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Brainerd Dispatch • October 19 - 25, 2014 •11 By Andrew Warren TV Media H ungry? How often do we stop and think about our food? No, not give a passing thought to the ingredients that went into making it or the fantastic skill it was pre- pared with. I mean really think about it on a deeper level: why do we react to food the way we do? Eating ice cream can make your brain freeze up — what a pain! Catching a whiff of bacon frying can make your mouth start to sali- vate, and just hearing a creative hamburger described can some- times lead to you actually tasting it in your mouth. Yes, there's a science behind the food we eat, and chef Richard Blais is on a mission to get to the bottom of all of this. "Hungry Games" premieres Monday, Oct. 20, on the Food Network with a special sneak peek airing the night before the show. In his quest to get to the bottom of the many ways that our minds and our bodies react to food, Blais has set up hidden cameras — "Candid Camera" style — to test the ways that ordinary folks expe- rience food. "Hungry Games" isn't just some reality show, though. It's an exploration of the science behind it all. Throughout the series, Blais will explore the psychology behind our cravings and our decisions about which foods to eat, from de- termining why mom's cooking al- ways tastes so good to how using the right language can trigger a craving for a big, greasy slice of everyone's favorite: pizza. Chef Blais is just the man to bring all of this together into an entertaining package. Trained at The Culinary Institute of America, he was the runner-up in season 4 of Bravo's "Top Chef," a feat he topped when he took home the top prize in "Top Chef: All Stars." His cookbook, "Try This at Home," was nominated for a pres- tigious James Beard Award, and he's a frequent guest in "Guy's Grocery Games" and "The Ra- chael Ray Show," as well as re- turning to "Top Chef" as a judge in the current season airing on Bravo. He's a man who knows his food, and he's a great TV personal- ity to boot. With so many shows on the air focused on who's the "best" chef, "Hungry Games" in- stead takes a look at what makes the rest of us tick. "Hungry Games" premieres Oct. 20. Sunday, Oct. 19 1:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Lidia's Kitchen 4:30 p.m. (9) KAWE B Organic With Michele Beschen Monday, Oct. 20 3:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America 5:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods 6:00 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food 6:30 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food 7:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America 8:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America Tuesday, Oct. 21 1:00 p.m. TRAV The Best of Man v. Food 1:30 p.m. TRAV The Best of Man v. Food 2:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show TRAV Food Paradise 3:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America 5:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America 6:30 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food Wednesday, Oct. 22 2:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show TRAV Food Paradise 3:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods 4:30 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food 5:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods 6:00 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food 6:30 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food 7:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America Thursday, Oct. 23 4:00 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food 4:30 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food 5:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods 6:00 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food Friday, Oct. 24 2:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Saturday, Oct. 25 12:30 p.m. (2) KTCA Moveable Feast With Fine Cooking 1:00 p.m. (2) KTCA Wisconsin Foodie 1:30 p.m. (2) KTCA A Chef's Life 2:00 p.m. (8) WDSE Martha Stewart's Cooking School 3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE America's Test Kitchen From Cook's Illustrated Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Food Oct 19, 2014 to Oct 25, 2014 Chef Richard Blais hosts "Hungry Games" Food for thought: Chef Blais uncovers the science behind the food Cooking this week Home Auto Life Bonds Business & Work Comp. Long Term Care Health (individual, group & medical programs) WE REPRESENT MANY FINE INDEPENDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES 218-829-1166 123 N. 1st St. Brainerd, MN Theresa Kathy Dave Diane NORTHRIDGE AGENCY 6 1 218 829 11 218 829 11 218 829 11 218 829 11 001145055r1 001145025r1 CLICK | SEARCH |DONE carshq.com

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