Being the foodie that I am, my feeds are constantly filled with food-related content, and I have a knack for wanting to check what’s on the Food Network channel when I turn on the TV. From cooking competitions to your grandma’s favorite cooking shows that are on at 7 in the morning, I’ll watch it all! Some of my favorite shows are Chopped, any of the Baking Championships, Cupcake Wars, Pioneer Woman, and Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives (a classic). You’ve probably heard or seen Chopped before but if not, here’s a refresher: it’s a cooking competition in which four competitors receive a basket of challenging ingredients (that sometimes go along with a theme) and have to create a meal incorporating those ingredients in three rounds, appetizer, entree, and desert. Each round the plates are judged by a table of renown chefs and one competitor is kicked off, or “chopped.” It’s a pretty entertaining and intense show, and will keep you watching. For seasons and holidays, Food Network airs different Baking Championship competitions in which the bakers are given a topic and goal of baking something, and whoever produces the best baked treat wins! Sometimes Food Network also airs a Kid’s Baking Championship, in which I watch as 8-13 year-olds make scones and Swiss-meringue buttercream while I can’t memorize a chocolate chip cookie recipe. Anyway, Cupcake Wars is yet another competition show that is all about (you guessed it) cupcakes! Bakers are chosen from bakeries and cupcakeries around the country to create cupcakes that will compete against other chefs to be displayed at a large event. The Pioneer Woman is all about the delicious recipes ranch-living Ree Drummond dreams up. Fun fact: she actually began as a blogger, and eventually got her own Food Network show and wrote a cookbook! Check out her blog about life on the ranch and recipes and videos that’ll make you drool here! Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives is fun to watch if you want to explore different restaurants around the country with Guy Fieri’s engaging commentary. Besides these picks, there are so many more shows to watch! Comment what your fave foodie show is below! If you made it this far on this post, let me know what you want to see next on my blog!
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