Cooking Channel TV Guide — Thursday, 21 May 2026

Browse the full Cooking Channel TV guide for Thursday, 21 May 2026. 32 programmes listed , including 12 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:00 1h

Spring Baking Championship

S8 · E6 · Take Me Out to the Ballgame Sports

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Whether it's a baseball game or a picnic, delicious food is a staple of springtime outings, thus host Molly Yeh requests that the bakers make colorful desserts.

01:00 1h

Spring Baking Championship

S8 · E3 · Coffee and Tea with Molly Sports

Coffee and Tea with Molly

The bakers must team up and work together to win over the judges after they make some oversized stuffed coffee cookies for Host Molly Yeh.

02:00 1h

Spring Baking Championship

S8 · E4 · Spring Surprises Sports

Spring Surprises

In celebration of spring, Host Molly Yeh asks the bakers to add something unique to their upside-down citrus cakes and a panel judges the bakers' pies.

03:00 1h

Spring Baking Championship

S8 · E5 · Cherry Blossom Bake-Off Sports

Cherry Blossom Bake-Off

Cherry blossoms are an iconic symbol of spring and host Molly Yeh asks for beautiful pink blooms to inspire the bakers' festive desserts.

04:00 1h

Spring Baking Championship

S8 · E6 · Take Me Out to the Ballgame Sports

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Whether it's a baseball game or a picnic, delicious food is a staple of springtime outings, thus host Molly Yeh requests that the bakers make colorful desserts.

Morning

07:00 30m

Food Truck Nation

S2 · E2 · Loaded Hot Dogs, Shrimp Po' Boys and PB and J Food

Loaded Hot Dogs, Shrimp Po' Boys and PB and J

Brad Miller visits El Shuko in Las Vegas for Guatemalan street food, then he heads to Denver for Crescent City Connection and Hey PB&J, for blueberry pie.

07:30 30m

Food Truck Nation

S2 · E4 · Barbecue Ribs, Cheese Melts and Cake Balls Food

Barbecue Ribs, Cheese Melts and Cake Balls

Brad Miller travels to Nashville, Tenn., for baby back ribs, then he samples cheese melt sandwiches in Denver, and finally has hand-rolled meatballs in Atlanta.

08:00 30m

Food Truck Nation

S2 · E6 · All-Day Brunch, Jerk Chicken and Cupcakes Food

All-Day Brunch, Jerk Chicken and Cupcakes

Brad Miller has grits at Sucker Brunch in Nashville, Tenn., Caribbean at Island Chef Cafe in Atlanta and tries cupcakes at the Sweet Divine in St. Louis.

08:30 30m

Food Truck Nation

S2 · E7 · Sandwiches, Street Food and Cobbler a la Mode Food

Sandwiches, Street Food and Cobbler a la Mode

Brad Miller visits the Pastrami Zombie food truck in Portland, Ore., then Guerrilla Street Food in St. Louis and the Tennessee Cobbler Company in Nashville.

09:00 1h

Food Paradise

Local Lowdown Food

Local Lowdown

Some of the best local food from across the country is featured, including a hidden pizza haven in San Diego, a Jewish deli in Miami and a pub in Baltimore.

10:00 1h

Food Paradise

Brew-Haha Travel

Brew-Haha

Some of the best bar food is featured, including pulled pork sandwiches in Galveston, Texas, beer-infused mussels in Maine, and the hottest barbecue in Miami.

11:00 1h

Food Paradise

Go Big or Go Hungry Travel

Go Big or Go Hungry

Some of the biggest portions from across the country are presented, including a 30-pound taco pizza in Atlantic City, N.J., and a mountain of meat in Seattle.

Daytime

12:00 1h

Food Paradise

College Town Cravings Travel

College Town Cravings

The best food near America's best colleges are shown, including a burger shop next to Harvard University and a breakfast joint near the University of Minnesota.

13:00 1h

Man's Greatest Food

S1 · E5 · Hamburgers Food

Hamburgers

Host Roger Mooking travels to find the 15 best hamburgers, including the Juicy Nookie, the Brother from Another Mother Burger, and the Burger of the Gods.

14:00 1h

Man's Greatest Food

S2 · E6 · Tex-Mex Food

Tex-Mex

Roger Mooking travels across America in search of the 12 best Tex-Mex dishes, such as beans, meats peppers, salsas and cheeses, and learns secrets from chefs.

