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Entertainment Now | August 19 - 25, 2023 20 | By Caroline Collacutt TV Media S omewhere deep under the hustle and bustle of New York City stands a kitchen unlike any other: a kitchen built for titans. Only accessible by password — and to us lucky viewers — chef Bob- by Flay invites the most talented faces in the industry to visit his underground kitchen and com- pete in another round of culi- nary's most exclusive competi- tion: Season 2 of "Bobby's Triple Threat" begins Tuesday, Aug. 22, on Food Network. The series, hosted and orches- trated by Flay, follows as a trio of culinary titans (talented chefs handpicked by Bobby) head to the host's speakeasy-style kitch- en, where they will face off in a secret showdown against some of the most skilled chefs in the game in order to see who really is the best of the best. This season, Flay welcomes ti- tans including Brooke William- son, who earned worldwide ac- claim as the youngest female chef to ever cook at the James Beard House; Michael Voltaggio, a Michelin star-rated chef and "Top Chef" winner; and Tiffany Derry, a two-time James Beard Award finalist, former "Top Chef" contestant, and current owner of Roots Southern Table. "[The titans] have competed in and won countless tournaments, proving their culinary excellence and securing their names and reputations among the very best in the biz," Food Network ex- plains. "This time, though, they won't be competing to earn glory but to keep it. Over the course of three head-to-head rounds, elite chef-contestants will battle the titans and have their food judged in blind taste tests." Making mat- ters more complicated, Flay will choose an ingredient that must be featured in each dish. Whoever finishes the competi- tion on top earns not only brag- ging rights, but a whopping $25,000 prize. "Season 1 of 'Triple Threat' was just a warm-up," Flay recent- ly claimed. "In Season 2, I wel- come 10 of the best chefs in the country to take on the titans. The challengers walk through the speakeasy door with the utmost confidence — but will they walk out with the same swagger and $25,000? Not if my chefs have anything to say about it." The competition will put Bob- by's best to the test, however, as this season's guest competitors include "Iron Chef" stars Michael Symon and Jose Garces; "Chopped" judge Scott Conant; Kelsey Bernard Clark; Esther Choi; Kelvin Fernandez; Byron Gomez; Rashida Holmes; Mei Lin and Shota Nakajima. Season 2 of "Bobby's Triple Threat" begins Tuesday, Aug. 22, on Food Network. "Bobby's Triple Threat" takes the competition underground Bobby Flay and contestant Jonathon Sawyer in "Bobby's Triple Threat" Saturday 5:00 p.m. (FOOD) Bobby's Triple Threat 6:00 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 6:30 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 7:00 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 7:30 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 8:00 p.m. (WISH) Great Chocolate Showdown 9:00 p.m. (WISH) Recipe for Disaster (A&E) Kings of BBQ 9:30 p.m. (WISH) Recipe for Disaster 10:00 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Sunday 5:00 p.m. (FOOD) Guy's Grocery Games 6:00 p.m. (HIST) The Food That Built America 7:00 p.m. (WFFT) (WXIN) Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars 8:00 p.m. (FOOD) Worst Cooks in America 9:30 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 10:00 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay Monday 5:00 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 5:30 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 6:00 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 6:30 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 7:00 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 7:30 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 8:00 p.m. (FOOD) BBQ Brawl 9:00 p.m. (WFFT) (WXIN) MasterChef (FOOD) BBQ Brawl 10:00 p.m. (FOOD) BBQ USA Tuesday 5:00 p.m. (WFYI) Pati's Mexican Table (FOOD) Bobby's Triple Threat 6:00 p.m. (FOOD) Chopped 7:00 p.m. (FOOD) Chopped 8:00 p.m. (FOOD) Chopped 9:00 p.m. (FOOD) Bobby's Triple Threat 10:00 p.m. (FOOD) Chopped Wednesday 5:00 p.m. (FOOD) Guy's Grocery Games 6:00 p.m. (FOOD) Guy's Grocery Games 7:00 p.m. (FOOD) Guy's Grocery Games 8:00 p.m. (WFFT) (WXIN) MasterChef (FOOD) Guy's Grocery Games 9:00 p.m. (FOOD) Guy's Grocery Games 10:00 p.m. (FOOD) Battle of the Decades Thursday 5:00 p.m. (WFYI) Joanne Weir's Plates and Places 6:00 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 6:30 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 7:00 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 7:30 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 8:00 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 8:30 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 9:00 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay 9:30 p.m. (FOOD) Outchef'd 10:00 p.m. (FOOD) Bobby's Triple Threat Friday 5:00 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 5:30 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 7:00 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 7:30 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 8:00 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 8:30 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 9:00 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 9:30 p.m. (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Cooking this Week

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