Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and three skilled chefs from across the country meet host Eric Adjepong to take on one of America's favorite ingredients: bacon! Joining the fight from California, Massachusetts and Colorado, these bacon experts take their shot at knocking Alex out of the top spot. They'll have to prove their abilities and bacon know-how in front of judges Chris Cosentino and Cara Nicoletti to best Chef Alex with the country's most-loved protein.
It's no secret that Valerie Bertinelli loves lemon, but Duff Goldman's favorite ingredient is revealed in this season's kick-off challenge -- bacon cupcakes! Each of the 12 young bakers must make a cupcake featuring bacon and an assigned ingredient like maple, chocolate or cherry.
Tom Pizzica checks out San Felipe's Cantina in Tempe, AZ, home of the seven pound burrito. He stops in to Bernie-O's Pizza in North Muskegon, MI to try a two foot pie topped with ghost chiles; And Paddy Long's in Chicago for the bacon bomb - five pounds of sausage, pork, and beef, wrapped in a woven shell of bacon.
This trip, Guy Fieri's bringing on the bacon, and it's not just for breakfast anymore! From New York to California and Texas to Toronto, it's stacked in sandwiches, crumbled in ice cream, paired with pasta, loaded in mac and cheese, and when it comes to waffles, one joint's putting the bacon right in the batter. Get ready to pig out as we pile it on!
Anthony Anderson eats his way through the heartland at Prairie Fest in Oswego, Ill., gobbling up everything from bacon-wrapped roasted corn to a twist on a local specialty, a Chicago crab dog. Then, it's an Anderson family reunion as Anthony runs into his Great Aunt Pearl and ropes her into his carnival culinary quest.
In Las Vegas, Nev., Michael Symon takes down a towering fortress of succulent ribs and a sandwich that's a meaty trifecta of juicy brisket, pork and sausage. Then in Colorado Springs, local pork belly is cured and slow braised in house-brewed beer, while a porker of a burger features bacon, pork belly and prosciutto in Wichita, Kan.
British baking kingpin, Paul Hollywood, hosts while all-star judges Damaris Phillips and Buddy Valastro attempt to sift the bakers from the fakers in this twist on Cooks vs. Cons. In the first round, contestants must create their most delectable pie featuring the ultimate savory ingredient: bacon. In the second round, bakers and fakers alike must feature corn in their sweet treat.