Food Network’s Thanksgiving Live expands to Google+

The biggest names on Food Network take on the biggest food holiday of the year in the third annual Thanksgiving Live! special, co-hosted by Alton Brown, Giada DeLaurentiis, Bobby Flay and Ina Garten. On Saturday, November 23rd from 12-2pm ET, viewers will help run the action via social media and Skype, making this fully interactive event a one-stop destination for the best in expert food advice this holiday season.

Immediately after the show, culinary experts and co-hosts of the upcoming daytime talk show The Kitchen @ Food Network Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee, Jeff Mauro and Marcela Valladolid log-in to hang out with Alton, Bobby, Giada and Ina, continuing to dish out holiday food advice in an exclusive Thanksgiving leftover-themed Google+ Hangout starting at 2pm ET. Participants can join the event and interact with the cast at FoodNetwork.com/ThanksgivingHangout.

In advance of the Google+ Hangout, participants can submit questions via Facebook (facebook.com/foodnetwork), Twitter (@FoodNetwork, hashtag #ThanksgivingLive) and Google+.