cooking this week
FEONESOAY
Family culinary drama: New Food Network
series brings family dynamics to the table
By Andrew Farren
TV Media
I
t’s been said that a family that
cooks together sticks together.
Those are some wise words,
and after checking out Food
Network’s newest competition
series, I think that an extra line
could be added: a family that
cooks together can also win
together.
“Family Food Showdown”
premiered a few weeks ago
on Food Network, and you can
catch a new episode on Sun-
day, March 24. It pits families
against each other in a series
of challenges intended to test
their culinary mettle. It not
only puts cooking abilities to
the test, but also family dy-
namics, thanks to a delicious
twist that forces each compet-
ing family to bench one of its
members after the first round
of competition.
Actress Valerie Bertinelli
(“Hot in Cleveland”) serves
as the host and overseer of
the competition, and this Hol-
lywood star is no dunce in the
kitchen herself. She’s become
a Food Network staple over
the past few years, hosting her
own show (“Valerie’s Home
Cooking”) and co-hosting
“Kids Baking Championship”
alongside cake artist Duff
Goldman.
Each episode finds two
families — each composed
of three members — eager
to go head to head with their
favorite family recipes. In the
first round, the teams are chal-
lenged to make a dish that
really represents who they
are as a family. Easy enough
— but things get more com-
plicated when each team must
eliminate one of their own
family members before head-
ing into the second round.
That little twist brings in a
whole new level of strategy
to what could otherwise be a
pretty standard cooking com-
petition. But wait — it gets
even more strategic. Before the
third and final round of cooking
begins, each family must choose
another family member to
bench — but this time, they’re
choosing someone from the
other team.
So far the series has seen
families challenged to make
Mother’s Day meals, tasked with
preparing surf-and-turf dishes
and asked to make their best
rice dishes. No family member
wants to be seen as the weak-
est link and get benched early
on in the competition — but
everyone also wants their family
to take home the win. Watch the
family cooking drama play out
in “Family Food Showdown,”
now airing Sundays on Food
Network.
3:00 p.m.
KVEF The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOO Guy’s Grocery Games Chefs are
cooking every meal on the menu. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOO Guy’s Grocery Games Four chefs
compete using bacon in everything. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOO Guy’s Grocery Games Guy
invites a family of chefs to face off. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOO Guy’s Grocery Games A coin flip
determines how chefs make their best
dish. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOO Guy’s Grocery Games Four
returning international GGG chefs battle
it out. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOO Guy’s Grocery Games Dynamic
duos are taking over Flavortown Market.
(CC)
THURSOAY
3:00 p.m.
KVEF The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Thanksgiving is
in the air for these chefs. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Sunny
Anderson and Katie Lee are here to beat
Bobby. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Branden Levine
and Damon Gordon face off. (CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Kevin Naderi &
Mark Vecchitto aim to face off Bobby. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Michael Che
teams up with Geoffrey Zakarian. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Andre Fowles
and Darren Saypharaj battle for Bobby.
(CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Parah Shah and
Sheldon Simeon come in to compete. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay An Atlanta chef
and a Puerto Rican chef battle. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped Chefs must work with
gefilte fish. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped Four bartenders
compete. (CC)
FRIOAY
Valerie Bertinelli hosts “Family Food Showdown”
2:30 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
Fieri discovers places open ‘round the
clock. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEF The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy Fieri visits classic burger and hot dog
joints. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
visits restaurants in Arizona and Forth
Worth. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
finds the best homemade cooking in the
country. (CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
tries a fully loaded Venezuelan sandwich.
(CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy tours the south for every kind of pork
dish. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
rolls coast to coast looking for flavor. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
grabs dishes stuffed with off-the-hook
goodness. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s dives into classic comfort foods. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
is enjoying dishes from the pacific. (CC)
7:30 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
Fieri’s going all in for some comfort and
soul. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Beer can chicken; fish and chips; fried
chicken. (CC)
SATUROAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOO Winner Cake All Teams create
gender reveal cake decorations. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KTNF America’s Test Kitchen From
Cook’s Illustrated (N) (CC)
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Ryan Hackney
and Nora Haron try to beat Bobby. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
KTNF A Chef’s Life Vivian tours the city
before she fires up the BBQ. (CC)
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Duskie Estes
and Francesco Buitoni go head to head.
(CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Michael Symon
and Brooke Shields band together. (CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay A Haitian chef
takes on a Seattle restauranteur. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Katie Lee and
Marc Murphy conspire against Bobby. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Fernando Ruiz
vs. Paco Garcia. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives An
L.A. spot fills bowls with eclectic eats. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
visits stops in California and Hawaii. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
KTNF The Great British Baking Show
The duo’s showstopper chocolate cake.
(CC)
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s heating up with some spice and
some ice. (CC)
7:30 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s caught up in a whirlwind of flavors
in Virginia. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s digging into a multicultural
flavourfest. (CC)
SUNOAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOO Spring Baking Championship
Ten bakers celebrate spring in the first
challenge. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
FOOO Buddy vs. Duff Buddy and Duff
make family recipes. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped Bobby himself com-
petes against the champ of all champs.
(CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped Four new returning
champs battle with all they’ve got. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped A set of twins is returns
to the ‘Chopped’ kitchen. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
KVEF Chance of Wine (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped Ferocious repeat
champs return to the Chopped Kitchen.
(CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOO Family Food Showdown (N)
A Dominican family compete against a
military family.
MONOAY
3:00 p.m.
KVEF The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOO Spring Baking Championship
The remaining bakers celebrate the
Kentucky Derby. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOO Spring Baking Championship
The bakers try to lighten up a dense, dark
brownie. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOO Spring Baking Championship
The five remaining bakers create fruit
tarts. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOO Spring Baking Championship
The four remaining bakers make whoopie
pie critters. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOO Spring Baking Championship
The three finalists are finishing up with a
bang! (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOO Spring Baking Championship
Ten bakers celebrate spring in the first
challenge. (CC)
TUESOAY
3:00 p.m.
KVEF The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOO Chopped The chefs work with
spaghetti in a can and tile fish. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped Viewers decide what
goes into the mystery basket. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped Baskets feature ingredi-
ents suggested by fans. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped Boxed mac ‘n’ cheese
returns to the ‘Chopped’ Kitchen. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped Fans pick the basket
ingredients through social media. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped Tune in for this ‘money
saver’ competition. (CC)
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