It’s that time of year, where our kitchens get a work out. U-verse is partnering with The Food Network, to provide some recipe tools to the largest screen in your home.
To test the app, AT&T folks invited some fun folks over to a “Friendsgiving” house party, where the entire menu would be prepared off of recipes provided through the app.
The app is fairly easy to navigate, inspired by minimal tablet apps, with side-scrolling menu options. Tied into popular Food Network programs, you can search by recipe, ingredient, or scan through recipes recommended by various show hosts. I spent most of my time looking through Alton Brown’s recommendations. Because he is awesome. Truth.
As your TV has a lot of real estate, recipes are displayed large and are easy to read. Performance is fairly smooth, though I’ve never felt TV apps have ever reached the fluidity that our phones and tablets have found. There were noticeable lags demo-ing the app, especially when TV was being watched Picture in Picture while the app was being used.
It also comes with a handful of handy tools like a unit and volume converter, and the ability to send a recipe to your phone or tablet.
If you’re a fan of The Food Network, it’s a fun little interactive service which might provide a little help in spicing up that holiday menu.