The unofficial start of summer begins today. If you grill it, they will come – with forks, knives and a big appetite. Fear not as Create’s expert grill master, Steven Raichlen will show you how to cook the perfect steak and prepare ribs so succelent they will make your mouth water. Make sure you have plenty of napkins on hand to wipe up all the barbecue sauce. Fire up the grill and enjoy the first cookout of the season!
Watch KCPT Create all day Saturday, May 26, 2012.
Crispy crust, savory sauce and gooey cheese are the foundation of any good pizza. Create chefs Jacques Pepin, Lidia Bastianich and Mary Ann Esposito are among the chefs who put their own flavorful spin on one of America’s most beloved meals. They top their pizzas with roasted vegetables and chorizo while Ming Tsai gets into the mix with his east meets west flair with a hoisin chicken sausage and roasted bell pepper pizza. No need to call for delivery – hot pizza will pop out of your oven in no time!
Watch KCPT Create all day Saturday, May 5, 2012.
A Taste of History is a TV cooking series that explores America’s culinary beginnings from the Birthplace of American Cuisine. This innovative series profiles historic destinations, founding fathers and historic recipes¬.
Chef Walter Staib, an Emmy award-winning, internationally known chef is a master of open hearth cookery. Demonstrating the preparation of sophisticated 18th Century cuisine, he’s sure to inspire home-cooks.
A Taste of History® is produced in significant historic locations; from Jefferson’s Monticello and Mount Vernon to Montpellier and Jamaica. In each episode, Chef Staib explores the origin of featured recipes and ingredients to reveal historical context.
Watch Thursdays at 7:30am on KCPT2.
The second in a series of four PBS specials with celebrity chef and culinary author Lidia Bastianich continues the celebration of culture through food with a focus on the traditions surrounding weddings. The first story features an African-American wedding in New Orleans, complete with marching brass band and traditional regional cuisine that includes jambalaya, crawfish and pralines. An Indian-American wedding features actor Mario Cantone, well-known for his role as a wedding planner on TV’s “Sex and the City,” and Indian actress and food writer Madhur Jaffrey, who will teach Lidia and the audience about classic Indian wedding dishes, including tandoori specials, seafood kebabs and a variety of Indian breads. The third wedding features a Korean-American wedding with celebrity fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, who creates a special outfit for Lidia to wear to the wedding. “Survivor” winner and host of AMERICA REVEALED, Yul Kwon, adds commentary and perspective on Korean culture. The final wedding in the program examines the marriage of two cultures — Irish-American and Italian-American, with music and food from each represented.
Watch Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 7pm.
