“Uncooked Secrets: The Food Network Shows You Never Knew Were Axed!”
Everyday Italian
Everyday Italian was Giada De Laurentiis’s show that combined traditional Italian with an American dish. During each 30-minute episode, Laurentiis covered a different recipe of varying difficulties, from spaghetti to lamb chops to chocolate-ricotta pie.
Both Laurentiis and the show won Daytime Emmy awards and two nominations. During the show’s initial run in 2002, the episodes were shot live, but they were later recorded. Everyday Italian eventually ended in 2008, but its popularity spawned two cookbooks and future Food Network shows for Giada De Laurentiis.
East Meets West
From 1998 to 2003, East Meets West aired with host Ming Tsai. As a Chinese-American chef, Tsai aimed to combine Asian cuisine with European influences. His show won a Daytime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Service Show Host.
Each episode was only 30 minutes long, and the opening credits showed Tsai doing various activities from tennis to yoga to shopping at an Asian market. Although East Meets West received positive reviews, Ming eventually left to host another show called Simply Ming, which still airs today.
Good Eats
Good Eats was a Food Network show created and hosted by Alton Brown. Instead of focusing on travel or recipes, Brown focused on the science of cooking, Bill Nye-style. The show lasted from 1999 to 2012, with 15 seasons and 256 episodes.
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