Party Line with The Hearty Boys

Party Line with The Hearty Boys was a Food Network show hosted by real-life gay couple Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh . Smith and McDonagh launched the show after winning the network's reality contest, The Next Food Network Star, which granted them a six-show Food Network series. The original series was entitled Party Line with Dan and Steve, but eventually the hosts were allowed to change the title in order to reflect and give credit to their independent Chicago catering business, The Hearty Boys, Co. For the viewer, Party Line deconstructs food that is fit for entertaining, yet retains a... simple and comforting heartiness. With recipes such as three-cheese spaghetti pie and truffle brownies, the focus is largely on attractive and flavorful dishes that require a minimum of fuss and are appropriate for mid- to large-sized gatherings. Like many of Food Network's cooking shows, Party Line with the Hearty Boys was taped on the Food Network sets without a studio audience.
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