Togo-born dynamo Adjo Honsou has won Season 3 of PBS’s The Great American Recipe, the warm-hearted cooking show whose competitors represent cuisines from different regions of the United States and often, the countries they or their ancestors originally hail from. Adjo, a former bio tech scientist, impressed judges Francis Lam, Tim Hollingsworth, and Tiffany Derry, with dishes from her early years in the West African country. TV Insider asked her about the experience on her show, her favorite dishes, and the future with food. How does it feel to be the winner on The Great American Recipe’s third season? Adjo Honsou: It feels wonderful to be able to represent my culture and heritage and sharing it with such phenomenal cooks. I really, really loved it. As this season’s champ, what are you rewarded with? This season I know that PBS is not doing a cookbook, but I think...
- 8/13/2024
- TV Insider
Gentlemen, re-start your engines.
Apple TV+ has picked up Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s Long Way… motorcycle docuseries for another 10-episode season, TVLine has learned. The renewal comes nearly four years after the Long Way Up season, which was released in September 2020.
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“On a rather tricky, sandy bit of Long Way Up, Charley and I started to daydream about another trip to keep our minds off the scary road at hand! This is that trip,...
Apple TV+ has picked up Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s Long Way… motorcycle docuseries for another 10-episode season, TVLine has learned. The renewal comes nearly four years after the Long Way Up season, which was released in September 2020.
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“On a rather tricky, sandy bit of Long Way Up, Charley and I started to daydream about another trip to keep our minds off the scary road at hand! This is that trip,...
- 8/13/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Peacock released the trailer for Season 2 of “Rutherford Falls,” which premieres all eight of its episodes on June 16. From co-creators Sierra Teller Ornelas, Michael Schur and Ed Helms, the series follows best friends Nathan Rutherford (Helms) and Reagan Wells (Jana Schmieding) as they tackle their careers, love lives and big changes to their small town and the Native American reservation it borders, brought on by casino executive Terry Thomas (Michael Greyeyes).
Ornelas said in a statement, “Ed Helms, Mike Schur, and I had an absolute blast making a show that’s heartfelt, laugh-out-loud funny, and depicts Native Americans in ways you never see on television. Also, a lot of people get punched/kicked in the face. We hope you enjoy Season 2.”
Ornellas is showrunner and writer, and executive produces alongside Mike Falbo, David Milner and Morgan Sackett. The cast includes Ed Helms, Jana Schmieding, Michael Greyeyes, Jesse Leigh, Dustin Milligan,...
Ornelas said in a statement, “Ed Helms, Mike Schur, and I had an absolute blast making a show that’s heartfelt, laugh-out-loud funny, and depicts Native Americans in ways you never see on television. Also, a lot of people get punched/kicked in the face. We hope you enjoy Season 2.”
Ornellas is showrunner and writer, and executive produces alongside Mike Falbo, David Milner and Morgan Sackett. The cast includes Ed Helms, Jana Schmieding, Michael Greyeyes, Jesse Leigh, Dustin Milligan,...
- 6/2/2022
- by Sasha Urban and Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Things are heating up in the “Iron Chef” kitchen.
Netflix announced Wednesday that the latest series in the cooking franchise, “Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend” will debut June 15.
The series will see five new Iron Chefs welcome their Challengers to the reimagined Kitchen Stadium, where they’ll face off and be pushed to the limits of endurance and creativity, as they cook up extraordinary culinary creations. The competition’s most successful Challenger will return to battle in a grand finale for the chance to be named the first-ever “Iron Legend.”
A trailer for the upcoming series, which you can watch above, promises plenty of innovation and exploding flavors in the recipes that each chef will whip up.
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“Nobody does what I do,” says Marcus Samuelsson, one of the Iron Chefs returning to the series.
Netflix announced Wednesday that the latest series in the cooking franchise, “Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend” will debut June 15.
The series will see five new Iron Chefs welcome their Challengers to the reimagined Kitchen Stadium, where they’ll face off and be pushed to the limits of endurance and creativity, as they cook up extraordinary culinary creations. The competition’s most successful Challenger will return to battle in a grand finale for the chance to be named the first-ever “Iron Legend.”
A trailer for the upcoming series, which you can watch above, promises plenty of innovation and exploding flavors in the recipes that each chef will whip up.
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“Nobody does what I do,” says Marcus Samuelsson, one of the Iron Chefs returning to the series.
- 6/1/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
The iconic, epic culinary battle that is Iron Chef is back. Chefs once again battle head-to-head in Netflix’s new series, Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend, premiering on Wednesday, June 15. The trailer (below) offers a look at those battles, including secret ingredients and the “Goat” Masaharu Morimoto, who will be a guest judge along with Francis Lam, Nancy Silverton, Justin Willman, Danny Trejo, Lorena Garcia, Loni Love, and Wolfgang Puck. Series judges are Andrew Zimmern and Nilou Motamed. The teaser previously released also features moments that Iron Chef fans will enjoy. “So, feeling hungry old friend?” Alton Brown asks Mark Dacascos. “Hungry for battle!” Dacascos exclaims. “What a coincidence because that’s exactly what’s on the menu,” Brown tells him before passing him apple, which he bites. Watch the teaser below. Brown returns to the kitchen stadium to host with Kristen Kish. Dacascos reprises his role of The Chairman.
- 6/1/2022
- TV Insider
An untitled documentary about Grammy-winning artist Lizzo is coming to HBO Max this fall, she announced at the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront on Wednesday, while unveiling the first teaser of the film. The doc will follow the singer, songwriter, rapper, flutist and actor from her humble beginnings to her history-making career in music and culture, as she balances the challenges of stardom.
