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 season finale of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations where Tony goes back to Vietnam. He's there with his friend Philippe Lajaunie, who is considering moving there for a year. Read more about the episode on hisblog. Monday, 10 p.m. ET, Travel Channel
Wednesday is the series premiere of The Chopping Block. Hosted by chef Marco Pierre White, two teams of four couples run a restaurant and compete in culinary challenges. Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET, NBC
Monday (March 9)
Good Eats (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Major Pepper." A closer look a pepper, a search for the perfect peppermill, and pepper oil. (repeat) 8 p.m. ET, Food Network
Will Work For Food (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Ice Cream Franchise; Fish Filleter." Adam attends classes at Baskin Robbins' accelerated ice cream school and spends a day with a champion fish filleter. 8:30 p.m. ET, Food Network
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: "Vietnam." Tony reacquaints himself with Vietnam by visiting Siagon and Hoi An. 10 p.m. ET, Travel Channel
Tuesday (March 10)
The Today Show: Chef Tyler Florence is a guest. 7 a.m. ET, NBC
Last Restaurant Standing: The couples cater to first class airline passengers. 9 p.m. ET, BBC America
Chopped (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Mac & Cheese; Cola; Bacon." The chefs use box macaroni and cheese in the appetizer round; cola in the entree round, and bacon for the dessert round. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
Wednesday (March 11)
The Chopping Block: The two teams have 48 hours to each open a restaurant. 8 p.m. ET, NBC
Throwdown With Bobby Flay (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Chicken Pot Pie." Bobby challenges the "Casserole Queens" of Austin, Texas, to a chicken pot pie throwdown. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
Man V. Food: "Denver." Adam Richman goes to Denver for burgers at Duffy's Cherry Cricket, oysters at Buckhorn Exchange, and takes on the seven pound breakfast burrito challenge at Jack-N-Grill. 10 p.m. ET, Travel Channel
Thursday (March 5)
The Today Show: Chef Mario Batali is a guest. 7 a.m. ET, NBC
Hell's Kitchen: The teams prepare food for a bar mitzvah. 9 p.m. ET, FOX
Ace of Cakes (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Ghouls Ghosts and Chocolate." Haunted chapel cake with a zombie bride and groom, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" cake, and a six foot replica of a Hershey bar cake for Milton Hershey School's 100th Birthday. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network