Family Restaurant
Enjoyable foodie family show; some promotion and drinking.
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Family Restaurant
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this TV show.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Family Restaurant is a restaurant travelogue hosted by food personality Andrew Zimmern. It's generally family-friendly fare, but adults do drink alcohol on screen in moderation. There's also a fair bit of promotion, since every episode is basically an ad for the restaurant it's profiling, and there are also fleeting logos on screen. Some episodes have infrequent innuendo jokes that will go over most kids' heads. Otherwise, there's no iffy content, and foodie families can enjoy watching Family Restaurant together.
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What's the Story?
In each episode of FAMILY RESTAURANT, host Andrew Zimmern profiles a family-owned restaurant in the United States. The series is a spin-off of the Family Dinner series, in which he profiles home cooks across the country. In Family Restaurant, he learns the story of the family that operates the restaurant, and how the family's cultural heritage impacts the food they cook for their patrons. Zimmern learns how to make a few of the restaurant's famous dishes and moonlights as a cook and server for a day. By going behind-the-scenes of the restaurant, Zimmern highlights how a restaurant can impact an individual family and its community.
Is It Any Good?
While not a stand-out show, Family Restaurant is an enjoyable series for foodie families who are fans of Magnolia Network's other programming. Host Andrew Zimmern's laid-back, charismatic personality is perfect for telling the restaurant-owning families' stories. Family Restaurant also does a great job showcasing delicious dishes and cooking techniques from various types of cuisines. Foodie kids may gravitate to more exciting food programming, but it's a heartwarming and uplifting show that the whole family can watch together.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the family restaurant owners on Family Restaurant. What do you think are the positives and negatives to working with your family? Do you think you would ever want to work in a family business when you grow up?
It takes a lot of hard work and perseverance to open and run a successful restaurant. Do you think you'd ever want to own your own restaurant? Why or why not?
Do you want to learn more about the cuisine or dishes we saw on the show today? Should we look up a recipe and try to cook it at home?
TV Details
- Premiere date: December 22, 2022
- Cast: Andrew Zimmern
- Network: Discovery+
- Genre: Reality TV
- Topics: Cooking and Baking
- TV rating: TV-G
- Last updated: February 23, 2023
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