Fire in the sky Return to ground zero with ‘Chernobyl’
By Francis Babin TV Media
The year is 2019, but we might as well be living in 1994. The summer’s most anticipated movie is “The Lion King,” “Friends” is one of the hottest television shows, and overalls and, heaven help us, fanny packs might be making a comeback. As usual in the entertainment world, what’s old is new again, and this time the pop culture pendulum has swung back to the 1990s. Look no further than the small screen for evidence of this ’90s domination. From “Fuller House” and “Schooled” to the upcoming “Mad About You” revival, it’s safe to say that we are in the thick of it.
That does not mean that other decades are getting short shrift, however. When it comes to miniseries based on true events, it seems that the 1980s are all the rage. “I Am the Night” on TNT, “Mindhunter” on Netflix, “Black Monday” on Showtime — these are just a few of the current ’80s-themed series, and this week another show joins the throng. Travel back to 1986 and witness the haunting true story of one of the world’s worst man-made catastrophes when “Chernobyl” premieres Monday, May 6, on HBO.
Imagine waking up to see birds falling from a sky filled with smoke and fire while a loudspeaker loudly repeats “Attention! Attention!” This might sound like something out of a post-apocalyptic film, or even a nightmare, but it was the terrifying reality that the citizens of Pripyat, Soviet Ukraine, woke up to on one fateful day in April 1986. The Chernobyl power plant located near the nowabandoned town had suffered a catastrophic nuclear accident and was unleashing radioactive material that threatened all of eastern Europe — and that was just the beginning.
HBO’s “Chernobyl” explores how and why the nuclear disaster happened. Most people are aware of the reactor explosion, but that is often the extent of the general public’s knowledge about the accident. Some are even less knowledge able, only knowing what they have seen in horror movies such as “Chernobyl Diaries” (2012). How did the explosion at the Chernobyl power plant hap
pen? Who was at fault? Could it have been prevented? How will the radiation impact the surrounding area and its people? Appointed by the Kremlin to investigate the accident, Soviet scientist Valery Legasov (Jared Harris, “The Terror”) and nuclear physicist Ulana Khomyuk (Emily Watson, “Genius”) seek answers to these important questions and hope to ensure that something like this can never happen again. The pair report their findings to Boris Shcherbina (Stellan Skarsgård, “River”), head of the Bureau for Fuel and Energy of the Soviet Union, who is tasked with leading the investigation into the disaster. During the scientists’ investigation into the how and why of the disaster,
risked their lives to save others, and some ultimately perished from radiation-related illnesses.
Directed by Johan Renck (“The Last Panthers”), the five-part miniseries digs deep into the fate of the firefighters, soldiers, first responders, townspeople and plant workers who were in the path of the disaster, as well as the bureaucrats who wanted to sweep the devastation under the rug. The actions of Anatoly Dyatlov (Paul Ritter, “Cold Feet”), Lyudmyla Ignatenko (Jessie Buckley, “The Woman in White”), Nikolai Fomin (Adrian Rawlins, “Darkest Hour,” 2017), Viktor Bryukhanov (Con O’Neill, “Uncle”) and numerous others are portrayed with edge-of-yourseat accuracy.
At the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, writer and creator Craig Mazin explained that he wanted the miniseries to be as close to reality as possible: “We want to be as accurate as we can be. We never changed anything to make it more dramatic or to hype it up. The last thing we wanted to do is fall into the same trap that liars fall into.”
While pitching the idea of a television drama about the Chernobyl disaster to the president of HBO Miniseries, Mazin described the show as a combination of horror movie, war movie, political thriller and a courtroom drama, and he’s not wrong.
“Chernobyl” was more than a nuclear accident, and in this era of misinformation, the government’s reaction to the disaster seems incredibly topical. The miniseries aims to shed light on this misinformation and the lessdiscussed aspects of the tragedy.
The 1980s were marred with a number of large-scale tragedies, such as the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, the 1984 Bhopal disaster and the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill — these were major news stories in their day, and the effects of some can still be felt, but they are not talked about with the same fervor and interest as the Chernobyl disaster is today. Perhaps it is due to our fear of nuclear power (in large part because of this incident) or the creepiness of a radioactive ghost town stuck in time — regardless of what part of the story resonates with us, understanding the disaster is important. On Monday, May 6, discover what truly happened in the No. 4 nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant when “Chernobyl” premieres on HBO.
