Category: Television

📺 Guy Fieri rolls back into the Valley, revisiting Phoenix-born taqueria Tacos Chiwas for a new episode of the Food Network’s ‘‘Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives: Triple D Nation’’ on Friday (check your chosen TV provider’s listings for airtime). The Chihuahuan-style

🛒 Congrats to Valley chef Adam Allison, who won the Food Network’s latest episode of ‘‘Supermarket Stakeout,’’ which was filmed in a Bashas’ parking lot in Surprise and aired Tuesday night. The reality show pits four chefs in a series

📺 Chilte chef Lawrence ‘‘J.T.’’ Smith lost a one-on-one challenge against Iron Chef Stephanie Izard and was eliminated in the latest episode of the Food Network competition ‘‘24 in 24: Last Chef Standing.’’ The second-year show follows 24 chefs who compete in

📺 Nik Fields, chef and owner of Chic Chef 77 wine bar and The Grind coffee shop in downtown Phoenix, competes on the Food Network show “Guy’s Grocery Games” Wednesday. The show, hosted by Guy Fieri, features four chefs competing

📺 Paradise Valley Burger Co. will be one of three restaurants featured Friday on the Food Network’s ‘‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Triple D Nation.’’ The episode, titled ‘‘All-American Eats,’’ will air at 6 p.m. and repeat at 9 p.m. on

🚜 ‘‘The Story of Arizona’s Good Food,’’ a 60-minute documentary about the importance of family farms to Arizona’s economy, premieres at 8 p.m. tonight on Arizona PBS. Farmland is disappearing in Maricopa County faster than anywhere else in the country.

🍖 The Thumb, a unique gas station/barbecue joint/gift shop hybrid in north Scottsdale, makes its second appearance on the Food Network tonight. The restaurant’s smoked meats were featured on ‘‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’’ in 2015. Show host Guy Fieri returned

🍷 Even ultra-observant watchers of ‘‘The Bear’’ probably will miss an Arizona winery’s brief cameo on FX’s hit series set in a Chicago restaurant. About nine minutes into the third episode of the newest season, former line cook Ebraheim (played

🔪 Congrats to Valley chef Derek Christensen, who won $10,000 on the popular Food Network show ‘‘Chopped’’ this week. The former Bacanora and Huarachis chef faced off against chefs from Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Colorado Springs in an episode titled ‘‘Southwestern

🔪 Former Bacanora chef Derek Christensen (shown on right) will compete Tuesday on the popular Food Network show ‘‘Chopped.’’ The episode, titled ‘‘Southwestern Strength,’’ will air at 8 p.m. on most TV providers. According to the network: ‘‘Four Southwestern competitors