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18 ENTERTAINMENT EXTRA Royal Center Locker Plant 1 x 9" By Caroline Collacutt TV Media I t has long been said: "If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen." Chefs – profes- sional and homemade alike– know the idiom well, but per- haps none have proven their ability to face the flames like Alex Guarnaschelli. An Iron Chef, frequent "Chopped" judge and execu- tive chef at Butter, her home- base restaurant in New York City, Guarnaschelli has some- how found room to add "TV host" to her resume, by taking the helm of not one, not two, but three Food Network shows that are featuring new content this month. Needless to say, April is a busy month for chef Alex Guarnaschelli. First, our steadfast host got her hands dirty in "Alex vs. America," with Season 3 having premiered Sunday, April 16. In each episode, including the one airing this Sunday (April 23), Guarnaschelli joins the compe- tition, going up against three guest chefs who specialize in their given weekly theme. The competitors complete two rounds of cooking before offer- ing their plates to a panel of blindfolded judges — Guarnaschelli's attempt includ- ed. A winner is named, and if the best plate belongs to a guest chef, then Guarnaschelli is bested, and the champion receives both a cash prize and ultimate bragging rights, having beaten one of Food Network's best at her own game. Continuing her adventure across America, Guarnaschelli takes her talents to the road with "Supermarket Stakeout," which returns to Food Network for a fifth season starting Tuesday, April 25. Guarnaschelli decorates super- market parking lots with pop- up kitchens, giving four chefs each a $500 budget as they bargain with unsuspecting grocery shoppers for the ingre- dients necessary to complete their challenge, taken straight from the basket of a total stranger. Chefs ambush real- life customers, negotiating for grocery bags and whatever mystery items might be inside, then using what they find to cook full-fledged meals for weekly guest judges. Guarnaschelli doesn't stop there. From the frozen food aisle to authentic Italian cooking, Guarnaschelli is also taking her hosting prowess worldwide in "Ciao House," which debuted Sunday, April 16, alongside the season pre- miere of "Alex vs. America." A new episode airs this Sunday, April 23. Alex takes April: Spring into new content with chef Alex Guarnaschelli Alex Guarnaschelli hosts "Supermarket Stakeout" Triangle of Sadness The social hierarchy is turned up- side down in this dark comedy about the passengers and crew of an ill-fated luxury yacht voyage. Celebrity couple Carl (Dickinson) and Yaya (Dean) are invited on an exotic vacation for the elite, but things are decidedly less relaxing for the crew and the captain (Har- relson), who struggle to maintain order and civility. As the various characters discuss and debate the perils of the world, a sudden storm capsizes the vessel, leaving every- one stranded on a desert island. With the power dynamics shifted, the wealthy passengers now find themselves at the mercy of the crew they've so frequently dis- missed. Director: Ruben Ostlund. Stars: Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly De Leon, Zlatko Buric, Iris Berben, Vicki Berlin, Woody Harrel- son. 2022. 147 mins. Comedy/Dra- ma. Arvin Kananian and Woody Harrelson in "Triangle of Sadness" video releases Cass Plaza 2 x 2" U Know Pizza 2 x 2.5" Logansport Savings Bank 5 x 2"