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
How great was it outside in New York City? It was 77 degrees out there! It was so nice outside, even President Trump did a little spring cleaning — he threw out his secretary of Homeland Security.
The Late Late Show With James Corden
President Trump tweeted out a campaign video created by a supporter that featured music from the 2012 Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises.” Donald Trump isn’t anything like Batman. Batman actually WAS a billionaire.
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Kim Kardashian West says she’s planning to take the bar exam. She wants to be a lawyer. She announced this in an interview with Vogue magazine. She said she is in the first year of a four-year apprenticeship with a law firm in San Francisco. I have a feeling she’s gonna be in that first year for a lot of years.
Weekend Update With Colin Jost and Michael Che
Paramount had begun developing a new movie called “Summer Nights,” which will be a prequel to the classic movie “Grease” — a prequel that will finally explain why everyone in that high school was in their late thirties.
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Sports this week
NBCSN NHL Hockey Stanley Cup Playoffs. (Live) (2:45)
8:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Playoffs. (Live) (2:30)
9:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
9:30 p.m. ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
FSN Spotlight (0:30)
9:45 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:45)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
FSN WPT Poker (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
10:30 p.m. ESPN2 Unlocking Victory (0:30)
NBCSN NHL Top 10 (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (1:00)
ESPN2 2019 PFL Roster the Selection (1:00)
FSN 18 Holes (0:30)
GOLF Golf’s Greatest Rounds (3:00)
NBCSN Curling World Cup Grand Final United States vs. China (Live) (2:30)
TNT Inside the NBA (Live) (1:00)
11:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (0:30)
HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)
Thursday, May 9
8:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Twins Live Post-game (0:30)
NBCSN Pro Football Talk (2:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Lund: The Ultimate Fishing Experience (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 Get Up! (2:00)
FSN DFL Soccer Fran. at Lev. (2:00)
9:30 a.m. GOLF EPGA Golf Round 1 British Masters. (Live) (1:30)
10:00 a.m. NBCSN Sky Sports News (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN MLB Baseball Min. at Tor. (2:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 1 Regions Tradition. (Live) (3:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (1:00)
FSN PBA Bowling Round of 16 Playoffs. (2:00)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
2:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 1
Byron Nelson. (Live) (3:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN High Noon (0:30)
ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (1:00)
FSN MLB Baseball Min. at Tor. (2:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 High Noon (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN Spotlight (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR K&N Pro Series (1:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Spotlight (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (Live) (1:00)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
6:30 p.m. ESPN2 Mike Tyson’s Greatest Hits (1:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Byron Nelson. (3:00)
7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Playoffs. (Live) (2:30)
FSN PBA Bowling Round of 16 Playoffs. (2:30)
7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Unlocking Victory (0:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 Mixed Martial Arts Professional Fighters League. (Live) (2:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Playoffs. (Live) (2:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 1 Regions Tradition. (3:00)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
10:30 p.m. FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker (1:00)
NBCSN Curling World Cup Grand Final Canada vs. United States (Live) (2:30)
Friday, May 10
8:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
NBCSN Pro Football Talk (2:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 Get Up! (2:00)
FSN MLS Soccer Sea at MIN (2:00)
9:30 a.m. GOLF EPGA Golf Round 2 British Masters. (Live) (1:30)
10:00 a.m. NBCSN Sky Sports News (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN PBA Bowling Round of 16 Playoffs. (2:00)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 2 Regions Tradition. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN UCI Cycling EschbornFrankfurt. (1:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN UCI Cycling Stage 1 Doncaster - Selby Tour of Yorkshire. (1:00)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (1:00)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
NBCSN Tour of California (1:00)
1:30 p.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
2:30 p.m. FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Byron Nelson. (Live) (3:00)
FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN Dale Jr. Download (1:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Softball Women’s SEC Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Spotlight (0:30)
6:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Byron Nelson. (3:00)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Playoffs. (Live) (2:30)
FSN MLB Baseball Det. at Min. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
7:30 p.m. NBCSN Curling World Cup Grand Final China vs. United States (Live) (2:30)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
11:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
Saturday, May 11
8:00 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR Bundesliga Matchday (Live) (0:30)
ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
8:30 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR DFL Soccer (Live) (2:00)
(29) WFTC Sports Stars of Tomorrow (0:30)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 World of X Games (1:00)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
NBCSN Match of the Week (2:00)
9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Cheerleading Division 1A UCA College Championship. (1:00)
10:30 a.m. FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
11:00 a.m. (11) KARE EPCR Rugby Final Champions Cup. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN NCAA Softball Women’s Championship ACC Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Softball Women’s Championship The American Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
NBCSN Inside MotoAmerica (1:00)
11:30 a.m. FSN Larry Smith Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
Noon FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Byron Nelson. (Live) (1:45)
NBCSN Tour of California (1:00)
SHOW ALL ACCESS: Wilder vs. Breazeale (0:30)
3:00 p.m. NBCSN IAAF Track & Field Day 1 World Relays. (2:00)
4:00 p.m. ESPN2 UFC Archival (1:00)
FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
4:30 p.m. (11) KARE Post-Race Show (Live) (0:30)
FSN 18 Holes (0:30)
5:00 p.m. (23) WUCW The James Brown Show (0:30)
ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL Combine (0:30)
FSN 18 Holes (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN NCAA Beach Volleyball Women’s Collegiate Championship. (Live) (1:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
FSN Angling Buzz (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Byron Nelson. (4:30)
6:30 p.m. ESPN2 Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL (0:30)
FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR Boxing Jarrett Hurd vs. Julian Williams Premier Champions. (Live) (2:00)
(11) KARE NHL Hockey Stanley Cup Playoffs. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN UFC UFC 237 Preliminaries (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Softball Women’s Championship SEC Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
FSN MLB Baseball Det. at Min. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
7:30 p.m. NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
8:00 p.m. NBCSN Curling World Cup Grand Final Gold Medal (Live) (2:30)
NBCSN IMSA Auto Racing Prototype Challenge Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio. (1:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN High Noon (0:30)
ESPN2 Max on Boxing (0:30)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
ESPN2 NCAA Softball Women’s SEC Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Backroads With Ron and Raven (0:30)
NBCSN IndyCar Auto Racing IndyCar Series Qualifying Grand Prix. (Live) (1:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN Lindner’s Angling Edge (0:30)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Angling Buzz (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:30)
9:00 p.m. SHOW ALL ACCESS: Wilder vs. Breazeale (0:30)
9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)
ESPN NBA Basketball Playoffs. (Live) (2:30)
ESPN2 Max on Boxing (0:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 2 Regions Tradition. (3:00)
SHOW Boxing Ruben Villa vs. Luis Alberto Lopez Shobox: The New Generation. (Live) (2:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
TBS eSports Semifinal Msdossary vs. The Royal (1:00)
10:15 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:20)
10:30 p.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
12:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
1:00 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)
(7) KCCO Road to the PGA Championship (1:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Baseball LSU at Ark. (Live) (3:00)
FSN MLB Baseball Det. at Min. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN FINA Swimming Day 1 Champions Series. (Live) (2:00)
1:45 p.m. GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:15)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP eSports Stage 2 Playoffs. (Live) (3:00)
(7) KCCO PGA Golf Round 3 Byron Nelson. (Live) (3:00)
(11) KARE Pre-Race Show (Live) (0:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 3 Regions Tradition. (Live) (3:00)
2:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Prairie Sportsman (0:30)
(11) KARE IndyCar Auto Racing IndyCar Series Grand Prix. (Live) (2:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN Boxing Miguel Berchelt vs. Francisco Vargas Top Rank. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN2 E:60 Pictures (0:30)
9:30 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:30)
ESPN2 E:60 Profile (0:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
10:30 p.m. FSN 18 Holes (0:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Round 3 Regions Tradition. (3:00)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
11:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
NBCSN IMSA Auto Racing Michelin Pilot Challenge Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio. (2:00)
11:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (0:30)
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Urban cuisine Local chefs face off in ‘Bite Club’
By Andrew Warren TV Media
Serious foodies know that every city is unique. Oh, I’m not just talking about the sights, the monuments and the culture. Every city has its own unique culinary scenes and traditions, even if you do need to dig beneath the surface to find it.
