''Eat Out NY'' is a local television series that explores New York City's restaurants. The program runs in the New York City area on
WNYE-TV
WNYE-TV (channel 25) is a Non-commercial educational station, non-commercial Independent station (North America), independent television station in New York City. The station is operated by NYC Media, a division of the Mayor's Office of Media and ...
(channel 25) and on
WNBC
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(channel 4). Hosted and produced by former Ford model ''
Kelly Choi
Kelly Choi (born February 7, 1986) is a Korean-American, Emmy-nominated television personality on NYC Media, the official broadcast service of the City of New York. A former host of Bravo TV's ''Top Chef'' spin-off, '' Top Chef Masters'', she has ...
'', the show has become a top performer on NYC TV and is widely regarded, along with ''
Secrets of New York
''Secrets of New York'' is an American documentary television series created by Arick Wierson and presented by Kelly Choi. The series premiered on February 2, 2005 and is produced by NYC Media, the official public broadcast service of New York Ci ...
'', as the channel's signature series.
''Eat Out NY'' began as a collaboration with local New York lifestyle magazine ''
Time Out NY
''Time Out'' is a global magazine published by Time Out Group. ''Time Out'' started as a London-only publication in 1968 and has expanded its editorial recommendations to 328 cities in 58 countries worldwide.
In 2012, the London edition becam ...
''. The series joins ''
Cool in Your Code
''Cool In Your Code'' is a television show on WNYE-TV, New York City's public-access television station. The show profiles various ZIP codes in New York City with the tagline "It's the city, unzipped." The show has won three regional Emmys.
Sho ...
'' and ''
New York 360*
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New or NEW may refer to:
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* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
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* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
'', as the signature lifestyle programs on NYC TV. In the process, Choi has become a local celebrity. In 2006, the
Bravo
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television network briefly entertained the notion of hiring Choi to host ''
Top Chef
''Top Chef'' is an American reality competition television series which premiered on Bravo on March 8, 2006. The show features chefs competing against each other in culinary challenges. The contestants are judged by a panel of professional chef ...
'', replacing
Padma Lakshmi
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, the former wife of writer
Salman Rushdie
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. Industry insiders expect Choi to land a hosting job on the
Food Network in 2008 where she has been under heavy consideration since 2006.
In the summer of 2009, Bravo will unveil ''
Top Chef Masters
''Top Chef Masters'' is an American reality competition series that aired on the cable television network Bravo, and premiered June 10, 2009. It is a spinoff of Bravo's hit show ''Top Chef''. In the series, chefs
A chef is a trained profes ...
'', starring Choi as the host.
2006 American television series debuts
2006 American television series endings
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