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December 11 - 17, 2022 • Terre Haute Tribune-Star • 19 tastytv BY GEORGE DICKIE Pass the comedy, please – memorable Christmas dinner scenes in movies Ah, the Christmas feast. It's something we plan for weeks and consume over the course of hours. Then we spend months at the gym getting the excess off our hips and midsections. It's also something that has catalyzed memorable Yuletide film scenes over the past century as the turkey, pumpkin pie and other comestibles become backdrop to holiday shenanigans. So without further ado, we present for your consideration some of the ones that we think stand out above the rest. Now bring us some figgy pudding. "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (Airs on AMC; streams on HBO Max and Spectrum): Clark (Chevy Chase) wants to have the perfect Christmas but as with the all things Griswold, nothing is. Including the turkey, which is so dry there is only air inside when Clark carves. And then there is Aunt Bethany, who when asked to say grace instead gives the Pledge of Allegiance. To which everyone responds "Amen." "Elf " (Airs on AMC; streams on HBO Max and Spectrum): It's a sweet and savory Christmas for North Pole elf Buddy (Will Ferrell) in this 2003 holiday comedy, when he reconnects with his birth father (James Caan) and consumes his first meal with his new family – spaghetti and maple syrup. Which is followed by a long, foghornlike belch. "The Santa Clause" (Airs on Freeform; streams on Disney+): It's on to Plan B for Christmas Eve dinner for divorced dad Scott (Tim Allen) early in this 1994 classic when he burns the holiday turkey and is forced to take his son (Eric Lloyd) to Denny's – which it turns out is out of just about everything. "Almost Christmas" (Airs on FX and Freeform; streams on Spectrum): All Walter (Danny Glover) wants is a nice Christmas dinner with his grown children in this 2016 family comedy but it's clear from the little jabs crisscrossing the table that all is not well. That breaks out into all-out hostility when one storms away and and all reveal that they are not happy with their aging Dad for selling the home where they all grew up. "Bad Teacher" (Streams on HBO Max): No, this 2011 comedy isn't a Christmas movie but a hilarious scene ensues when singleton teacher Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz) is taken in by a student's family for the holiday and the less-than-virtuous educator tries to administer a little tough love to her charge when his crush on a classmate becomes painfully obvious. Chevy Chase in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" Sunday 5:00 p.m. TRUTV Fast Food- ies Nikki Glaser brings the chefs a fast-food classic. FOOD Guy's Grocery Games Guy gives the chefs gift boxes containing ingredi- ents they must use in their holiday ham dish. 5:30 p.m. TRUTV Fast Foodies A mystery guest and Fast Foodies alum brings a fine- dining dish to be made into fast food. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Christmas Cookie Challenge The top cookie makers create cook- ies that look like handcraft- ed gifts. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Christmas Cookie Challenge Five for- mer champions return to the workshop to create a Christmas village puzzle. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Christmas Cookie Challenge Ree Drummond and Eddie Jack- son take Christmas way, way back when they chal- lenge five cookie makers to make holiday cookies from when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. The bakers craft 3D vehicles fueled with soda flavors for moving around the North Pole. (N) 9:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Wars The final two teams show- case the secret talents of the town's brave residents. (N) Monday 5:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Wars The last two teams of cake and sugar artists must showcase a new moderniza- tion for Santa's new ride. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Bak- ing Championship The bak- ers create a holiday high tea, then a dessert that's dripping with festive deco- rations. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Bak- ing Championship The bakers use fresh corn for a traditional Kwanzaa dis- play; international holiday desserts. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Holiday Bak- ing Championship The bakers must create ugly sweater cakes, tasty cen- terpieces and a snowman croquembouche. (N) Tuesday 5:00 p.m. WFYI Pati's Mexican Table Fish over fennel salad with a jalapeno and olive salsa. (In Stereo) FOOD Chopped Four grand- mas give the judges a holi- day dining experience to remember. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Four of Chopped's biggest win- ners return to share stories of their life-changing victo- ries. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Four talented grandmothers are put in charge of making a remarkable holiday feast with love in every bite. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Four champions return for a sweet competition with sugar and spice and not ev- erything nice. 9:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Geoffrey Zakarian is Bobby Flay's tour guide as chefs Eric Adjepong, Esther Choi and Leah Cohen bring a world of hurt for the holi- days. (N) Wednesday 5:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Grocery Games Guy Fieri and his son invite three home cooks to share the international fla- vors they grew up on. