by: RITA SHERROW World Television Editor
Friday, September 30, 2011
9/30/2011 5:11:14 AM
The Cooking Channel is welcoming back several series, introducing some new shows and scheduling a few specials this week and beyond.
On "Chuck's Day Off," chef Chuck Hughes spends a few days in the hospital following a scooter accident and decides to pay back the hospital staff for all their support with a special thank-you meal. 3 p.m. Sunday.
San Diego is the first port of call for "Eat Street" with a visit to Mangia Mangia Mobile followed in Austin by the Pig Vicious Trailer filled with pork and the Cazamance Trailer for Senegalese cuisine. 7 p.m. Oct. 11.
Debi and Gabriele make the move into their new home on "Extra Virgin" and decide to hold a yard sale inviting the neighbors to taste test wood-fired breakfast pizza, fried Tuscan olives and limoncello spritzer. 9:30 p.m. Oct. 19.
New series coming to the channel include:
"Simply Baking" with chef, baker and pâtissier Lorraine Pascale features old favorites and twists on modern classics. First up: Parmesan and poppy seed lollipops, simple soda bread, blueberry and lemon mille-feuille and an "I Can't Believe You Made That!" cake. 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
"Easy Chinese: San Francisco" launched last Saturday and continues with episodes on San Francisco's Ferry Plaza Market, San Dong Noodle House, Monterrey Abalone Farm, Great Eastern Dim Sum House and the Palace of Fine Arts. In the series, Ching-He Huang explores Chinese cuisine with a "contemporary, regional spin." Noon Saturday.
TV specials coming up include:
"The Donatella Project" with famed restaurateur Donatella Arpaia adding consulting to her food empire and coming to the rescue of restaurants in need of her guidance on anything and everything. 7 p.m. Sunday.
"He Cooks, She Cooks" has award-winning LA chefs David Lentz as the "He" and Suzanne Goin as the "She" giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look as they prepare for and host a benefit for the Hollywood Farmers Market. This married couple with three small children also travels to discover the sources of their menus and challenge each other to create different dishes using the same ingredients. 7 p.m. Oct. 16.
"Cupcake Confidential" follows three cupcake entrepreneurs at different stages in their careers. 7 p.m. Oct. 23.
"Chefography: Chuck" gets up close and personal with Chuck Hughes, the accomplished chef, restaurant owner and successful television host. 7 p.m. Oct. 30.
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