''Mary's Kitchen Crush'' is a Canadian cooking television series, which premiered on CTV on April 28, 2019.Greg David
"Mary’s Kitchen Crush showcases Mary Berg’s cooking skills and heart"
''TV, eh?'', April 25, 2019. Hosted by Mary Berg, the third season winner of ''

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'', 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. 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''. Special episodes include a

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special in 2019, a double feature for the 2019

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, an "Appy To Be Nominated" special on the eve of the

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(which also aired on CTV in Canada), and a "Muscle Meal" episode on March 20, 2020. The series has aired internationally, including on

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in the United States and

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in Australia. The series won two

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at the

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in 2020, for Best Lifestyle Series and Best Host in a Lifestyle Series. ''Mary's Kitchen Crush'' won Best Lifestyle Program or Series at the

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and Berg won for Best Lifestyle Host. In 2021, Berg launched the new series '' Mary Makes It Easy'' on

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in Canada and on

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in the United States.Lauren Malyk
"Production heats up on Mary Makes It Easy"
'' Playback'', March 18, 2021.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.ctv.ca/shows/marys-kitchen-crush *
Mary Makes It Easy
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