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cooking this week WEDNESDAY Cash and carry: ‘Supermarket Stakeout’ tests negotiation skills By Michelle Rose TV Media I f you’re a contestant on a Food Network show, you need to have the cooking chops to impress the judges. Time-man- agement skills are also a must, because that clock is unforgiv- ing. And a little luck never hurt anyone. But contestants on “Super- market Stakeout” are going to need a whole lot of luck, plus some charm and strong negotia- tion skills, too. Premiering Tuesday, Aug. 13, the star vehicle for Food Net- work judge par excellence Alex Guarnaschelli is reminiscent of “Chopped,” but without the well-stocked pantry I envy so much. True to its name, the com- petition does involve a trip to the supermarket. But here’s the twist that will make every introvert shudder: the four contestants won’t actually be stepping inside the store. They’ll have to approach shoppers leaving the store and persuade these kind folks to sell them their groceries. Contestants will have a bud- get of $500 apiece to get things done and get cooking in the pop-up kitchen set up outside the store. If $500 sounds like a lot, keep in mind that amount has to cover (potentially) three rounds of themed challenges. In Round 1, contestants won’t even get to peek inside the bags they’re blindly haggling over. For Round 2, they can only buy their groceries from one shopper, but they’ll be allowed to sneak a peek at what’s inside the bags. For the final round, competi- tors only need five ingredients. And they’ll be allowed to shop around for what they need (by “shop,” I mean wander the parking lot to see which shop- pers bought the ingredients they have in mind). A rotating panel of judges will handle the eliminations based on which contestant prepared the least successful dish with the ingredients they acquired. At the end of each episode, the winner will win a cash prize to cover a year’s worth of groceries (to be purchased inside their local supermarket). Part of the show’s appeal lies with Guarnaschelli, who will be hosting the new show. A good- humored straight shooter, you can always count on her to dish out fair and honest criticism on “Chopped.” And I expect noth- ing less with this series. The Iron Chef/cookbook author/restaurateur recently upped her involvement with Food Network by signing an exclusive deal. Under its terms, Guarnaschelli will be kept busy with a number of online and on- air projects, including a recurring co-host gig on “The Kitchen”; her continued involvement with “Chopped; a new digital series, “Fix Me a Plate”; and, of course, “Supermarket Stakeout,” which premieres Tuesday on Food Network. Noon FOOD Farmhouse Rules (CC) 12:30 p.m. OPB Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street (CC) FOOD Farmhouse Rules (CC) 1:00 p.m. KTNW Martha Bakes (CC) OPB America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated (CC) FOOD The Pioneer Woman (CC) 1:30 p.m. FOOD The Pioneer Woman (CC) 2:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) 3:00 p.m. KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC) FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) 4:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) 5:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) 6:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) 7:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) 8:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) THURSDAY 1:00 p.m. KTNW America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated (CC) OPB tasteMAKERS (CC) FOOD The Pioneer Woman (CC) 1:30 p.m. FOOD The Pioneer Woman (CC) 2:00 p.m. FOOD BBQ Brawl: Flay vs. Symon 3:00 p.m. KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC) FOOD Beat Bobby Flay (CC) 3:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay (CC) 4:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay (CC) 4:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay (CC) 5:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay (CC) 5:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay (CC) 6:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay (CC) 6:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay (CC) 7:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped (CC) 8:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped: Grilled (N)Friday Noon FOOD Barefoot Contessa (CC) 12:30 p.m. OPB Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations (CC) FOOD Giada in Italy (CC) 1:00 p.m. KTNW Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire (CC) Alex Guarnaschelli hosts “Supermarket Stakeout” OPB Pati’s Mexican Table (CC) FOOD The Pioneer Woman (CC) 1:30 p.m. FOOD The Pioneer Woman (CC) 2:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 2:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 3:00 p.m. KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC) FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 3:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 4:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 4:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 5:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 5:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 6:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 6:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 7:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 7:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 8:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) SATURDAY Noon FOOD Trisha’s Southern Kitchen (CC) 12:30 p.m. FOOD Girl Meets Farm (CC) 1:00 p.m. OPB Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire (CC) FOOD Kids Baking Championship (CC) 1:30 p.m. KTNW tasteMAKERS (CC) OPB America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated (CC) 2:00 p.m. OPB Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook (CC) FOOD Worst Bakers in America (N) (CC) 2:30 p.m. OPB Martha Bakes (CC) 3:00 p.m. KTNW America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated (CC) FOOD Chopped (CC) 3:30 p.m. KTNW Food Over 50 (CC) 4:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped (CC) 5:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped (CC) 6:00 p.m. OPB The Great British Baking Show (CC) FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 6:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 7:00 p.m. KTNW The Great British Baking Show (CC) FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) 7:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) SUNDAY Noon FOOD The Kitchen (CC) 5:00 p.m. FOOD Worst Cooks in America (CC) 6:00 p.m. FOOD BBQ Brawl: Flay vs. Symon 6:30 p.m. KVEW Chance of Wine (CC) 7:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) 8:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) MONDAY Noon KTNW The Great British Baking Show (CC) FOOD The Kitchen (CC) 12:30 p.m. OPB New Scandinavian Cooking (CC) 1:00 p.m. OPB Cook’s Country From America’s Test Kitchen (CC) FOOD The Pioneer Woman (CC) 1:30 p.m. FOOD The Pioneer Woman (CC) 2:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) 3:00 p.m. KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC) FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) 4:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) 5:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) 6:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) 7:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games (CC) 8:00 p.m. FOOD Kids Baking Championship (N) (CC) TUESDAY Noon FOOD Trisha’s Southern Kitchen (CC) 12:30 p.m. OPB Nick Stellino: Storyteller in the Kitchen (CC) FOOD Delicious Miss Brown 1:00 p.m. KTNW Mexico: One Plate at a Time (CC) OPB Lidia’s Kitchen (CC) FOOD The Pioneer Woman (CC) 1:30 p.m. FOOD The Pioneer Woman (CC) 2:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Junior (CC) 3:00 p.m. KVEW The Rachael Ray Show (CC) FOOD Chopped (CC) 4:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped (CC) 5:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped (CC) 6:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped (CC) 7:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped (CC) 8:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped (CC) Pendleton East-Oregonian, OR: Food Aug 7, 2019 to Aug 13, 2019 East Oregonian and Hermiston Herald | August 7, 2019 Screentime | 21
