On their feet and at the stoves, the judges take on the same confounding ingredients as Chopped competitors! Everybody gets revved up for a food truck-themed round one, and Marcus Samuelsson devises a dish that's just odd enough to be brilliant. In round two, it's game on with Cornish game hen with positively yummy results. Round three finds the chefs revisiting a dessert basket from a Chopped grilling special and Ted Allen finds time to grill up snacks for his busy buds.
Michael Symon makes a summertime seafood meal that's all about the prep and then letting the foil and grill do the work. He starts with foil packets of Clams with Sausage and Peppers, which steam to perfection over coals. His wife, Liz, helps him use the same technique for a dessert of Peaches with Mascarpone and Honey, and she concocts a refreshing, summertime beverage to bring it all together, Rose Sangria.
In the BBQ world, this is the Superbowl: the Jack Daniels Invitational BBQ Cook-off. More than 50 masters of the grill meet in Lynchburg, TN to test their chops against the best. Whose brisket is best? What sauce will take top honors?
The Kitchen is keeping it easy and breezy for summer with recipes to make in a snap. Katie Lee uses the grill to cook a whole meal of Sesame Shrimp and Greens with Rice Foil Packs, and then the hosts pass the Stuffed Grilled Avocados loaded with their favorite guacamole ingredients. Geoffrey Zakarian makes a simple summer pasta, Fusilli with Arugula, Basil Pesto and Crispy Pancetta. Food Network's Christian Petroni grills up his Tenderoni Pizza, and Jeff Mauro dishes out an Atlantic Beach Pie for dessert. Finally, the hosts share their favorite new grocery store shortcuts for summer.
Tacos take their rightful place beside sandwiches as the tastiest, most convenient way to convey mex-ceptional food to your hungry stomach. Food Paradise travels the 50 states to bring you the best of the best in a tortilla.