Check, Please!

Country

United States

How it feels

Three people each pick a local restaurant they love. They all visit each place and then talk about their meals with a host on a TV show. It covers everything from fancy spots to hot dog stands.

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What happens

Check, Please! is a multi-Emmy Award winning restaurant review program that began on Chicago's PBS member station WTTW in 2001. The format of the show is simple: three people sit down with a host to discuss three local eating establishments, one favorite chosen by each guest. Before the program is taped, each person chooses a favorite restaurant, and everyone in the group is required to visit each person's selection. Afterwards, everyone describes their eating experiences. Although many participants select trendy, upscale restaurants, just about any eating establishment is fair game including hot dog stands and "neighborhood joints". More than 35,000 people have applied to be guests on Check, Please! in Chicago alone. The show's initial popularity in Chicago inspired spin-offs in several other markets. A San Francisco Bay Area version of the show, Check, Please! Bay Area, began its first season in 2005, airing on KQED. A Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach version for WPBS and WPBT, Check, Please! South Florida, debuted in January 2008. Check, Please! Kansas City then began airing on KCPT in 2009, and Check, Please! Arizona on Phoenix's KAET made its debut in 2010. A Seattle version, Check, Please! Northwest, began airing on KCTS in 2012. A Philadelphia version, Check, Please! Philly, debuted in January 2020 on WHYY-TV. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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