NEXT WEEK ON THE CHEW (4/16-20, 2012)

ITALIAN CHEF LIDIA BASTIANICH, EMMY AWARD®-WINNING ACTRESS BLYTHE DANNER, GRAMMY AWARD®-WINNING COUNTRY SINGER AND COOKBOOK AUTHOR TRISHA YEARWOOD & “GOOD MORNING AMERICA’S” LARA SPENCER ON “THE CHEW,” APRIL 16-20

Hosted by celebrity chefs Mario Batali, Michael Symon and Carla Hall, entertaining & style expert Clinton Kelly and health & wellness enthusiast Daphne Oz, “The Chew” invites viewers into its kitchen weekday afternoons to dish about everything from easy entertaining to making meals on a budget, while celebrating and exploring life through food. Chef and Restaurateur Lidia Bastianich, Emmy Award®-winning actress Blythe Danner (“The Lucky One”), Grammy Award®-winning country singer and cookbook author Trisha Yearwood (Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood: Stories and Recipes to Share with your Family and Friends) and Lara Spencer (ABC’s “Good Morning America” and author of I Break for Yard Sales) are featured APRIL 16-20 on “The Chew” (weekdays, 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET; broadcast in stereo)

Guests for the week of April 16-20 (subject to change):

MONDAY, APRIL 16 – “ITALIA!” – Italian chef and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich; an hour of easy and affordable Italian dishes.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17 – “NO PLATE LIKE HOME”- Lara Spencer (“ABC’s “Good Morning America” and author of I Break for Yard Sales); homemade crafts and delicious dishes from scratch.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 – “WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER” – Emmy Award-winning actress Blythe Danner (“The Lucky One”); mouthwatering chicken dishes; audience members put their chicken wing recipes to the test.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19 – “6 DEGREES OF BACON” – Comedian Jim Gaffigan and an hour of bacon-based recipes.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20 – “HAPPY EARTH DAY TO YOU” – Grammy Award-winning country singer and cookbook author, Trisha Yearwood (Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood: Stories and Recipes to Share with your Family and Friends); “The Chew” celebrates Earth Day.

About “The Chew”:
Celebrating and exploring life through food, “The Chew” is an innovative and groundbreaking daytime series co-hosted by a dynamic group of engaging, fun, relatable experts in food, lifestyle, and entertaining. Produced by Gordon Elliott’s Chew Productions for the ABC Television Network, “The Chew” serves up everything food — from cooking and home entertaining to food trends, restaurants, holidays and more — all aimed at making life better, fuller and more fun. Featuring celebrity chefs Mario Batali, Michael Symon, and Carla Hall, entertaining expert Clinton Kelly and health and wellness enthusiast Daphne Oz, “The Chew” is a leap forward into a delicious new kind of lifestyle series.

Follow “The Chew” (@thechew) and hosts Mario Batali (@mariobatali); Michael Symon (@chefsymon); Clinton Kelly (@clinton_kelly); Carla Hall (@carlahall) and Daphne Oz (@DaphneOz) on Twitter â„¢