New E! Food Reality Show to Star NYC Restaurant Folk with Todd English Cameos

By Kelly Dobkin

Remember that E! reality show rumored to be starring Todd English we mentioned back in August? This week a press release from the network confirms that a new series entitled Playing With Fire will star NYC-based food personalities including Chef Boyardee heiress Anna Boiardi, Daniel & Derek Koch, pastry chef Julie Elkind and chef/author (and former Top Chef-testant) Candice Kumai as well as "appearances" by Todd English and actress/baker Jennifer Esposito. The network has dubbed the show a "sexy docu-soap" following the lives of "the movers and shakers of New York's exciting restaurant industry." Move over, Vanderpump Rules! The six-episode series will premiere in April of this year.