cooking this week
WEDNESDAY
Take a breather: ‘The Kitchen’s’
friendly hosts make it easy to unwind
By Andrew Warren
TV Media
L
ife can be stressful, and
weekends are supposed to be
the time to unwind. Of course,
there are often more things to
do on the weekends than there
are hours to do them, but that’s
where a show like “The Kitchen”
comes in: an hour or two once a
week of guilt-free television, a
chance to hang out with some of
the friendliest chefs on TV.
“The Kitchen” kicks off with
a special two-hour episode on
Saturday, March 2, on Food
Network. Despite the double-
length runtime, the episode is
jam-packed with the hosts cel-
ebrating some of their favorite
flavors, with a little bit of help
from viewers.
As usual, “The Kitchen” is
anything but formal, and the
dishes that the hosts show off
are full of down-home good-
ness. Sunny Anderson whips
up an easy-to-make baked
pancake that’s loaded with
tasty toppings and finished
with a decadent lemon maple
glaze. Later on, she prepares
a dish that’s a viewer favorite:
smothered French onion chick-
en thighs. Meanwhile, Katie
Lee shows off a dish that the
show’s behind-the-scenes crew
loves to dig into, a fantastic
Thanksgiving pot pie.
The double-stuffed episode
also features some guest stars,
with comedian Michelle Collins
(“Gossip Queens”) hanging
out with Geoffrey Zakarian,
who shows her how easy it is
to make traditional Hungarian-
style stuffed cabbage. That’s
not all for Zakarian, as the
acclaimed chef later shares a
dish that combines flavors that
“The Kitchen” viewers love. He
prepares creamy polenta with
wild mushrooms and water-
cress on a plate, and serves it
with a stunning European bass
as the protein.
That’s a lot, and it’s just
scratching the surface of what
the two-hour episode has in
store. There’s also a round of
Tool Takedown on the sched-
ule, a new recipe for pizza crust
that uses chickpeas, and four
different ways of making a des-
sert that’s gone viral.
There’s always lots going
on in “The Kitchen,” and this
week’s episode has so much
packed in that the hosts had
to double the episode’s size.
Take some time to unwind this
weekend with “The Kitchen,”
airing Saturday, March 2, on
Food Network.
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Chefs
must use odds and ends from the Clear-
ance Carts. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Return-
ing GGG chefs take on former rivals. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four
chefs kick make a lavish Italian feast.
(CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four
firefighters put their culinary chops to
the test. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four
rising star chefs compete for big bucks.
(CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Chefs
can only shop from the middle aisles.
(CC)
THURSDAY
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chef Anne
Burrell and Olympian Apolo Ohno go
for gold. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Katie Lee and
Marcus Samuelsson try to get Bobby
beat. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Sunny
Anderson and Katie Lee try to get Bobby
beat. (CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay A spice
master and a creative chef bring big
energy. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Aarthi Sam-
path takes on Zoe Schor. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay A country boy
and a Greco chef challenge Bobby. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Laurent
Zirotti and Eric Damidot go head to
head. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Jared Forman
and Fabio Viviani face Bobby Flay. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The chefs rescue food
that would normally be disposed. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Chefs must cook for
new judge Martha Stewart. (CC)
FRIDAY
Jeff Mauro, Sunny Anderson, Geoffrey Zakarian and Katie Lee in “The Kitchen”
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy visits town favorites. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s looking for some scratch-made
comfort food. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s favorites are homemade from
coast to coast. (CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Two Irish brothers serve Guinness fried
oysters. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Clam cakes in Rhode Island and St.
Louis cheesefries. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy finds real deal authentic eats in
unusual spots. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Some standout veggie and meat dishes.
(CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy visits Miami, Florida. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
This trip, Guy is filling up on soup. (CC)
7:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s headin’ Southwest for a flavor-
filled tour. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy checks out some cosine with
international flair. (CC)
SATURDAY
3:00 p.m.
KTNW America’s Test Kitchen From
Cook’s Illustrated (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s all-time favorite barbecue joints.
(CC)
3:30 p.m.
KTNW A Chef’s Life The humble spring
onion upstages the Avett Brothers. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
The top 10 burgers featured on the
show so far. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s goes to some of the tastiest food
trucks on DDD. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
OPB The Great British Baking Show
The remaining bakers are tasked to
make biscuits. (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy tries spicy pork and knockout
gnocchi. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy Fieri dives into cultural cuisine with
a twist!
7:00 p.m.
KTNW The Great British Baking
Show The bakers must make 36 show-
stopping doughnuts. (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy Fieri plays a game of chicken all
over the country. (CC)
7:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy starts off in Salt Lake City on this
trip. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy digs into various carnivore cre-
ations on this trip. (CC)
SUNDAY
3:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Robert Irvine watches
the champs every move. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Chef Robert Irvine
serves as a judge. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Three champions
return to battle for $15,000. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Worst Cooks in America
The recruits begin by embarking on a
treasure hunt. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four
GGG winners return for a big burger
battle. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Guy
Fieri is welcoming three couples to
Flavortown. (CC)
MONDAY
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Kids Baking Championship
The kids must create unexpected ice
cream treats. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Kids Baking Championship
Bakers must make lasagna dessert
imposters. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Kids Baking Championship
Popcorn is the inspiration for a big bake
challenge. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Kids Baking Championship
The kids must create bite-sized birthday
desserts. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Kids Baking Championship
The final challenge is rainbow cakes.
(CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Kids Baking Championship:
Extra Icing (N) The bakers make deli-
cious monkey bread volcanoes. (CC)
TUESDAY
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Chopped All three rounds
devoted to beer. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Robert Irvine will
command a seat on the judging panel.
(CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Robert Irvine watches
the champs every move. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Chef Robert Irvine
serves as a judge. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Three champions
return to battle for $15,000. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The chefs take on taco
and tequila-themed baskets. (CC)
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