDENT
LIVE FROM COSTA RICA LARRY UPDATES THE FOOD & BEVERAGE SCENE AND COMMENTS ON HIS FAVORITE RESTAURANTS AND WINES. FOR MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS HE WAS THE FOOD CRITIC FOR THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS.