PrintFresh 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.
Recommended shows: It's another season of dangerous Alaskan crab-fishing. This Tuesday is the season premiere of Deadliest Catch with two new episodes. 9 and 10 p.m. ET, Discovery Channel
In a somewhat similar theme of seeing where our food comes from, this Friday has the show King Corn. Almost everything Americans eat contains corn. So two college graduates plant a single acre of corn and follow where it goes. 10 p.m. ET, PBS
Tuesday (April 15)
Last Restaurant Standing: Episode 11. The couples this week must focus on the customers. They must come up with ideas that will "surprise and delight" every customer who enters into their restaurant. 9 p.m. ET, BBC America
Hell's Kitchen: The contestants race to cook perfectly-plucked chickens and are asked to serve chicken family-style at dinner service. 9 p.m. ET, FOX
Deadliest Catch: "Get 'Em Back Safe." The captains and their crew are back out in the Bering Sea for crab-fishing. The Northwestern must quickly make repairs; the Wizard trains two greenhorns, newbies; and the Time Bandit welcomes Johnathan's son onboard.
"Striking Out." After only 48 hours one greenhorn on Wizard starts to fall apart. 9 and 10 p.m. ET, Discovery Channel
Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern: "China: Guangzhou." Join Andrew in the bizarre food capital of China is where anything that swims, crawls, or flies is put on a plate. 10 p.m. ET, Travel Channel
Wednesday (April 16)
Top Chef: "Tailgating." The chefs must create a dish that works with and enhances the flavor of a particular drink. Then they tackle a tailgate meal. Chef Paul Kahan is the guest judge. 10 p.m. ET, Bravo
Friday (April 18)
Independent Lens: "King Corn." Spurred by the alarming increase of obesity in America, two college graduates, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, decide to grow an acre of corn in the Midwest and follow their crop from the farm to the dinner table and other destinations around the country. 10 p.m. ET, PBS
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3 Comments:
I'm used to eating my lunch at noon and watching Barefoot Contessa. Now, Mark Summers is on at noon!!! I could care less about chewing gum and snack cakes. I'd rather watch a repeat of Ina anyday. Thanks for listening to my sobbing rant. sniff......sniff.......sniff
PerkyMac at 10:36PM on 04/14/08
I know exactly how you feel, they completly changed up the whole day time line up not only will you get 1hour of unwrapped you'll also get shoved down your throat Guy.....and endless advertising of the Neelys rubbing his meat......Food T.V. has gone from bad to very bad..this is not a hate rant its a rant where I use to enjoy watching Food T.V. to dispising it...
Markbb at 10:01AM on 04/15/08
Yes, Barefoot was my noon treat too. 5:00 Barefoot Contessa is no substitute - not a good breaktime at our house. Why, why was Ina moved????
pourgirl at 2:03PM on 04/15/08