Monday AM Briefing #69

*Need* to know stories and trends for this morning & the week ahead; A Short Essay on Bobby Flay's post-Food Network Future

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A Short Essay on Bobby Flay's post-Food Network Future

Last week we learned star chef Guy Fieri is close to signing an $80MM, three-year deal with Discovery's Food Network, but chef Bobby Flay is parting ways with Food Network after failing to agree to a new …