Aaron McCargo Jr. of Camden debuted his Big Daddy’s House on the Food Network yesterday and now comes word that Philadelphia’s Adam Gertler, a runner-up on the Next Food Network Star will be debuting his own show, Will Work for Food on September 30th.

Gertler’s half-hour Food Network show combines his comedy with a sense of adventure and premieres at 9:30 p.m. Sept. 30. It’s not a cooking show, per se. Gertler will show how people in the food business do their jobs. Among them: potato chip inspector, shark feeder and dog-food taste-tester. Gertler, an actor and former waiter at Amada in Old City, coowned The Smoked Joint, a short-lived barbecue restaurant at the Academy House in Center City.

Sideshow: Phila. foodie gets own show [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Everyone goes out for Mother’s Day and there are always a lot of deals to be had. But fathers, well they get screwed. A quick study of the typical sources of such information finds only a handful of food related deals for dads.

• The Smoked Joint, 1420 Locust Street, is offering dads 1/2 price entrees on Father’s Day.
• Constitution Center BBQ – Treat dad to a day of Barbeque and Sports at the National Constitution Center. Chow down on some delicious BBQ and visit their new exhibit Sports: Breaking Records Breaking Barriers.
• Kildare’s is offering dads a free pint of Guinness on Father’s Day.
• Zanzibar Blue Brunch for $35 a person. Seatings at 11, 11:30, 1:30, and 2. Three course menu plus the Tony Grandberry Quintet