Man v. Food UK Premiere Series Continues

Weekdays, 9pm (from Monday 2nd August)

New and exclusive to Good Food, Man v. Food continues to go where no man has dared to go before in search of the most super-sized, most outrageous food in the US.

Adam Richman returns for the second half of gut-busting series two, and carries on his journey throughout America looking for the best places to do some serious indulging and find the ultimate traditional, seasonal and regional food.

Every region in every country has its own culture, ingredients and flavour, and chef Adam sets out across the US to celebrate his country’s food.

After hunting down the can’t-miss flavours that make up each region’s unique culinary history, Adam will take on the city’s toughest food challenges. And series two has plenty of immense foodie challenges for Adam to sink his teeth into.

The 10-episode run sees Adam get stuck into a 190-pound burger in Detroit, a burger topped with roast beef in Brooklyn, a mammoth Quadruple Hubcap Burger and a spicy pork challenge in Alaska, a hot dog wrapped in bacon in Arizona, and 10-pound stuffed pizza in Connecticut.

Chef Academy UK Premiere

Weekdays, 9pm (from Monday 16th August)

Michelin-starred chef and “the world’s sexiest chef” Jean-Christophe Novelli comes to Good Food with a new and exclusive series that sees the man with restaurants in London, France and South Africa try to make his mark in America.

Having built up his enviable reputation with his award-winning restaurants across Europe, Jean-Christophe also runs his Novelli Academy Cookery School, reckoned to be one of the top cookery schools in the world.

Now Jean-Christophe has moved to Los Angeles to open a test program for a top-notch culinary institute in order to train and transform those who aspire to cook like professionals.

Part reality TV, part cookery challenge, Chef Academy sees the chef, his fiancé Michelle and right-hand man Steve select nine students to be his test subjects for his first Academy across the pond, as well as follow progress on the building that will become the Novelli Academy US as it’s being constructed.

Applicants represent an array of backgrounds from newly-trained chefs and anxious homemakers hoping to learn some new culinary tricks, to even a former porn star. Thousands of applicants are whittled down by Jean-Christophe himself after performing the simple culinary task of cooking an egg. Sounds simple, but the wannabes soon find that pressure scrambles their eggs quicker than they thought.

But the final nine, successful students soon find they haven’t seen anything yet. Assessed weekly via a variety of tests from preparing bread to gutting a fish, Jean-Christophe watches them every step of the way and gives his students a warning – failing three tests is grounds for dismissal from his Academy.

Ronnie Corbett’s Supper Club UK Premiere

Tuesday 31st August, 9pm

Food lover and national treasure Ronnie Corbett is going to ask the country’s favourite stars what they would eat if they had to sit down for their last ever meal.

This brand new and exclusive show sees Ronnie – one half of legendary comedy double act, The Two Ronnies – gets knee-deep into recipe books to explore the life of a celebrity as they reveal what they’d eat for their last supper. Ronnie also discusses the reasons for their choices.

In this pilot episode, Ronnie’s guest is Welsh actor and Gavin And Stacey star, Rob Brydon (who also does a mean Ronnie Corbett impression).

Ronnie rolls up his sleeves and peels back the layers of one of Britain’s most popular comedians and comic actors as he helps Rob lovingly prepare his favourite meal.

Ronnie Corbett’s Supper Club covers an enormous range of recipes from the heartiest of British dishes, to the finest foreign cuisine. Personal photographs of Rob’s family treasures will help explore his life and the food that he loves.