Food Network casting for a new show

They might be creating a new show, or it might just be a new season of “Food Network Challenge.” The casting notice from the Food Network (check it out at http://casting.citylightstv.com/ChefCastingapply.htm) doesn’t talk about the name of the show and the description does sound like “Challenge” material.

The network is looking for professional chefs in the New York City area who can work under time constraints to be the best of four per episode.

More than one “Food Network Star” this season

Aaron McCargo, Jr.’s show “Big Daddy’s House” has already gotten off the ground at the Food Network. The “Next Food Network Star” winner earned a contract with the channel this season, but he’s not the only one.

Runner-up Adam Gertler is also in production for a series that will air in late September. The show “Will Work for Food” is supposed to marry Gertler’s sense of adventure with his sense of humor.

One of the episodes, according to reports, will give Gertler a chance to live life as a dog food taste-tester.

Top-four finisher Kelsey Nixon is also pitching shows to networks and thinks her win as Next’s “fan favorite” will help her out. There’s even an option to reunite Nixon with fellow competitor Shane Lyons for a program.

In addition to a set of kitchen appliances and a $2,000 Sears gift card, Nixon learned in the fan favorite win that she has a lot of people rooting her on. The show’s producer, Bob Tuschman, has said he even received hate mail after Nixon was eliminated.

Though he was eliminated in the second week of competition, Kevin McRoberts landed a spokesman deal with Frank’s RedHot Cayenne Pepper Sauce.

DVR Alerts

This week the Food Network gets super-cool with “Brain Freeze Week.” All things chilly start airing Monday from desserts to deep-freeze dinners.

Saturday

9:30 a.m. — Jamie at Home (Food Network) — Carrots and beets, not just a study in orange and purple. Check out the spectrum of color offered by the garden. Jamie makes the juiciest pork chop with roasted carrots and beets, shows the carrot at their raw best in an Indian carrot salad and makes an exciting dish with foil-roasted smoked beetroots with beef and a cottage cheese dressing.

12:30 p.m. — Ask Aida (Food Network) — They’re the perfect pair, meat and potatoes. Aida takes these classic favorites and gives it a little kick. Aida shares tips for Seared Strip Steaks with North African-Spiced Butter, Olive Oil Oven Fries, Marinated Green Beans w/Olives, Shallots and Lemon Dressing.

1:30 p.m. - Healthy Appetite with Ellie Krieger (Food Network) - Treat yourself good and feel great with fabulous food you crave, like a Steak House Special, luxurious Lobster rolls and delicious Pineapple Skewers with Spicy Sugar dip.

7 p.m. — Paula’s Party (Food Network) — Hanging out at Paula’s, Mario Lopez learns how to make red velvet sandwich cookies, “The View” host Joy Behar spices things up with red sticky wings, and Jay Manuel from “America’s Next Top Model” makes a Strawberry Margarita Mousse!

Sunday

10 a.m. — Simply Delicioso (Food Network) — Ingrid Hoffmann throws a surprise birthday party with her buddies, as she celebrates with Crackling Fish Tacos and zesty Chipotle Tartar Sauce. For dessert, Ingrid fries up light and airy Sopapillas, or Mexican doughnuts. And a birthday party isn’t complete without a festive cocktail so she breaks out the punchbowl for Sneaky Citrus Punch.

10:30 a.m. - Cooking for Real (Food Network) - Sunny’s getting in touch with her inner artist as she reimagines the all-American meal. Her spicy ketchup punches up pork burgers and homemade root veggie fries. Plus a peaches-and-cream dessert in cookie form.

12:30 p.m. — Paula’s Best Dishes (Food Network) — Paula’s reviving long lost recipes. She recreates Charlene Tilton’s favorite dessert, Grapefruit cake. Then, Paula helps a home viewer cook up Biscuits and Milk Gravy just like her grandma used to make. And for a recipe near and dear to Paula’s heart she recreates her Grandmother’s Fried Crab.

1:30 p.m. - Big Daddy’s House (Food Network) - Big Daddy is cooking up his dream dinner and begins with NY Strip Au Poivre, Potatoes Au Gratin and Grilled Asparagus Salad. Then, he has a fiery finish when he makes Plantains Foster on the stovetop.

Monday

2 p.m. - Emeril Live (Food Network) -Emeril tries out some new varieties of wings. Recipes include: Emeril’s Wing Sauce, Alain’s Sweet and Spicy Asian Wings with Asian Coleslaw, Broiled BBQ Wings with Potato Salad and Southwestern Style Wings and Jalapeno Poppers.

8 p.m. - Good Eats (Food Network) - Join host Alton Brown as he elevates the humble home freezer from its usual role as a dumping ground for leftovers and surplus into a powerhouse for proper food preservation.

8:30 p.m. - How’d That Get on my Plate? (Food Network) - Sunny Anderson travels to Hawaii to visit one of the few cocoa farms in the U.S. She then follows the beans on their journey to a Guittard Chocolate in Burlingame, Calif., and hot cocoa at Serendipity 3 in New York City.

9 p.m. - Unwrapped (Food Network) - Be careful of freezer burn as host Marc Summers chills out with icy treats like Icee, Blue Bunny Turtle Bars, Fat Boy Ice Cream Sandwiches and Ruby’s milkshakes.

10 p.m. — Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food Network) — Guy Fieri rolls out for ice cream, Triple D style: With visits to a Norfolk, Va., drive-in for an original waffle cone, an Arizona creamery making Italian gelato in all flavors and a New Orleans favorite doing huge sundaes with 400 flavors.

Tuesday

9 p.m. - Food Detectives (Food Network) - Ted Allen and those poor Food Techs have a real headache of an experiment on their hands as they investigate how to prevent brain freeze. They also discover why aged beef from your butcher is gourmet and aged beef on your kitchen counter is contaminated, and find out what can be done about unwanted freezer burn.

9:30 p.m. — Road Tasted with the Neelys (Food Network) - Pat and Gina find desert-inspired culinary works of art in America’s oldest state capital. First stop, Tara’s Organic Ice Cream. Next, exquisite works of art at The Chocolate Smith, Chile Pecan Brittle at Chuck’s Nuts and discover Biscochito Cookies.

Wednesday

9 p.m. - Throwdown with Bobby Flay (Food Network) - Ice pops are on the bill with this cook-off.

Thursday

10:30 p.m. - Ace of Cakes (Food Network) - Duff delivers a cake to a Newport, Ky. aquarium and swims with a tank full of sharks. Meanwhile back in Baltimore, the staff creates a Neapolitan Mastiff Cake for the local dog show and a machinegun-toting rubber ducky for a couple’s wedding anniversary.