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December 12 - 18, 2021 • Terre Haute Tribune-Star • 19 tastytv BY GEORGE DICKIE Michael Symon up for a 'Throwdown' in Food Network competition series Michael Symon loves to teach, compete and of course, cook and he displays all three in a competition series upcoming on Food Network. In "Throwdown With Michael Symon," a four- episode series premiering with a double episode on Tuesday, Dec. 14, the chef, restaurateur and cookbook author ventures onto the home turf of top New York chefs and challenges them to a – well, see the title – in which he takes on that chef 's signature dish and creates his own interpretation of it. The twist here is that the chef in question doesn't know this is a competition, only that they'll be filming a Food Network special. Then Symon makes his way through the crowd and throws down his figurative gauntlet. A pair of special guest judges blindly evaluates the final product and declares a winner. So while the chef has the home crowd and the signature dish to their advantage, Symon has the element of surprise on his side. "It's my kind of favorite show," explains Symon, who just released his new cookbook "Fix It With Food: Every Meal Easy," "where for me I get to be a chef, which I love; there's a lot of just like natural teaching moments in the show, which I love; we get to feature basically two great chefs/restaurateurs per episode, so maybe people get to discover some new places. "And then it ends in competition, which everybody else loves ...," he adds with a laugh. "So I think it's one of those few shows that hits on all those elements." Tuesday's opener takes Symon first to Brooklyn's Pig Beach to throwdown against chef Matt Abdoo and his signature burger. Then in the second, he shows up at the downtown Manhattan Eastern European eatery Tzarevna to challenge owners Ricky and Mariia Dolinsky in making their khachapuri, a cheesy stuffed bread from the nation of Georgia. For Symon, the decadent dish required a substantial learning curve. "That was a fun one for me," he says, "because it's something that I've never made, khachapuri. So you kind of go to a restaurant and learn the history of the dish and the different varieties of it and what someone who specializes in Georgia cuisine, what they think makes it special and unique. It was a great history lesson and learning experience for me and to taste all the different varieties was pretty awesome." Michael Symon Sunday 6:00 p.m. FOOD Kids Baking Championship The kid bak- ers have to create ginger- bread house cakes. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Kids Bak- ing Championship Four fan favorite kid competi- tors must make a holiday candle tsunami cake with a poured sugar flame. 8:00 p.m. WFYI WTIU A Chef's Life Holiday Special Chef Vivian Howard's holi- day celebration features Southern cooking and Hanukkah traditions. (In Stereo) FOOD Buddy vs. Duff (N) 9:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Wars Three teams of master cake artists bring Dr. Se- uss' iconic How the Grinch Stole Christmas to life. (N) 10:00 p.m. FOOD The Best Thing I Ever Ate Salted caramel ice cream with Tabitha Brown; the hot- test, crunchiest bagel ever with Duff Goldman. (N) Monday 6:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Bak- ing Championship: Gin- gerbread Showdown The baking teams are asked to turn their favorite holiday window scene into a gin- gerbread display. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Bak- ing Championship The competitors update an assigned vintage holiday dessert to create a new Christmas delight. 8:00 p.m. WTHI-2 Gordon Ramsay's Road Trip Gor- don Ramsay goes on a rowdy road trip through Italy, France and Scotland. (N) (In Stereo) FOOD Holiday Baking Championship Host Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to create sweet potato and spice desserts in honor of Kwanzaa. (N) 9:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Bak- ing Championship: Gin- gerbread Showdown Host Jesse Palmer challenges three teams of bakers to create a gingerbread scene depicting gnomes. (N) 10:00 p.m. FOOD Christmas Cookie Challenge Five cookie makers have to defy gravity by building giant, hanging, cookie chande- liers. Tuesday 5:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Alex McCoy and Jay Ducote are in the house; Damaris Phillips teams up with chef Richard Blais. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Money Hun- gry A contestant without culinary training takes on an array of challenging cloches. (N) 6:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Christian Petroni chooses chefs who have mastered Italian cooking. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Giada De Laurentiis and Jess Cagle match up Pano Karatassos and Mimi Weissenborn. 7:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Ed McFarland and Dale Talde swap their spoons for knives as they try to defeat Bobby. 8:00 p.m. WFYI WTIU Lidia Celebrates America People who have overcome ex- traordinary odds to find purpose in serving their communities. (N) (In Ste- reo) FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chef Dawn Burrell and chef Rob Lam face off be- fore they go for the gold against Bobby Flay. 8:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chefs Blythe Beck and Mark Allen battle for the chance to spoil Bobby's Christmas. 9:00 p.m. WTHI-2 Gordon Ramsay's Road Trip Gor- don Ramsay takes pals Gino D'Acampo and Fred Siriex deep into a winter wonderland to find Santa. (N) (In Stereo) FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chefs George Kantaris and Angelo Vangelopoulos what'scooking take center stage for a shot at the crown. 9:30 p.m. FOOD Throwdown With Michael Symon (N) 10:00 p.m. FOOD Throwdown With Michael Symon (N) Wednesday 6:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games Chefs shop for ingredients in their burger and loaded fries combo using just tongs and a grill lid. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games Guy brings the culinary combat to Flavor- town Market's aisles in every single round. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games Wintertime favorites with eight items or fewer; frugal holiday desserts; the Holiday Food Wheel. 9:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games Guy Fieri's two sons and nephew face off with all-star chefs and weird ingredients. (N) 10:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games Budget brawl- ers shop for ingredients under $5 for their family dinners; food scientists face off. Thursday 6:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Actress Jane Kra- kowski teams up with Chef Michael Symon to steal Bobby Flay's spotlight. 6:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Eddie Jackson and Anne Burrell hope to trip up Bobby Flay with some stellar competition. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Christmas Cookie Challenge Five of America's finest cookie makers take on the world of fine art. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Christmas Cookie Challenge The cookie makers create 3D Christmas trees inspired by plants found deep in the desert. 9:00 p.m. FOOD Christmas Cookie Challenge The bakers release a tsunami of icing that completely transforms their towering displays. (N) 10:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Bak- ing Championship Judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Gold- man and Carla Hall look back at how the final four bakers made it to the fina- le, revealing the best bakes of the season and some of the slip-ups; they give an exciting behind-the-scenes view into how the show is made. (N) Friday 6:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Killer chees- esteak and off-the-chain chicken; pastrami on pret- zel bread and root beer pulled pork. 6:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Basque lamb tacos; popcorn pork; grandma's pizza; home- made pappardelle pasta; dumplings; Asian pork. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Guy heads to North Pole, Alaska, to visit local establishments. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives A culinary dojo amps up local special- ties; a funky food truck puts out meatless Mexican. 8:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Southern comfort food in Atlanta; Brazilian flavors in Austin, Texas; barbecue in Rich- land, Wash. 9:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives 9:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives A Southern- style chicken sandwich and hush puppies in Oregon; a unique pizza in Oklahoma. 10:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy Fieri is hitting Triple-D's 50th state as he heads into Sioux Falls, S.D. 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