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WEDNESDAY
Let them eat cake: Weddings take center
stage in Food Network competition
By Andrew Warren
TV Media
G
o ask some people what the
most important cake of their
lives will be (I know, I know —
it’s a strange question to ask)
and I suspect that most people
will give you the same answer:
their wedding cake. Wedding
cakes are an iconic part of a
very special day, and despite
trendy cupcakes showing up at
more and more weddings, a big,
elaborate and tiered cake is still
the norm for most celebrations.
Of course, the most amazing
cakes are made by the most
amazing bakers, and Food
Network’s “Wedding Cake
Championship” is back for
another season to discover just
who the best of the best really is.
Premiering Monday, June 3, the
four-episode series is hosted by
former Olympic figure skaters
Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski,
who have brought together six
of the country’s most talented
baking duos for a series of chal-
lenges that test the limits of their
creativity and baking skills.
Each episode features two
challenges. In the first, the bak-
ers are tasked with making elab-
orate cake toppers that follow
a theme, like online dating or
an ode to music. The somewhat
vague themes allow the con-
testants to go all out with their
creativity, and for the second
challenge they get to put those
cake toppers to use. After meet-
ing with a soon-to-be-married
couple looking for the perfect
cake for their wedding, the
teams of two tackle the cakes
themselves, using the desires of
the lovebirds to come up with
cakes that are truly legendary.
In the premiere episode, the
first challenge requires the bak-
ers to make cake toppers that
showcase a city of love. Then
they meet with a couple of pro-
fessional puppeteers who are
looking for a cake that blends
traditional design with their love
of puppets.
At the end of each episode,
once the baking is finished, the
couple chooses which cake they
want to serve at their wedding,
netting its bakers the sweet
taste of victory. For one team,
though, it’s the end of the line as
the panel of judges must decide
which of the losing teams gets
sent home.
Wedding cakes are a big deal,
but they can also be fun and
whimsical. The latest season of
“Wedding Cake Championship”
premieres Monday, June 3, on
Food Network.
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The chefs
flip ingredients of carrot cake into a
lunch. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Returning
GGG chefs take on former rivals. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four chefs
must make meals without returning to
market. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The chefs
must use marshmallows in their lunch.
(CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Chefs
race to gather ingredients for a seafood
dish. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games GGG su-
perstars return for more heavy heat. (CC)
THURSDAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Sunny Ander-
son and Ted Allen vs. Bobby Flay. (CC)
2:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Andrew Evans
battles up and coming chef Brooke
Mallory. (CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Gail Simmons
and Sunny Anderson try to get Bobby
beat. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Two tough
judges from Iron Chef come to Bobby’s
arena. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Two chefs who
won’t back down are brought in. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Marcus Samu-
elsson and Michael Voltaggio conquer
Flay. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Bobby goes
up against Amanda Freitag and Laura
Vitale. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Competitors work with
hot dogs and taro root. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The appetizer round
teaches us what a narutomaki is. (CC)
FRIDAY
Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir host “Wedding Cake Championship”
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
Fieri travels to various locations for ice
cream. (CC)
2:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Brothers put a creative spin on classics in
Providence. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy checks out the hot spots in Hawaii
for food. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy visits California and Texas for home
cooked meals. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives A
Chicago brewhouse serves up beer to go
with mussels. (CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
hits the surf ‘n’ turf jackpot in Mississippi.
(CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Visiting restaurants in Virginia and Texas.
(CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Menu includes sammies, lobster and
burgers. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
checks out places in L.A. and Toronto. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy travels to Charleston, Chicago and
Honolulu. (CC)
7:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy is hitting up spots serving comfort
food. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Some bomb barbecue in San Antonio,
Texas. (CC)
SATURDAY
2:00 p.m.
OPB Annabel Langbein: The Free
Range Cook Annabel Langbein tries her
hand at fly fishing. (CC)
FOOD Chopped Chefs must create
magical brunches. (CC)
2:30 p.m.
OPB Martha Bakes Explore the power
of flour. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KTNW America’s Test Kitchen From
Cook’s Illustrated (CC)
FOOD Chopped The baskets are packed
with bacon, burgers, and beer. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
KTNW A Chef’s Life Vivan is on a chal-
lenging hunt for broccoli. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The chefs scramble to
prepare octopus and mollusk. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped In this battle, pasta is in
every basket. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
OPB The Great British Baking Show
The remaining bakers try to wow Paul and
Mary. (CC)
FOOD Chopped The competitors must
pair a pickled product. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
KTNW The Great British Baking Show
The five remaining bakers work with
unusual desserts. (CC)
FOOD Chopped Chefs make cheap
items taste like a million bucks. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Wedding Cake Champion-
ship Contestants are hit with their first
surprise. (CC)
SUNDAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Best Baker in America Flaming
bombe Alaska awaits the seven remain-
ing bakers. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
FOOD Worst Cooks in America Celeb-
rities arrive at the culinary boot camp. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Worst Cooks in America It’s
Celebrity Game Night at boot camp. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Worst Cooks in America Teams
race to assemble sushi rolls. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Worst Cooks in America
Recruits learn to make Thai ice cream
rolls. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Worst Cooks in America Boot
camp is transformed into a cocktail party.
(CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Worst Cooks in America (N)
Recruits recreate dishes from taste alone.
(CC)
MONDAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOD The Pioneer Woman Ree
prepares a quinoa salad and roasted
vegetables. (CC)
2:30 p.m.
FOOD The Pioneer Woman Reclaiming
kitchen scraps to transform them into
stars. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
FOOD The Pioneer Woman Ree
removes the fuss from food with no cook
recipes. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
FOOD The Pioneer Woman Ree makes
a homemade rub for breakfast steaks. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Wedding Cake Champion-
ship Contestants are hit with their first
surprise. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Wedding Cake Championship
Teams make a destination beach wedding
cake topper. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Wedding Cake Championship
Teams compete in a precocious pet top-
per challenge. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Wedding Cake Championship
Teams make an anniversary cake for Tara
Lipinski. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Best Baker in America: Extra Ic-
ing (N) Flaming bombe Alaska awaits the
seven remaining bakers. (CC)
TUESDAY
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Bite Club Competing chefs must
work with local ingredients. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOD Chopped Junior The junior chefs
are young and fearless. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The chefs must make
meatballs in every round. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped A delicious selection of
Italian ingredients. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Four chefs get creative
with appetizer sandwiches. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Chefs must make
creative use of blue cheese. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped The judges are in for a
pizza party to remember. (CC)
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