To celebrate Warner Brother's "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom," host Jeff Mauro asks the teams to imagine what holidays look like under the sea. Plus, they'll have to highlight their sugar artist's skills by incorporating underwater plant life made entirely of sugar! Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira determine which three teams keep cruising into the next challenge and which team is all washed up.
Host Kristin Chenoweth challenges the final two teams to think outside the box and create a one-of-a-kind gift that will impress King Kandy of Candy Land. The stakes have gone up, and these talented cake and sugar artists must also include a tasting element, with a portion of their cake and sugar showpieces served to win over judges Nacho Aguirre and Aarti Sequeira and win $25,000.
Unique and colorful creatures call the villages of Candy Land home. Host Kristin Chenoweth challenges five teams of cake and sugar artists to create mystical and magical creatures the likes of which have never been seen before in Candy Land. Judges Nacho Aguirre and Aarti Sequeira determine which team will not advance in the competition, and David Bromstad shares a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Candy Land.
Guy Fieri dispatches his pal Noah Cappe along with acclaimed chefs Aarti Sequeira and Joe Sasto to check out the best restaurants in Placerville, California, where they explore options like barbecue, Roman cuisine, oysters, pub food and gold miner fare. The struggle is real as they make the tough decision on which dish to submit to a crowded city center showcase to determine the best bite in town.
Guy Fieri's buddy Noah Cappe is headed out to Joplin, Missouri, along celebrity chefs Aarti Sequeira and Joe Sasto. Together, they investigate the Joplin food scene, leaving no culinary stone unturned, as they try everything from tacos and sushi to BBQ and fine dining. Each of them selects one dish to nominate for a showcase in the middle of town, where expert judges will decide the best of the best.
Four chefs do their best to not get kicked to the curb when Alex Guarnaschelli asks them to create a curbside breakfast. Then, there's no time to lounge as they pilfer the parking lot looking for ingredients worthy of a poolside lunch for judges Antonia Lofaso and Aarti Sequeira. Things get real when the final two chefs rummage through shoppers' carts to reel in a romantic dinner dish.
Every baker's life is on the line today in a single challenge. Host John Henson asks the bakers to create a dessert that resembles an assigned classic ruin and represent the monster who haunts it, such as crumbling castle and vampire, old amphitheater and zombie actor, or Stonehenge and demon druids. Judges Stephanie Boswell, Aarti Sequeira, and Zac Young pick the winner to receive $1,000, and one baker goes home.
Host Jonathan Bennett challenges the semi-finalists to imagine what would happen when nature fights back against humans. With the sugar artist in the hot seat, each display must have an element of the attacking nature made entirely out of sugar! Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira determine which two survivors have what it takes to battle it out for the title of Halloween Wars champion and $25,000!
In the semifinal haunted heat, host John Henson asks the bakers to create macabre oil painting desserts inspired by creepy masterpieces depicting subjects like drooling hounds of hell, a screaming banshee, and a ghost child. Then, the bottom three bakers take on witchy desserts with edible candles to keep their flame alive in the competition. Judges Stephanie Boswell, Aarti Sequeira, and Zac Young send the least successful baker home.