Released on: October 15, 2007, 8:14 pm

Press Release Author: Food Network

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Charity Auction Runs Oct 16-26, 2007, Featuring Lots from
Food Network Stars

Press Release Body: NEW YORK, NY, October 15, 2007 - Just in time for the holidays,
Food Network will offer a unique gift that keeps on giving by launching a "SWEET"
charity auction through eBay's Giving Works program to benefit the network's new
official charitable partner, Share Our Strength. The charity auction will run online
at www.ebay.com/foodnetworkauction from October 16-26, 2007.

The top lot in the auction features four tickets to SWEET, New York's largest
dessert party taking place on November 16, 2007. Food Network and partners will host
this event to kick off the Food Network NYC Wine & Food Festival, coming to Brooklyn
in 2008. SWEET will bring together Food Network's top stars, as well as New York\'s
premier pastry chefs, confectioners, cheese makers, bakers, ice cream purveyors and
chocolatiers in one of the largest culinary celebrations ever. The auction winner
will receive VIP treatment and meet some of the Food Network's biggest stars
including Giada De Laurentiis, Duff Goldman and Michael Chiarello.

Other high profile lots with signed, authentic items from Food Network stars will
include:
Chef coats from Iron Chefs of America, Mario Batali, Masaharu Morimoto and Cat Cora
Aprons signed by Rachael Ray and Giada De Laurentiis
Alton Brown's motorcycle jacket from the wildly popular Feasting on Asphalt series
A chef coat from Ace of Cakes star, Duff Goldman

All proceeds from the SWEET event will go to Share Our Strength and the Food Bank
for New York City. Proceeds from the online auction will be donated to Share Our
Strength. The auction will be managed on eBay Giving Works for Food Network by
Kompolt agency, well-known for their work in high-profile, high-value charity
auctions.

About Food Network
FOOD NETWORK (www.foodnetwork.com) is a unique lifestyle network and Web site that
strives to be way more than cooking. The network is committed to exploring new and
different ways to approach food - through pop culture, competition, adventure, and
travel - while also expanding its repertoire of technique-based information. Food
Network is distributed to more than 90 million U.S. households and averages more
than seven million Web site users monthly. With headquarters in New York City and
offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and Knoxville, Food Network can be
seen internationally in Canada, Australia, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, the
Philippines, Monaco, Andorra, Africa, France, and the French-speaking territories in
the Caribbean and Polynesia. The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP), which also owns
and operates HGTV (www.hgtv.com), DIY Network (www.diynetwork.com), Great American
Country (www.gactv.com) and FINE LIVING (www.fineliving.com), is the manager and
general partner.

About Kompolt
The original online auction agency, Kompolt (www.kompolt.com) is the highly regarded
marketing agency that concentrates on promoting brands and building brand trust
through high-profile, high-value charity auctions through the eBay Giving Works
program, powered by MissionFish. Non-profits, agencies, and top brands turn to
Kompolt to design, create and manage the eCommerce segments of their Cause Marketing
and other promotional campaigns.

Contact:
Carie Welch
Food Network,
(212) 401-2420
cwelch@foodnetwork.com

Web Site: http://www.ebay.com/foodnetworkauction

Contact Details: Carie Welch
Food Network,
Manhattan, New York
(212) 401-2420
cwelch@foodnetwork.com