Tyler Florence on the Near-Demise of His Celebrity Chef Brand

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When happens when celebrity chefdom goes awry? A profile of celeb chef Tyler Florence emerges today that chronicles the harrowing story of how Tyler Florence's career took a hit upon moving from NYC to California, prompting a reinvention of the chef as a brand. Florence tells AP: "All public-appearance business dried up overnight. It's almost like the business model that was just sort of handed to me and I took for granted was gone. I was like, `Wow! I don't think this stream of water will ever run out.' And when it did, I was really terrified." Read the full story here.