Mary's Kitchen Crush is a Canadian cooking television series, which premiered on CTV on April 28, 2019.[1] Hosted by Mary Berg, the third season winner of MasterChef Canada, the half-hour weekly series features Berg preparing her own original recipes inspired by her family and friends, which she then serves at the end of the episode as a private personal dinner for the person who inspired the recipe.[2]
| Mary's Kitchen Crush | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Cookery |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV (primary) CTV 2, CTV Life (secondary) |
| Release | April 28, 2019 |
| Related | |
| Mary's Big Kitchen Party Mary Makes It Easy | |
The first 10 episodes aired from April 28, 2019 to July 7, 2019. Another set of 10 episodes aired from March 22, 2020 to May 31, 2020. Following these airings and five specials, the series concluded with five episodes from August 9, 2020 to September 6, 2020, as the first half of the network's cooking hour alongside Double Your Dish.[3] Special episodes include a Thanksgiving special in 2019, a double feature for the 2019 Christmas season, an "Appy To Be Nominated" special on the eve of the 92nd Academy Awards (which also aired on CTV in Canada), and a "Muscle Meal" episode on March 20, 2020.
The series has aired internationally, including on Tastemade in the United States and Lifestyle Food in Australia.[4]
The series won two Canadian Screen Awards at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best Lifestyle Series and Best Host in a Lifestyle Series.[5] Mary's Kitchen Crush won Best Lifestyle Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards and Berg won for Best Lifestyle Host.[6]
In 2021, Berg launched the new series Mary Makes It Easy on CTV Life Channel in Canada and on Food Network in the United States.[7]
References
edit- ^ Greg David, "Mary’s Kitchen Crush showcases Mary Berg’s cooking skills and heart". TV, eh?, April 25, 2019.
- ^ Scott Campbell, "Mary’s Kitchen Crush starts to serve up tasty recipes on April 28". Inside Ottawa Valley, August 25, 2019.
- ^ "It's Thyme! CTV Original Culinary Series MARY'S KITCHEN CRUSH Returns with More Food, Friends, and Fun, Airing Sundays Beginning Aug. 9". Bell Media. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Blue Ant, Handel Productions ink deal; “Mary’s Kitchen Crush” goes abroad". RealScreen, October 1, 2019.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Revealed In Lifestyle And Reality, Children’s And Youth Categories". ET Canada, May 26, 2020.
- ^ Cichowski, Heather (2021-03-30). "2021 Canadian Screen Awards: 'Schitt's Creek' dominates with 21 nominations". Hello!. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ Lauren Malyk, "Production heats up on Mary Makes It Easy". Playback, March 18, 2021.