Mario Batali and Bobby Flay joined the network in 1995. In 1996, Erica Gruen, the network's CEO, and Joe Langhan, an executive producer at the Food Network, created "Emeril Live!", which became the channel's signature series. Although Batali has moved on to other endeavours, Flay still appears regularly on many programs, including "Iron Chef America", the channel's well-received remake of the original Japanese series. "Iron Chef America's" host, Alton Brown, gained a cult following for his "Good Eats", which mixed science, cooking and off-beat humor. Later the network had a series entitled, "Ruggerio to Go" hosted by David Ruggerio.