Cutthroat Kitchen takes things to the extreme when one chef loses everything but a roll of tin foil and heat while cooking a dish. Then, Alton auctions off his compost bucket forcing one chef to make a quiche out of the food bits that are normally thrown out. Finally, a clothes steamer and iron are the only sources of heat for a chef cooking mussels.
Smoking meats can be a great way to add flavor to tougher cuts of meat. Here, Michael demonstrates how to get the most out of your charcoal grill by using it as a smoker.
This trip, Guy's crossing the country for comfort food. In Sacramento, Calif., a neighborhood joint turning a bacon blue cheeseburger on its head. In Indianapolis, a 50-year-old diner making a classic Italian meatball sub from scratch. And in Pineville, Pa., a tavern in an 18th century farmhouse, where the locals go for snapping turtle soup.
In Santa Barbara, Calif., Tyler Florence puts the final three food truck teams to the test on a sprawling avocado farm, where they race to pick and pit 50 avocados. Team morale is tested when they're challenged to one-up each other's avocado dishes, and one team's family makes a surprise visit. The final two teams are revealed.