On the Menu is an American reality competition series on TNT. It is the first cooking show that gives viewers the chance to taste the winning dish.
| On the Menu | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality Cooking |
| Presented by | Ty Pennington Emeril Lagasse |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | One Three Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | TNT |
| Release | October 3, 2014 – present |
In each episode, four home cooks battle for the chance to have their dish served in a national restaurant chain. The show features Ty Pennington as host and Emeril Lagasse as menu master.[1] It is produced by Mark Burnett.[2]
Format
The 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 is put on the restaurant’s menu the next day.
Episodes
Season 1 (2014)
| No. | Title | Challenge | Winning Dish | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chili’s | Burgers | Meat & Three Burger | October 3, 2014 |
| 2 | Denny’s | Breakfast | Apple Danish Stuffed French Toast | October 10, 2014 |
| 3 | California Pizza Kitchen | Pizza | Korean Barbecue Pizza [3] | October 17, 2014 |
| 4 | Planet Hollywood | Dessert | Raspberry Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake[4] | October 24, 2014 |
| 5 | Emeril’s | Seafood | Crab Lasagna | October 31, 2014 |
| 6 | The Cheesecake Factory | Asian | Vietnamese Meatball Sub | November 7, 2014[5] |
| 7 | Cabo Wabo Cantina/Sammy's Beach Bar | Mexican | Shrimp Enchilada Stack | November 14, 2014[5] |
| 8 | Outback Steakhouse | Steak sandwich | November 21, 2014[5] | |
| 9 | Buca di Beppo | Pasta | November 28, 2014[5] | |
| 10 | Dickey’s Barbecue Pit | New dish | December 5, 2014[5] |
References
- ^ Sara, Bibel (March 5, 2014). "Ty Pennington to host TNT's 'On The Menu',with Emeril Lagasse as Menu Master". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ Ng, Philiana (October 14, 2013). "TNT Orders 'On the Menu' Cooking Series from Mark Burnett". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
- ^ http://www.cpk.com/menu/
- ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/PlanetHollywood
- ^ a b c d e "Episode Guide at TNT". TNT. Retrieved November 7, 2014.