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Voila! CHOW's "Team Cooking" turns your next dinner party into a party game. This feature on the new interactive food destination CHOW (www.chow.com), a property of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET) (www.cnetnetworks.com), brings all the pieces together in an interactive party guide that gives hosts and their friends a set of online tools, creative recipes, shopping lists and more to create an exciting at-home Team Cooking event. The centerpiece of CHOW's Team Cooking planning guides is an interactive timeline where users enter the start-time and receive a customized plan of action that moves six people in three teams through the process of creating five fresh and flavorful recipes. Multimedia content teaches teams new skills, and provides a shopping list makes party prep easy. Unlike traditional party games, Team Cooking is an unpredictable and engaging activity to do with friends, with the added bonus that at the end you can all sit down to a delicious three-course meal. CHOW even offers tips on seating guests to bring out the witty conversationalist in everyone. CHOW's first Team Cooking planning guide includes recipes for: -- Baby Arugula Salad with Nectarines and Toasted Hazelnuts http://www.chow.com/recipes/10666 -- Fettuccine with Porcini and Pancetta Cream http://www.chow.com/recipes/10668 -- Herbed Beets with Fennel http://www.chow.com/recipes/10627 -- Chicken Breasts with Shallots, Chevre, Figs, and Port Reduction Sauce http://www.chow.com/recipes/10626 -- Chocolate Cassis Cake with Whipped Cream and Raspberries http://www.chow.com/recipes/10667 -- Old Fashioned cocktail http://www.chow.com/recipes/10272 "You know how somebody always asks, 'What can I do to help?' Sometimes, figuring out what people can do is as hard as doing it yourself," said Jane Goldman, editor in Chief, CHOW. "Cooking with friends is fun, so we think the solution is to provide a detailed map that tells people exactly what they can do to help and turn it into a team sport." CHOW is created for an underserved segment of food enthusiasts. In stark contrast to other food media properties, the site boasts a 45 percent male readership and is targeted towards users aged 25-49. The site launched its public beta today, and will be unveiling new tools and features over the next six weeks. The beta period will end in time for the holiday season, when CHOW will put its unpredictable culinary twist on the ubiquitous Holiday Gift Guide and provide content that will ensure a holiday to savor. About CHOW CHOW (www.chow.com) is an interactive media property for food and drink enthusiasts online. CHOW combines original editorial from the team that created CHOW Magazine with the passionate community of Chowhounds to create a different kind of food website for those who live to eat. CHOW includes recipes, tips for entertaining, restaurant reviews, trend stories, personality features and the passionate and opinionated voice of its users. About CNET Networks CNET Networks is a global media company with some of the most important and valuable brands on the Web targeting passionate audiences. The company's brands - such as CNET, GameSpot, TV.com, MP3.com, Webshots, BNET and ZDNet - serve the technology, games and entertainment, business, and community categories. CNET Networks was founded in 1993 and has always been "a different kind of media company," creating engaging media experiences through a combination of world-class content and technology infrastructure.