On the Menu

On the Menu is an American reality competition series that aired on TNT. It was the first cooking show that gave viewers the chance to taste the winning dish. In each episode, four home cooks battled for the chance to have their dish served in a national restaurant chain. The show featured Ty Pennington as host and Emeril Lagasse as menu master. It was produced by Mark Burnett.

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On the Menu
RealityCooking
Ty PenningtonEmeril Lagasse
United States
English
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Mark Burnett
Dean Houser
One Three Media
TNT
October 3 (2014-10-03) –December 5, 2014 (2014-12-05)

On the Menu is an American reality competition series that aired on TNT. It was the first cooking show that gave viewers the chance to taste the winning dish. In each episode, four home cooks battled for the chance to have their dish served in a national restaurant chain. The show featured Ty Pennington as host and Emeril Lagasse as menu master. It was produced by Mark Burnett.

Each episode begins with the cooks demonstrating they understand the featured restaurant during a preliminary challenge. In the second round, the three remaining contestants create a new dish for the restaurant. The dishes are served to diners whose votes determine which two cooks will move onto the final round. In the final round, the cooks have the opportunity to perfect their dishes based on comments they received from the diners before serving them to Ty, Emeril and representatives of the restaurant. Those representatives determine the winner, whose dish was put on the restaurant's menu the next day.

No.TitleChallengeWinning DishAir Date
1Chili'sBurgersMeat & Three BurgerOctober 3, 2014 (2014-10-03)
2Denny'sBreakfastApple Danish Stuffed French ToastOctober 10, 2014 (2014-10-10)
3California Pizza KitchenPizzaKorean Barbecue PizzaOctober 17, 2014 (2014-10-17)
4Planet HollywoodDessertRaspberry Chocolate Brownie CheesecakeOctober 24, 2014 (2014-10-24)
5Emeril'sSeafoodCrab LasagnaOctober 31, 2014 (2014-10-31)
6The Cheesecake FactoryAsianVietnamese Meatball SubNovember 7, 2014 (2014-11-07)
7Cabo Wabo Cantina/Sammy's Beach BarMexicanShrimp Enchilada StackNovember 14, 2014 (2014-11-14)
8Outback SteakhouseSteak sandwichMarket Steak MeltNovember 21, 2014 (2014-11-21)
9Buca di BeppoPastaFresh Harvest Pappardelle/Beppo's Soffici CusciniNovember 28, 2014 (2014-11-28)
10Dickey's Barbecue PitNew DishStampede StewDecember 5, 2014 (2014-12-05)
  • This episode had two winners (Nicole & Lynn), both dishes are available on the menu.

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