The Chew
Encyclopedia
The Chew is an American talk show
/cooking show
that airs in the United States
on ABC
as part of the network's weekday daytime lineup
, centering on food
-related and lifestyle topics. The program also airs in Canada
on the stations of the Citytv
television system
.
It premiered on September 26, 2011 and replaced the soap opera
All My Children
. It is hosted by Iron Chef America's
Mario Batali
and Michael Symon
, Top Chef's
Carla Hall
, What Not to Wear's Clinton Kelly
and Dr. Mehmet Oz
's daughter, author and nutritionist Daphne Oz
. The show is produced by British
-Australia
n former talk show host Gordon Elliott
, who also serves as the show's off-camera announcer.
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
/cooking show
Cooking show
A TV cooking show is a television program that presents the preparation of food, in a kitchen on the studio set. The host of the show, often a celebrity chef, prepares one or more dishes over the course of the show, taking the viewing audience through the food's preparation showing all...
that airs in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
as part of the network's weekday daytime lineup
ABC Daytime
ABC Daytime is a programming block on the ABC Network which has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows and talk shows.-Schedule:...
, centering on food
Food
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
-related and lifestyle topics. The program also airs in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
on the stations of the Citytv
Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...
television system
Television system
A television system is a Canadian term for a group of television stations which share common ownership, branding, and programming, but are not considered a full television network....
.
It premiered on September 26, 2011 and replaced the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
. It is hosted by Iron Chef America's
Iron Chef America
Iron Chef America: The Series is an American cooking show based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed Iron Chef USA. The show is produced by Food Network, which also carried a dubbed version of the original Iron Chef. Like the...
Mario Batali
Mario Batali
Mario Batali is an American chef, writer, restaurateur and media personality. In addition to his classical culinary training, he is an expert on the history and culture of Italian cuisine, including regional and local variations. Batali co-owns restaurants in New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles,...
and Michael Symon
Michael Symon
Michael D. Symon is a James Beard Foundation Award-winning American chef, restaurateur, television personality, and author. He is seen regularly on Food Network on shows such as Iron Chef America, Food Feuds, and The Best Thing I Ever Ate, as well as Cook Like an Iron Chef on the Cooking Channel...
, Top Chef's
Top Chef
Top Chef is an American reality competition show that airs on the cable television network Bravo, in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges. They are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants...
Carla Hall
Carla Hall
Carla Hall is an American chef residing in Washington, D.C. She was a finalist in the fifth and eighth seasons of Top Chef, Bravo's cooking competition show. On April 14, 2011, it was announced that Hall will be one of 5 cohosts on The Chew, a one-hour live show centered on food from all angles...
, What Not to Wear's Clinton Kelly
Clinton Kelly (TV personality)
Clinton Kelly is an American fashion consultant and media personality best known for his role as co-host on What Not to Wear, a reality program that features fashion makeovers. He shares on-air duties with Stacy London. Kelly started his career as a freelance writer for several fashion magazines...
and Dr. Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Cengiz Oz , also known as Dr. Oz, is a Turkish-American cardiothoracic surgeon, author, talk show host, and commentator for The Dr. Oz Show, a daily television program focusing on medical issues/personal health....
's daughter, author and nutritionist Daphne Oz
Daphne Oz
Daphne Nur Oz is an author and television host. On April 14, 2011, ABC announced Oz would be one of five co-hosts on The Chew, a one-hour live talk show exploring food from all angles. The show premiered in September 2011....
. The show is produced by British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n former talk show host Gordon Elliott
Gordon Elliott
Gordon Elliott is a British-born Australian journalist and producer. He is the executive producer of ABC's daytime program The Chew, but is probably better known for his 1990s TV talk show program, The Gordon Elliott Show....
, who also serves as the show's off-camera announcer.
Main segments
The show features segments that are specially suited for each host. They include:- Clinton's From Plate to Platter - Clinton Kelly shows how to turn one regular-size dish into an appetizer platter for at-home entertaining.
- Clinton's Entertaining with Style - Clinton Kelly shows how to make table designs for any kind of party.
- Mario's Simple Italian- Mario Batali cooks a simple-to-make Italian dish.
- Michael's Five in Five - Michael Symon creates a dish with five ingredients in five minutes or less at $5 or less per serving.
- Carla's Rescued Recipes - Carla Hall updates a dish from her family.
- Carla's 'Gon'Be' Moments - Carla Hall takes something that failed in the kitchen and turns it into something that works.
- Daphne's The Power of Food - Daphne Oz talks about nutrition and the effects of certain nutrients in human health. An interview with a doctor or nutritionist sometimes is part of the segment.
- Daphne's The Wisdom of Oz - Daphne Oz makes a favorite nutritious(and sometimes vegetarian) dish of the Oz family.
- Cooking with the Stars - Cooking segment with that day's guest.
- Chew 'n A - Viewer mail and audience question-and-answer segment.