This Week in Foodie TV

Triple D goes to Guy's "Johnny Garlic's" on Monday's new episode, plus a Friday re-run visits one of the most unique burger joints I have ever been to, "Tioli's Crazee Burger" in San Diego's North Park neighborhood.

No Reservations attends the "Cook It Raw" festival in Japan and Guy Fieri profiles his own restaurant, Johnny Garlic's on Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives. Read on to hear more about these and what else foodies will be setting their DVRs to this week.

- All shows listed are new episodes unless marked with *
- All times are set for Pacific Standard Time (+1MST, +2CST, +3EST)
  



MONDAY:

• 6:00 PM: Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel, 1 hr.)
• Tony travels to Japan to profile the "Cook It Raw" festival where 15 of the world's top chefs gather to discuss new techniques and ideas
• 7:00 PM: Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives (Food Network, 30 min.)
• Guy takes us inside his very own restaurant, Johnny Garlic's, in Santa Rosa, CA.

TUESDAY:

• 7:00 PM: Chopped (Food Network, 1 hr.)
• Secret ingredients include pre-made salad dressing, fortune cookies and branzino

WEDNESDAY:

• 1:00 PM: Extreme Restaurants* (Travel Channel, 1 hr.)
• Some of the most unusual spots to dine, including one that features meals in the dark
• 7:00 PM: Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network, 1 hr.)
• Chef Robert attempts to revive Pappas Restaurant, a Greek eatery in Benicia, CA that is threatened by two feuding brothers who cannot co-exist under their co-owning father.
• 8:00 PM: Chopped: All-Stars* (Food Network, 1 hr.)
• A re-airing of Sunday's grand finale where the winner earns $50,000 for their favorite charity

THURSDAY:

• 1:00 PM: Bacon Paradise* (Travel Channel, 1 hr.)
• Are you an ardent believer in the "bacon makes everything better" motto? Then this show is for you!

FRIDAY:

• 8:00 PM: Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives* (Food Network, 30 min.)
• A special on pork dishes from coast-to-coast stops at an eatery in Long Beach, CA that does a honey-marinated chop stuffed with apples & cranberries.
• 8:30 PM: Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives* (Food Network, 30 min.)
• We're telling you to go back-to-back on the Triple D tonight because this episode features a spot in San Diego I've been to called Tioli's Crazee Burger...which has more than 30 burgers on the menu made up from different meats and custom sauces. Seriously, check out the menu. You'll find an Ostrich Burger with Lemon Chive Cream Sauce or a Kangaroo burger with Creamed Horseradish Sauce!

SATURDAY:

• 6:00 PM: Casting 'Food Network Star' (Food Network, 30 min.)
• A look behind the casting process of the 8th season of Food Network Star with team captains Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis, and Alton Brown

Who will you support....Team Bobby, Team Giada or Team Alton?

SUNDAY:

• 8:30 AM: The Best Thing I Ever Made (Food Network, 30 min.)
• Chefs, including two of our faves Geoffrey Zakarian and Michael Chiarello, share their favorite dishes to serve their own families for dinner
• 12:00 PM: Best of Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives* (Food Network, 1 hr.)
• Guy takes a look back at his favorite Triple D moments and stops from his first nine seasons
• 5:00 PM: Chefography (Cooking Channel, 1 hr.)



Season 8 debuts Sunday at 6pm PST

• Ever think about what it takes to be a TV food personality? Watch this to see what it's like as Chef Roger Mooking juggles family, 2 TV shows, and a restaurant career
• 6:00 PM: Food Network Star (Food Network, 2 hr.)
• The two-hour season premier of the show that has produced the likes of Guy Fieri, team captains Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis and Alton Brown choose their teams and the first challenge is issued by special guest chef (and Appetíto personal fave) Robert Irvine
• 8:00 PM: Invention Hunters (Food Network, 30 min.)
• Series debut that features a pair of invention scouts probing the country for the next innovative kitchen, drink, or food gadgets