A coastal TV host roped in a Cariboo-raised star of Riverdale recently to wrangle steaks and prawns.
Laurie Belle and Lochlyn Munro鈥檚 adventures in the kitchen at NY Grill and Bistro air on Get Cooking with the Stars Jan. 9 and 11.
Munro grew up at Lac la Hache, a short distance north of 100 Mile House.
鈥淚 grew up in the Cariboo,鈥� he said. 鈥溾�ery much cattle country鈥︹�淭here are a lot of high-end beef ranches there.鈥�
That upbringing helped him when he acted in westerns.
鈥淪o that was easy to do. Just to portray and get into character for that, I just went through my Rolodex of all the kids I went to high school with,鈥� he joked.
Belle is the host and executive producer of Get Cooking with the Stars. Living in Cloverdale, she鈥檚 no stranger to South of the Fraser eateries, so the show has featured local restaurants.
In addition to NY Grill, they鈥檝e filmed at places such as Chaberton Winery, and Ban Chok Dee Thai Cuisine.
Belle said she takes viewers on a journey through the cooking process as well as that celebrity鈥檚 career during the episode.
The new season of kicked off in December with what ended up being one of Alan Thicke鈥檚 last interviews.
Other guests include actor Aleks Paunovic (War for the Planet of the Apes, Van Helsing, Numb) and 鈥楤lind Ambition鈥� NYC & Yuk Yuk鈥檚 comedian Darryl Lenox. Belle has also welcomed athletes including Ashley McIvor and Geroy Simon.
On Riverdale Munro portrays Hal Cooper, the father of Betty, and the editor and co-owner of a local newspaper.
He鈥檚 also appeared in White Chicks with the Wayans Brothers, Supernatural, When the Heart Calls, Beauty and the Beast (TV show), Rizzoli and Isles, Arrow, Cedar Cove, Clint Eastwood鈥檚 film Unforgiven, and much more since he started acting in 1989.
He joked about his role in the kitchen for his episode, admitting his wife, Sharon, is the best cook in the family.
鈥淚 feel like when I concentrate and I do cook, I鈥檓 not bad,鈥� he said.
His signature dish 鈥� egg whites.
鈥淎nd my own physical activity in the kitchen [for the episode], I鈥檓 probably flipping steak,鈥� Munro said, adding he will also specialize in taste testing. 鈥淚t鈥檚 quality control by the stars鈥� all of the hard work is done by Laurie. All I have to do is taste and give good nod.鈥�
