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 14)
Secrets of a Restaurant Chef (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "The Secret of Brined Turkey." Anne shares her recipe for brined herb-crusted turkey. Also she'll show you how to make apple cider gravy and sausage-apple-walnut stuffing. 10:30 a.m. ET, Food Network
5 Ingredient Fix: "Thanksgiving Fest From One Grocery Bag." Claire shows you how to make a Thanksgiving feast from one grocery bag of ingredients. 12:30 a.m. ET, Food Network
Giada at Home (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Thanksgiving." Giada makes pork chops for Thanksgiving dinner. 1 p.m. ET, Food Network
Barefoot Contessa (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Thanksgiving 2.0." Ina makes truffle butter turkey, stuffing, sausage stuffed mushrooms, fast appetizers, gravy, roasted brussels sprouts, and turkey hash browns. 1:30 p.m. ET, Food Network
Sunday (November 15)
Alex's Day Off (warning, a video plays automatically on site): "Lunch With Friends." Pan-fried pesto pizza with mozzarella and parmesan, bibb-radish salad topped with bacon dressing, beer-battered shrimp wrapped in basil, and chilled apple cider drink with sparkling Cava wine. 9:30 a.m. ET, Food Network
Gourmet's Adventures With Ruth: "Cocinar Mexicano." Ruth visits a cooking school in Tepoztlán. She and her friend Ian Knauer take a look at the different types of corn and milling and learn how to make tortillas. 3:30 p.m. ET, PBS
Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home: "Charcuterie: Sausage and Paté." Sausage and lentil salad, two ways to make country paté, and truffle-infused sausage wrapped in brioche. 4 p.m. ET, PBS
Avec Eric: "Craftsmanship." In Le Bernardin we follow the fish butcher as he prepares hundreds of pounds of fish that's needed for the restaurant each day. We also get a look at the intricate desserts prepared by the restaurant's pastry chef. Eric travels to the Sonoma coast of California and visits Flowers Vineyard & Winery where he sees what goes into making their Pinot Noir. Back at home he cooks a dish of scallops with tomato compote and pairs it with champagne beurre blanc. 4:30 p.m. ET, PBS
America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated: "Texas Beef Barbecue." Recipes for shredded barbecued beef and ranch potato salad, and taste testing whole wheat bread. (repeat) 5 p.m. ET, PBS
Lidia's Italy: "Flora and Fauna." Lidia visits her friend's farm in Le Marche to learn about cheesemaking. Back in the kitchen, Lidia makes lamb chunks with olives and a simple stuffed quail in parchment. 5:30 p.m. ET, PBS
The Next Iron Chef: "Integrity." At Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market the chefs race to gather ingredients to prepare their own version of the traditional Japanese meal known as kaiseki. 9 p.m. ET, Food Network
Iron Chef America: "Thanksgiving Showdown." Iron Chefs Flay and Symon take on Iron Chefs Morimoto and Cora. 10 p.m. ET, Food Network
