CAPITAL COOKING SHAKES UP SOME OLD-SCHOOL FAVORITES THIS FRIDAY ON WETA CREATE!

Photo by Kristen Finn

Fire up your grill and enjoy some old school favorites on the next episode of Capital Cooking.  Airing on this Friday (6/24) at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 1:30 a..m. on WETA Create,, Capital Cooking’s Lauren DeSantis will feature Wellington Burgers, Fried Pickles, Sweet Potato Fries, and an “Adult” Chocolate Peanut Butter Milkshake.  

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Burgers and Shakes Preview

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Here's a Sneak Peek of Burgers and Shakes:  The burger craze has swept across the country, and the heart of the nation has been credited for launching the trend. Burger joints, specializing in gourmet burgers and all of the perfect pairings including delicious milkshakes, have fired up their grills around the District.  The once-simple hamburger is now dressed with exotic toppings — everything from avocado, bacon, sautéed mushrooms, caramelized onions, fried pickles to a variety of cheeses. We have just the gourmet burger to satisfy your appetite. So gather your friends and family, and join Lauren as she shows you how to create the perfect combination of burgers and shakes.  This episode of Capital Cooking will feature Wellington Burgers, Fried Pickles, Sweet Potato Fries and Chocolate Peanut Butter Adult Milkshakes.

Burgers and Shakes: Sweet Potato Fries

By Kristen Finn

Since May is National Burger Month, you need something to serve along side your juicy burger.  Mark Bucher of BGR recently joined us on Capital Cooking's Burgers and Shakes episode to let us in on his secret recipe.  You'll be able to catch the episode next month on WETA Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m.

Episode Planning: Burgers and Shakes

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We've been taking a filming break to promote the Capital Cooking Cookbook.  The break will end in January when we begin filming two new episodes.  We are gearing up for Burgers and Shakes and Sweet Endings.  One of our new assistant producers, Kathryn Ruleman, is helping with Burgers and Shakes.  There are so many burger joints popping up around DC so I thought it would be fun to learn a few recipes to make at home.  I'm inviting a special guest on the show to from BGR reveal his recipe for a delicious burger and fries.  We are also going to make some fried pickles with Miss Jenny.  Then I'm going to show you how to make an "adult" milkshake using Sunland Peanut butter. 

Special thanks to our episode sponsors, Miss Jenny's Pickles and Sunland Peanut Butter. 

Also, not only will you be able to catch this upcoming episode on the Dish Network, starting in January, you'll be able to see all of the Capital Cooking episodes on TBD TV (Channel 8) on Comcast, Verizon FIOS, RCN, Cox and more.  We'll be airing every Saturday and Sunday.  More details coming soon!