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.
Recommended Show:
Bobby Flay challenges pastry chef François Payard to a Bûche de Noël throwdown on Throwdown with Bobby Flay. Sunday, 10:30 p.m. ET Food Network
Saturday (December 13)
Secrets of a Restaurant Chef (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "The Secret to Piccolini." Small plates of appetizers. 10:30 a.m. ET, Food Network
Giada at Home (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Breakfast for Dinner." Giada prepares a relaxed and casual dinner. 1 p.m. ET, Food Network
Barefoot Contessa (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Italian Every Time." Baked shrimp scampi, fruit salad with limoncello, roasted artichoke salad, and antipasto platter. 1:30 p.m. ET, Food Network
Sunday (December 14)
Spain...On The Road Again: "Island Hopping." Palma Cathedral in Mallorca, breakfast in Deia, a seafood grill on the beach, and lobster stew in Menorca. (repeat) 3 p.m. ET, PBS
Simply Ming: "Ginger; Lemons." Ginger lemon chicken with ginger wild rice, steamed ginger Dover sole with lemon-cucumber carpaccio, gravlax and lemon-fennel salad, and a sweet ginger-lemon semolina cake. (repeat) 4 p.m. ET, PBS
Mexico — One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless: "Show Me the Honey." Mexican‐style granola with Yucatecan honey; pasilla chile‐spiked glaze with Yucatecan honey grilled rack of lamb; Xtabentún, honey-anise liqueur; and Xtabentún-flavored white chocolate ice cream. 4:30 p.m. ET, PBS
Cook's Country From America's Test Kitchen: "Midwestern Favorites." Learn to make fall‐off‐the-bone Chicago‐style ribs and discover the secrets to Cincinnati’s chili. 5 p.m. ET, PBS
Lidia's Italy: "Musseling My Way Through Puglia." Lidia takes you to the "heel of the boot," or the region of Puglia, to learn how to make vegetable farro with tuna and tomatoes. Then in the town of Andria, she makes a scrumptious almond tart. (repeat) 5:30 p.m. ET, PBS
Throwdown With Bobby Flay (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Bûche de Noël." Bobby challenges François Payard to a Yule log cake throwdown. 10:30 p.m. ET, Food Network