In round one, the cooks and cons must incorporate berries into their biscuit and gravy dishes in order to impress host Geoffrey Zakarian and judges Aarti Sequeira and Curtis Stone. Then, in round two, the cooks and cons try to play "anice" in a battle of licorice.
The cooks and cons are a bit sour when tasked with integrating lemon varietals into their round one breakfast sandwiches. Things get a bit sweeter in the second round when they must use maple in their dishes, and Judges Aarti Sequeira and Jet Tila tap a winner.
Three new teams face off in the second qualifying round as host Jeff Mauro challenges them to imagine how Santa spends time relaxing with his BFF. Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira move two more teams through to the main competition, and one team goes dashing home.
Host Maneet Chauhan challenges the five remaining teams of cake and sugar artists to imagine friendly aliens celebrating their own holidays on another planet. At the end of this intergalactic face-off, judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira narrow the field of competition by eliminating one team.
This time, it's personal as Zak Bagans introduces the five remaining teams to The Island of the Dolls in Mexico City -- one of his most frightening encounters. The competitors tackle another chilling challenge, hoping to wow host Eddie Jackson along with judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira.
For their final challenge, the last two teams standing create their largest displays yet: the spookiest hotels on Earth! It's up to Jonathan Bennett, Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira to decide who will be checking out with the Halloween Wars championship title and the $25,000 grand prize!
Host Eddie Jackson throws a cotton candy party for judges Aarti Sequeira and Shinmin Li where they try to guess the unusual flavors of each fluffy treat.
The pros and amateurs go nuts as they create empanadas with hazelnuts in round one. Then, in round two, host Geoffrey Zakarian and judges Josh Capon and Aarti Sequeira are in despair trying to separate the remaining contestants into cooks and cons while they prepare masterpieces with pears.
Jeff Mauro is here to prove that on Thanksgiving, the bird rules the roost! He enlists chefs Aarti Sequeira, Kelsey Barnard Clark and Andrew Zimmern to serve up bold flavors, bigger personalities and plenty of trash talk -- because this turkey day, only one chef will carve out a victory!
Food Network stars Anne Burrell, Scott Conant, Aarti Sequeira and Beau MacMillan each recall a different dish they loved growing up, including Tandoori Chicken, Rose Geranium Cake, Rabbit Stew and fresh made pasta. Now they're making these special heirloom dishes and revealing the secret to their family recipes.