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Summer is about throwing meat, fish and veggies on the grill; tossing salads of all sorts; savoring watermelon, peaches and cherries; and downing iced tea and lemonade by the gallon. But there comes a time when the sun has finally gone down, the embers have died, stomachs are full, and the time for relaxing in front of the television has come – just in time to get some new recipes for the next summer cookout or just watch other people sweat in the kitchen. Here are a few suggestions for your TV food menu: "Food Network Star" (Sundays, Food Network): Currently in its ninth season, the competitive reality show still strives to produce a chef worthy of his or her own show (although the Season 2 winner, Guy Fieri, continues to be the biggest success). Each week, judges Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis and Alton Brown put the competitors through their paces. "BBQ Pitmasters" (Sundays, Destination America): Each week, viewers meet the kings and queens of fire, as they compete for cash and prizes in barbecue cooking competitions around the nation. "Man, Fire, Food" (Mondays, Cooking Channel): Among cooking methods, putting fire to food is as old as mankind. Each week, from small campfires to hightech grills, host Roger Mooking explores the transformative possibilities of flame. "Chopped" (Tuesdays and Thursdays, Food Network): Ted Allen continues as host for the cooking competition show, in which four chefs compete in each episode to take unusual mystery baskets of ingredients and turn them into tantalizing appetizers, entrees and desserts. "Chef Roble and Company" (Wednesdays, Bravo): The reality show follows Brooklyn-based caterer Roble Ali as his business continues to grow and attract such celebrity clients as John Legend, NBA star Tyson Chandler and Phaedra Parks from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." Among the additions to the show in its second season is Rob McCue, a pastry chef who appeared on Gordon Ramsay's cooking competition show for Fox, "Hell's Kitchen." Speaking of "Hell's Kitchen," if you like its culinary leader, you'll have any number of opportunities to see him this summer ... "Masterchef" (Wednesdays, Fox): Ramsay and fellow chef/judges Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich continue putting talented amateur chefs through challenges and cook-offs to determine who will succeed last season's winner, legally blind Christine Ha. A junior edition featuring talented youngsters is planned for the fall. "Hell's Kitchen" (Thursdays, Fox): In this competitive reality show, Ramsay subjects would-be chefs to the heat of the kitchen and his explosive personality, along with the challenge of living in close quarters, to feed guests and find an ultimate winner. "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares" (various times daily, BBC America): The most recent season of Ramsay's American version of this British show, called "Kitchen Nightmares," ended in May. But fans can tune in every day to see an episode from either the U.S. or British show, in which Ramsay swoops in to turn around failing eateries. BY KATE O'HARE Roble Ali When the barbecue's over, TV keeps serving food shows BEST SURVIVAL MOVIES George Clooney Tom Hanks James Franco 8 The Goshen News • TV Spotlight • July 8-14, 2013 BY JAY BOBBIN "The Flight of the Phoenix" (1965) A sandstorm brings down an airplane, piloted by James Stewart, in the Sahara desert ... forcing the survivors to rebuild the plane to save themselves. "The Naked Prey" (1966) Cornel Wilde spends virtually this entire movie on the run from spear-wielding warriors in the Africa of the early 19th century. "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) In one of the most classic of all survival tales, a handful of passengers maneuvers through a cruise ship capsized by a massive wave. "The Towering Inferno" (1974) Producer Irwin Allen refitted his "Poseidon" premise to those trapped in a burning San Francisco skyscraper in his other major disaster classic. "Earthquake" (1974) "The big one" hits Los Angeles, with architect Charlton Heston and cop George Kennedy making their way through the remains. "Alive" (1993) Rugby team members ultimately resort to cannibalism to survive after an Andes plane crash in this fact-inspired drama. "Titanic" (1997) This massively famous survival drama finds passengers Jack and Rose (Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet) trying to escape the ship after it hits an iceberg. "The Perfect Storm" (2000) A fishing boat captain (George Clooney) and his crew run into a monster sea storm on the way back from a bountiful expedition. "Vertical Limit" (2000) A climber (Chris O'Donnell) tries to save his sister (Robin Tunney), trapped on K2. "Cast Away" (2000) A FedEx worker (Tom Hanks) ends up stranded on an island, with only a volleyball for "company," after the plane he's aboard goes down in a storm. "The Day After Tomorrow" (2004) Global warming does a number on Earth, prompting a climate expert (Dennis Quaid) to set out to rescue his son (Jake Gyllenhaal), trapped in a frozen-over New York. "127 Hours" (2010) Climber Aron Ralston (James Franco) decides on desperate measures when his arm is pinned after he falls in a remote canyon.

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