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games The first-ever Guy's Grocery Games and Chopped mashup; Guy serves up diabolical games. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Grocery Games Guy gives the chefs gift boxes containing in- gredients they must use in their holiday ham dish. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Grocery Games Guy Fieri has the chefs turn a savory classic, ravioli, into a holiday favor- ite. 9:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Grocery Games Guy Fieri surprises three all-star friends by turning a savory showdown into a dessert battle. (N) Thursday 4:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson join forces; Ian Rough must battle ranch chef Anthony Endy. 5:00 p.m. WFYI Sara's Week- night Meals Homemade what'scooking marshmallows; cheese crackers; peppermint bark. (In Stereo) FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Carla Hall ushers in an all-pastry holiday extrava- ganza with chefs Alex Guar- naschelli, Damaris Phillips and Zac Young. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Bobby Flay's favorite holiday elf, Carson Kressley, brings the mischief while chefs Einat Admony, Aman- da Freitag and Michael Symon bring some modern flair to classic holiday dish- es. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Geoffrey Zakarian is Bobby Flay's tour guide as chefs Eric Adjepong, Esther Choi and Leah Cohen bring a world of hurt for the holi- days. 8:00 p.m. WTWO Baking It: Maya Rudolph & Amy Poehler's Celebrity Holiday Special Celebrity guests face off in a festive baking com- petition hosted by Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler. (In Stereo) Friday 5:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Waffles in Anchorage, Alaska and steak tacos in Aspen, Colo.; a Latin place has repas. 5:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives In Laramie, Wyo., an old-school cafe has green chili burritos and pie. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives A soul food spot dishing out Southern seafood; killer fried chicken in Atlanta. 6:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Guy Fieri's at a South Bound Brook, N.J., meat market and stacking up their spin on the sloppy joe. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Grilled cheese sandwiches; lasagna and lamb shanks; chili pepper wontons and firebird chick- en. 7:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Mahi mahi and Caribbean goat stew; turkey avocado with green apple chile chutney and a Reuben. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Brothers-in- law carry on a decades-long tradition. 8:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives On this trip, Guy Fieri dives into dishes steeped in tasty tradition. 9:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Guy Fieri's diving into Thai food, pie and hearty fries; in San Diego, a spot is servin' phe- nomenal fish and righteous ribs; in Arroyo Seco, N.M., a New Zealand food truck makes mouthwatering meat pies and a joint loads up bison chili fries. (N) 9:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Fried chicken; pork larb; garlic chicken wings. Saturday 5:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Pastry chefs Clarice Lam and Avery Ruzicka heat up the ovens for the chance to take on Bobby Flay. 5:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chefs Saransh Oberoi and Tom Cuomo bring their skills. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Ego Nwodim and Bobby Flay's pal, chef Mi- chael Symon; chefs Brandon Baltzley and Bill Crites. 6:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Chefs Claire Robinson and Scott Conant bring in meat masters Max Hosey and Ash Fulk. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Christmas Cookie Challenge Five tal- ented cookie makers are tasked with creating Christ- mas cross-stitch cookies. Then the crafting continues as the bakers combine the beauty of a wreath with the fun of a Christmas char- acter in one massive, 3-D cookie display. 8:00 p.m. WTHI-2 Gordon Ramsay's Road Trip Gordon Ramsay takes pals Gino D'Acampo and Fred Sirieix deep into a winter won- derland to find Santa. (In Stereo) FOOD Christmas Cookie Challenge Five talented cookie makers must imag- ine what Christmas Eve looks like for Mrs. Claus. 9:00 p.m. WTHI-2 Hell's Kitchen Each contestant is challenged to make their best chicken wings; teams take on a dinner service. (In Stereo) FOOD Christmas Cookie Challenge Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson take Christmas way, way back when they challenge five cookie makers to make holiday cookies from when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. The bakers craft 3D vehicles fueled with soda flavors for moving around the North Pole. 812-535-1242 TDD# 1-800-545-1833 3461 St. Mary's Rd. Saint Mary of the Woods, IN 47876 MARYVALE APARTMENTS & Company, Inc. Managed by Apartment Now Available! Call for your tour today! • 1 Bedroom • Country Setting •Activities