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‘Food Feuds’ sets Skyway/Swenson’s TV date

According to a Food Network rep, the burger-battle segment will be in the Nov. 25 telecast. As I mentioned in a previous post, the Barberton chicken face-off, between Belgrade Gardens and Hopocan Gardens, will be on Nov. 4. Share on Facebook Read The Heldenfiles, the blog by Rich Heldenfels


‘Food Feuds’ premieres Oct. 14; Barberton chicken Nov. 4

You may have been following Lisa Abraham’s reporting on the local tapings of segments for this Food Network competition. which premieres Oct. 14 following a “sneak peek” on Oct. 10. The burger battle is here. The Barberton chicken faceoff is here.

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Iron Chef Michael Symon declares winner for Food Network show

Stephen Thompson, owner of Swenson's Drive-in, reacts as host and chef Michael Symon presents the trophy to Thompson at the finale of the Food Feud battle between Swenson's Drive-in and Skyway Drive-In. (Mike Cardew/Akron Beacon Journal)

Galley Boy, take a bow.

Swensons’ double cheeseburger, an Akron icon, earned a new title Saturday when Iron Chef Michael Symon named it the winner in a battle with Skyway Drive-In’s SkyHi double-decker burger.

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Iron Chef Michael Symon declares Belgrade Gardens chicken top of pecking order

Food network celebrity and Cleveland chef Michael Symon looks on during the filming of the Food Network show Food Feuds at Lake Anna Thursday in Barberton.  (Karen Schiely /Akron Beacon Journal)

Iron Chef Michael Symon of Cleveland, host of the new Food Network show Food Feuds, was in town Thursday to answer the question that’s been debated locally for generations: Who has the best fried chicken in Barberton?

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Michael Symon’s ‘Food Feuds’ to weigh in on Akron burgers, Barberton chicken

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The Food Network is rolling into town this week to stop at four iconic eateries as part of the new show Food Feuds, hosted by Cleveland’s Iron Chef Michael Symon. The tentative air date is November.

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Cleveland’s Iron Chef, Michael Symon, has two new shows

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Iron Chef Michael Symon of Cleveland is busy taping two new television shows, one for the Cooking Channel that debuted last week and another set to premiere in the fall on the Food Network.

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