“Growing up I never dreamed I’d get to experience all of the things I’ve accomplished in my life, and I’m just getting started,” Lizzo said in a statement. “I’m so excited I get to share and relive my journey with my fans and HBO Max. From ‘Cuz I Love You’ to my dramatic world tour, losing and gaining love, and creating my new album ‘Special,’ y’all get to see the amount of time, patience, blood, sweat and tears that went into this process.
“Growing up I never dreamed I’d get to experience all of the things I’ve accomplished in my life, and I’m just getting started,” Lizzo said in a statement. “I’m so excited I get to share and relive my journey with my fans and HBO Max. From ‘Cuz I Love You’ to my dramatic world tour, losing and gaining love, and creating my new album ‘Special,’ y’all get to see the amount of time, patience, blood, sweat and tears that went into this process.
- 5/18/2022
- by Sasha Urban, Carson Burton and Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
MTV is reaching for something in the distance: a new iteration of The Hills.
The network has ordered The Hills: Next Gen (working title), featuring a new and more diverse cast of twentysomething friends and aspiring entrepreneurs who are coming of age in a very different Los Angeles, our sister site Deadline reports. The series will explore “race, class, identity, addiction, family drama along with the thrills of romance and becoming self-made amidst the exclusive enclave of the hills in Malibu.”
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The network has ordered The Hills: Next Gen (working title), featuring a new and more diverse cast of twentysomething friends and aspiring entrepreneurs who are coming of age in a very different Los Angeles, our sister site Deadline reports. The series will explore “race, class, identity, addiction, family drama along with the thrills of romance and becoming self-made amidst the exclusive enclave of the hills in Malibu.”
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- 5/18/2022
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Bon appetit! A cooking competition inspired by culinary legend Julia Child and featuring her “superfans” as contestants has been ordered at Food Network and Discovery Plus, Variety has learned exclusively.
Based on the legacy of Child, who motivated generations of home cooks with her talent, enthusiasm and humor, “The Julia Child Challenge” will see eight top-notch home cooks compete in high-stakes culinary challenges to find out who has the fire, skill and passion to win the first-ever primetime competition series dedicated to all things Julia, per the show’s official description. The competitors, all Julia Child superfans, share personal stories about their hero, cook in a kitchen recreated in the likeness of where Julia herself cooked, using the same ingredients Julia used and are even guided by Julia herself through a larger-than-life television screen right in the middle of all the action.
“The Julia Child Challenge” features Antonia Lofaso as...
Based on the legacy of Child, who motivated generations of home cooks with her talent, enthusiasm and humor, “The Julia Child Challenge” will see eight top-notch home cooks compete in high-stakes culinary challenges to find out who has the fire, skill and passion to win the first-ever primetime competition series dedicated to all things Julia, per the show’s official description. The competitors, all Julia Child superfans, share personal stories about their hero, cook in a kitchen recreated in the likeness of where Julia herself cooked, using the same ingredients Julia used and are even guided by Julia herself through a larger-than-life television screen right in the middle of all the action.
“The Julia Child Challenge” features Antonia Lofaso as...
- 2/16/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
When Chrissy Teigen opened up about her battle with postpartum depression and anxiety, the model explained how the condition took a toll on her mentally and physically, and in her work life. One of the projects that had to take a backseat to her health was her second cookbook.
After welcoming her daughter Luna Simone, 11 months, with husband John Legend, Teigen started noticing symptoms when she returned from maternity leave to host Lip Sync Battle.
“Getting out of bed to get to set on time was painful. My lower back throbbed; my shoulders—even my wrists—hurt,” she wrote in...
After welcoming her daughter Luna Simone, 11 months, with husband John Legend, Teigen started noticing symptoms when she returned from maternity leave to host Lip Sync Battle.
“Getting out of bed to get to set on time was painful. My lower back throbbed; my shoulders—even my wrists—hurt,” she wrote in...
- 3/7/2017
- by Ana Calderone
- PEOPLE.com
After last night's episode of Fresh Off the Boat aired, Eddie Huang, the restaurateur whose life and book "inspired" the ABC sitcom, sounded off against the show on Twitter. He said he didn't watch the show, and that after the pilot (which he was ambivalent about), it veered "so far from the truth," he didn't recognize his own life. He sees the ABC show as a watered-down, anemic version of his raw memoir. It's a tempting argument: Who better to judge the authenticity of this show than the person it's supposedly based on? Throughout his career, Huang has been concerned with the idea of authenticity. Remember his conversation with Francis Lam about appropriation in cooking? Or the time he slammed Marcus Samuelsson's Harlem restaurant Red Rooster? The ABC show is yet another instance of misappropriation — only this time, it's a highly personal one. By scrubbing away the violence of...
- 4/8/2015
- by E. Alex Jung
- Vulture
A fifth season of Top Chef Masters, a spinoff of Bravo's Top Chef featuring seasoned culinary all-stars, has been announced by the cable network. Set to debut July 24, the returning series will again be hosted by Curtis Stone and feature the new addition of Gail Simmons as head critic, who'll lead the judging panel featuring returning critics James Oseland, Ruth Reichl and Francis Lam. Also joining the series this season as judge is Lesley Suter, food editor at Los Angeles magazine. Q&A: 'Top Chef: Seattle's' Hugh Acheson on Belgian Knights, Being a 'Jackass' and the Food Fad He
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- 6/6/2013
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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