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Longtime meat enthusiast Michael Symon will head to some of the country's most-esteemed barbecue competitions in America for an up-close look at the fiery showdowns and red-hot 'cue being cooked up from Tennessee to Texas to Georgia and everywhere in between.

Sebastian Maniscalco has two passions: comedy and eating. He loves food but has questions about how it's made and why we eat the way we do. Follow this hilarious social observer as he tries to answer his own hot-button questions in the world of food.

In "Kitchen Impossible", Tim Mälzer joins his colleagues and good friends in a cooking competition. The two opponents enter into a culinary competition in the toughest conditions and travel separately from each other into different countries.

Jet Tila shares his favorite go-to recipes and shops at his family's grocery store.

Food lovers Steven Lim and Andrew, along with their cameraman Adam, embark on the ultimate food adventure, trying delicious foods at three price points: affordable, middle tier, and luxury. At the end of the episode, the gang decides which item is the most "worth it" at its given price.

A revamp of the show 'Good Eats' which first aired on Food Network. After the show's dormancy began, the show permanently moved to the Cooking Channel, the sister of Food Network. Alton Brown takes a scientific approach to food and educates America about the basic or complex food preparation and popular dishes and styles of cooking.

Paul Hollywood goes on a culinary and cultural road trip across Japan, exploring the extraordinary country through its food and unique eating experiences.

A Cook's Tour is a travel and food show that aired on the Food Network. Host Anthony Bourdain visits exotic countries and cities worldwide where hosts treat him to local culture and cuisine.

Kardea Brown shares down-home, Southern eats from her South Carolina kitchen. She takes generations of family recipes and makes them her own as she cooks for family and friends at her Sea Island home.

To find out about the food she feeds her family, Nadiya meets fishermen, farmers, chefs and producers across the country and creates delicious new recipes inspired by their produce.

On Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse, join the adventure as celebrated chef Emeril Lagasse embarks on a food-fueled global exploration. Emeril hits the road with his best friends and biggest chefs in the world to discover popular food movements and local culinary traditions. With Marcus Samuelsson in Sweden, Mario Batali in China, José Andrés in Spain, Danny Bowien in South Korea, Nancy Silverton in Italy and Aarón Sánchez in Cuba.

In this first-of-its-kind series, Guy is leading a search to find the next big talent to lead a brand-new culinary-travel show on Food Network. After receiving and sorting through thousands of submissions from hopeful hosts with promising concepts, Guy and his team of food and television experts narrowed it down to a final group of prospects that will vie to have their idea developed into a show on Guy's Big Project. The six-episode journey documents every twist and turn as the prospects move from initial pitch through development to network review, to the ultimate end goal - the premiere of a new show on Food Network.

Jamie Oliver travels the Med in search of deliciously traditional and vibrantly innovative ways of cooking, from fresh flavours to brilliant simplicity, bringing us a taste of holiday at home.

Nadiya Hussain proves that cooking with spices doesn't have to be complicated by using just eight simple spices to create mouthwatering meals for every occasion.

Jamie Oliver and his friend and mentor Gennaro Contaldo go right to the heart of Italian cuisine. The pair travel far and wide to learn Italy's best-kept secrets from the true masters of the Italian kitchen-the nonnas and the home cooks who have perfected recipes that have been lovingly handed down over generations. Jamie and Gennaro will be picking up tips and showing us how we can recreate these authentic masterpieces in our own homes. Traveling to eight different regions-from Puglia in Spring and the Aeolian Islands in Summer to Tuscany in Autumn and Rome in Winter - Jamie and Gennaro uncover the wisdom of the locals, experience seasonal foodie delights and learn the secrets of mouth-watering regional recipes to pass on to future generations and food lovers around the world.

The show sees life long friends Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty opening a little pop-up caff at the end of Southend pier to serve up the best of British food. They also putting their reputations on the line when they travel around the continent in their Ford Capri to take on Europe's best produce.

Food Paradise is a television series on the Travel Channel that features the best places to find various cuisines at food locations across America. Each episode focuses on a certain type of restaurant, such as "Diners", "Bars", "Drive-Thru's" or "Breakfast" places that people go to find a certain food.

Host Andrew Zimmern visits families across America to explore how the cultural, regional and historical facets of who we are inform what and how we eat.

TLC turns up the sizzle with an in-depth look at the world of competitive barbecue. Each year millions of people travel to one of the events on the BBQ circuit, where they sample the wares of the leading chefs of American barbecue. Cameras follow competitors from their homes as they prepare for the competitions, to the last bite of brisket and a judge's verdict. These pit masters spend hours slaving over their rubs, sauces and strategies, with meat on their minds 24/7. And by no means secondary to the competition, the outrageous customized barbecue pits take on personas of their own.

In "Legends of the Fork" Valastro travels the country in search of the most renowned American dishes and restaurants to uncover the "secret sauce" to their success. Returning to the bakery, "Cake Dynasty" (working title), follows Buddy and his family as they bring the Carlo's Bakery cake empire to new levels.

Chef and food truck aficionado Brad Miller travels across the country to find the latest and greatest bites on wheels. He highlights the innovative chefs who push the boundaries of food and their customers' curious palates.

Breaking down the secrets of talented pastry chefs and home bakers alike, Zoe Franasois teaches how to achieve beautiful and delicious desserts right from home.

The continuation of "Bizarre Foods" finds Andrew Zimmern keeping his passport at home, as the chef and writer embarks on a culinary exploration of the great U, S of A. From traditional foods passed down through generations to modern eats whose roots are purely American, the United States is home to a smorgasbord of bizarre foods and equally extraordinary stories associated with them. So who best to taste and tell than Andrew, the man who lives by the motto "If it looks good, eat it"? The cultural cuisine master has done plenty of that throughout the history of "Bizarre Foods," with the "America" incarnation including a celebration of the series' 100th episode.

The show is hosted by Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly and Daphne Oz. The show focuses on food-related and lifestyle topics.

Mary Berry's Quick Cooking follows Mary as she explores some of the most exciting places that have mastered or inspired the very best of speedy cooking. This adventure takes her abroad to cities she's never visited before, along with places closer to home that we don't normally have access to. Entwined in these travels is Mary cooking some of her most delicious quick recipes that take no time at all - some in a kitchen and some perched on rooftops, in food trucks or tiny cafe kitchens.