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10 • October 25 - 31, 2015 • Brainerd Dispatch By Andrew Warren TV Media R ise and shine, it's breakfast time! Let's see, I'll take four slices of bacon (just a little bit crispy), two eggs (poached, if possible), a big glass of orange juice (freshly squeezed, please), a couple of slices of toast (sourdough preferred) and a big stack of pancakes (with real ma- ple syrup — none of that imitation stuff). Oh yeah, and don't forget the coffee — and lots of it! It's big, it's hearty, and it's the most important meal of the day. Or is it? That's the big question being asked on "Food: Fact or Fiction," Cooking Channel's new show, pre- miering Monday, Oct. 26, and airing Monday evenings. Hosted by actor and Grammy- winning musician Michael McKean ("This Is Spinal Tap," 1984), each ep- isode of "Food: Fact or Fiction" will tackle some of the adages and fac- toids that "everybody knows" about the foods that we eat every day. As for breakfast, once McKean checks out the science to see if the day's first meal is also its most important, he'll also be ex- ploring just how the classic Amer- ican breakfast came to be. After all, as any international traveler can attest, the big, hearty and meaty breakfast that's the norm here is far from typical around the world. Speaking of other countries, there will even be a whole episode devot- ed to the origins of international dishes. Ever wondered if french fries are really from France? What about Chinese fortune cookies? Sure, every Chinese buffet hands them out at the end of a meal, but are they really from China — or are they an entirely American invention? If there's someone who would never lie to us, it's our moms. "An ap- ple a day keeps the doctor away," "chicken soup is good for a cold," "carrots are good for your eyes" — so many of us grew up with these lit- tle tidbits of wisdom coming from our mothers, but how true are they, really? There will be an entire epi- sode devoted to fact-checking our moms to see if those health claims really stand up to the latest science. Of course, it's not really lying if our mothers actually believed what they were saying is true — and be- sides, even if apples don't act as doctor repellent, choosing them for snacks instead of something un- healthy couldn't have been a bad idea. Find out which food facts that "everybody knows" are actually facts — and which are rotting chunks of untruth — with "Food: Fact or Fiction," premiering Monday, Oct. 26, on Cooking Channel. Sunday, Oct. 25 9:30 a.m. (23) WUCW Mad Dogg and Merrill's Midwestern Grill'n Noon TRAV Bizarre Foods 1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE Jacques Pepin: Heart and Soul TRAV Food Paradise 1:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Barbecue University With Steven Raichlen 2:00 p.m. (8) WDSE Around the Farm Table TRAV Food Paradise 2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE The Mind of a Chef (N) 3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE A Chef's Life (N) TRAV Food Paradise 4:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise 4:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Food Forward 6:00 p.m. (2) KTCA (8) WDSE The Great British Baking Show (N) 11:00 p.m. (8) WDSE The Great British Baking Show Monday, Oct. 26 10:00 a.m. TRAV Booze Traveler 11:00 a.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods Noon TRAV Bizarre Foods 1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show TRAV Bizarre Foods 2:00 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food 3:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise 4:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise 5:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods 6:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America 7:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America 8:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods 9:00 p.m. (2) KTCA (8) WDSE (9) KAWE I'll Have What Phil's Having (N) TRAV Booze Traveler 11:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods Tuesday, Oct. 27 9:00 a.m. TLC Cake Boss 9:30 a.m. TLC Cake Boss 11:30 a.m. (9) KAWE Martha Bakes 1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show 5:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods 6:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America 7:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America (N) 8:00 p.m. TRAV Booze Traveler (N) 10:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America 11:00 p.m. TRAV Booze Traveler Wednesday, Oct. 28 9:00 a.m. TLC Cake Boss 9:30 a.m. TLC Cake Boss 10:00 a.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods 1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show 10:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods Thursday, Oct. 29 9:00 a.m. TLC Cake Boss 9:30 a.m. TLC Cake Boss 1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Friday, Oct. 30 1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Saturday, Oct. 31 8:30 a.m. (2) KTCA The Mind of a Chef (N) 9:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Moveable Feast With Fine Cooking (N) 9:30 a.m. (2) KTCA A Chef's Life (N) 10:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 10:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Martha Stewart's Cooking School 11:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Cook's Country From America's Test Kitchen (N) 11:30 a.m. (2) KTCA America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated Noon (2) KTCA Sara's Weeknight Meals (N) (9) KAWE America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated 12:30 p.m. (2) KTCA Martha Bakes (N) 1:00 p.m. (2) KTCA Jacques Pepin: Heart and Soul (N) 1:30 p.m. (2) KTCA Lidia's Kitchen (N) 2:00 p.m. (2) KTCA The Great British Baking Show (N) (8) WDSE Martha Bakes (N) 2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE Martha Stewart's Cooking School 3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated 5:00 p.m. (2) KTCA I'll Have What Phil's Having Michael McKean hosts "Food: Fact or Fiction?" 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