On the Menu was an American reality competition series on TNT. It was the first cooking show that gave viewers the chance to taste the winning dish. In each episode, four home cooks battled for the chance to have their dish served in a national restaurant chain. The show featured Ty Pennington as host and Emeril Lagasse as menu master.[1] It was produced by Mark Burnett.[2]
Format
Each 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 was put on the restaurant’s menu the next day.
Episodes
| 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 | October 24, 2014 |
| 5 | Emeril’s | Seafood | Crab Lasagna | October 31, 2014 |
| 6 | The Cheesecake Factory | Asian | Vietnamese Meatball Sub | November 7, 2014[4] |
| 7 | Cabo Wabo Cantina/Sammy's Beach Bar | Mexican | Shrimp Enchilada Stack | November 14, 2014[4] |
| 8 | Outback Steakhouse | Steak sandwich | Market Steak Melt | November 21, 2014[4] |
| 9 | Buca di Beppo | Pasta | Fresh Harvest Pappardelle/Beppo's Soffici Cuscini | November 28, 2014[4] |
| 10 | Dickey’s Barbecue Pit | New Dish | Stampede Stew | December 5, 2014[4] |
- This episode had two winners (Nicole & Lynn), both dishes are available on the menu.
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. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. 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.
- ^ "California Pizza Kitchen". Cpk.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Episode Guide at TNT". TNT. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
