FARMER LEE JONES AND CHEFS FROM ACROSS AMERICA COME TOGETHER TO CREATE INNOVATIVE DISHES INSPIRED BY THE FARM IN "THE CHEF'S GARDEN" PREMIERING MONDAY, JANUARY 27 AT 10PM ET/PT ON A+E NETWORKS' FYI

10 EPISODE SERIES CONTINUES A+E NETWORKS' PARTNERSHIP WITH RACHAEL RAY'S FREE FOOD STUDIOS

New York, NY -January 7, 2025 - As part of A+E Networks' continued partnership with television personality, author, and philanthropist Rachael Ray and Intentional Content's Free Food Studios, "The Chef's Garden" joins Farmer Lee Jones on his farm as he meets with renowned chefs from across the country to celebrate fresh produce and regenerative agriculture with aspirational, creative dishes. The series premieres with back-to-back episodes on Monday, January 27 at 10pm ET/PT on FYI, as part of A+E Networks' Home.Made.Nation multi-platform lifestyle programming block.

In each half hour episode, "The Chef's Garden" brings viewers to the farm and into its industrial kitchen, the Culinary Vegetable Institute, where Farmer Lee and his chef friends - some of the most celebrated names in the industry including Emma Bengtsson, Curtis Duffy, Jenner Tomaska, and Rachael Ray - use the inspiration from the farm to experiment and cook together. Utilizing the ingredients around them, the chefs create dishes ranging from beat granita with cured salmon and chilled corn soup to Thai spiced shepherd's pie and crab meat stuffed burrata with roasted watermelon and tomatoes.

"The Chef's Garden" is produced by Free Food Studios for A+E Networks. Executive producers for Free Food Studios are Rachael Ray, Brian Flanagan, Anthony Amoia, and Sean Lee. Executive producers for A+E Networks are Teri Kennedy and Jordan Harman. A+E Networks holds worldwide distribution rights.

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Series will be available on demand and to stream on the FYI App and fyi.tv

About Free Food Studios

Free Food Studios is a collaboration between superstar food personality Rachael Ray and her long-time producing partners Brian Flanagan, Anthony Amoia and Sean Lee. The full-service production and distribution company produces and owns a library of original content in the food space for distribution both domestically and internationally. Free Food Studios focuses on producing, owning, and distributing "in the kitchen" content created by Rachael Ray and serving as a platform for the introduction and development of new and upcoming epicurean talent across a variety of social, linear and streaming platforms. Free Food Studios is a joint venture between A+E Networks, Intentional Content and Rachael Ray.

About Home.Made.Nation

Home.Made.Nation is A+E Networks' cross-network, cross-platform hub for lifestyle programming, currently available on A&E, FYI and A+E's FAST channels. Home.Made.Nation features series and short form content that covers all things DIY, home improvement, home searching, and decor as well as food, cooking and travel and other lifestyle related content. Home.Made.Nation is currently home to content from best-in-class talent like Rachael Ray and Buddy Valastro, as well as hit home flipping and renovation series including "Zombie House Flipping."

About FYI

FYI,(R) inspires the 'enthusiast' in us all by highlighting those who live life to the fullest and pursue their passions and interests. Bringing together in one place a range of enthusiast lifestyle genres - from cars to all things home, the great outdoors to the amazing stories behind collectibles and much more - FYI, takes viewers inside the worlds of passionate enthusiasts who live their lives on their own terms.

About The Chef's Garden

The Chef's Garden is a family-owned regenerative farm that aims to offer the most flavorful and nutritious vegetables, herbs, and microgreens to culinary professionals and home cooks. For over 40 years, The Chef's Garden has supplied some of the world's finest chefs and restaurants. Now, the same delicious vegetables are available to home cooks in the United States to enjoy, delivered directly to their homes. The Chef's Garden mission is to grow exceptional vegetables, care for each other and the land, and inspire a vegetable-forward future.

For more information, visit https://www.chefs-garden.com/ and follow on Instagram @thechefsgarden_ohio @farmerleejones and on Facebook: The Chef's Garden.