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'''On the Menu''' iswas an American [[Reality television#Reality competition/game shows|reality competition]] series on [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]. It iswas the first [[cooking]] show that givesgave viewers the chance to taste the winning dish. In each episode, four home cooks battlebattled for the chance to have their dish served in a national restaurant chain. The show featuresfeatured [[Ty Pennington]] as host and [[Emeril Lagasse]] as menu master.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/05/ty-pennington-to-host-tnts-on-the-menu-with-emeril-lagasse-as-menu-master/242422/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307000809/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/05/ty-pennington-to-host-tnts-on-the-menu-with-emeril-lagasse-as-menu-master/242422/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2014 |title=Ty Pennington to host TNT's 'On The Menu',with Emeril Lagasse as Menu Master |publisher=[[TV By the Numbers]] |last=Sara |first=Bibel |date=March 5, 2014 |accessdate=September 19, 2014}}</ref> It iswas produced by [[Mark Burnett]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tnt-orders-menu-cooking-series-648234 |title=TNT Orders 'On the Menu' Cooking Series from Mark Burnett |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |last=Ng |first=Philiana |date=October 14, 2013 |accessdate=September 19, 2014}}</ref>

TheEach episode begins with the cooks demonstrating they understand the featured restaurant during a preliminary challenge. In the second round, the three remaining contestants create a new dish for the restaurant. The dishes are served to diners whose votes determine which two cooks will move onto the final round. In the final round, the cooks have the opportunity to perfect their dishes based on comments they received from the diners before serving them to Ty, Emeril and representatives of the restaurant. Those representatives determine the winner, whose dish iswas put on the restaurant’s menu the next day.