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Brainerd Dispatch July 20 - 26, 2014 •1 1 By Cassie Dresch TV Media W hen it comes to cooking, a chef's signature recipe is as unique as a fingerprint. They know how to put it together just right to make it the perfect culinary master- piece and something that is unri- valed by most. But what happens when you take part cooking show and part game show and throw them in the blender? Why, you get NBC's new- est formula for a cooking competi- tion that looks ripe for the picking. Hosted by "Man v. Food's" Adam Richman, "Food Fighters" will pit one ace amateur cook's signature dish against six professional chefs in the ultimate high-stakes food battle. Catch the series premiere Tuesday, July 22, on NBC. The home cook and the profes- sional chefs will all be cooking one dish — the recipe our dear amateur chef has claimed to be their best. It's a move that makes this culinary game show all the more interesting. "Every true home cook has at least one 'signature dish,' — the peach cobbler, the lasagna, that ap- petizer that friends beg you to bring to parties," said NBC president of al- ternative and late night program- ming Paul Telegdy. "This is a show that puts those recipes to the ulti- mate test and rewards the passion Americans bring to their home kitchens every day." Armed only with their recipe and three culinary "lifelines," the home cooks will face off against the pro- fessionals one at a time. When they're both finished creating their dish, the meals will be put in front of "The Dinner Party." Consisting of re- nowned culinary experts, "The Din- ner Party" will perform a blind taste test and decide which dish is the winner. If the home cook's dish is chosen as the winner, they'll knock off the first chef and claim a cash prize. They'll be able to face off against the next chef and climb a money ladder with increasing cash prizes for each professional they beat out. Of course, if the professional wins, the battle is over. It's a refreshing new format on the classic cooking competition show, and Richman is the perfect food guru to serve as host. Growing up in the Big Apple, Richman was raised with a passion for food and a love for diverse culi- nary delights. It was a passion that never died, even as he pursued an undergraduate degree in interna- tional studies in Georgia. He kept a regular food journal and eventually began touring restaurants all over the world. 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