Here’s an idea for a TV show that comes with logistical challenges baked in: Have amateur cooks compete to put family recipes on the menu at a giant restaurant chain. But TNT is giving it a try with On the Menu, a competition series starting this fall that will land new dishes in Chili’s, Outback Steakhouse and Denny’s, among others (one restaurant for each of the 10 episodes). Here’s the show’s pitch: Superchef Emeril Lagasse and host Ty Pennington will guide home cooks through the process, and sponsoring restaurant execs and head chefs will judge some of the dishes on sets that look like their chains.
“We’ll have to have some top-secret conversations that involve getting the food out to 1,500 restaurants among the very small circle of people who work on it,” said Kelli Valade, evp and COO of Chili’s.
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