Culinary expert Ted Allen, who was one of the Fab Five on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" and sits on a panel of judges on "Top Chef," takes the lead this time around.
The Emmy winner hosts Food Network's new series "Food Detectives" at 9 p.m. Tuesdays.
On the half-hour show that's a mix of "Good Eats," "Mr. Wizard" and "Mythbusters," Allen will call on the help of culinary techs and the brains at Popular Science magazine to conduct experiments behind intellectual nourishment myths. Some of the ideas tried and true will be the five-second rule, how long it takes the stomach to digest mucilage and whether an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Viewers will be encouraged to submit their own food conundrums to be well-tried on the show.
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