Hallmark Channel Orders More Martha Bakes, Adds Emeril’s Table

LOS ANGELES: Hallmark Channel is bringing back Martha Stewart’s series Martha Bakes for a second season, along with adding the new show Emeril’s Table, starring the chef Emeril Lagasse, to premiere September 26.

Both series will air Mondays, with Emeril’s Table at 11 a.m. and Martha Bakes at 11:30.

Emeril will give cooking lessons and share tips and techniques with five guests at his chef’s table from newlyweds and mothers to firefighters and vegetarians.

In the second season of Martha Bakes, Stewart adds more recipes dedicated to the coursework for Baking 101. Each episode starts with a basic recipe but shows how adding ingredients or a new technique can create multiple recipes.

"I have truly enjoyed filming this special series," Lagasse said. "Some of my most fulfilling memories have been in the kitchen preparing a meal with my family and friends, and Emeril’s Table creates that same kind of connection. Food brings us all a little closer together and I hope that as we’re gathering around my table each day, everyone will invite us in to their kitchens and be inspired to cook along."

"This has always been a passion project for me and to be able to continue offering this incredible curriculum to our viewers is very satisfying,” Stewart said. “This second season tutorial is quite expansive and features recipes that are near and dear to my heart."

Emeril’s Table is produced for Hallmark Channel by Emeril Primetime Productions in association with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Stewart and Fran Brescia-Coniglio are executive producers. Martha Bakes is produced by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and executive produced by Stewart, Laurie Hepburn and Lisa Wagner.