The Chew: Food. Life. Fun.

by Peter Kaminsky (Editor), Ashley Archer (Editor)

The hosts of ABC's hit daytime TV show "The Chew" bring you their easy, delicious meals, entertaining tips, and money-saving tricks, in this must-have companion cookbook.

Every day millions of people tune in and pull up a home-side seat at "The Chew"'s kitchen counter to celebrate life through food. The show's five beloved hosts dish on everything to do with cooking and entertaining. This lively companion book not only captures "The Chew"'s trademark wit, fun, practical advice, and recipes--but highlights the easy ideas that have brought so much to America's family table. "The Chew"'s Iron Chefs, Mario Batali and Michael Symon, show you how to be the master of your own grill; Style Master Clinton Kelly shows you the perfect--and affordable--Thanksgiving table (and what never to bring to a party ). Of course, there are mouth-watering creations from dessert diva Carla Hall, as well as Daphne Oz's delicious life-enhancing shakes. Drool over Mario Batali's Chestnut Crepes, Carla Hall's Chocoholic Whoopie Pies, Daphne Oz's Superfoods Smoothie, Michael Symon's Deep-Dish Pizza Casserole, and Clinton Kelly's Spicy Grapefruit Margarita, aka "The Clinton Caliente."

From entertaining to family dinner to holiday planning, "The Chew" was created to make life a little bit easier and a lot more fun. And so was this book.

But wait there's more . . .
A behind-the-scenes look at the hit show and what makes it tick
The Chew Chili Champion Face-Off
The dishes that made the hosts fall in love with food
The reason you should put marbles in the medicine cabinet
Dozens of photos featuring your favorite moments from the show

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food, Reference

240 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 2012

Reviews

[Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Since I don't have a television, I am not very familiar with The Chew, but the book was a gift so I decided to check it out (after all, even without TV, I had heard of the show). I thought the book was fun reading, shares decorating ideas as well as recipes and various interviews, but I had some problems with a few of the recipes. I can see where, if they are making this on TV, it would be easy to follow but on a few (very few), the directions seem to be missing something or not flowing properly. Since I was reading these without preparing them, perhaps it will be different but there were a few instances where I thought, "Wait a minute... where did that come from?" All in all, though, I thought the book was fun, easy reading.

[Julie H. Ernstein · Rating 3 out of 5]

I recently picked up a used copy of The Chew: Food. Life. Fun. to give as a gift to someone starting her home cook adventure. While I am only vaguely familiar with the show, there is a great mix of straightforward recipes for entrees, sides, salads, desserts, and cocktails here. They are arranged by season of the year, along with introductory content about the show, its casting, and short blurbs on cast members' hypothetical last meals (as in what would you wish to eat if you knew it were your last meal) and even an etiquette discussion for guests of "What not to bring to a party." I found myself tabbing several pages that I'll be copying into my own rotation before wrapping the book and passing it along to its recipient. All told, I'd rate it a solid 3 1/2 stars.

[Adrienna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Colorful, living in the moment photos from the show, and two sides of the book but none of the recipes are good or something I want to make.

Peach cobbler, prefer them to make it for me.

Nothing else I would like to try or make really. Some foods, where would I get it, and not much substitute options.

I didn't like it to cook or bake.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 I wish I would have watched the show when it was on, I bet it was great and Im guessing I would have enjoyed the book even more!

[Trina · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found that the recipes in this cookbook weren't really fit for everyday. They were too fancy, too many ingredients, too much time. The more basic recipes are common enough that I already have recipes for them that I would not replace. Overall, I only found one recipe in this book I want to try.

Would have liked to see more money saving tips, meals for two, simpler ingredients, kitchen gadgets and tips, and my favorite segment from their show - the traditional vs less guilt recipe showdowns. And it needs more pictures of the food! Not of the show's set!

[Leslie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not much new and exciting here. I'm trying the recipe for Slow Cooker Peachy Chicken, but it calls for 3 cups of chicken stock. How will that fit in a 3qt slow cooker? I thought you used as little liquid as possible in a slow cooker. I cut that down to 1/2 c to loosen up the other ingredients. I also cut down the peach preserves from 1c to 1/2 cup. Otherwise it smelled good, we'll see how it tastes tonight :)

[Jan Polep · Rating 4 out of 5]

I watch this show everyday as I eat my pb&j lunch. It is entertaining to read about the cast of the show but I appear to be a visual learner as it is more fun to see them in action than to read the recipes.

[Peggy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am enjoying this book, as I enjoy the show. The recipes chosen are a good representation of those presented on the show -and are clearly written and easy to follow. I am having fun reading all of the tips included in the book.

[Monique · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny and entertaining just like the show. Would have liked to see more recipes and dialogue with Carla but it worked out. Many of the recipes are outside of the scope of the average home cook but the party suggestions were right on time.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a fan of the show, I needed to check out this book. There are some good recipes, but not very many that I would make during the regular work week. I did copy down a few that I will be trying out.

[Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

if you like the tv show, you'll like the book. tons of recipes and lots of tips and tidbits about the hosts, plenty to read

[Melody · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an easy and approachable cookbook! The Holiday ideas are great too. I watch the Chew and love their ideas;how they make each meal economical but still out of this world great!

[Denise Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the recipes and stories of the hots of The Chew. I wish there had been more about Carla, but it was good.

[Beka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just like the show. A good mix of recipes and tips from all the hosts. A lot of the recipes were debuted on the show already, but I still found one that I wanted to keep.

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

like the show so I thought I would try the book. not many I am going to try But I got a few recipes

[Heather Head · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this show and this book!

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing that stood out for me

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the Chew. Enjoyed this recipe book, however a lot of the recipes call for hard to find ingredients and look complicated to make.

[Linda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Recipes just a little TOO unusual for me to try.

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable but not a lot of recipes that intersted me