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They're called "tells" or "pro moves" and they're what Geoffrey Zakarian, Daphne Oz and other judges look for in distinguishing the professional chefs from the impostors on Food Network's Sunday competition series "Cooks vs. Cons." For some, a tell can be the crisscrossed sear pattern on a grilled steak. For others, it's the way a contestant slices an onion. For Zakarian, the host of show's now-in-progress second season, he looks at what happens in the closing minutes of each episode. "The normal tells are when you're in pressure," he says, "So I wait until they really impress you down to the last few minutes. The last 10 minutes, they start to pull out the turbocharger and when you're turbocharged there are shortcuts you do that can really sort of point to someone who's a pro. But it doesn't mean they are. It just gives you a little bit of a heads-up." Zakarian admits his system was far from infallible in Season 1, noting that he correctly identified the cooks and cons about half the time. He also explains that even the best of chefs can slip up, make a mistake and come off looking like a rank amateur. And in the process fool the judges. "Everybody has a bad day," Zakarian says. "It's pressure. It's 30 minutes. That 30 minutes just messes with your head. I don't care how good you are, it messes with your head and you really have to learn how to wrap your head around it because it's really hard. "That is a very intense kitchen," he continues. "I say, 'Start' and like five minutes later I go, '15 minutes left.' That's how fast it can go. It's a challenge. We've lost. We've been on shows before. I've cooked on 'Chopped' and 'Iron Chef,' w e've lost. We're not supposed to lose and we lose. Sometimes you have a bad day, you make a mistake and you don't recover well. That's life." What book are you currently reading? "I'm actually reading two books. I usually read them at night before I go to sleep, so I probably get two pages done. That's not the most progressive way to read but I'm going on vacation for a week so I'm going to try to read these books. I'm reading a book about the Civil War called 'Killer Angels' by Michael Shaara, and I'm reading 'The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats.' ... And those are books I'm taking with me, nonfood books." What did you have for dinner last night? "I flew home from Los Angeles and I ate on the plane a sandwich, a chicken sandwich with couscous, which was actually quite good. But when you're hungry at 40,000 feet, you're sort of like you eat what's put in front of you." What is your next project? "I'm just opening up the Georgian in Beverly Hills, so it's been taking a good amount of my time. My next project is a restaurant in Hollywood. I'm going from Hollywood to Hollywood – Hollywood, Fla. ..." When was your last vacation and where did you go? "It was almost two years ago. I've been working very hard. But we went to St. Bart's." BY GEORGE DICKIE Geoffrey Zakarian Looking for the 'pro moves' on Food Network's 'Cooks vs. Cons' Page 8 July 18 - 24, 2016 6:00 p.m. NBCSN Amer- ican Century Champi- onship, First Round. (N Same-day Tape) 7:00 p.m. GOLF Web.com: Utah Championship, Sec- ond Round. From Thanks- giving Point, Lehi, Utah. (N) SATURDAY 9:30 a.m. GOLF 2016 Senior Open Champion- ship Third Round. From Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland. (N) Noon WNDU 0 2016 Se- nior Open Championship Third Round. From Car- noustie Golf Links, Car- noustie, Scotland. (N) 1:00 p.m. GOLF RBC Canadian Open, Third Round. From Glenn Abby Golf Club in Oakville, On- tario, Canada. (N) 3:00 p.m. WNDU 0 Amer- ican Century Champion- ship, Second Round. From Edgewood Tahoe South in Lake Tahoe, Nev. (N) WSBT 6 RBC Canadian Open, Third Round. From Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont. (N) GOLF UL International Crown, Third Round. From Merit Club in Libertyville, Ill. (N) 7:00 p.m. GOLF Web.com: Utah Championship, Third Round. From Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah. (N) SUNDAY Noon WNDU 0 UL Inter- national Crown, Final Day. Singles matches. From Merit Club in Gurnee, Ill. (N) 1:00 p.m. GOLF RBC Ca- nadian Open, Final Round. From Glenn Abby Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. (N) 2:00 p.m. GOLF UL In- ternational Crown, Final Round. From Merit Club in Libertyville, Ill. (N) 3:00 p.m. WNDU 0 Amer- ican Century Champion- ship, Final Round. From Edgewood Tahoe South in Lake Tahoe, Nev. (N) WSBT 6 RBC Canadian Open, Final Round. From Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont. (N) 6:00 p.m. GOLF Web.com: Utah Championship, Final Round. From Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah. (N) RETIRE WORK Take Control of Your Future 64825 County Road 31 Goshen, IN 46528 1-866-764-1601 www.QualityDriveAway.com See America and Supplement Your Income!! Get Paid to Deliver Vehicles Throughout the U.S. & Canada Retiring Doesn't have to be Scary We Have Vehicles for Every License Type! Call Us Today!

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