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cooking school confidential

Do you dream of trading it all in for a spin in culinary school? Of taking your cooking skills from hobby to career? Of mastering the art of French cooking and more? If that sounds like you, tune into Cooking School Confidential and follow four students as they do just that. Cooking School Confidential follows [...

Cupcake Confidential

This episode introduces three cupcake entreprenuers at different stages in their career in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orlando. Brandon, a former rocker that gave up music for cupcakes, pleases his hip bay-area clients but his unorthadox managing style puts him at odds with his employees. As she transitions from an online cupcakery to a fixed storefront, Erica dreams of becoming the next cupcake princess of Los Angeles, but realizes that, without the presence of celebrity clients, her grand opening may not be as grand as she hoped. Hollis, a well established cupcake artist in Orlando, FL, may have bitten off more than she can chew by areeing to take on two events on the same day at the same time.

Eden Eats: Austin

On Eden Eats, Eden Grinshpan arrives in Austin Texas for her 24 hour around the world food adventure. If you think you're in for BBQ and Tex-Mex think again! Eden is invited into each kitchen and discovers how people from all over the world have re-created their lives and culture through food.

Hidden Eats USA

From a small family-run restaurant that serves up the most authentic Uzbekian-Korean cuisine in Brighton Beach, NY...to the pop-up Vietnamese place hidden in the back of a gourmet sandwich shop in Charleston, SC, host Aarti Sequeira will be your guide to the most unexpected and off-the-beaten path eateries across America.

Red, White & Grill With Roger Mooking and Elizabeth Karmel

Chef Roger Mooking is teaming up with America's premier grilling expert, Chef Elizabeth Karmel, to revamp old-fashioned outdoor summer cuisine and create an original backyard grill-inspired menu on the new show Red, White & Grill.

The best thing on sliced bread

The Great Steak Challenge 2

The Great Steak Challenge brings together two of America's timeless and tastiest obsessions...Steak and wine! Ten amateur chefs from around the country go head-to-head at the beautiful Beringer vineyards in Napa Valley for $25,000 in prize money, all to see who has the best steak recipe, paired with a Beringer wine.

Titans of Taste: Fast Food Kings

There’s no denying it, Americans love fast food. It’s a love affair that stems from our passion for cars. As the automobile became more affordable, people became more mobile; as we moved about, our food needed to learn how to move with us. Inevitably, the fast food industry was born, and delicious meals were wrapped and ready to go. Who are those fast food industry kings that have fed our appetites for good food and fast service? Whose logos and products have become both popular brands and immediately identifiable pop icons? We’re climbing behind the wheel and heading cross-country to uncover all there is to know about our fast food favorites. Over the course of an hour we’ll learn the story of the visionaries behind Kentucky Fried Chicken, Wendy’s and McDonald’s. We’ll meet the people closest to them--family, friends and employees and reveal the passion and circumstances that drove them to succeed.

Today's Special: NY Indian

Actor and comedian Aasif Mandvi joins culinary legend Madhur Jaffrey on a hilarious weekend tour of Indian cuisine within the boroughs of New York City. They hit Madhur's favorite haunts: from Manhattan cab stands to Little India in Jackson Heights, Queens, tasting the flavors of regional cuisine. Taking in all he's learned, Aasif teams up with Chef Akhtar Nawab to create a fabulous birthday feast for his family and friends.