cooking this week
WEDNESDAY
Dash and dine: ‘Food Truck Nation’
delivers more bites on wheels
By Michelle Rose
TV Media
F
rom shawarma quesadillas to
blueberry pie PB&J (more on
that later), food trucks are a sure
bet if you’re looking for unique
eats. And Brad Miller knows
where you can find them.
Season 2 of “Food Truck
Nation” premiered last week
on the Cooking Channel. That
means we can expect new
weekly food truck discoveries all
summer long.
In the episode airing Tuesday,
July 23, Miller stops by El Shuko
in Las Vegas, where an American
classic (a double hot dog) is
topped up with Guatemalan
flavors, and a “quick” jump
over the Rocky Mountains
takes Miller to Denver and to
Crescent City Connection, which
is dishing out Cajun- and Creole-
inspired foods. Miller won’t earn
any frequent flyer points with
his final stop: he’s staying put
in Denver to sample blueberry
pie PB&J from Hey PB&J. And,
yes, the peanut butter and jam
sandwich is actually filled with
a piece of pie. Like, pie crust and
everything.
For diners, these are the kinds
of menu items that have elevat-
ed street foods and made food
trucks the symbols of cutting-
edge culinary innovation.
On the other side of the
concession window, mobile
kitchens are ideal for chefs who
enjoy thinking outside the box
— not just in terms of pushing
the boundaries of food but also
as a viable option for the entre-
preneurial minded. They allow
chefs to offer diverse, even niche
menu items without the prohibi-
tive costs of leasing a permanent
location. And that helps to keep
prices low for diners (depending
on the ingredients, of course).
But not everyone’s a fan. Chi-
cago was in the news recently
when the Illinois Supreme Court
upheld the city’s food truck
regulations. Owners had chal-
lenged a rule prohibiting trucks
from operating within 200 feet
of any establishment that served
food, even a convenience store.
Another issue was the manda-
tory GPS tracking that allowed
the city to know a truck’s where-
abouts at all times.
The city argued these mea-
sures were necessary to protect
property tax-paying businesses.
In the end, Chicago’s brick-and-
mortar eateries won.
But there are other cities
where food trucks and restau-
rants have found a way to exist
side by side. Food truck-friendly
cities such as Portland, Denver,
Orlando, Philadelphia and In-
dianapolis are now benefitting
from the entrepreneurial exodus
occurring in other cities.
While America’s food truck
experiment hasn’t always been
trouble- or tension-free, one
thing is certain: wherever chefs
are allowed to do their thing,
the true winners are usually the
diners.
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games An epic
five week challenge with celebrity chefs.
(CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The
celebrity chefs must make a fine dining
dinner. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Chefs
must switch gears and go from savory to
sweet. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The chefs
must make a gourmet entree with snack
foods. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The final
four culinary superstars face epic games.
(CC)
THURSDAY
4:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Line Pelletier &
Chris Scott try to school each other. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Michael Che
teams up with Geoffrey Zakarian. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Ted Allen and
Sunny Anderson switch things up. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Elvis and Katie
celebrate watching Bobby sweat. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Either Scott
Conant or Hannah Hart will face Bobby.
(CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Amateurs are back a
second time to brave the kitchen. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Four jilted competitors
return for redemption. (CC)
FRIDAY
4:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy travels to find a homemade meatloaf
sandwich. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives A
pizza joint a unique crepe-filled lasagne.
(CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives A
food truck shuckin’ and frying oysters in
Vancouver. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s looking for some scratch-made
comfort food. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Some standout veggie and meat dishes.
(CC)
Brad Miller in “Food Truck Nation”
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
visits Miami, Florida. (CC)
7:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
pickles, smokes and cures. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy Fieri dives into cultural cuisine with
a twist! (CC)
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Noon
FOOD Trisha’s Southern Kitchen (N)
Trisha hosts an 80s-themed party for her
friends. (CC)
12:30 p.m.
FOOD Girl Meets Farm Harissa-braised
chickpeas; yogurt chicken skewers. (CC)
1:00 p.m.
OPB Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire
Noon
FOOD The Kitchen The Kitchen serves
up a plate-list of summer’s hits. (CC)
1:00 p.m.
FOOD Carnivorous (N) Courtney has a
high-brow, $1,000 sandwich.
1:30 p.m.
FOOD Carnivorous (N) Courtney gets
her pork chop on in Nashville.
2:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Robert Irvine will com-
mand a seat on the judging panel. (CC)
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 The Great Food Truck Race
The teams are challenged to a shake
showdown. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
KVEW Chance of Wine (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four
returning international GGG chefs battle
it out. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Chefs
who are giving back to their own com-
munities. (CC)
(CC)
FOOD Cupcake Championship
Cupcake designers create gender reveal
designs.
1:30 p.m.
KTNW tasteMAKERS Peconic Escargots’
fresh snails and snail caviar. (CC)
OPB America’s Test Kitchen From
Cook’s Illustrated Features grilled mojo-
marinated skirt steak. (CC)
2:00 p.m.
OPB Annabel Langbein: The Free
Range Cook Annabel Langbein nets
flounder on a Nelson beach. (CC)
FOOD Worst Bakers in America Eight
of the worst bakers in America enter boot
camp. (CC)
2:30 p.m.
OPB Martha Bakes Martha creates
three enticing desserts. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KTNW America’s Test Kitchen From
Cook’s Illustrated Jack then challenges
Bridget to a mozzarella tasting. (CC)
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay The cream of
the crop take on Bobby. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
KTNW Food Over 50 No salt chicken
chili verde and orange sesame chicken.
(CC)
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay It’s a West
Coast versus East Coast battle. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Alton Brown
enlists past season winners. (CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Jackie Rothong
takes on Matteo Boffo.
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Ted Allen and
Sunny Anderson switch things up. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Experts in Ital-
ian fare compete to take on Bobby. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
OPB The Great British Baking Show
Time and temperature work against the
bakers. (CC)
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s unhinging his jaw for some mega
mouthfuls! (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy Fieri travels to a spot loading up the
ramen. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
KTNW The Great British Baking Show
The bakers must create edible 3D bread
sculptures. (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 (CC)
MONDAY
4:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four
more DDD chefs try to win a spot in the
finale. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four more
DDD chefs make classic diner meals. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Four
more DDD chefs compete to earn up to
$20,000! (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games The final
four go on an epic cross-country trip. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Worst Bakers in America Eight
of the worst bakers in America enter boot
camp. (CC)
TUESDAY
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 Chopped Four amazing teenaged
chefs invade the Chopped Kitchen. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Four talented teens
compete. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOD Chopped Kids who love to cook
take over the Chopped Kitchen. (CC)
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