Posted by New York Post on February 16, 2012 at 05:20:26:
Food Network's 'Dessert First' star axed in recipe-copy flap: sources
By STEPHANIE SMITH and JEANE MACINTOSH
This puff-pastry princess is a purported plagiarist.
Television dessert diva Anne Thornton lost her sweet deal with the Food Network after brass discovered some of her decadent delights were reheats from cookbooks and superchefs like Martha Stewart and the Barefoot Contessa, sources told The Post yesterday.
Thornton — whose show, “Dessert First,” launched on the foodie channel in October 2010 — was told the popular program wouldn’t be renewed when its second season ended.
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