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shows long over, it’s easier than ever to find the chef on TV these days.

“Emeril’s Florida” is currently airing Sundays on Cooking Channel, and it’s no surprise that the chef’s sunny personality is a perfect match for the Sunshine State. Over the course of each season, he travels around the state visiting restaurants, resorts and festivals with one thing on his mind: food.

Of course, a chef is a chef, and Emeril can’t resist sharing some of his own favorite recipes with those of us watching at home. Not surprisingly, his dishes often feature bounteous seafood that comes in fresh every day.

The next episode, airing Sunday, Feb. 28, is a perfect example of this. Emeril decides to stop by three of Florida’s best resorts. He’s not there for fun in the sun, though. He’s there for the food. His first stop is a familiar one for him. At Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal, he swings into Tchoup Chop, an acclaimed restaurant that is familiar territory for the chef. After all, Emeril owns it!

After two more stops — Scarpetta in the Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach and Kuro at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino — Emeril heads back to his own kitch- en, where he works with some of that fresh seafood that he loves so much. On the menu this time is a slow-roasted salmon served with a garlic potato purée.

Emeril first shot to fame with his own take on New Orleans cooking, a style that he calls “New New Orleans,” but Florida’s now the state that he calls home. He’s certainly embraced his adopted state, and it’s TV watchers at home who get to reap the benefits. A new episode of “Emeril’s Florida” airs Sunday, Feb. 28, on Cooking Channel.

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Creed Sylvester Stallone returns to the role that made him famous in this spinoff of the Rocky franchise. Retired boxer Rocky Balboa (Stallone) has put his fighting life behind him and now owns a restaurant in Philadelphia. But when Adonis “Donnie” Johnson (Jordan), the son of his old rival, pays him a visit, he allows himself to be drawn back into the boxing world to train the young man. Along with several of his old boxing buddies, Rocky starts teaching his young protégé everything he knows about fighting in the ring. After Donnie defeats a well-known local fighter, word begins to spread about his skill and his legendary trainer. Soon enough, he’s contacted by “Pretty” Ricky Conlan (Bellew), the light heavyweight champion, who’s on the brink of retirement and wants to make Donnie his last fight.

Director:RyanCoogler.Stars:MichaelB.Jordan,SylvesterStallone, TessaThompson,TonyBellew, PhyliciaRashad.2015.133min. Drama.