Food Network

Aarti Party

Aarti Party is a Food Network television program in the USA, starring Aarti Sequeira, the sixth season winner of the reality series The Next Food Network Star. The program focuses on sharing easy ways to enhance American favorite dishes with simple but unique Indian influences. It premiered on August 22, 2010. Sequeira pitched the idea for the series—similar to a 2008-2010 online cooking variety show she hosted called Aarti Paarti—during her time on The Next Food Network Star. Aarti Party was renewed for a 13-episode second season, which began on December 12, 2010. The third season began on Sunday, July 3, 2011, at 9am/8c according to her website.

The Great Food Truck Race

The Great Food Truck Race is a reality television series, that originally aired on August 15, 2010, on Food Network, with Tyler Florence as the host. It features competing food trucks. The fourth season premiered on August 18, 2013.

Cook Like an Iron Chef

Daring dishes are prepared, and cooking techniques are taught.

24 Hour Restaurant Battle

24 Hour Restaurant Battle is a Food Network reality based cooking television series hosted by Scott Conant that features two teams competing against each other for a shot at their own restaurant.

Kid in a Candy Store

Kid in a Candy Store is a reality television series that originally premiered on Food Network on July 12, 2010. The show follows Adam Gertler on his "hunt to find the craziest desserts in the world of candy confections".

Cupcake Wars

The best cupcake bakers in the country are competing to see who has the best cupcakes. In this war of frosting and sugar, there is only one winner.

Everyday Exotic

Everyday Exotic is a Canadian instructional cooking series starring Roger Mooking. It's produced by Magee TV in association with Food Network Canada. Mooking takes ingredients that are used in everyday cooking and shows how you can use their flavors and/or texture in the dishes he prepares. Ingredients such as papaya, salt cod, duck, nori, and others are featured as the star ingredients.

David Rocco's Dolce Vita

David Rocco's Dolce Vita is a television show hosted by David Rocco. The show is shot on location in and around the cities and countrysides of Italy, following the cultural, social, and culinary escapades of David and his friends. Besides cooking, the show explores the Italian ways of life and ways of food in this culture exposé. David and his wife Nina traipse around Florence and Sicily, cooking dinner for friends, checking out local hot spots, and living the sweet life. The recipes that David makes are generally easy to follow, classic Italian dishes. The whole concept behind the cooking aspect of the program is that good cooking doesn't have to be difficult. The dishes he makes are always elegant and impressive, but simple and quick. Some episodes deal with thematic recipes, such as "The Hunt for Funghi". Other episodes include "The Party", "Boy's Night Out", and "Rocco and the City".

Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen

Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen is an offbeat cooking show starring Nadia Giosia that used to air exclusively on Food Network Canada however also airs on the U.S. Cooking Channel and Food Network UK in the United Kingdom. Described as a show which "looks at the funny side of everyday situations and turns them into occasions worth celebrating". Bitchin' Kitchen evolved from popular three-minute internet videos starring commedienne Giosia as Nadia G.

The Spice Is Right

Worst Cooks in America

12 to 16 contestants with poor cooking skills are taken through an eight-week culinary boot camp, to earn a cash prize of $25,000. The recruits are trained on the various basic cooking techniques including: baking, knife skills, temperature, seasoning and preparation. The final challenge is to cook a restaurant quality three-course meal for three food critics.

Private Chefs of Beverly Hills

Private Chefs of Beverly Hills is a scripted reality television show airing on Food Network. The show follows six chefs from the Big City Chefs private chef placement agency in Beverly Hills, California. The show chronicles preparations for lavish parties for eccentric clientele in the Los Angeles area. A lawsuit was filed against Food Network, claiming the show's idea was stolen from a private chef firm not associated with the show. The private chef firm tried to stop Food Network from airing the show's second season premiere, which aired on October 12, 2010.

What Would Brian Boitano Make?

What Would Brian Boitano Make? is a cooking show on Food Network hosted by Brian Boitano. It first aired on August 23, 2009. The show features Boitano cooking several dishes and then entertaining his friends. Boitano is a self-taught cook, who started cooking in earnest at age 25. The show's name is based on "What Would Brian Boitano Do?", a song from the film South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, and uses a shortened version of the song as its theme music.

Ten Dollar Dinners

Ten Dollar Dinners is a television program hosted by Melissa d'Arabian. It debuted August 9, 2009 at 12:30 PM EST. Melissa d'Arabian is the winner of the fifth season of The Next Food Network Star. The second season of her program premiered in January 2010 on the Food Network. During this season, she received a new kitchen set, which has the set up similar to a home kitchen. The third season of her program premiered in July 2010. In each show, Melissa d'Arabian shows the viewers how to cook up a dinner for four people based on a $10 budget. She shares tips she personally uses to save money while shopping. Each episode has its own theme and usually consists of an appetizer, main course, and dessert. In the beginning of each episode she recites her promise: "Four people, ten bucks, infinite possibilities".

Chefs vs. City

Chefs vs. City is an American television show produced by Food Network. The show stars chefs Aarón Sanchez and Chris Cosentino who travel to different cities of the United States to challenge two local chefs to a variety of food-related challenges. Also starring is actor Ethan Erickson as the show's host. The show first aired on August 7, 2009.

Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin

The Best Thing I Ever Ate

The Best Thing I Ever Ate is one of two flagship shows of the Food Network which premiered on June 22, 2009. The program originally aired as a one-time special in late 2008. The program consists of chefs picking out their favorite dishes in specific categories. Opening Introduction:

Sandra's Money Saving Meals

Tightening your food budget is more important than ever, and Sandra Lee has come to the rescue. Sandra shares her budget-friendly recipes and kitchen tips which not only result in fabulous meals but will save you money as well.

Ultimate Burger Bash With Food Network All-Stars!

The 100 Mile Challenge

The 100 Mile Challenge is a Canadian reality television series produced by Paperny Entertainment and aired on Food Network Canada. The series follows the lives and eating habits of six families living in Mission, British Columbia who, for a period of 100 days, agreed to only consume food and drink that has been grown, raised and produced within a 100-mile radius from Mission. The series is based on the concept of local food consumption as described in the book The 100-Mile Diet authored by J.B. MacKinnon and Alisa Smith where the two authors describe their experience of eating locally for one full year. To coincide with the premiere of the series, FoodTV.ca launched a companion website that Canwest described as "the largest, most innovative and interactive companion website to a series to date". After the series' initial run was concluded, it was announced that the global distribution rights to both the format and the program were acquired by the British company Passion Distribution after which Discovery Communications' Planet Green acquired the rights to broadcast the series in the United States. The success of the series has also inspired other communities in Canada to organize similar challenges.