KCTS 9 looking for people to do restaurant reviews on a new TV show

"Check, Please!" - New local series premieres Thursday, March 8, 2012, at 7:00 p.m.

Everyone has their opinion on the best sushi bar, burger joint or hidden-away neighborhood gem. Now Northwest eaters will have a chance to see how their favorite local spot stacks up on Check, Please! Northwest, a new half-hour KCTS 9 series premiering on Thursday, March 8, 2012, at 7:00 p.m.

Already one of the top-rated locally produced series in five other cities including Chicago and San Francisco, Check, Please! is a fun, lively, unpredictable showcase for Seattle and the Northwest's vibrant food scene, featuring some of the world's best chefs and a bounty of locally grown foods.

Do you love good food and good conversation? Apply to be a guest on the first season of Check, Please! Northwest.

Every week, Check, Please! brings three guests from all walks of life together to hash it out over their favorite restaurants, from the down-homiest diners to the fanciest four-star destinations. Each guest picks one restaurant for the other two reviewers to visit anonymously. After sampling each other's recommendations, they reconvene on the show to discuss, dispute, and celebrate their dining experiences. At the end of each show, restaurants are rated based on the panel’s discussion.

"Our viewers are going to love this series," says producer Nicole Metcalf. "Seattle is a food lover's paradise. Check, Please! lets regular diners take center stage to share and defend their opinions on the best food our city has to offer."

Watch then state-senator Barack Obama on an August 2001 episode of Check, Please! on Chicago's WTTW.

“I love Seattle,” says series creator and executive producer David Manilow from Chicago, where Check, Please! is entering its fifth season as the highest-rated local program on public television station WTTW. “The city has a wonderful blend of neighborhood favorites and cutting-edge restaurants. I'm thrilled that we can bring an authentic, diverse and mouth-watering look at this thriving food scene every week.”

“We strongly believe that this program will quickly become one of the most popular locally produced series in the Pacific Northwest, once again reinforcing the value that KCTS provides the viewing public,” says Ron Sevart, CEO of the Space Needle, the main sponsor of Check, Please! Northwest. “As the icon of Seattle, we are always looking at new ways to continue to show off the best that our city has to offer. This program will become a regular must-see show for food lovers at every level."

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