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Licence to Grill

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Show that fails WP:GNG. No sources found. WhoIsCentreLeft (talk) 14:29, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
1. Menon, Naveen Mathew (2008-01-25). "What I saw on telly". New Straits Times. p. 69. ProQuest 272050702. Archived from the original on 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  The review notes: "Licence to Grill makes people, even those who have no inkling about cooking, want to buy a grill set and start flipping steaks, seafood and vegetables. With a huge smile on his face, Rainford makes cooking look simple and easy. ... He always has different themes for his shows. Mardi Gras, Godfather Italian feast, pool party, World Cup pub fare, vegetarian BBQ, Chinese dinner barbecue, for example. So, get your licence to grill from this guy for he comes with unique and interesting recipes - brew burgers for a bar-beer-que celebration, grilled grouper and almond butter, barbecued lamb steaks with mango mint chutney. The episodes usually show him getting ready for guests at his backyard. His unique style of explaining, the excellent camera shots of the food, "rib-tickling" comments and tips set Licence to Grill apart from other humdrum cooking shows. While most viewers consider this show highly entertaining, there are some who are put off by his over-exuberant delivery."
2. Lofaro, Tony (2003-05-14). "The heat is on: TV producer wants Ottawa stand-ins for new cooking show". Ottawa Citizen. p. B8. ProQuest 240659411.
  The article notes: "That's the formula for the new outdoor cooking show Licence To Grill produced by Ottawa-based TV-food guru Chris Knight that begins firing up the first of its 26 shows next week on a special set built at a west-end home. ... The 26-part series begins airing June 27 on The Food Network, available to Rogers digital cable subscribers and on Bell Expressvu."
3. "Tube talk". Toronto Star. 2003-08-13. p. D3. ProQuest 438621159.
  The article notes: "Food Network Canada is airing a 26-part series called Licence To Grill, hosted by affable Jamaica-born chef Rob Rainford (below), who teaches at George Brown College. I like his easy-going, straightforward recipes and presentation, sprinkled with general tips. The show is built around barbecuing challenges Rainford faces with his fictional neighbours, bosses, friends and family. It's a nice change in comparison to the relentless WASPish barbecuing on other shows. Check local listings for show times."
4. Eade, Ron (2003-10-01). "It's Licence to Grill rather than to kill; Don't barbecue food to death: TV host". Windsor Star. ProQuest 254531285. Archived from the original on 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-05-25 – via Newspapers.com.
  The review notes: "Produced in Ottawa, the popular cooking show is seen on the Food Network. Each episode takes place on a Saturday afternoon as Rainford prepares to have people over to dinner that evening in his make-believe back yard. The idea of the show is, first of all, to entertain. And while he's entertaining, Rainford can occasionally slip in some useful information to help male machismos in TV land master the art of the grill. On Licence to Grill, for example, viewers aren't just told to add two tablespoons of fish sauce to a marinade -- they're told to add fish sauce "because it is salty." Similarly, Rainford discourages back-yard chefs from trying to get grill marks on the red snapper because if they do, the fish will be overcooked and inedible."
5. Eade, Ron (2003-10-10). "Take a peek behind the scenes of a popular cooking show like License to Grill and you'll find a platoon of helpers, assistants, producers, writers, chefs and food stylists". Cornwall Standard-Freeholder. ProQuest 240698524. Archived from the original on 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
  The article notes: " That's pretty much what I discovered recently when I wandered onto the set of TV's popular new cooking series, Licence to Grill. There, producers for Knight Enterprises were taping another 13 episodes in Ottawa to air on the Food Network next spring. Producer Kathy Doherty invited me along for a look-see, and to do a cameo appearance at the very end of a segment when everyone gets to sit down and eat. (Gee, I figured, I can do that.) The story line (plot, if you must get technical) is rather simple: Each episode is supposed to take place on a lovely Saturday afternoon as host/chef Robert Rainford, himself a stunningly handsome real-live chef who teaches at George Brown College in Toronto, prepares to have people over for dinner that evening in his breathtakingly beautiful backyard."
6. Foley, Doug (2004-08-06). "Licence to grill: Rob Rainford cooks up a storm". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-05-25 – via Newspapers.com.
  The article notes: "The host of Licence to Grill has become one of the key personalities on Food Network Canada. His half-hour barbecue show is in its second season and has been signed for at least three more. It airs Thursday at 8 p.m. as well as Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5:30 p.m. Food Network gave Rainford a big boost on Canada Day when it aired episodes of Licence to Grill for most of the holiday. ... Each episode of Licence to Grill features Rainford preparing a full meal for a dinner party. One of the show's plusses that his menus are accessible to even the casual griller. Hot dogs and hamburgers have hit his TV grill as often as legs of lamb and lobsters."
7. Greenberg, Lee (2003-05-21). "Licence to Grill show off to a sizzling start". Ottawa Citizen. p. F3. ProQuest 240641755.
  The article notes: "Filming began this week in Ottawa's west end on the set of a locally produced outdoor cooking show, Licence to Grill. The genre- busting barbecue show is filmed on a $35,000 outdoor set. An article in last week's Food section invited Citizen readers to apply to become party guests -- extras -- on the show. Up to 10 people will appear in background scenes, eventually serving as samplers once the food is prepared."
8. Less significant coverage:
  1. Sampson, Susan (2009-12-09). "'License to grill' chef moving indoors". Toronto Star. p. E9. ProQuest 439636324. Archived from the original on 2025-05-25. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
    The article notes: "You probably know Rainford as the star of the Food Network Canada series Licence to Grill. ... Change is in the air as Licence to Grill has ended a five-season, 104-episode run."
There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Licence to Grill to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".
Cunard (talk) 10:32, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Cunard. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 02:24, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]