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.
Quick Little Note: I recently heard about the show Cake Boss. It's a lot like Ace of Cakes except this is based on an Italian family's bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey. I've seen a few clips and it looks entertaining. Let me know if you like it or not!
Monday (November 2)
Good Eats: "The Once and Future Fish." Alton explores sustainable farm-raised trout. 8 p.m. ET, Food Network
Cake Boss: "Robots, Rollerskates and Relatives." Buddy makes a moving robot cake and a 1970s themed rollerskate cake. 10 p.m. ET, TLC
Cake Boss: "Painters, Pool & Pink." Buddy makes a billards table cake for a football player and the bakery gets a makeover. 10 p.m. ET, TLC
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Family Style." Guy find family style cooking in Providence, Rhode Island; Houston, Texas; and Glendale, California. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
Late Show with David Letterman: Guy Fieri is a guest. 11:35 p.m. ET, NBC
Tuesday (November 3)
Live with Regis and Kelly: Chef Emeril Lagasse cooks on the show. 9 a.m. ET, ABC
Dirty Jobs: "Tofu Maker." Mike goes to Honolulu to learn how to make tofu. 9 p.m. ET, Discovery Channel
Wednesday (November 4)
The Martha Stewart Show: Chef Emeril Lagasse is a guest. 11 a.m. ET, NBC
Throwdown With Bobby Flay (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Country Captain Chicken." Bobby challenges two brothers, Matt and Ted Lee, over their Charleston, South Carolina, spicy curry specialty dish, Country Captain Chicken. 9 p.m. ET, Food Network
Dinner: Impossible (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Double Jeopardy." Robert's mission is to make a meal for 250 twins in eight hours. The twist for the menu has him using the same ingredients from each dish and making something different for another dish. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
Man v. Food (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Detroit." Adam is in Detroit to eat the Triple Threat Pork Sandwich, go to two hot dog joints, and take on the world's biggest burger at Mallie's Sports Grill and Bar. 10 p.m. ET, Travel Channel
Thursday (November 5)
The Martha Stewart Show: "The Cheese Show." A cheese plate how-to from Liz Thorpe of New York's Murray's Cheese Shop, a guide to making your own fresh goat cheese from Lisa Schwartz of Rainbeau Ridge Farm, and a recipe for fondue from chef Terrance Brennan of Artisanl Fromagerie and Bistro. 11 a.m. ET, NBC
Extreme Cuisine With Jeff Corwin (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Morocco." Jeff goes to the coast of Essouraia to go line fishing for conger eel. Then he milks camels to make cheese and butter. After, he goes to dig for argon nuts and goes to Marrakech to create taginem, an earthen pot dish, and Bisteeya, a pigeon pie. Hiking up the mountains he cooks a whole ram in an underground oven. (repeat) 9 p.m. ET, Food Network
Ace of Cakes (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "King of Charm City." A barbecue grill cake for the season finale of "King of the Hill", a school locker cake, and a replica of DuPont Circle cake. (repeat) 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
Friday (November 6)
Good Morning America: Chef Jamie Oliver is a guest. 7 a.m. ET, ABC
Chefs vs. City (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "New Orleans." Aaron and Chris take on local chefs Alfred Singleton and Stephanie Bernard. There'll be alligators, crawfish, blue crabs, and insects. (repeat) 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
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10 Comments:
I really like cake boss, but then I am a cake decorator wannabe, so I'm not sure if its everyone's cup of tea. Its a bit irritating with all the clearly set up scenarios, but it is clear that buddy is a really talented guy and its funny to hear all the new jersey shouting.
jennywenny at 6:19PM on 11/02/09
Hate it, hate it, hate it! It's beyond obnoxious and so obviously scripted it's ludicrous.
tapioca at 6:24PM on 11/02/09
Cake Boss manages to suck and blow simultaneously. I couldn't agree w/tapioca more. It's scripted beyond the pale. I am not a naif, I know all these reality shows are scripted to a degree, this one seems to take it to a ridiculous level.
BananaMonkey at 6:43PM on 11/02/09
Some men are born to decorate cakes, others are thrust into it ... Buddy is both of those, while at the same time being neither.
redfish at 6:50PM on 11/02/09
Agree with all comments on how off-putting the scripting is on Cake Boss. That said - pretty cool cakes - but that's not enough to make me watch it.
jp_bakeupastorm at 8:48PM on 11/02/09
I'll take Cake Boss over Ace of Cakes any day. I think this is called "damning with faint praise".
chanterelle at 9:14PM on 11/02/09
I actually like Cake Boss alot more than Ace of Cakes. Ace of Cakes is cool, but I think everything just seems so fake. Cake Boss is so much more interesting, and seems more real.
shortiebutfoodie at 9:55PM on 11/02/09
My wife likes Cake Boss much more than Ace of Cakes--and she works in that business.
I prefer the Cakes of 'Ace' but find the drama of the 'Boss' more entertaining.
beano at 6:52AM on 11/03/09
I love Cake Boss, and I've been a die-hard Ace of Cakes fan for a few years now. Cake Boss is clearly more scripted, but Buddy and his family are hilarious (maybe because they remind me of my own?). Also, I've actually eaten Buddy's pastry when staying with my aunt, and the praise (and TV show) are definitely merited.
kfarrel3 at 12:35PM on 11/03/09
@chanterelle---genius comment.
BananaMonkey at 8:33PM on 11/03/09