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 and episodes may vary with region (especially PBS shows); check your local listings for exact hour and channels.
Saturday (November 7)
Secrets of a Restaurant Chef (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "The Secret to Fish and Chips." Recipes for beer batter fish and chips, tartar sauce, and red cabbage slaw. 10:30 a.m. ET, Food Network
5 Ingredient Fix: "Southern Soiree in the City." Claire makes blackened catfish and on the side, Grandma Moore's creamed corn with green tomato and Vidalia onion gratin. (repeat) 12:30 a.m. ET, Food Network
Giada at Home (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Giada's Kidz Kitchen." Giada teaches kids how to cook a simple meal. 1 p.m. ET, Food Network
Barefoot Contessa (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Pizza Party." Pizza recipes for kids and adults. (repeat) 1:30 p.m. ET, Food Network
Sunday (November 8)
Alex's Day Off (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Childhood Tastes." Strip steak topped with green peppercorn brandy sauce, carrots in molasses and butter, baked and fried fingerling potatoes, and a ricotta cake topped with chocolate and lemon zest. 9:30 a.m. ET, Food Network
Gourmet's Adventures With Ruth: "Enrica Rocca's Venice." Ruth and her friend Dianne Wiest learn how to cook from Enrica Rocca in Venice, Italy. They also get a tour of Rialto market, take a traditional Venetian Prosecco spritz break, and go on a chocolate tasting adventure. 3:30 p.m. ET, PBS
Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home: "Winter Vegetables." Braised cabbage stuffed with ground beef and rice cooked in two ways: one with onions, celery, garlic, and caraway seeds; and another with tomato sauce. Also, cauliflower gratin, turnips, carrots, and celery root remoulade. 4 p.m. ET, PBS
Avec Eric: "Oil and Wine." We get a look at a regular olive oil blind tastings at Le Bernardin. Eric travels to the Chianti region of Tuscany to visit the Fonterutoli estate where they produce both wine and olive oil. Back in the kitchen he makes chicken paillard with tomatoes, fennel, and olives. 4:30 p.m. ET, PBS
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated: "Fried Chicken." Creole fried chicken, grilled corn on the cob, taste testing microwave popcorn, and checking out dutch ovens. (repeat) 5 p.m. ET, PBS
Lidia's Italy: "Braising Beef With Beer." Joe and Tanya visit the Pfefferlechner artisanal brewery. Chef Billy Gallagher of Becco Restaurant joins Lidia to make beef chuck braised in beer, whole grain spaetzle, and baked apples. 5:30 p.m. ET, PBS
The Next Iron Chef: "Umami (Deliciousness)." The remaining chefs travel to Tokyo, Japan. First, they go to a yakitori grill restaurant to use soy sauce in their dishes to enhance the flavor of a variety of ingredients. Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto is the guest judge for the event. Then the chefs go to the most renowned culinary academy in Tokyo to meet Dr. Yukio Hattori and are challenged to use different cooking styles to highlight the five tastes. 9 p.m. ET, Food Network
Iron Chef America: "Cora vs. Phan." Chef Charles Phan from San Francisco challenges Iron Chef Cat Cora. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
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