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November 7 - 13, 2021 • Terre Haute Tribune-Star • 19 tastytv BY GEORGE DICKIE HGTV's 'Table Wars' puts competitive tablescaping front and center When considering the overall dining experience, obviously the food is the thing but the decor on and around the table also plays a role. And that's where "Table Wars" comes in. Premiering Friday, Nov. 12, on HGTV and discovery+, the seven-episode competition series pits eight top event designers in a series of challenges to see who can create the ultimate themed dining environment incorporating tablescapes, centerpieces, lighting and displays. The contestant who most impresses the judging panel of lead judge Martha Stewart, actress Tamera Mowry-Housley ("Sister, Sister") and event designer Chris Hessney wins the "Table Wars" title and a $50,000 grand prize. "Having a beautiful tablescape just elevates and heightens those senses," explains Mowry-Housley, who is also the show's host. "So you're seeing things, you're feeling things and you're tasting things ... so it embodies all the human senses and it just makes it that much of a better experience instead of just kind of forcing food in your mouth. And if you feel good, you're relaxed, you see conversational pieces, it'll actually invite the guests that you've invited to actually start having conversations, to open up and to meet people. That's what tablescaping does, I think." The backgrounds of the contestants here are varied. While many are event designers, there are also people with backgrounds in wedding planning, theme park design, set design and even parade float fabrication. And the creations are certainly outside the box. In Friday's opener, a team challenge tasks one pair of contestants with creating a tablescape with the theme of "Day/Night." The final product, in which one half of the table looked like it was bathed in moonlight while the other appeared to be sunlit, was breathtaking. Mowry-Housley is something of a tablescaper herself. She's always been into interior design and likes putting parties together and setting the table. So when judging the tablescapes here, she says her eye is drawn to one thing – beauty. "I love colors, I love texture, I love patterns," she says. "If it's beautiful and it's just visually stunning ... it just makes you feel good. It's inviting. So if something is really beautiful, you naturally open up and you just want to sit down and enjoy the space. ... I love seeing people's faces when they see what you've done and then on top of that being able to enjoy a great meal in that setting." Martha Stewart, Chris Hessney and Tamera Mowry-Housley Sunday 5:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Bak- ing Championship Bakers create decorated cupcake mosaics inspired by a pair of holiday pajamas. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Bak- ing Championship Bakers create assigned desserts that are inspired by Santa Claus and cakes that look like an igloo. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Bak- ing Championship Jesse Palmer challenges the four remaining bakers to give gold-covered chocolate coins a twist. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Bak- ing Championship The three bakers make a Christ- mas morning brunch using classic holiday flavors. 9:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Wars The three teams of cake and sugar artists must showcase an unlikely un- derstudy. (N) Monday 5:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Wars Four remaining teams of cake and sugar artists must create a Christmas party in the animal kingdom. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Bak- ing Championship The 12 bakers embrace the sea- sonal transition by making fall and winter doughnuts. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Bak- ing Championship The bakers are challenged with five different styles of yule log cakes. (N) 10:00 p.m. FOOD Christmas Cookie Challenge The five bakers use cookies to show off their vision of Christ- mas future. Tuesday 5:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped The chefs face a daunting sea- food competition. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped The chefs demonstrate their steak skills with the entree basket. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Veterans compete; comfort food and a sweet drink; pasta and a pre-made pie; cheese and pudding. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chef Duskie Estes goes up against pasta heir Fran- cesco Buitoni to put Bobby Flay out to pasture. 8:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Bobby has a full house for Thanksgiving when he's joined by Damaris Phillips and Casey Webb. 9:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chefs Liam Beardslee and Nicole Gomes get an unlikely supporter. (N) 9:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chefs Jeanie Roland and Becca Richards battle for their chance to take on Iron Chef Bobby Flay. 10:00 p.m. FOOD Dinner: Im- possible Robert is in Albu- querque, N.M., and tasked with serving an elevated dinner to 250 deserving guests. (N) Wednesday 5:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games Chefs get one chance to shop for all three rounds, with no idea what they will be asked to make. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games Competitors return to settle the score in three rounds of head-to- head rematches. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games Chefs take on a grocery list containing dish-clashing ingredients; the chefs have to use every item. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games Guy honors America's men and women in uniform by inviting four military vets with a second- calling. 9:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games The chefs have to make a classic Thanks- giving meal on a budget and with a special ingredi- ent. 10:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games Appearances from Indian, Chinese, Mex- ican and French cuisines; Guy's global goal has been realized. Thursday 5:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Katie Lee and Giada De Laurentiis decide between chefs Ashbell McElveen and John Cox. what'scooking 5:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Richard Blais and Laura Vitale enlist the help of food enthusiasts Reza Setayesh and Andy Gaynor. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Emmy-nominated Rhode Island chef Nick Rabar battles all-American New York chef Jeff Haskel. 6:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chefs Lisa Carlson and Carrie Summer outsmart the one and only Bobby Flay. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Christmas Cookie Challenge Bakers are challenged to cre- ate cookies perfect for a Christmas in the tropics. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Christmas Cookie Challenge Eddie Jackson challenges creative cookie makers to decorate using only detail, texture and relief. 9:00 p.m. FOOD Christmas Cookie Challenge Five for- mer champions return to the workshop to create a Christmas village puzzle. (N) Friday 5:00 p.m. NATGEO Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Chef Ramsay searches for the roots of Guyanese cuisine. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives A spot in Long- mont, Colorado serves craft beer and pub grub like their piled-high pou- tine burger. 5:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Oxtail; garlic fried chicken; cabbage dol- mades; braised beef over pasta; pad Thai; tom yum kung. 6:00 p.m. NATGEO Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Chef Ramsay is in Louisiana to learn Cajun cooking se- crets; he meets Eric Cook, a former Marine. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives A restaurant- market in Vancouver; a fresh-catch spot in Kauai, Hawaii; a raw bar in Chico, Calif. 6:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Guy Fieri checks out the rotisserie pork at a Greek diner and a poke place in Kahului, Hawaii. 7:00 p.m. NATGEO Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Ex- treme stunts in Asia. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Sweet to go along with savory. 7:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives House-made hot dogs and pork adobo grilled cheese; chicken jam- balaya; tikka masala and naan. 8:00 p.m. NATGEO Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Asian food: biting bugs, smelly fruit, and gecko moon- shine. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Pork belly at a funky Asian spot; duck pancakes at a diner; pints with sausages at a brew- pub. 8:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Guy Fieri is diggin' into all kinds of flavor, starting in Santa Fe, N.M., at a pub serving comfort grub like chicken and biscuits and in-the- shell clam chowder. 9:00 p.m. NATGEO Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Chef Gordon Ramsay finds unique local delicacies. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 9:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives A funky joint in Little Rock, Ark.; a sand- wich shop in Santa Rosa, Calif. 10:00 p.m. NATGEO Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Chef Gordon Ramsay goes on an epic foraging adven- ture. 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