On the Menu

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On the Menu
Genre Reality
Cooking
Presented by Ty Pennington
Emeril Lagasse
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
Production companyOne Three Media
Original release
Network TNT
ReleaseOctober 3 (2014-10-03) 
December 5, 2014 (2014-12-05)

On the Menu is an American reality competition series that aired 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]

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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.TitleChallengeWinning DishAir Date
1 Chili's Burgers Meat & Three Burger October 3, 2014
2 Denny's BreakfastApple Danish Stuffed French Toast October 10, 2014
3 California Pizza Kitchen PizzaKorean Barbecue Pizza [3] October 17, 2014
4 Planet Hollywood DessertRaspberry Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake October 24, 2014
5 Emeril’sSeafoodCrab Lasagna October 31, 2014
6 The Cheesecake Factory AsianVietnamese Meatball Sub November 7, 2014 [4]
7 Cabo Wabo Cantina/Sammy's Beach BarMexicanShrimp Enchilada Stack November 14, 2014 [4]
8 Outback Steakhouse Steak sandwichMarket Steak Melt November 21, 2014 [4]
9 Buca di Beppo PastaFresh Harvest Pappardelle/Beppo's Soffici Cuscini November 28, 2014 [4]
10 Dickey’s Barbecue PitNew DishStampede Stew December 5, 2014 [4]

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