Serious Eats
Fresh Food on TV: Weekday 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 Shows:
Tonight is the series premiere of Will Work For Food. Host Adam Gertler takes us behind the scenes at various food jobs. Mondays, 8:30 p.m. ET, Food Network
Also, on Wednesday: Anthony Bourdain goes to the nation's capital on Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, it's this season's restaurant wars on Top Chef, and Adam Richman takes on Brick Lane Curry House's Phaal Challenge (which our former intern Emily Koh finished victoriously) on Man v. Food.
Monday (January 19)
Good Eats (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Ginger: Rise of the Rhizome." Alton examines the ginger. 8 p.m. ET, Food Network
Will Work For Food (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Lobsterman and Beekeeper." Adam goes to learn how to be a lobsterman in Maine and a honey harvester in Southern California. 8:30 p.m. ET, Food Network
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Neighborhood Favorites." Guy goes to a little cafe in Santa Fe, New Mexico; a barbeque joint in Salt Lake City; and a place on stilts on the Mississippi coast. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: "Washington DC." Tony Bourdain explores Washington, D.C., a city of contrasts. 10 p.m. ET, Travel Channel
Tuesday (January 20)
Chopped (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Tofu, Blueberries, Oysters." What will the chefs make with tofu, blueberries, and oysters? 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
Wednesday (January 21)
Throwdown With Bobby Flay (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Sushi." Bobby gets a lesson on sushi by Chef Morimoto and takes on a former director and instructor at the California Sushi Academy. 9 p.m. ET, Food Network
Top Chef: "Restaurant Wars." It's this season's restaurant wars episode where the contestants take on the challenge of running a restaurant. 10 p.m. Bravo
Man V. Food: "New York." Adam takes on the one pound sandwiches at Kat's Delicatessen, soul food at Sylvia's Restaurant, and phaal curry at Brick Lane Curry House. 10 p.m. ET, Travel Channel
Thursday (January 22)
Ace of Cakes (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Snow Boards and Cupcakes." Snowboard terrain park cake, zombie hand cake, and a portrait wedding cake. Anna, Katie, Rose, and Mary Smith work on a wedding cake and cupcakes for a friend. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network