Aarti Sequeira
Self
Deliciously Twisted Classics (2023)
Season 1
The all-new series features a panel of celebrity chefs and culinary influencers including Aarti Sequeira, Gina Neely, Leah Cohen, Rocco DiSpirito and more as they sample the most delicious and extravagant spins on familiar dishes.
Released July 8, 2023
Episode 21 min
None+
Genres: Reality, Reality TV
Watch Providers: A&E, The Roku Channel, Spectrum On Demand, FYI Network, Philo
Network: A&E
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Don't Believe Your Eyes
These dishes may look like one thing but are actually surprising taste bud twists that your eyes won’t believe. Chefs show off their culinary skills by creating visual twists on the classic Mexican street corn, strawberries and cream, carrot cake, Russian cabbage rolls, and the classic peanut butter & jelly sandwich. All these deliciously twisted classics are way more than meets the eye.
July 8, 2023, midnight
S1E2 - Twistin' Childhood Classics
Everyone has a childhood favorite food, including the top chefs in the country, but some chefs are adding unique twists to these classic dishes to make them into foods adults would love. Bacon cheeseburgers transformed into dumplings or lobsters inside a toaster pastry? Hot dogs, PB&J, fish sticks and more are transformed from the dish you remember into a dish you will never forget.
July 8, 2023, midnight
S1E3 - Five Alarm Twists
These chefs have a penchant for peppers so they're twisting classic foods and cranking the heat up on fried chicken, Mexican street corn, mac and cheese, shrimp scampi, and BBQ brisket.
July 15, 2023, midnight
S1E4 - Souper Twisted
Chefs spoon up their favorite twists on scrumptious soups; French onion soup stuffed in a Bavarian pretzel; Matzah ball soup with a Thai twist; a Pho-inspired French dip sandwich; a giant dumpling filled with soup.
July 15, 2023, midnight
S1E5 - Twists on a Stick
Innovative chefs take classics like corn dogs, s'mores, Italian grissini, and a full pancake breakfast, kick the flavors up a notch and turn them into handheld fun; from s'mores to a full pancake and sausage breakfast, it's all on a stick.
July 22, 2023, midnight
S1E6 - XL Twists
This episode is full of oversized twists; seeing how massive a bagel, pizza, burger, chocolate cake, and fortune cookie can get.
July 22, 2023, midnight
S1E7 - Not Your Mamas Recipe
Talented chefs are taking their favorite mom-made recipes and adding tasty twists and turns; shepherd's pie, buttermilk pancakes, shrimp and grits, and tacos all get delicious makeovers that rival any mom's masterpiece.
July 29, 2023, midnight
S1E8 - Bun To Be Wild
Creative chefs go above and beyond with burgers, heroes, sloppy Joes, ice cream sandwiches, and even Peking duck to push the limits beyond two pieces of bread.
July 29, 2023, midnight
S1E9 - Expensively Twisted Treats
Chefs across the nation show off their most expensive creations by elevating classic foods with over-the-top ingredients; a 30-pound ostrich leg covered in gold leaf; the world's most expensive milkshake; cannoli stuffed with caviar.
Aug. 5, 2023, midnight
S1E10 - Breaking Breakfast
Chefs show off their culinary skills with unexpected breakfast twists on cinnamon rolls, pancakes, eggs Benedict and more, creating dishes viewers will want to experience at any time of the day.
Aug. 5, 2023, midnight
S1E11 - Complex Comfort Food
Talented chefs are revamping popular comfort foods and cranking them up to a new level of feel-good fun; a sweet grilled cheese sandwich for dessert, chicken pot pie, poutine and more all get an extra helping of imagination.
Aug. 12, 2023, midnight
S1E12 - Deep-Fried & Funky
Deep-fried food has always been a popular favourite; chefs have transformed classic Italian pasta, mashed potatoes, BBQ ribs and even the famous Philly cheesesteak into deep-fried fantasies.
Aug. 12, 2023, midnight
S1E13 - Sugar Rush Surprise
Birthday cake, cheesecake, Thai iced tea, bananas foster, and s'mores all get reimagined as delicious takes on the classic.
Aug. 19, 2023, midnight
S1E14 - Tropical Twist
Chefs are taking inspiration from the islands to put fun twists on their favorite classic dishes; fried calamari, mango sticky rice, loco moco, fried rice, and French toast all get reinvented to create unique tropical delights.
Aug. 19, 2023, midnight
S1E15 - Cheesy Twists
These chefs take classic cheesy dishes and twist them beyond imagination; how grilled cheese, mac and cheese, pizza, fettuccine, hot dogs, and khachapuri can push boundaries of just how cheesy food can be.
Aug. 26, 2023, midnight
S1E16 - Funky Fusion
From diner favorites, like cheeseburgers, meatloaf, and French toast, to classic sweets, like donuts and Black Forest cake, each dish gets remade from top to bottom with inspiration from around the globe.
Aug. 26, 2023, midnight
S1E17 - Mexican American Mashups
Chefs put a Japanese twist on the classic burrito; Southern shrimp and grits get a crunchy addition; nachos get a sweet strawberry spin; chicken and waffles are twisted with a sugary street snack; a Filipino favorite gets wrapped in a tortilla.
Sept. 2, 2023, midnight
S1E18 - Southern Style Spins
Some creative chefs are taking inspiration from the most classic Southern foods to create mind-blowing new dishes like barbecue spaghetti and stuffed Johnnycakes.
Sept. 2, 2023, midnight
S1E19 - Twisty Tapas
Tapas are small bites that have become popular in the modern food scene; classics, like hot dogs, spanakopita, pastrami sandwiches, squash casserole, and deviled eggs, have been reimagined as little bites with big taste.
Sept. 9, 2023, midnight
S1E20 - Twisted Pot Luck
Chefs create a calzone with a clever catch, a hotter version of hot chicken, a cool spin on an ice cream sandwich, a crustacean filled croque monsieur, and a reimagined surf and turf.
Sept. 9, 2023, midnight
Network: A&E
Episode Runtime: 21 min.
Season Runtime: 189 min.
Released: July 8, 2023
Last Air Date: Sept. 9, 2023, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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