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They don’t call him Big Daddy for nothing: Aaron McCargo Jr. beat out almost 4,000 competitors to be Season 4’s Next Food Network Star. McCargo, the host of Big Daddy’s House, is going to tell us what put him over the top; get a preview of one of the most delightful movies to hit the screen in ages: Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep. It doesn’t open until August 7 – but Yvonne McCormack-Lyons, president of the Women's International Film & Arts Festival, gives us a sneak peek; It started as a way to help restaurants recover after 9/11, and Miami Spice – when they offer fabulous prix fixe menus to attract the locals – is still going strong. We talk to Steve Haas, who came up with the idea.