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February 12 - 18, 2023 • Terre Haute Tribune-Star • 19 tastytv BY GEORGE DICKIE Fox's 'Next Level Chef' gets prime post-Super Bowl slot Most viewers may know "Next Level Chef " for its three-tiered kitchen set or its high-stakes competition. But chef Nyesha Arrington thinks what really sets the Fox series apart is its emphasis on mentorship. "It's truly so freakin' rewarding," she says. "I mean, to be able to put these chefs out on a platform to be seen, to be heard, to be celebrated is freakin' incredible. You know, I get to be this sort of blip in their lifetime. I'm just truly at an intersection in their life and they're going to go on and they're going to do great things. But it's so rewarding to me to be able to share the passion, share the knowledge, to celebrate the craft of cooking and carry on that legacy." The series returns for its second season Sunday, Feb. 12, in prime network real estate, the coveted timeslot following Fox's coverage of Super Bowl LVII. Back, of course, are host Gordon Ramsay, Richard Blais and Arrington to mentor teams of home cooks, social media chefs and pros through a competition where they must prove how well they can perform in the best and worst conditions, as represented by the set's three levels of kitchens. The winning chef gets a $250,000 prize and a year's mentorship from all three mentors. For Arrington, having the best equipment and ingredients on the top level is what every chef wants, but she says that also comes with its drawbacks. "I would say it's mildly overwhelming," she says, "the amount of equipment that's in there because some of these things, you really have to spend time to know how to use them to your advantage. And so I think even just that sort of few moments of trying to – for lack of a better way to say this – download a lot of information very quickly under a huge time restraint, but then also think about a creative dish and execute that under pressure, it's very challenging." Conversely, Arrington says, the bottom level with its basic equipment and ingredients is where she's seen the greatest creativity. "I think it's human nature, when you're under pressure you work a little bit faster, a little bit quicker, a little bit smarter," she says, "because you actually just don't have the time not to. If you're in the top kitchen and you get a filet mignon and truffles and caviar and all this stuff, it's like OK, you might think you get the best dish. But really, the most creativity is when you have (a cheap) piece of meat, you have to kind of put love into that. And so that's really where I see a lot of these chefs really giving it their all." "And a lot of these professional chefs, they're used to working in these fancy kitchens and it's cool to actually see them out of their element and go back to basics with these basic kitchens. It's really entertaining." Nyesha Arrington Sunday 5:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Grocery Games Three previous win- ners have to outlast each other over three rounds of ice-cold, brand-new games. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Grocery Games Guy Fieri challenges three food truck teams. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Grocery Games Guy asks the chefs to make an unforgettable dish after a game of gro- cery bowling. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Grocery Games Guy invites some of the most over-the-top and creative chefs to Flavor- town. 9:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Grocery Games Burgers. 10:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games Guy showcases chefs who are giving back to their own communities every day. Monday 5:00 p.m. FOOD Superchef Grudge Match Chris Oh seeks vengeance for a Kore- atown cook-off loss to Wes Lieberher. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Superchef Grudge Match Carlos An- thony aims to prove he's surpassed Brian Malarkey; Antonia Lofaso challenges Jet Tila. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Kids Baking Championship Selecting two team leaders to assign flavors in the cream puff cake challenge. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Kids Baking Championship The bakers learn to go with the flow by making a dessert using an unexpected flavor com- bination. (N) 9:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Eight single-and-ready-to- mingle chefs are set up with blind dates as their teammates. 10:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped It's food to get you in the mood, with aphrodisiacs in all of the baskets; oysters in round one. Tuesday 5:00 p.m. WFYI Pati's Mexican Table Tart pico de guac; chipotle chicken pasta cas- serole. (In Stereo) FOOD Chopped Four chefs set out to make perfect pies; an abundance of pro- tein means meat pies are in order. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Meaty tacos are in the works for the entree round; spicy dessert tacos in the final round. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Four chefs get basket ingredients that make them feel like they've died and gone to hog heaven. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Four pairs of chefs are set up on teams to compete against other lovelorn duos in a showdown. (N) 9:00 p.m. FOOD Superchef Grudge Match Christian Petroni takes on Maneet Chauhan; TOC commenta- tors Justin Warner and Simon Majundar battle. (N) 10:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped The chefs use the fryers to create crunchy dishes; the judges are excited for fried fish entrees. Wednesday 5:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Grocery Games Three chefs put their cooking skills to the test in Italian-themed games. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Grocery Games Guy Fieri invites chefs to play cool games by preparing hot dishes using nothing but frozen food. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Grocery Games Guy Fieri welcomes four chefs who've won vir- tually every Food Network competition. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games The first-ever Guy's Grocery Games and Chopped mashup; Guy serves up diabolical games. 9:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Grocery Games Four competition- winning chefs battle it out for the title of Flavortown Food Network Champ. (N) 10:00 p.m. FOOD Guy's Gro- cery Games Guy Fieri has the chefs make a double burger, but all the burger buns are out of stock. Thursday 5:00 p.m. WFYI Sara's Week- night Meals Zucchini in Cuban-style cherry tomato sofrito with almond cacao picada; Mayan turkey stew. (In Stereo) FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Ian Winslade and Geoff Rhyne what'scooking must get through chal- lenges before they can have a proper smackdown. 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 Beat Bobby Flay Two Southern gentle- men go head to head to take Bobby down. 6:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Two Italian-cuisine cutthroats face off for a shot at scuffing up Bobby's record with a loss. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy In Sicily, Stanley tastes the grapes grown in the region's unique soils; Sicilian hospi- tality. 8:00 p.m. WTHI-2 Next Level Chef (N) (In Stereo) FOOD Restaurant: Impos- sible (N) 9:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Tony Hale seeks Aman- da Freitag's help; they bring in chefs Cristian Rebolledo and Matt Migliore. 9:30 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Sara Haines teams up with Anne Burrell; chefs Jonathan Dearden and Scott Drewno go head-to- head. 10:00 p.m. FOOD Beat Bobby Flay Ana Gasteyer and chef Josh Capon try to take Bob- by down; chefs Sarah Cloyd and Danny Brown. Friday 5:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Lamb and pork biscuits cooked in in- door smokers; ravioli made on a century-old machine. 5:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Guy visits an amped-up deli; a Kore- atown favorite; a world- class bagel shop. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives A spot stuffs their buns with unexpected flavors; a Puerto Rican oasis cooks real deal mofongo. 6:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives A Las Vegas food truck's sandwiches; a California comfort spot with pot pie; a Mediterra- nean joint. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Baja-style tacos and next-level sha- warma; a Reuben banh mi in Taos, N.M. 7:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Guy Fieri's diving into scratch-made specialties; in Houston, there's a real-deal Italian pasta. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives A soul food spot dishing out Southern seafood; killer fried chicken in Atlanta. 8:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Grub infused with international flavors; Thai, Hawaiian, Cuban, and Lebanese inspired food. 9:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Fried rice in a bowl and burrito; real deal Jamaican; lobster meatballs; pork cheek empanadas. (N) 9:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives A true British pub serves authentic Eng- lish staples; a poke counter dishes out a Hawaiian clas- sic. 10:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives A Vancouver pie shop; morning hot spot in Chico, Calif.; made-from- scratch spot in Richland, Wash. Saturday 4:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Four new chefs compete, and a super sweet ingredient in the first basket proves to be problematic. 5:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped Four chefs find goat water in their first basket and a squirmy sea creature in their second. 6:00 p.m. FOOD Chopped The champs open up the finale appetizer basket and come eye-to-eye with a shocking ingredient. 7:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives A funky North Carolina joint spices up its shrimp; a historic Flor- ida spot makes a seafood stew. 7:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Korean- Mexican joint in Anchorage, Alaska; funky fusion spot in Albuquerque, N.M. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Andy Reid tackles pigskin; rocker Sam- my Hagar samples a crazy burger. 8:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Sweet and savory dishes in Burlington, Vt., Logan, Utah and Wheat Ridge, Colo. 9:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Guy visits Chico, Calif., celebrating the food scene as residents recover from ravaging fires. 9:30 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives Guy digs into everything from pretzels to paella to elevated pub grub. 10:00 p.m. FOOD Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives An Italian joint serves arancini and veal scaloppini; street food spot serves shawarma and falafel. 812-535-1242 TDD# 1-800-545-1833 3461 St. Mary's Rd. 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