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cooking this week WEDNESDAY A fresh season: ‘Best Baker in America’ returns with a new batch of bakers By Andrew Warren TV Media W hat’s not to love about freshly baked goodies that have just come out of the oven? I don’t know if I could ever decide whether the suc- culent aromas or the melt-in- your-mouth taste is better, but I do know that there’s nothing quite like homemade treats. Of course, while I can bake some pretty respectable breads, cakes and pastries, I’ll be the first to admit that they pale in comparison to anything that a real professional baker can make, and now some of the best bakers in the country are coming together to find out which one of them really takes the cake. A new season of “Best Baker in America” premieres Monday, May 13, on Food Network, with nine new professional bakers eager to prove their chops and outbake their peers for a sweet $25,000 prize and the brag- ging rights that go along with it. Frequent “Chopped” judge Scott Conant returns to host the competition, which puts the bakers through a series of tricky baking challenges. “Holiday Baking Champion- ship” winner Jason Smith and “Mexican Made Easy” host Marcela Valladolid both return as judges this season. In this week’s premiere, the nine bakers assemble for their very first Skills Challenge: they must make perfect mini princess cakes. Once that deli- cate task is behind them, they move on to the week’s Master Challenge, which is always de- signed to test their abilities to work with various ingredients and flavors. For their first Mas- ter Challenge, the bakers must use elderflower and lemon to flavor spectacular royal baby celebration cakes that are big enough to serve 100 people. Along with Smith and Val- ladolid, each episode also features a guest judge to help determine which bakers get to stay and which will be sent home empty-handed. Over the course of the season, the bakers will be asked to bake many different things, from miniature versions of classic pastries to smashable desserts that feature coconut as their main flavor. In the end, only one of the bakers can be named the best baker in America and win the $25,000 prize that comes with the title. The competition gets underway Monday, May 13, on Food Network. 2:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Guy chal- lenges All-star chefs to an upscale dinner. 3:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four chefs make three meals on a budget of $60. (CC) 4:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Chefs are forced to weigh their steakhouse dinner. (CC) 5:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The young chefs use the first ever ‘Groceryland’ game. (CC) 6:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games A dinner party for four on less than $8. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four moms use creativity to prepare breakfast. (CC) 8:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Three judges and their moms are ready to cook. (CC) THURSDAY 2:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Johnny and Jumoke battle for the throne. (CC) 2:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay A culinary skirmish for a chance to take down Bobby. (CC) 3:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Bobby Flay is about to receive a run for his money. (CC) 3:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chefs John Tesar and Terry Sargent step into the arena. (CC) 4:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Three of Bobby’s friends play to take him down. (CC) 4:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Josh and Alex ensure Bobby’s competitive spirit is up. (CC) 5:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Honolulu’s Shaymus Alwin faces off with Jeremy Sewall. (CC) 5:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Melissa and Jen intend to prove they can compete. (CC) 6:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay The king of fried food takes on the king of brunch. (CC) 6:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Bakers Lorraine Pascale and Damaris Phillips. (CC) 7:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Four funny women compete. (CC) 8:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Four moms attempt to cook in a large arena. (CC) FRIDAY Scott Conant and contestants from “Best Baker in America” 2:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy Fieri visits Baltimore, Memphis and Minnesota. (CC) 2:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy Fieri discovers outrageous food. (CC) 3:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy visits joints doing things their own way. (CC) 3:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy is in search of the ultimate comfort foods. (CC) 4:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy heads to California to a diner for meatloaf. 4:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy tries traditional El Salvadoran pork stew. (CC) 5:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy takes a seat at some family-run restaurants. (CC) 5:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy is on the west coast for a taste of California. (CC) 6:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Searching the country for a taste of the South. (CC) 6:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy finds food with international influences. (CC) 7:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy’s in search of funky neighborhood joints. (CC) 7:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy samples from the land and the sea. (CC) 8:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy Fieri visits familiar faces and their new places. (CC) SATURDAY 2:00 p.m. OPB Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook Venison Tataki, Confit duck and chocolate cake. (CC) FOOD Worst Cooks in America Teams race to assemble sushi rolls. (CC) 2:30 p.m. OPB Martha Bakes Learn how to make three coffee shop favorites. (CC) 3:00 p.m. KTNW America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Adam Ried reveals his top pick for Dutch ovens. (CC) FOOD Bite Club Three of Oklahoma City’s top chefs compete. (CC) 3:30 p.m. KTNW A Chef’s Life Mrs. Tessie Mae gives a golf cart tour of her garden. (CC) 6:00 p.m. OPB The Great British Baking Show Find out who will be crowned the winner. (CC) 7:00 p.m. KTNW The Great British Baking Show The remaining bakers face biscuits and traybakes. (CC) SUNDAY 2:00 p.m. FOOD Spring Baking Championship The remaining bakers celebrate Mother’s Day. (CC) 3:00 p.m. FOOD Duff Takes the Cake Duff delivers a 100-pound bull cake to Flint Rasmussen. (CC) 3:30 p.m. FOOD Duff Takes the Cake Duff Goldman makes the cakes for his own wedding. (CC) 4:00 p.m. FOOD Bake You Rich Tiramisu; stuffed chocolate cake. (CC) 5:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives This trip, Guy is celebrating all things mom. (CC) 6:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy crosses the states for south of the border flavor. (CC) 7:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games GGG competitors return to Flavortown with their moms! (CC) 8:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Guy invites chefs and their moms for Mother’s Day. (CC) MONDAY 2:00 p.m. FOOD Best Baker in America Elite bak- ers face a series of challenges. (CC) 3:00 p.m. FOOD Best Baker in America Bakers must make wedding-themed mini mousse cakes. (CC) 4:00 p.m. FOOD Best Baker in America The remaining bakers make strawberry shortcake. (CC) 5:00 p.m. FOOD Best Baker in America The remaining bakers make New York cheesecake. (CC) 6:00 p.m. FOOD Best Baker in America Bakers make mini meringue pies and marjolaine. (CC) 7:00 p.m. FOOD Best Baker in America The final four must make historic Mont Blanc cakes. (CC) 8:00 p.m. FOOD Best Baker in America The remaining bakers make an Austrian chocolate cake. (CC) TUESDAY 2:00 p.m. FOOD Bite Club Three of Oklahoma City’s top chefs compete. (CC) 3:00 p.m. KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC) FOOD Chopped Junior The contestants take on a creepy-crawly snack. (CC) 4:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Bobby himself com- petes against the champ of all champs. (CC) 5:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Four new returning champs battle with all they’ve got. (CC) 6:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped A set of twins is returns to the ‘Chopped’ kitchen. (CC) 7:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Ferocious repeat champs return to the Chopped Kitchen. (CC) 8:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped The ingredient baskets are filled with Cuban foods. (CC) Pendleton East-Oregonian, OR: Food May 8, 2019 to May 14, 2019 East Oregonian and Hermiston Herald | May 8, 2019 Screentime | 21
