Preview for April 18th Episode of Celebrity Cooking Showdown  4/18/06

"EPISODE #2" 4/18/06  NIGHT TWO OF CELEBRITY COOKING SHOWDOWN-- 

It's night two of the exciting primetime cooking competition with the stars. The competition heats up as world-renowned chef Wolfgang Puck, Cat Cora ("Iron Chef America") and Govind Armstrong (executive chef, Table 8, Los Angeles) team up with a celebrity to prepare their own three-course dream meal. After one-on-one coaching and a culinary "boot camp," competition will play out in real time as the stars race against the clock in this adrenaline-filled event. 

Tonight Patti LaBelle, Ashley Parker Angel (MTV's "There and Back") and supermodel Gabrielle Reece will compete to move on to Thursday night's finals and the ultimate cook-off. Alan Thicke ("Growing Pains") hosts the series; Colin Cowie ("Everyday Elegance with Colin Cowie") and New York magazine restaurant critic Gael Greene serve as in-studio judges. .

Source: NBC Press Release