Food Network chef Tyler Florence returns for a second season of “Bite Club” on Tuesday, May 7, with a visit to a new city and a new restaurant. In each episode,
Florence visits a new town where he invites three of the host city’s resident chefs to throw down in a culinary battle. Two more local chefs serve as the judges, sampling the food put out by their peers and ultimately awarding the title of Bite Club Champion to one of them.
Simple, right? Well, it’s a tad more complicated than that — and a lot more local. To keep things on theme, the chefs all cook in a local restaurant, but there’s no home-terrain advantage to be had; the restaurant is
always one that none of the chefs have cooked in before, leaving them in the dark about just what ingredients, cooking equipment and even serving dishes they’ll have at their disposal until they’re already in the thick of things.
In the first round of cooking, each of the three local chefs reveals a special ingredient that they’ve brought to the table, and then all three of those mismatched ingredients must be used in each chef’s dish. In the second and final round, the host reveals three ingredients that
speak to the culinary heritage and traditions of the area, and again the chefs are challenged to somehow bring them all together into a cohesive dish that speaks to their hometown’s palates. There have been a few tweaks to the show’s format since the first season, but its core remains unchanged: three local chefs engaged in a friendly cook-off in a strange kitchen, using local ingredients to put out the best food that they can. Local pride is on the line in the second season of “Bite Club,” premiering Tuesday, May 7, on Food Network.
Sunday, May 5
Noon (8) WDSE Around the Farm Table
1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE Lidia’s Kitchen Today’s menu includes swordfish skewers with a sweet and sour sauce and stuffed calamari.
2:00 p.m. (9) KAWE The Great British Baking Show The remaining bakers undertake double-crusted fruit pies, English custard tart.
Monday, May 6
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Tuesday, May 7
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Wednesday, May 8
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Thursday, May 9
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Friday, May 10
12:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Food Over 50 Creative desserts that contain a healthy package of nutritionally sweet benefits.
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Saturday, May 11
7:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke
TRAV Food Paradise We feature comfort food just like mama used to make: from mac ‘n’ cheese to pot pie.
7:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Lucky Chow Track the evolution of Chinese food in America through the eyes of two restaurateurs.
8:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Nick Stellino: Storyteller in the Kitchen
TRAV Food Paradise This food tour heads to eateries for handheld food, with no bowls, plates or utensils.
8:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Moveable Feast With Fine Cooking Pete goes to Mexico City and meets top chefs Jorge Vallejo and Eduardo Garcia.
9:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Martha Bakes Learn to bake anise-flavored chrabeli, jam-filled linzer cookies and pfeffernusse.
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Walleye, bundt cake, and the Jucy Lucy are on tap for Andrew in the Twin Cities.
9:30 a.m. (2) KTCA How to Cook Well
With Rory O’Connell Celeriac fritters and casserole roast pheasant are made.
10:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Mexico: One Plate at a Time Rick makes classic ceviche. (N)
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Andrew samples smoked salmon, soda bread, black pudding and Guinness in Dublin.
10:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations Dishes include: grilled oysters; oyster tama-
les with red chili sauce; and oyster chowder. (N)
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Miami’s beaches make it a hot spot, but it’s the food that really gives this city flavor.
11:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Jacques Pepin’s Heart & Soul in the Kitchen Jacques prepares dishes once enjoyed with his dear cooking companion Julia Child.
11:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Lidia’s Kitchen Lidia demonstrates a fun way to make friends and family happy with a pasta party.
Noon (2) KTCA Sara’s Weeknight Meals
(9) KAWE America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated
12:30 p.m. (2) KTCA America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Becky Hays makes Julia a Brazilian classic: shrimp and fish stew.
1:00 p.m. (2) KTCA Jamie’s Quick and Easy Food Asian tuna steak salad and sweet and sour chicken noodles are served.
1:30 p.m. (2) KTCA New Scandinavian Cooking Niklas investigates the great variety of produce from a productive farmland.
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE To Dine for With Kate Sullivan Jim McIngvale takes us to Lopez Family Restaurant.
3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated
4:00 p.m. (8) WDSE Confucius Was a Foodie Christine eats her way through the Chinese Solar Lunar calendar.
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