George hits South Beach and delves into the world of exotic foods. He demonstrates passion fruit pulp-sucking 101 for astounded passersby. Gelateria customers are treated to George's Plantain Split Sundaes. George schools some senior citizens on how to open a prickly Pear and then shows us how to whip up some tasty Prickly Pear Sorbets. Kangaroo? Boar? Antelope? Alligator? George grills them up for a game of Name That Exotic Meat! Finally, George gathers the folks he's met along the way for a beach-side exotic buffet.
Guy Fieri is craving homemade street food from his chef friends. Rocco DiSpirito is inspired by Italy and makes crunchy Flatbread with Stracchino then travels east for Japanese-Style Street Meat using a custom binchotan grill. Traci Des Jardins mixes things up with a Bun Bowl and fried Churros with Mexican Hot Chocolate Spice Mix. Aaron May recalls a rainy day in London with delicious Fish and Chips and goes underground with a black-market Nutcracker. Jet Tila fills his plate with some Filipino-style Lumpia Eggrolls and a Pork and Pate Banh Mi.
No utensils allowed in The Kitchen's handheld feast filled with apps, mains and sweets! Sunny Anderson grills up Easy Chicken Taco Skewers. Geoffrey Zakarian makes fancy finger food: Spicy Tuna Tartare. Alex Guarnaschelli raises a toast to summer with her Raspberry Bourbon Sour. Katie Lee Biegel brings the family together with her Garlic and Herb Pull-Apart Bread. Jeff Mauro and Sunny go head-to-head in a Top Dog Hot Dog Competition with Jeff's Flamin' Greek Style Cheese Dog and Sunny's Award-Winning Curry-Style Hot Dog!
Sandra sets sail with the perfect menu to wrap up a day on the water. She's cooking dock side and it all starts off with a great combination of flavors in her Strawberry Spinach Salad and a unique BBQ Chicken Pizza made on the grill.
If you like a juicy burger full of flavor, this is the one for you: Sandra's Pineapple Teriyaki Burger.
For dessert, a light and easy Pecan Cinnamon Angel Food Cake. The whole crew will love cocktail time, it's a thirst-quenching Castaway Punch.
Raleigh's Ed Mitchell prides himself on using authentic North Carolina flavors at his restaurant, 'The Pit.' Ed is a BBQ purist with the ribs to prove it. Whether its East or West, he knows his ribs are the best. Ed strives to keep North Carolina's culinary traditions alive, and even with all the media buzz, he still makes sure to keep his food down home and locally grown. But can he take the heat and grill up a winning plate when the Pitmaster is challenged by the Grillmaster on this episode of Throwdown?
The recruits enter boot camp and find it has been transformed into everyone's favorite game show, Family Food! The teams go head to head in trivia rounds and culinary tasks testing their knowledge of the kitchen. The recruits watch a Teppanyaki chef perform dazzling tricks over a grill, and then chefs Anne Burrell and Robert Irvine teach them how to make a hibachi-style meal for the main dish challenge. The recruits who light up the kitchen will continue on, but those who stumble will go home in a blaze.
In this episode, Rahm Fama is on the hunt for some of the best there is when it comes to meat on a stick! A visit to San Francisco uncovers a Persian restaurant that uses real swords to skewer and grill juicy, one-pound bone-in lamb kebabs. Then it's off to Providence, Rhode Island where the chef at Hewtin's Mobile Dogs is famous for his homemade sausage on a stick. Our meat-loving culinary crusader wraps up his tour with a stop in Seattle where he learns how to make a spicy, sweet beef sataya Malaysian street food favorite!
Four years ago, lifelong friends Kurron and Vinny opened Against Da Grill, a casual, diner-style restaurant in their Staten Island, N.Y., hometown. As beloved and active members of the community, the restaurant's struggle to stay open goes deeper than the food alone. Vinny thinks a barbecue concept will save their future; Kurron wants to upgrade his existing diner concept. Chef Rocco DiSpirito arrives on the scene, divides the restaurant to showcase both concepts and helps them develop their menus. He opens both restaurants side by side for one night only and determines which concept will move forward, saving these hometown heroes.
The Kitchen aims to score all the likes with the coolest, trendiest game day party foods! Katie Lee Biegel packs flavor into her Buffalo Chicken Tot-chos, while Alex Guarnaschelli makes a Spiked Earl Grey Lemonade that's perfect for tailgating. Jeff Mauro levels up carbs with an epic Loaded Cream Cheese Bread. The hosts take a look at the latest taco trends, then Geoffrey Zakarian is on the grill pan with his easy and tasty Grilled Fish Tacos with Papaya Slaw. Sunny Anderson steals the show with her Cookie Butter Cookies. Plus, the hosts present their first ever Kitchen Bowl competition!