Dweezil & Lisa
Dweezil & Lisa was a 2004 Food Network television series presented by rock musicians and erstwhile couple Dweezil Zappa and Lisa Loeb. The duo traveled around America, sampling local music and cuisine.[1]
| Dweezil & Lisa | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Presented by | Dweezil Zappa Lisa Loeb |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Food Network |
| Original release | January 16, 2004 |
The show originated from pie cooking demos that Loeb was incorporating into some of her concerts in support of her 2002 album, Cake and Pie. The pair approached Food Network to highlight these activities on a segment of one of its existing shows, but the network instead offered them an entire television series.[2]
In the opening episode (January 16, 2004), they visited Atlanta, Georgia; the couple visited places like Gladys Knight & Ron Winans' Chicken & Waffles, a soul food restaurant, and the Varsity, America's largest drive-in restaurant. New York Post reviewer Adam Buckman described the show as "a heaping helping of cutie-pie", and "[s]omewhere between spicy and bland".[3] Barbara Hooks of The Age commented that the show "draws a long bow, cutting awkwardly from Dweezil playing charity golf in Chicago to Lisa on a confectionary [sic] crawl of the windy city."[4]
References
- Devra First, "Food, music are key ingredients in the new show 'Dweezil & Lisa'", Boston Globe, February 11, 2004.
- Rogogna, Mike (January 29, 2013). "No fairy tale: A conversation with Lisa Loeb, plus a JB Baretsky video update". HuffPost.
- Buckman, Adam (January 15, 2004). "Quiche and Tell - Hosts May Not Eat Meat But They Do Take The Cake". New York Post.
- Barbara Hooks, "Dweezil and Lisa" (review), The Age, November 14, 2005.