LEARN/CREATE (MT)

9:00 pm 

Rudy Maxa's World  "Tokyo, Japan"  An urban marriage of high tech and age-old customs makes Tokyo a fascinating destination, from teenagers playing "cos," or costume games, to adults taking dinner at tiny yakatori restaurants, where the kitchen is a small grill dedicated to cooking skewers of meat. Tour the city's massive wholesale fish market, Tsukiji Market, before dawn to watch the daily auction of massive torsos of tuna fish destined for sushi restaurants around the world. Check out space-age toilets at the showroom of Toto as proof that cutting edge technology permeates every aspect of Japanese life. D

9:30 pm 

Lidia's Italy In America  "Italian American Sandwiches #2"  NULL

10:00 pm 

Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen  "Fun Modern Cakes"  NULL

10:30 pm 

Joanne Weir's Cooking Class  "Tomato Basil Fettuccine & Grilled Corn Salad"  Joanne gets her student Ron "fired-up" in this hands-on class featuring tomatoes. Ron learns to create both a hot and colorful pasta dish with a bit of crunch and a grilled corn and arugula salad tossed with an intriguingly delicious smoky tomato vinaigrette. Recipes: (1) GRILLED CORN AND ARUGULA SALAD WITH SMOKED TOMATO VINAIGRETTE, (2) FETTUCINE WITH TOMATOES, BASIL AND CRISP BREAD CRUMBS. D

11:00 pm 

Caprial and John's Kitchen: Cooking for Family and Friends  "Ales and Lagers"  The Pences fix companion dishes for Northwest brews, including crispy mozzarella bruschetta and whole roasted New York strip loin with obsidian stout glaze.G

11:30 pm 

Rick Steves' Europe  "Prague and the Czech Republic"  Rick visits newly energized Prague with side trips to Kutna Hora to descend into a medieval mine.G