"GUILTY PLEASURES" AND "TOP 5 RESTAURANTS" RETURN JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH ALL-NEW SEASONS

Guilty Pleasures Premieres Monday, November 16th at 10pm ET/PT on Food Network

Top 5 Restaurants Premieres Monday, November 16th at 10:30pm ET/PT on Food Network

NEW YORK - October 27, 2015 - Get ready for the holidays by kicking off new seasons with two of your favorite series airing back-to-back holiday-themed episodes. Watch as your favorite Food Network stars and celebrities confess their Guilty Pleasures revealing some of their most gluttonous and lip-smacking secrets. Guilty Pleasures premieres on Monday, November 16th at 10pm ET/PT on Food Network, featuring Food Network stars such as Anne Burrell, Guy Fieri, Amanda Freitag, Duff Goldman, Alex Guarnaschelli, Katie Lee, Jeff Mauro and Michael Symon fessing up about their most indulgent secrets, as well as celebrities such as David Arquette, Jackée Harry, Joey Lawrence, Salt-N-Pepa, Sherri Shepherd, Carnie Wilson and more!

Following Guilty Pleasures at 10:30pm ET/PT, Geoffrey Zakarian and Sunny Anderson host season two of Top 5 Restaurants, featuring countdowns of the restaurants with the best Thanksgiving dishes to the top diners, from a top 5 countdown of to-die-for fried chicken to the best ribs and top holiday foods. Whether you are looking for the best brunch destinations or one of the top romantic restaurants in the country, Top 5 Restaurants offers insights and access to restaurants that top the list!

Interested in finding out more about where Food Network chefs get their indulgent fix? Go to FoodNetwork.com/GuiltyPleasures for complete restaurant listings, a quiz that generates your guilty pleasure and exclusive interviews with talent. Join the conversation on Twitter and share your go-to fix using #GuiltyPleasures. Review the rankings of all the top restaurants in America (and bookmark their details) at FoodNetwork.com/Top5. Join the conversation on Twitter using #Top5.

Guilty Pleasures and Top 5 Restaurants are produced by Authentic Entertainment

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