Top Secret Recipes - The TV Program
I saw this week's episode also. Todd Wilbur has written a series of Top Secret cookbooks covering subjects from restaurant foods to beverages, and he does indeed put a great deal of work and research into each recipe.
Overall I like the show, and plan to keep watching. However, at times there is a little too much in the way of slapstick that hinges on being annoying, to me at least. This can be forgiven, as Todd actually demonstrates the hits and misses in figuring out which ingredients, processes, and equipment to use.