Michael Symon to host new Food Network prime-time series

CLEVELAND — Cleveland indigenous and celebrity chef Michael Symon is hitting the street for a new Food items Network primetime sequence.

Symon will host “BBQ Usa,” a six-episode series supplying viewers an within glance at the world of competitive barbecue grilling. The present will feature barbecue competitions throughout the region, showcasing the skills of grill masters with stops in a diverse variety of locales.

Showcased in the series—which premieres July 11 at 9 p.m. on the community with episodes also streaming on Discovery+—will be competitions in barbecue hotbeds like Ga, Texas and Memphis as very well as Alabama, Kansas and New Jersey. Symon produced the adhering to statement:

“Having the prospect to travel the state and enjoy these ‘cue stars contend on the grandest BBQ phase was a dream arrive correct. I appreciate a excellent old-fashioned culinary showdown. It won’t subject if it’s pork, chicken or ribs, there is very little far better than having about the grill or smoker in the summertime to display off your competencies, even though interacting with the focused fanbase that deliver these BBQ contests to existence.”

In Memphis, Symon will host from the Memphis in Might World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, which with above 200 teams features by itself as the largest barbecue level of competition in the United States.

Warner Bros. Discovery government Jane Latman reported:

“Michael Symon is no stranger to cooking competitions, possessing competed in the hardest contests recognised to a chef. And with his like for barbecue, Michael hits the highway to check out some of the premier BBQ competitions in The united states, chatting with the passionate pit and grill masters who commit their everyday living to distinctive designs of ‘cue. Michael is not only an award-successful and environment-renowned chef admired by his friends, but also beloved by supporters, which helps make him the ideal guideline for viewers as he preferences his way across the place.”

Lifted in North Olmstead, Symon’s Foods Network occupation spans many years, beginning in 2005 when he appeared as a challenger on “Iron Chef The united states.” He has maintained a presence in his hometown’s culinary scene, and though he was forced to shutter quite a few Cleveland-spot dining places in 2020, he continue to owns Mabel’s BBQ on E 4th Street, described on his web-site as a “Cleveland-fashion” barbecue joint incorporating nearby and japanese European-inspired flavors. A second Mabel’s area opened this previous March in Woodmere.