Cooking Shows: What's Cooking?

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The new season of ALEX VS AMERICA premieres Sunday July 31st at 9PM ET/PT with host Eric Adjepong.

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At the start of each battle, Eric Adjepong presents Alex and the competitors with the culinary theme for their dishes.  In the first round, the competitors can work together to select ingredients and even decide how much time goes on the clock.  Each dish undergoes a blind tasting from two judges well-versed in the episodic theme.  The chef who wins the first round earns the right to select all the variables for the second culinary challenge.

During the season Alex and the formidable competitors are faced with creating masterful dishes from varying culinary disciplines, including French cuisine, dessert, vegetarian, modernist cuisine and more.

I like Alex so enjoyed watching season 1.

[patty1h]

Food Network aired a show called "Chef Dynasty: House of Fang".  It looked interesting:  a father and daughter both have Chinese restaurants -- the father is old school, but daughter Kathy wants to explore newer styles of cooking. 

I was ready to see some dishes prepared and get some tips but this show is a vanity project for the daughter. Between the many cut-ins of Kathy explaining her views, most of the hour was showing her swanning around the customers in designer dresses, showing her staff of young hotties (including ex beauty queen) and their drama.  We see Kathy in the gym practicing martial arts and home with her husband and kids, etc.  Not a lot of cooking and manufactured conflict between father and daughter.  No thanks, FN.

[Gramto6]

I watched the first episode hoping to see some Chinese cooking and get some ideas, but I was bored to tears with all the non cooking going on. Will not be watching any future episodes...

[chessiegal]

11 hours ago, Gramto6 said:

I watched the first episode hoping to see some Chinese cooking and get some ideas, but I was bored to tears with all the non cooking going on. Will not be watching any future episodes...

FYI, this show has its own forum.

Chef Dynasty: House of Fang

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Season two of OUTCHEF'D premieres Thursday, June 15 at 9:30PM ET/PT. hosted by Eddie Jackson.

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In each episode, a confident home cook arrives thinking they are entering an audition but to their surprise are immediately ushered into a head-to-head culinary battle against a renowned world-class chef.  Elite chefs competing against home cooks this season are: Eric Adjepong, Kelsey Bernard Clark, Tiffani Faison, Darnell Ferguson, Alex Guarnaschelli, Robert Irvine, Antonia Lofaso, Joe Sasto  and Geoffrey Zakarian.  To level the playing field between the competitors and pros, the home chef only needs to receive one vote to win a $5,000 prize.

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A new cooking competition, FIVE STAR KITCHEN: BRITAIN’S NEXT GREAT CHEF, premieres Thursday June 8th at 8PM on Channel 4 UK and globally on Netflix outside the UK and Ireland later this year.

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Judges Michel Roux Jr, chef Mike Reid, and pastry chef Ravneet Gill will award a once in a lifetime prize - their own restaurant at one of the world’s most famous five-star hotels: The Langham, London.  Lavish banquets and late-night room service; an exclusive chef’s table and The Langham’s busy lunch service are just some of the tests the chefs undertake.

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On 5/27/2023 at 3:16 AM, RealityCheck said:

A new cooking competition, FIVE STAR KITCHEN: BRITAIN’S NEXT GREAT CHEF, premieres Thursday June 8th at 8PM on Channel 4 UK and globally on Netflix outside the UK and Ireland later this year.

I’ve watched 2 episodes so far, and quite like it. 

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Chef and restauranteur Franco Noriega appears in a new series, "Hot Dish with Franco", premiering Saturday September 30 at 12PM on Food Network.

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In each of the six-half hour episodes, Franco shares personal heartfelt stories of his Peruvian and Italian roots as he prepares delicious dishes with his signature flare for flavor.  Throughout the season, Franco takes viewers on a culinary journey, sprinkling in tidbits of his Latin American and Italian background along with cooking tips and tricks.  His recipes strike a balance between authentic and eclectic, ranging from Arepas with Melted Cheese and Chorizo to Vegetable Ceviche, and to Deconstructed Tiramisu.

[oliviabenson]

Kitchen nightmares is coming back this month to Fox.

 

9/25/2023 is when it’s back.

 

https://guiltyeats.com/2023/07/21/gordon-ramsays-kitchen-nightmares-returns-september/

[Guest]

When Sept 25 rolls around, there's a topic for Kitchen Nightmares here.

[chessiegal]

I noticed, not for the first time, that Gordon Elliott, who unleashed the horror of Paula Deen on the world, is a producer of Pati Jinich's Mexican Table. 

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A new competiton, NEXT BAKING MASTER: PARIS, will premiere Monday, May 6th at 9PM ET/PT on Food Network with hosts  Stephanie Boswell and  Ludo Lefebvre

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Contestants include:

DeAndra Bailey (Baltimore, Maryland)
Brooke De Jong (Dothan, Alabama)
Jeremy Intille (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Lindsay Miller (Los Angeles, California)
Keely Moore (Atlanta, Georgia)
Paige Nickless (Brooklyn, New York)
Joe Settepani (Morganville, New Jersey)
Cedrick Simpson (Atlanta, Georgia)
Robert Toland (Willingboro, New Jersey)
Jennalyn Walbolt (Union, New Jersey)

 

 

Edited April 10 by RealityCheck