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The Kitchen co-host Katie Lee Biegel has spoken out after the show was canceled by Food Network.
It was announced on Monday that the popular weekend program, also helmed by Sunny Anderson, Jeff Mauro and Geoffrey Zakarian, has been axed after 11 years on TV.
The Emmy-nominated series ran for more than 490 episodes and focused on discussing recipes, food trends and family meal tips.
After debuting in January 2014, The Kitchen will officially air its final episode on Saturday, December 13 at 11am ET.
Addressing the end of The Kitchen, Katie, 44, voiced appreciation for being a part of the series.
Taking to her Instagram Story, she posted: ‘It’s the end of an era. Thank you so much to all our fans.
‘The Kitchen was the greatest professional honor of my life and I will be forever grateful.’
News of The Kitchen being shelved was shared with fans on social media.
The Kitchen star Katie Lee Biegel expressed appreciation for her tenure on the series
The 44-year-old chef posted a statement addressing the axe on social media
Alongside a photo of the hosts, the show’s official Instagram said: ‘We’re immensely grateful to our hosts, crew, guests, and most of all, our loyal viewers for 10+ incredible years.
‘Thank you for tuning in, cooking along, and being part of our community. Please join us for one final holiday season together in #The Kitchen.’
According to reports by Variety, The Kitchen’s axe comes as the network continues to ‘evaluate resources and its priorities heading into the new year’s lineup of programming.’
The publication added that Warner Bros Discovery was moving forward with its ‘plans to split up the linear channels portion of the business from the streaming services and studio.’
‘For over a decade Sunny, Katie, Jeff, Geoffrey and more recently Alex have engaged audiences with their individual and distinct food sensibilities and sense of humor that together make The Kitchen a delicious way to spend an hour,’ the network’s head of food content Betsy Ayala said.
‘Everyone knows all good parties end up in The Kitchen, where the conversation, laughs and food flow; the best parties probably end a little bit earlier then some guests would like, but we’ve got 12 years of memories and wanted to celebrate this team’s hard work during one final holiday season.’
Fans have expressed their disappointment over the axe.
‘I am in shock,’ one said. ‘I love this show and look forward to it every Saturday morning.
The popular series will end this December after more than 490 episodes
‘We’re immensely grateful to our hosts, crew, guests, and most of all, our loyal viewers for 10+ incredible year,’ a statement read on Food Network’s Instagram
‘It is such a fun show and you are all amazing. I’m really sad. Thank you to all who had anything to do with the show. I will miss you all!’
Another added: ‘No way! This is my favorite Food network show. It’s how I learned to cook. Love this show! Going to miss my Saturday morning routine.’
‘NOOOOOO!!! For me, it’s the only show worth watching on Food Network anymore!’ a third continued.
A fourth said: ‘Very sad. I TRULY hope they don’t replace it with another competition show. We have ENOUGH of those.’
