potato appetizer

Demo: Potato Pancake Appetizer – Food Network

Chef Anne and Chef Robert teach the recruits how to make potato pancakes. This video is part of Worst Cooks in America show hosted by Anne Burrell, Robert Irvine .

Sixteen of the country’s most hopeless cooks attempt to transform from kitchen zeros into kitchen heroes as they compete in a grueling culinary boot camp on season two of Food Network’s primetime reality series, Worst Cooks in America. The “recruits” – nominated by family and friends for their abysmal cooking skills – are split into two teams, led by acclaimed chefs and Food Network stars Chef Anne Burrell (Secrets of a Restaurant Chef) and Chef Robert Irvine (Dinner: Impossible). With a season one victory under her belt, Chef Anne hopes the red team will succeed again while Chef Robert joins the competition with a fresh determination to win. In each one-hour episode, the recruits put to use the techniques they learn from their chefs in two high-pressure tests: a Skill Drill and a Main Dish Challenge. The worst cook from each team is eliminated at the end of the episode based on performance and progress. The final two recruits must prepare a three-course, restaurant-quality meal for a panel of culinary experts (Donatella Arpaia, Marc Murphy and Drew Nieporent) in the season finale. On the line are the chefs’ professional reputations and $25000 for the newly-crowned kitchen hero. Season one of Worst Cooks in America premiered on January 3, 2010, as the highest-rated series premiere in Food …