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18 ENTERTAINMENT EXTRA Royal Center Locker Plant 1 x 9" By Michelle Rose TV Media T he battle between talented home cooks and trained pros is renewed when "Outchef'd" returns for a second season, Thursday, June 15, on Food Network. Episodes will also stream on discovery+. Hosted by NFL player- turned-chef Eddie Jackson, each episode introduces a confident home cook, who arrives on-set thinking it's an audition but is suddenly revealed to be a full-on, head- to-head culinary battle against a world-renowned chef. As Food Network describes it, it's immediately "lights, cameras, action," as the participant tries to simultaneously process what's happening and rise to the challenge. Viewers first got a taste for the competition series when it premiered last September, and it seems to have been a hit with TV audiences and Food Network executives alike. "Capturing the mind-blowing moment these home cooks find out they are heading straight to set to battle a culinary super- star is such fun – and the action only heightens from there," Betsy Ayala, head of content for Food at Warner Bros. Discovery, said in a state- ment. "They have all watched cooking competitions and thought they have what it takes to win – and in 'Outchef'd,' we actually find out if they do!" If you're thinking the ambush approach doesn't sound terribly fair, know that the show does try to level the playing field between pro and amateur(ish) competitors. There's an initial ingredi- ent-themed cooking round, but after that, Jackson heads out into the streets to ran- domly recruit four people to serve on a blind-tasting panel. All it takes is just one vote from these four — rath- er than the unanimous ver- dict delivered on similar com- petitions — for the home chef to win the $5,000 prize. In Thursday's premiere, Rocco DiSpirito is the seasoned indus- try veteran who will face off against Season 2's first compet- itor (reportedly, an entrepre- neur). Other elite chefs compet- ing this season are: Eric Adjepong, Kelsey Bernard Clark, Tiffani Faison, Darnell Ferguson, Alex Guarnschelli, Robert Irvine and more. Expect shocked reactions and quick-on-their-feet think- ing from the competitors fea- tured in Season 2 of "Outchef'd," and don't think the celebrity chefs will be tak- ing it easy on the challengers, either. The new season pre- mieres Thursday, June 15, on Food Network and discovery+. 'Ouchef'd' and outdone: Competition returns to Food Network Eddie Jackson hosts "Outchef'd" John Wick: Chapter 4 John Wick (Reeves) is on the run, pursued by the best assassins around the globe following his past betrayal of the underworld code of honor. Seeking to destroy The High Table and earn his free- dom from a life of conflict, Wick must turn to old allies, including Winston (McShane), owner of the notorious Continental Hotel, in one final effort to save himself and avenge the death of his wife. Com- plicating matters is the ambitious Marquis (Skarsgard), who will stop at nothing to acquire leadership of The High Table, utilizing the power- ful resources all for one goal: stop- ping John Wick. Facing insur- mountable forces, Wick will need his exceptional fighting and weap- ons skills to clear the underworld of all his enemies, once and for all. Director: Chad Stahelski. Stars: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgard, Ian McShane, Lau- rence Fishburne, Lance Reddick, Clancy Brown, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rina Sawayama. 2023. 170 mins. Action. Keanu Reaves in "John Wick: Chapter 4" video releases Cass Plaza 2 x 2" U Know Pizza 2 x 2.5" Logansport Savings Bank 5 x 2"