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Interview: Simon Majumdar of Nat Geo’s EAT: The Story of Food

November 22, 2014 Lori Acken

Most viewers know outspoken Englishman Simon Majumdar from his frequent Food Network appearances as a judge on series like Beat Bobby Flay, Cutthroat Kitchen and The Next Iron Chef, and from his critically-acclaimed gastronomic adventure Eat My Globe: One Year to Go Everywhere and Eat Everything. Now Majumdar is adding his signature wit and insight to National Geographic Channel’s epic exploration of food and food history, EAT: The Story of Food, which airs its second and third installments tonight at 9/8CT. And the timing couldn’t be better for the brand-new American citizen, who set off across his newly adopted homeland […]

Preview: Nat Geo’s ‘EAT: The Story of Food’

November 21, 2014 Lori Acken

National Geographic Channel’s three-night event is a tasty treat that’s good for you, too! It’s the most food-centric time of the year, and to celebrate (and give viewers a long overdue break from the myriad cooking shows and competitions that make up food TV) National Geographic is serving up a tasty dish of its own. Yes, National Geographic Channel. And no, it doesn’t entail eating weird things in order to survive the wild. Well, mostly. On Friday, the network debuts its frequently funny, endlessly fascinating six-part miniseries EAT: The Story of Food, from the same folks who brought you Werner […]

FOX’s Greatest TV Moment This Year, and Why All Gordon Ramsay TV Shows Should Have Kids.

November 13, 2014 Kellie Freeze

Can all reincarnations of FOX shows with Gordon Ramsay be revamped to include kids? That’s what I’m wondering … We’re 2 weeks into the second season of MasterChef: Junior Edition and I’m already clamoring for kid-testants to be mandatory on all future Gordon Ramsay shows. Here are my reasons why (In no particular order) 1) Gordon Ramsay is nicer. On his other shows, Gordon Ramsay is a screaming Scotsman. He seems to relish when the contestants on Hell’s Kitchen mess up so he can morph into the Tryant of Taste. If he treats his actual employees like that, does it […]

Hell’s Kitchen handles the heat, wins Best Kitchen Conundrum in the Viewers Voice Awards

November 10, 2014 Channel Guide Contributor

Hell’s Kitchen star Gordon Ramsey may be a terrifyingly tough talker, but our readers sure have a soft spot for him, affording the oft-testy Englishman’s FOX Network cooking competitions the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in our 2014 Viewers Voice Awards Best Kitchen Conundrum category. Now in its 13th season, Hell’s Kitchen bested MasterChef — proving that, for fans of food TV, if you want to get to heaven, you have to watch a little Hell. Hell’s Kitchen 30.5% MasterChef 27.1% Top Chef 21.2% Chopped 18.7% Cutthroat Kitchen 2.5% Hell’s Kitchen airs Wednesdays on FOX. Channel Guide Magazine, the […]

We talk Food Network’s Holiday Baking Championship with host Bobby Deen!

November 7, 2014 Lori Acken

It’s only natural that Bobby Deen would relish his role as host of Food Network’s Holiday Baking Championship, premiering Sunday night at 9pm ET/PT. “Thanksgiving and Christmas are wonderful holidays for my family,” says Paula’s youngest boy of his food-centric clan. “We all gathered in Statesboro, Ga., every year for Thanksgiving at my Uncle Bernie and Aunt Glennis’ house and everyone would bring desserts. There was a 6-foot buffet table in the dining room that was covered from end to end with cakes and pies and gooey bars and any kind of cookie that you could imagine. That’s such a […]

Kid-Chen

November 1, 2014 Kellie Freeze

Most parents shudder at the thought of their kids handling cutlery and most tykes subsist on a diet of macaroni and cheese, but a handful of children are already exploring the world of haute cuisine. Under the tutelage of of and judged by chef Gordan Ramsay, restaurateur Joe Bastianich and chef Graham Elliot, these pint size chefs will compete in the second season of FOX’s culinary competition MasterChef Junior. Like the grown-up version of the show, MasterChef Junior is a search for America’s best home cooks. But here, the cooks are kids aged 8-13, and one of the 16 kid-testants […]

Richard Blais on Hungry Games: “I’m learning more as a chef!”

October 9, 2014 Lori Acken

It’s October — the burnished gold, bonfire-scented heart of autumn. So odds are pretty good you’re gobbling up anything you can get your hands on that’s all about the apples or labeled “Pumpkin Spice.” Even if, if you ask me, 90 percent of the latter tastes more like drugstore aftershave than anything related to actual pumpkin seasonings. So what is it about the mere mention of fall that makes us crave all things sweetly spicy. What is it that makes us crave anything at all? That’s the heart of the matter of Food Network’s fun and fascinating new series Hungry Games, hosted […]

Episode guide for On the Menu, where to taste winning dishes

October 3, 2014 Barb Oates

When and where can you taste the winning recipes for On the Menu? Below is an episode guide for On the Menu and links to each of the restaurants featured this season. TNT is introducing us to the first cooking competition series where viewers actually get to taste each week’s winning dish in On the Menu, which airs Fridays at 8pm ET/PT. Ty Pennington (Trading Spaces and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition) hosts the series and legendary chef Emeril Lagasse lends his expertise to the everyday cooks who are vying for the chance to have their dish served at these major […]

TNT’s “On the Menu” lets you taste winning dishes

October 2, 2014 Barb Oates

Now here’s a new foodie show to get seriously excited about. TNT’s On the Menu, debuting Friday, Oct. 3 at 8pm ET/PT, is giving viewers the opportunity to sample winning dishes the day after each episode airs. I’ll use just about any excuse to eat out, so if this series turns out to be good, bad or indifferent, I’m still OK with it — as I’m in for testing these dishes, as it’s a night free of cooking for me and an opportunity to sample some hopefully amazing dishes from home chefs across the country. As said, this is the […]

Hallmark Channel’s Celeb-Packed “Home & Family” Returns!

September 14, 2014 Kellie Freeze

Hallmark Channel’s Emmy–nominated daytime talk show Home & Family returns for a third season of celebs, cooking and crafts. Hosted by Mark Steines and Cristina Ferrare, the show is a two-hour break in your busy weekday to check in with today’s biggest celebrities, learn a tasty new recipe and find a new way to make your home look beautiful, festive and inviting. The first week is jam-packed with fun, food and fashion so tune in from 10am-noon ET/PT on Hallmark Channel to check it out. MONDAY, Sept. 15– Mark Steines and Cristina Ferrare talk with the judges of the new […]