{"id":7035,"date":"2019-11-19T16:09:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T21:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=7035"},"modified":"2019-11-19T16:09:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T21:09:32","slug":"elite-cake-artists-and-pop-culture-collide-in-high-stakes-competition-series-food-network-challenge-hosted-by-ian-ziering-on-monday-december-23rd-at-10pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/19\/elite-cake-artists-and-pop-culture-collide-in-high-stakes-competition-series-food-network-challenge-hosted-by-ian-ziering-on-monday-december-23rd-at-10pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Elite Cake Artists and Pop Culture Collide in High-Stakes Competition Series &#8220;Food Network Challenge&#8221; Hosted by Ian Ziering On Monday, December 23rd at 10PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7036\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/food-network-challenge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/food-network-challenge.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/food-network-challenge-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/food-network-challenge-260x130.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/food-network-challenge-160x80.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>Fan-favorite competition series <strong><em>Food Network Challenge<\/em><\/strong> is back and better than ever with new host Ian Ziering and a fresh roster of the country&#8217;s top cake makers, bakers and sugar artists going head-to-head in pop culture-themed battles to create mind-blowing works of delicious art.<\/p>\n<p>The six-episode season kicks off on Monday, December 23rd at 10PM ET\/PT with a celebration of the beloved holiday classic <em>A Christmas Story<\/em>, complete with over-the-top edible recreations of the iconic film&#8217;s most memorable moments. 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