May 11 (2020-05-11) – September 7, 2020 (2020-09-07)
Amy Schumer Learns to Cook is an American cooking show starring Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer, which follows Schumer learning to cook from her husband, Fischer, while making cocktails. The series aired from May 11 to September 7, 2020, on Food Network.[1]
In June 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on August 17, 2020.[2]
An uncensored version of this show titled Amy Schumer Learns to Cook: Uncensored premiered on January 1, 2021, on discovery+.[3]
Production
In May 2020, Food Network announced that comedian Amy Schumer and her husband Chris Fischer would star in an eight-episode cooking show, Amy Schumer Learns to Cook, which follows the couple cooking in their home kitchen while quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] The series was self-shot and also features Schumer donating to Coalition of Immokalee Workers Fair Food Program and domestic violence organizations.[6][7]
Series premiere. Introduces the series, chef Chris, bartender Amy, son Gene, nanny and cameraman Jane, dog Tatiana, Amy's father Gordon. Amy reveals her years of bartending, Chris reveals his love of fennel. They teach the audience that chocolate is poisonous to dogs. They make latke, old fashioneds, poached eggs, bacon, fennel salad, fried rice, chicken wings, moscows, applesauce, chocolate peanut (sic. almond) butter cup cookies, matzah toast.
Remote robocam operator Mike is introduced. Amy introduces her sister Kim, with whom she shares a love of Italian train station speck sandwiches. Chris and Amy make various sandwiches, various salads, pastas. They make speck sandwich, tomato veggie sandwich, verro de tinto, panzanella salad, crustini salad sandwich, crab salad, mushroom sauce spaghetti, tomato sauce spaghetti, brassica spaghetti
Intercom with off-site producer introduced. Amy recommends having sex to alleviate quarantine relationship issues. Amy reveals Chris has won a James Beard Award, Chris reveals Amy has won an Emmy. Chris explains that fish tacos usually use whitefish, such as haddock, seabass, striped bass. Amy and Chris make palomas, guacamole, masa tortillas, al dente rice, shaved cabbage salad, tempura haddock, tempura veggies, sour cream mix. They make tacos. Amy reveals Gene's original middle name was "Attell", before being changed to "Dave", Dave Attell's first name and her father's middle name. Then they make dirty martini, Greek salad dip, crispy potatoes, lamb sliders. Danny DeVito reveals his version of a martini.
Amy reveals that Jane is from the Philippines, discusses the robotic cameras around the kitchen. Brunch: They make a peach bellini, scones, pork sausage, eggs sunny side up. Fridge Clean Out: It's time to clean out the fridge. They make a hot toddy, and leftovers. Michael Rapaport checks in remotely. A giant fritatta is made for the local school, with eggs, onions, butter, cooking in the oven for 4 hours. Amy reveals they live in Manhattan when not in quarantine. Warm potato and radish salad with tonnato (tuna) dressing. Mashed potatoes are made, with garlic. Fennel and radish salad with tonnato dressing. Peas and carrots are made, with a dressing of bacon. Amy reveals her learnings during the course of the show for this final episode.
Deep-fried empanada size pot stickers, from dough from scratch and filling from scratch, scratch made offscreen, filled and cooked onscreen; with soy sauce based sauce made onscreen
Cocktail Bicyclette: white wine, Compari, orange, ice
Skirt steak; marinated with garlic powder and onion powder in soy sauce; Chris finds a slug in the organic shiitake; steak cooked in soy with the shiitake
Sandy Schumer, Amy's mom on speakerphone; her cat Sofia goes to the vet
Creamed spinach and summer squash; with garlic scapes, frozen and fresh spinach, corn cut off the cob, pattypan squash, heavy cream, butter
Cinnamon and sugar bites: a pie crust with cinnamon and sugar coat, with nothing else; making pie crust from scratch
BBQ!
Sofia Schumer, the cat, died (2003-2020)
Tati the dog is back
Gene gets his own garden
Watermelon vodka punch bowl: a hollowed out watermelon as a punch bowl/lidded pot; hand blender immersed into the watermelon to blend up the innards, and add vodka and mint
