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 may vary with region; check your local listings for exact hour and channels.
Saturday (June 2)
Road Trip with G. Garvin: Host G. Garvin travels through Georgia to try out the best seafood, sweets and meats the state has to offer, including some concoction billed as the best burger in the country. 9:00 a.m. ET, Cooking Channel
All-Star Grill Fest - South Beach: In honor of Grilling Week, this special features Giada De Laurentiis, Alton Brown, Tyler Florence and others sharing their best grilling recipes while shooting in South Beach. There will be flare-ups, laughs and excessively sweet cocktails. 12:00 p.m. ET, Food Network
The Main Ingredient with Bobby Flay: A throwback from before Bobby Flay threw down. In an episode from 15 years ago, Flay cooks up Rush-Hour Main Dishes: pasta with green beans and potatoes, pork tacos and an antipasto sandwich. 6:30 p.m. ET, Lifetime Real Women
Iron Chef America: Iron Chef goes military this week with a special three-way team competition. Iron Chefs Morimoto, Symon and Cora join chefs from the Army, Navy and Marines in Hawaii for a grill-centric battle. 10:00 p.m. ET, Food Network
Sunday (June 3)
Bizzare Foods With Andrew Zimmern: Zimmern hits Syria to trace old trade routes and try out centuries-old preparations such as camel sausage. 1:00 p.m. ET, Travel Channel
Today's Special: NY Indian: Actor/comic Aasif Mandvi and pioneering cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey take a tour of Jaffrey's favorite Indian restaurants and carts throughout the five boroughs. For those of you who followed Indian Week, this special promises to expand your knowledge even further. 5:00 p.m. ET, Cooking Channel
Food Network Star: This episode the contestants face a Fashion Week makeover...except with food. Competitors have to turn traditionally bland and boring dishes into glowing beacons of food fashion. Wouldn't a BLT look nice with a touch of heroin chic? 9:00 p.m. ET, Food Network
Supermarkets Inc. - Inside a $500 Billion Money Machine: Learn about the business practices of supermarkets, from the logic of item arrangements to branding of the stores themselves--the enterprise is not nearly as simple as it seems. CNBC's Tyler Mathisen hosts. 9:00 p.m. ET, CNBC
