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Valerie's Home Cooking: Season 3

13 episodes Premiered Jun 11, 2016 Updated Oct 4, 2026
Previously on Valerie's Home Cooking

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Valerie's Home Cooking Season 2.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S3·E1 Mytharc

Perfect Bites Before

Jun 11, 2016

Valerie Bertinelli and her Hot in Cleveland co-stars Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White meet at a restaurant every month to catch up, but this time Valerie's invited them o

S3·E2 Core

Just Me and My Boys

Jun 18, 2016

Valerie Bertinelli loves her many family traditions, but it's never too late to start a new one! To honor some of the special men in her life -- her son Wolf, husband Tom and broth

S3·E3 Core

Too Hot to Cook

Jun 25, 2016

Valerie Bertinelli and her buddy Faith Ford love to cook and test out recipes. Today, it's Valerie's turn, but it's just too hot to cook! She decides to keeps things cool with a de

S3·E4 Core

Stress-Free Summer Fiesta!

Jul 2, 2016

Valerie Bertinelli is reprising an all-girls meet-and-greet tradition to introduce her friends, singer Michelle Branch and lawyer Krissy Lefebvre to some of her other gal pals, wri

S3·E5 Core

Home Alone...and I Like It!

Jul 9, 2016

Valerie Bertinelli spends all day researching her mom and Nonnie's recipes for her next cookbook, and when she finally comes up for air she realizes it's time for dinner. With no t

S3·E6 Core

Everything Retro is New Again

Jul 16, 2016

Valerie Bertinelli and her husband, Tom, love to reminisce about old times, but like all long-term relationships and old-school recipes, there comes a time to give them a little up

S3·E7 Core

Bang for Your Buck Barbecue

Jul 23, 2016

After Valerie Bertinelli and her husband, Tom, accidentally double-book friends over for dinner, Valerie saves the day by inviting both couples over for a casual backyard barbecue

S3·E8 Core

Bacon, Bacon, Bacon: Bacon Makes Everything Better!

Jul 30, 2016

Valerie Bertinelli's longtime friend, Jo Stougaard - a food blogger and major authority on the deliciousness of bacon - is coming over, so Valerie's bringing her "A" game with an a

S3·E10 Core

Little Italy in My Kitchen

Aug 13, 2016

Valerie Bertinelli's good friend, chef and Food Network personality Alex Guarnaschelli, is visiting from New York. To celebrate her being in town, Valerie brings the experience of

S3·E11 Core

Kids Baking Championship Reunion

Aug 20, 2016

It's a Kids Baking Championship reunion as season two kid chefs Jane Haviland and Matthew Merril drop by for lunch!

S3·E12 Mytharc

Cheat Day

Aug 27, 2016

It's one of those nights where Valerie Bertinelli and her husband Tom's cravings are all over the map, so they decide to have it all!

S3·E13 Mytharc

Summer Grilling Send-Off

Sep 3, 2016

With summer ending and shorter days ahead, Valerie Bertinelli throws one last backyard soiree with her friends and family -husband Tom, chef Stuart O'Keeffe, actress Mackenzie Phil

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