This Week in Foodie TV

Restaurant: Impossible is in California for the second week in a row, this time in Aptos, CA, where Chef Robert Irvine tries to save the once-successful Ristorante Barolo. That and more in "This Week in Foodie TV!" 

- 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 heads to Scandinavia to indulge in the world of Finnish cuisine

TUESDAY:

• 2:30 PM: Man v. Food* (Food Network, 30 min.)
• BOISE! Adam visits Big Jud's (been there!), tries the famous triple-habanero pizza at Flying Pie Pizzeria, and his challenge is a massive burger/fry/shake meal at Rockies Diner
• 5:00 PM: Eat St. (Cooking Channel, 30 min.)
• Episode highlights "Deli-cious Delights" and catches up with the Lake Street Creamery, a mobile ice-cream parlor in Los Angeles
• 6:00 PM: Foodography* (Cooking Channel, 1 hr.)
• The history of noodles traces the versatile food's path through China, Greece and Italy!

WEDNESDAY:

• 7:00 PM: Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network, 1 hr.)
• Chef Robert Irvine visits Ristorante Barolo, a once-successful Italian bistro in Aptos, CA

THURSDAY:

• 6:00 PM: Throwdown with Bobby Flay* (Cooking Channel, 30 min.)
• Bobby enters into a challenge to bake the perfect wedding cake against one of New York City's top cake designers

FRIDAY:

• 3:00 PM: Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives* (Food Network, 30 min.)
• Guy visits a California restaurant that's over 100 years old to sample their Crab Cioppino (one of my all-time favorites) and Artichoke Soup

SATURDAY:

• 11:30 AM: The Perfect 3 (Cooking Channel, 30 min.)
• Chefs compete in the Perfect 3 Recipe Contest, this time chasing the perfect meatball recipe
• 8:00 PM: Man v. Food* (Food Network, 30 min.)
• LOS ANGELES! The host visits LA to tackle the Orochon Ramen spicy noodle challenge

SUNDAY:

• 8:30 AM: The Best Thing I Ever Made (Food Network, 30 min.)
• Celebrity chefs share their favorite personal dessert recipes including double-chocolate bread pudding and dulce-de-leche churro tots
• 2:00 PM: The Best Thing I Ever Ate* (Food Network, 30 min.)
• Foodie TV personalities share the best dishes they ever ate....with chopsticks!
• 6:00 PM: Food Network Star (Food Network, 1 hr. 30 min.)
• The 90-minute second episode feature the contestants leading tourists on a food tour of NYC and then cook dishes unique to different NYC neighborhoods
• 7:30 PM: Mystery Diners (Food Network, 30 min.)
• Series premiere of the show that takes a look at the world of secret shoppers and restaurant surveillance.