Valley’s chefs get national exposure
Quarantine lineup on Food Network has Flay, Fieri and De Laurentiis
You might not be able to visit your favorite celebrity chefs’ local restaurants during the shutdown, but you can get a taste of their styles and personalities on TV. That’s especially true this week, as Food Network rolls out six days’ worth of curated, “quarantine-friendly marathons” that go heavy on appearances by chefs with a Las Vegas presence.
While things kick off Tuesday with a “Chopped” marathon, Wednesday is when Las Vegas is seriously represented, thanks to Guy Fieri. The UNLV alumnus will host a “Guy’s Grocery Games” marathon that kicks off at 1 p.m. and leads into a 10 p.m. airing of “Behind the Games: Guy’s Superstar Grocery Games.”
Bobby Flay fans who have been missing his local restaurants can tune in Thursday for a “Beat Bobby Flay” marathon from 5-9 p.m. Also on Thursday, the grand finale of “Vegas Chef Prizefight” with Anne Burrell, will air at 10 p.m.
Fieri will be back on Friday with a marathon of “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” set for 1 p.m. until 4 a.m. Saturday.
Saturday’s programming also will include Giada De Laurentiis celebrating Easter on “Giada Entertains,” at 12:30 p.m. That will be followed by more Fieri, in the form of a “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” marathon from 2-7 p.m. At 9 p.m., Buddy Valastro and Duff Goldman will make cakes for the Aquarium of the Pacific in a new episode of “Buddy vs. Duff,” while Michael Symon and Clinton Kelly will appear on a new episode of “Beat Bobby Flay,” which premieres at 10 p.m.
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