# ‘The Kitchen’ Sets Food Network Return Date For Special Episode

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-kitchen-sets-food-network-return-date-for-special-episode/
- Published: 2026-10-28T00:46:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T02:13:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/the-kitchen-food-network-date-special-episode-1237206795/
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Film, Food

## Key points

- The Kitchen returns for a Food Network special on 31 October.
- Four hosts appear in a behind-the-scenes teaser.
- Sunny Anderson’s involvement has not been confirmed.

## Summary

The Kitchen is returning to Food Network for a special episode, less than a year after the network cancelled the cooking talk show. The episode will air on Saturday, 31 October, and brings back four of its hosts.

Katie Lee Biegel, Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli and Jeff Mauro appear in a behind-the-scenes teaser shared by production company Garden Slate Productions. Sunny Anderson, another core host, does not appear in the footage, and it is unclear whether she will take part. Food Network confirmed the show’s cancellation in October 2025 after more than a decade on air; its final episode aired in December, following 12 years and more than 500 episodes.

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