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.
Monday (October 19)
Good Eats: "Fermentation Nation." Alton uses beer and wine as ingredients for several dishes. 8 p.m. ET, Food Network
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: "Blast From the Past." Guy goes to eateries that are still doing things the old fashioned way in Oklahoma City, Los Angeles, and Boston. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
Tuesday (October 20)
The Jay Leno Show: Martha Stewart is a guest. 10 p.m. ET, NBC
Wednesday (October 21)
Throwdown With Bobby Flay (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Mac & Cheese." Bobby challenges Delilah Winder from Philadelphia to a mac 'n' cheese throwdown. (repeat) 9 p.m. ET, Food Network
Top Chef: Las Vegas (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Restaurant Wars." It's this season's restaurant wars episode! It'll be a bit different though because the chefs will take over Rick Moonen's restaurant, rm Seafood. Rick Moonen will also be the guest judge. 10 p.m. ET, Bravo
Dinner: Impossible (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Sesame Street Scramble." Robert is in Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, to help celebrate Sesame Street's 40th birthday. There he has to make a meal for 250 guests in eight hours. Also everything on the menu has to start with the letter 'B.' He'll have some of Sesame Street's residents as his helpers. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
Man v. Food (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Washington, DC." Adam visits Washington, D.C. to Horace and Dickie's, Ben's Chili Bowl, and in Annapolis, for the Colossal Challenge at Chick & Ruth's Delly. 10 p.m. ET, Travel Channel
Thursday (October 22)
Extreme Cuisine With Jeff Corwin (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Mexico." In Oaxaca, Jeff tries wasp nest, grasshoppers, and tacos with parts of a cow's head. In Hidalgo, he helps harvest ant larvae and eats it with corn fungus. (repeat) 9 p.m. ET, Food Network
Ace of Cakes (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Book of Cakes." The team is making cakes for a book about the bakery. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
Friday (October 23)
Chefs vs. City (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Chicago." Aaron and Chris face off against Chicago restaurateurs, Gregg and Joey Morelli. They battle by making Chicago foods like homemade sausage and deep dish pizza. (repeat) 10 p.m. ET, Food Network