cooking this week
WEDNESDAY
Meet the ‘Master’: Fox’s cooking
competition returns for a 10th season
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four
American heroes battle for cash. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The chefs
must see who can make the best burger.
(CC)
By Andrew Warren
TV Media
H
as it really been 10 years
since “MasterChef” first
took America by storm? The
cooking competition, which
chef Gordon Ramsay (“Hell’s
Kitchen”) likes to proudly
remind viewers is one of the
biggest in the world, first pre-
miered back in 2010, and with
no signs of slowing down, its
landmark 10th season arrives
Wednesday, May 29, on Fox.
The judging lineup this sea-
son should look pretty familiar.
It’s unchanged from last year’s,
with chef Ramsay, chef Aarón
Sánchez and restaurateur Joe
Bastianich all back to offer
advice and critiques to the con-
testants, and each week send-
ing at least one of them home
empty-handed.
Unlike many other popular
cooking competitions, such
as Bravo’s “Top Chef” or
Food Network’s “Chopped,”
“MasterChef” doesn’t feature
professional chefs competing.
Here, it’s only amateurs, home
cooks with masterful palates
and dreams of making it big in
the culinary industry. Being able
to cook for someone as interna-
tionally acclaimed as chef Ram-
say or chef Sánchez is a dream
come true for most of them,
and even when their dishes are
disasters, the judges’ criticism is
always helpful.
Last season, MasterChef
shook things up by having the
three judges divide the contes-
tants into teams that they then
mentored throughout the com-
petition. Not only did 25-year-
old home cook Gerron Hurt take
home the cool $250,000 prize
and the coveted “MasterChef”
trophy, but it was also a win for
his mentor, Bastianich, who’d
encouraged and guided him
throughout the competition.
Whether the mentoring
system will return this season
remains to be seen — a com-
mon criticism leveled against
it was that we rarely ever saw
the mentors actually, well,
mentoring — but somehow, 10
seasons in, “MasterChef” con-
tinues to feel fresh and exciting
with each new season. A big
part of that is no doubt the com-
petitors. They’re always a color-
ful bunch from all walks of life,
bound together by their shared
love of cooking and desire to
turn that love into a career.
With nine seasons behind it,
MasterChef is still going strong.
Meet a new batch of culinary
hopefuls when the 10th season
premieres Wednesday, May 29,
on Fox.
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four chefs
compete to become a Triple G winner. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The chefs
use the clearance carts to make comfort
food. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Chefs
must use odds and ends from the Clear-
ance Carts. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (N) Four
burger masters see how they stack up.
(CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four GGG
winners return for a big burger battle. (CC)
THURSDAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chopped’s Ted
Allen competes with Bobby Flay. (CC)
2:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay A city chef and
a farm chef compete. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Linda and
Kenny battle to show their worth. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Tre Wilcox
hopes his bold flavors will be enough. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Michael Ginor
and Alyssa Gorelick prove they have it.
(CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Ian Boden
matches up with NYC chef Danielle
Duran. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Anne and Jay
plot to get Bobby Flay beat. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Alex Reznik
brings goes against Colin Smith. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Pastry chefs
Josh Johnson and Dana Cree want a
victory. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Katie Lee and
Jet Tila arrive to take down Bobby Flay.
(CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The chefs make ham-
burgers for all courses. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The chefs scramble to
make delicious pork spare ribs. (CC)
FRIDAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
seeks out authentic barbecue restaurants.
(CC)
Gordon Ramsay and Joe Bastianich star in “MasterChef”
2:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
uncovers the best places for burgers. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
checks out different varieties of BBQ. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
goes coast to coast to sample different
pork. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy visits three joints that do scratch
cooking. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
experiences the unusual off the grill. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
samples foods straight off the grill. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy gets into some righteous barbecue
in Dallas. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s signing up for a meat-crazed
master class. (CC)
7:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s headed west for barbecue and
beyond. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s getting to the meat with carnivore
creations. (CC)
SATURDAY
2:00 p.m.
OPB Annabel Langbein: The Free
Range Cook Annabel creates a simple
dinner party menu. (CC)
FOOD Worst Cooks in America Boot
camp is transformed into a cocktail party.
(CC)
2:30 p.m.
OPB Martha Bakes Martha shares nutri-
tious and healthier crusts. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KTNW America’s Test Kitchen From
Cook’s Illustrated Adam Ried reveals his
top pick for steamer baskets. (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy has discovered a variety of grilling
greats. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
KTNW A Chef’s Life Vivian’s cookbook
delivery sparks emotions. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives This
trip, Guy is hitting up all things pork. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s all-time favorite barbecue joints.
(CC)
6:00 p.m.
OPB The Great British Baking Show
The bakers make 24 flatbreads for the
Signature bake. (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s hitting up classic, real-deal burger
joints. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
KTNW The Great British Baking Show
The bakers bring old-fashioned suet pud-
ding up to date. (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy fires up big tie barbecue all over the
country. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s piling plates with pork from across
the nation. (CC)
SUNDAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Best Baker in America This chal-
lenge is all about molten lava cakes. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The chefs give the grill
pans a major workout. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The chefs must grill
something in each round. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The chefs scramble to
make delicious pork spare ribs. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The baskets are packed
with bacon, burgers, and beer. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
KVEW Chance of Wine
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Chefs
make signature and classic noodle dishes.
(CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Teams of
chefs represent their restaurants. (CC)
MONDAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The chefs get some very
rare hot dogs. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Chopped Big flavors meet big
personalities. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Four chefs compete for
a spot in the finale. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped A North-Carolina style
barbecue battle is happening. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Four passionate Texas
grill masters compete. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Four Grill Masters
compete in a do-or-die finale. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Best Baker in America: Extra Ic-
ing (N) This challenge is all about molten
lava cakes.
TUESDAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Bite Club Three Baltimore chefs
compete for bragging rights. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Chopped Junior The appetizer
basket stares back at the kids. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Chopped kicks off a
magnificent tournament event. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Four star athletes battle
it out in the kitchen. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Actors engage in a
display of cooking improv. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Four stars light up the
fourth and final competition. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Four celebrity champi-
ons return to win $50,000. (CC)
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