Serious Eats
Fresh Food on TV: Weekend Edition
With all the channels on broadcast TV and cable—and the inevitable episode repeats—it's hard to sort out what's new or worthwhile. Let us sort it out for you so you don't miss anything worth watching. Times may vary with region; check your local listings for exact hour and channels.
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The PBS food shows aren't on this Sunday because they're showing "Broadway: The Golden Age" where the story of Broadway is told by performers. If you're interested, it's on at 4 p.m.
Alton Brown has a new show, Feasting on Waves, where he's in the Caribbean traveling North and West through the Leeward Islands and on to the British Virgin Islands. He looks for authentic and traditional local food and meets with the cooks. Sunday 10 p.m. ET
Saturday (September 6)
Easy Entertaining With Michael Chiarello: "Open House." Polenta lasagna and stuffed portobello mushrooms. 7 a.m. ET, Food Network
Sushi Pack: "No Clowning Around; World's Tastiest Heroes." Ok, so this is a Saturday morning cartoon that is about a team of sushi based superheroes that save the world and educate children. Yeah I know, weird. 9 a.m. ET, CBS
Tyler's Ultimate: "Ultimate Fish Fillet Sandwich." Tyler makes a crispy fish fillet sandwich and a bowl of chowder. 9 a.m. ET, Food Network
Ask Aida (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Weeknight Dinners." Aida presents two ideas for weeknight meals, sauteed turkey cutlets with avocado sauce with lemon orzo on the side, and honeyed mango and chicken sauté with toasted cashews served with toasted sesame rice. 12:30 p.m. ET, Food Network
Sunday (September 7)
Tyler's Ultimate: "Ultimate Rainy Day." Chicken soup and grilled cheese for those rainy days. 8:30 a.m. ET, Food Network
Grill It! With Bobby Flay: "Chicken Breast: Statler Style Cut." This week's guest is a Berkshire mountain forager and farmer that'll make grilled chicken breast with foraged vegetables, nettle pesto, and grilled Lightening Tea Farm flat bread. Bobby makes Buffalo style grilled chicken breasts with blue cheese sauce, and a jicama and watermelon salad. 9 a.m. ET, Food Network
Big Daddy's House (warning, a video plays automatically on site): " Mentor Madness." Aaron dedicates this menu to his culinary mentors. He makes "Clemen's Cheese Steak Soup", fried fish sandwich with remoulade, his "Mom's Mouthwatering Carrot Slaw", and makes "Big Momma's Sweet Potato Pie" with his brother. 1:30 p.m. ET, Food Network
Hurl!: "Hurlpool." It's all you can eat BBQ and then laps and bellyflops into a pool. Uh, isn't that dangerous? Wouldn't you cramp up and drown? 7 p.m. ET, G4
Iron Chef America: "Flay vs. Cardoz." Chef Floyd Cardoz of Tabla New York challenges Iron Chef Bobby Flay. 9 p.m. ET, Food Network
Feasting on Waves (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Sugar on Isle One." Alton Brown begins his exploration of the Caribbean on St. Kitts. 9 p.m. ET, Food Network