North Texas man wins Netflix cooking show Best Leftovers Ever, finds closure after loss of son
For years, Fredeking’s son encouraged his dad to try out for a reality TV cooking show. Before he was set to fly to California for filming, tragedy struck. Author: Sean Giggy Updated: 12:31 PM CST January 11, 2021
A Little Elm man is a good cook although, for the longest time, he didn’t know that.
“It never really occurred to me until our son told me that everybody needed to eat what he was eating and see my food,” Fredeking said.
For years, Fredeking’s son, Cain, encouraged his dad to try out for a reality TV cooking show.
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NEW YORK Just in time for anyone facing a heaving, post-holiday refrigerator comes a TV show about what to do with all those dubious dishes leftovers.
Each episode of the food game show “Best Leftovers Ever!” on Netflix (debuting Dec. 30) sees three skilled cooks make new dishes out of already made dishes, hoping to walk away with $10,000.
“People think leftovers is just reheating your food. It’s not just reheating your food. Get creative with it. You could always create new and better things with it later,” says comedian David So, one of the judges.
In the first episode, contestants are given healthy leftovers veggie salad, cauliflower rice, pork tenderloin with beets, and avocado with cottage cheese and are asked to turn them into comfort food in 30 minutes. They have access to a pantry and kitchen staples.