Do you love food or just want to learn how to cook better? Do you want recipes, tips and tricks from master chefs like Lidia Bastianich, Jacques Pépin and the late, great Julia Child? Are you a Cablevision subscriber who’s missing out on programs from a certain cooking network? Never fear, WLIW21 has you covered with educational and informative cooking shows all week long! Get your foodie fix every Monday night from 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m., Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Sundays from 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Program details are below. Be sure to also check out WLIW CREATE (Cablevision Ch. 133, Time Warner Ch. 169, Verizon FiOS Ch. 471), which airs many cooking programs every day. For program details, airdates, recipes and more, visit createtv.com.

Please note: episode details for all series are available on the schedule page.

Mondays:

7:30 p.m.
Gourmet’s Adventures with Ruth (through January 25)
In Gourmet’s Adventures with Ruth, Gourmet magazine (R.I.P.) Editor in Chief Ruth Reichl uncovers the best cooking schools on five continents and brings along her foodie and actor friends to sharpen their skills.

Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie (beginning Feb. 1)
With the breadth of international travel combined with a passion for food, Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie delivers a unique cultural look at the world, food first. Each episode of this mouthwatering food, culture, and travel series dives into the diverse realm of the world’s greatest cuisine.

Watch Gourmet magazine’s Editor in Chief Ruth Recihl on Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie:

8 p.m.
Lidia’s Italy
Journey with famed chef/author/public TV host Lidia Bastianich (Del Posto, Felidia, Becco) to her 10 favorite regions of Italy as she introduces you to friends and family and takes you to food markets, fishing villages and farms as you haggle over the price of fish and forage for the perfect truffle. Then, return back to Lidia’s familiar kitchen to prepare a sumptuous meal as you, the viewer cook along.

Watch a preview:



8:30 p.m.
Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen (through February 8)
Cook’s Country from America’s Test Kitchen uncovers the best of American home cooking, developing recipes through in-depth kitchen testing. The result: foolproof recipes you can trust to work the first time—and every time.

America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated (beginning February 15)
Each episode features recipes carefully developed to make sure they work every time. Host Christopher Kimball and the test cooks solve everyday cooking problems, test equipment so you never have to waste money on things that don’t work, and taste supermarket ingredients to save you time in the store.

Saturdays:

11:30 a.m.
From Farm to Table
From Farm to Table encourages viewers to discover the bounty of New York’s Capital Region, from the fields to the dinner table. The program offers valuable cooking ideas and tips on how to stretch food dollars, while introducing viewers to local farmers and regional experts with valuable knowledge to share. Watch episodes online now.

12 noon
Joanne Weir’s Cooking Class
Joanne Weir, cooking teacher extraordinaire, brings her techniques, secrets and delicious recipes to the screen. Taped entirely in Weir’s home kitchen in San Francisco, the series invites viewers to join Joanne and her real-life students as they work side-by-side in her hands-on cooking classes.

12:30 p.m.
Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home
Two of the world’s best known and most loved culinary stars, Julia Child and Jacques Pépin, team up in Julia’s home kitchen to demonstrate the heart of good home cooking. While there are traditional ways of preparing a dish, nothing is written in stone.

Watch series highlights from Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home:


1:30 p.m.
Taste This!
Long Island chef Joe Ciminera teaches you how to cook with natural organic foods to spruce up the appetite in Taste This!

2 p.m.
Simply Ming
The Emmy®-nominated public television series Simply Ming is back for its seventh season, bringing mouthwatering recipes into homes across the country. With an all-star guest lineup, flavor abounds in recipes inspired by the combination of ingredients from East and West. Watch now.

2:30 p.m.
Mexico – One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless
Chef, restaurateur, author, teacher, culinary adventurer and “Top Chef Master” Rick Bayless embarks on his greatest food adventure to date: an insider’s tour of Mexico City, a food metropolis bursting with traditional foods and flavors and cutting-edge eateries. All season long, Rick takes a fresh look at 13 iconic Mexican dishes.

Sundays:

1:30 p.m.
Avec Eric
Renowned chef Eric Ripert of New York City’s Le Bernardin travels to locations where food and tradition come together to create special dining experiences. The show takes viewers to the source of some of Ripert’s culinary inspiration and then back to his restaurant and home kitchen to see how that inspiration turns into a recipe.

Watch a preview:

2 p.m.
Lidia’s Italy
Journey with famed chef/author/public TV host Lidia Bastianich (Del Posto, Felidia, Becco) to her 10 favorite regions of Italy as she introduces you to friends and family and takes you to food markets, fishing villages and farms as you haggle over the price of fish and forage for the perfect truffle. Then, return back to Lidia’s familiar kitchen to prepare a sumptuous meal as you, the viewer, cook along.

2:30 p.m.
Nick Stellino Cooking with Friends
Veteran public television chef Nick Stellino cooks with some of the country’s most celebrated chefs, sharing recipes for simple yet elegant dishes with an emphasis on professional-style plating, teaching viewers how to turn their homes into their favorite restaurants.

Schedule subject to change. Please consult the schedule page for the most current information.