Serious Eats
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 21)
Secrets of a Restaurant Chef (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "The Secret to Pork Loin." Pork tenderloin; homemade applesauce; warm cabbage slaw. (repeat) 10:30 a.m. ET, Food Network
5 Ingredient Fix: "Impress the In-Laws." Claire makes rosemary pork tenderloin, cheesy penne, nutty greens with bacon and blue cheese, and simple pineapple sherbet for her in-laws. (repeat) 12:30 a.m. ET, Food Network
Giada at Home (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "A Family Thanksgiving." Giada serves Thanksgiving dinner with a few twists. (repeat) 1 p.m. ET, Food Network
Barefoot Contessa (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Thanksgiving Countdown." Holiday meals recipes for herb roasted turkey breast, sausage and herb stuffing, homemade gravy, and celery root and apple puree. (repeat) 1:30 p.m. ET, Food Network
Sunday (November 22)
Alex's Day Off (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Dinner Just Because." Blackened salmon, seasoned basmati rice, baked squash topped with browned butter, and citrus-pomegranate dessert topped with baked meringue. 9:30 a.m. ET, Food Network
Gourmet's Adventures With Ruth: "Peggy Markel's Morocco." Ruth is in Marrakech, Morocco with actress Lorraine Bracco. They'll learn from local cooks how to make use of the local exotic ingredients. They'll also make couscous from scratch and prepare tagines. 3:30 p.m. ET, PBS
Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home: "Comfort Food: Poached Chicken, Chicken Pot Pie and Apple Tart Dessert." Julia and Jacques show how to poach a chicken with vegetables, mushrooms, and little white wine. They'll also show you how to use the poaching liquid with the leftover poached chicken for flaky crusted chicken pot pie. With the same basic pastry, Julia shares a recipe for rustic apple and dried fruit tart. 4 p.m. ET, PBS
Food Trip With Todd English: "Italy: The Medieval Cucina—I Live in a Castle." We join Todd as he travels to Tuscany to explore a medieval castle, shop at a medieval market, eat a medieval lampredotto, and experience medieval apothecary. 4:30 p.m. ET, PBS
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated: "Stovetop Desserts." Recipes for skillet peach cobbler and blueberry grunt using a Dutch oven, tasting substitutes for fresh lemon juice, and checking out inexpensive ice cream. (repeat) 5 p.m. ET, PBS
Lidia's Italy: "Amber Waves of Pasta." Prosciutto di Parma, traditional local pasta-making in Bologna, and a recipe for fresh tagliatelle with white meat sauce and walnut pesto. 5:30 p.m. ET, PBS
The Next Iron Chef: "Finale." The last two chefs compete in head to head battle in Kitchen Stadium to become the next Iron Chef. 9 p.m. ET, Food Network