MCCN first started as a blog and quickly grew to an expansive website featuring celebrity food coverage,  and original cooking shows such as Mediterranean Medley, our very first cooking show to appear on the site, to the Asian Express and more recently Make Yourself Comfortable-American Style. Our audience has grown tremendously, with fans from the United States to the Caribbean, and Canada and steadily growing in other regions of the world such as Africa, Asia and Europe.

Here is what MCCN’s Editor in Chief had to say about the site:

MCCN: What attracts viewers to MCCN that is different from other sites?

Johnson: It truly gives you a taste of the world.  It is easy to think that MCCN is only a cooking website but it is so much more.  Shedding light on culture is an equally important component.  Putting the spotlight on celebrities as it pertains to culture or their love for food is one of our unique features.  Our Zoe Saldana article, "Her Skin Doesn't Make Her Blue" has over 40,000 hits.  Our Valentine's Day Film and Foodie Anti-Valentine's day list has over 22,000 hits.  What attract viewers to our site is a passion for food, culture and where the worlds of food and culture meet.

MCCN: What can we look forward to in the upcoming year?

Johnson: In the upcoming year viewers can look forward to more original cooking shows, red carpet coverage, and more international coverage.  In the Film and Foodie section, expect more international film coverage.  We also intend to expand on Spanish programming and other languages.

MCCN’s Marketing Consultant, Simone Baptiste, shared a few thoughts as well:

MCCN: How do you want your viewers to perceive MCCN?

There is no shortage of food websites, however there is a shortage of sites that cater to the cultural side of the pleasure of food.  I want viewers to think of MCCN as a site to turn to for an adventure, a place to step out of the box in which they may find themselves.  Finding out about a different part of the world, cooking a meal in your kitchen from a region hard to pronounce, finding out about the history of our favorite foods is an adventure.

MCCN: What does the marketing department have planned going into the second year?

Baptiste: The upcoming year will be an exciting one for MCCN, from partnerships with various festivals and events, contest give away, to even some MCCN events.  Also with the introduction of the MCCN store and job site we plan to provide more for our viewers.

Whether its said in French, Spanish, Persian, Japanese or English, Happy Anniversary! We look forward to bringing you a bigger taste of the world!