15:00 1h

Man's Greatest Food

S3 · E13 · Desserts Food

Desserts

Roger Mooking presents the 15 best desserts from the rich and chocolatey, to the fruity and flavorful, as he learns from the chefs in their own kitchens.

16:00 30m

Carnival Eats

The Corn Identity Food

The Corn Identity

Noah Cappe travels around the southern United States in search of the best carnival eats and gobbles up breakfast nachos in Fort Worth, Texas.

16:30 30m

Carnival Eats

S2 · E11 · From Heatwave to Heartland Food

From Heatwave to Heartland

Noah samples Caliente Curls, a Chile Relleno Dog, a Mac and Cheese Bacon Burger, Cowboy Beans, a Sunnyside Burger and a Tropical Tantalizer.

17:00 30m

Carnival Eats

S5 · E23 · Beach Eats Food

Beach Eats

Host Noah Cappe samples some of the most creative beach eats from midway vendors at various coastal fairgrounds all around the country.

17:30 30m

Carnival Eats

S6 · E4 · Requiem for an Ice Cream Food

Requiem for an Ice Cream

Noah Cappe goes to the Greater Gulf State Fair in Mobile, Ala., then he goes to the Indian River County Firefighters' Fair in Vero Beach, Fla.

Evening

18:00 30m

Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations

S8 · E13 · The Big Island Food

The Big Island

Andrew Zimmern travels to Hawaii's Big Island, where he enjoys lau lau pork and opakapaka fish, as well as new traditions like loco moco and huli chicken.

18:30 30m

Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations

S7 · E8 · Cape Cod Food

Cape Cod

Andrew Zimmern enjoys the coastal cuisine of Cape Cod, Mass., including fried clams, fresh-caught cod, clambakes and cranberry bog ice cream.

19:00 30m

Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations

S7 · E9 · Queens Food

Queens

Andrew visits the borough of Queens, N.Y., where he enjoys hand-ripped noodles, Thai stir-fries, grilled Greek octopus and a classic pastrami on rye sandwich.

19:30 30m

Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations

S9 · E8 · Portland, OR Food

Portland, OR

Portland, Ore. has boozy doughnuts and handcrafted ice cream flavors and celebrates cultural diversity with food like khao man gai and fish sauce chicken wings.

20:00 30m

Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations

S9 · E17 · Glasgow Food

Glasgow

Andrew Zimmern is intrigued by iconic dishes in Glasgow, Scotland such as macaroni pies, fish and chips, venison haggis and chicken tikka masala.

20:30 30m

Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations

Door County Food

Door County

Andrew visits scenic Door County, Wis., between Green Bay and Lake Michigan, where the fresh fish and local produce inspires its Nordic-influenced cuisine.

21:00 30m

Man v. Food

S4 · E9 · Green Bay, Wisconsin Entertainment

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Casey Webb has a green-and-gold burger piled with bratwurst, cheese curds and jalapenos, then he takes part in a fish fry with flaky Great Lakes whitefish.

21:30 30m

Man v. Food

S4 · E7 · Columbus, Ohio Entertainment

Columbus, Ohio

Casey Webb has a bacon-wrapped hot dog, a footlong chicken burrito covered in ghost pepper sauce and a slow-roasted pork shank in Columbus, Ohio.

22:00 30m

Man v. Food

S4 · E15 · Ocean City, Maryland Entertainment

Ocean City, Maryland

Casey Webb has a massive jumbo lump crab cake sandwich, makes some of the area's iconic salt water taffy candies and accepts the Titanic Sundae Challenge.

22:30 30m

Man v. Food

S4 · E8 · Providence, Rhode Island Entertainment

Providence, Rhode Island

Casey Webb starts with a decadent brioche doughnut and then digs oysters for a fresh feast and finally, he has a 24-ounce milkshake at a 90-year-old creamery.

23:00 30m

The Best Thing I Ever Ate

S5 · E11 · Finger Food Food

Finger Food

Well-known Food Network stars discuss their favorite finger foods, including roasted toasted ravioli; crispy fried pickles; and bacon wrapped Matzo Balls.

23:30 30m

The Best Thing I Ever Ate

S6 · E1 · All American Food

All American

Well-known Food Network stars join together to discuss their favorite American food, including BBQ-fried chicken, hot dogs, and apple pie.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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