Ayesha Curry loves to entertain her friends and family with good eats at her home, but when her husband Stephen's friends let her know they're expecting dinner and not just the snack of Maple Bacon Popcorn she has prepared, she must think on her feet and come up with a quick meal plan! She gets some help from the boys and makes a White Chocolate Bread Pudding using leftover croissants, a Beer Bourbon Splash, Cauliflower Hot "Wings" and Sloppy Joe Stuffed Peppers.
Stephen Curry's four aunts are visiting from North Carolina and Ayesha Curry is excited to welcome them with a good ol' fashioned Southern barbecue. She makes a Quick Carolina Pulled Pork that's ready in under an hour, tangy Cider Vinegar Slaw, Grilled Peach Salad with Bacon Vinaigrette and Hush Puppies with Lemon Herb Butter. Ayesha's Cider-Berry Moon cocktail goes down easy and the aunties' all-time favorite dessert, Red Velvet Fried Sandwich Cookies, finishes off the meal with a bang.
Ayesha Curry loves to entertain her friends and family with good eats at her home, but when her husband Stephen's friends let her know they're expecting dinner and not just the snack of Maple Bacon Popcorn she has prepared, she must think on her feet and come up with a quick meal plan! She gets some help from the boys and makes a White Chocolate Bread Pudding using leftover croissants, a Beer Bourbon Splash, Cauliflower Hot "Wings" and Sloppy Joe Stuffed Peppers.
Alex tackles the great American pastime - making a serious sandwich. Ingredients are key for this turkey sandwich. It calls for roasted turkey breast, bacon, creamy dressing, and crisp iceberg lettuce. French fries get all the fame, but Alex thinks onion rings are really the overlooked side-kick to a sandwich. These beer battered onion rings come out crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. She finishes off the meal with another sandwich - an almond cookie ice cream sandwich!
Nothing says Texas like barbecue and that's exactly what Tiffani Thiessen brings to the table for her White Collar co-stars Sharif Atkins, Tim DeKay and Willie Garson. Tequila Peach Tea, Pimento Cheese Spread and fall-from-the-bone BBQ Ribs that have been rubbed and sauced go with Southern Greens done with bacon and a spicy vinaigrette. To finish off the meal, Tiffani brings in one of her favorite pecan pies to top with her Homemade Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream.
This trip, Guy explores some traditional eats alongside unique newcomers. In Santa Barbara, Calif., the neighborhood deli pulling in locals and celebrities for pastrami crammed into the pastrami dog and a PLT. In Charleston, S.C., a young chef bringin' a Caribbean twist to an old gas station with favorites like braised pork tacos and jerk chicken sandwich. And in Vancouver, British Columbia, the sandwich joint scratch makin' everything on the line, from the porchetta sandwich to the unique bacon maple ice cream sandwich.
The Neelys are going oceanside on their "Seafood Shack" food adventure! First stop, crustacean town with their creamy Shrimp Sliders. Then, they've got mollusk mania with their bacon riddled Neely Clam Chowder. They're rounding the meal out with thick Corn Fritters loaded with whole corn kernels and smoky paprika. Finally, Gina Neely makes a cocktail to wash it all down, a tangy Grapefruit Gimlet. You'll feel the ocean air in your hair after this meal goes down at "Neely's Seafood Shack!"
The Neelys are "Kick Starting the Day" with an explosion of breakfast favorites. First, they're making a heart healthy Homemade Brown Sugar Granola with Quick Fix Honey. Then, it's sinfully delightful Cinnamon Sugar Waffles with Blueberry Syrup. And, a stick to your ribs side, Black Pepper Maple Bacon. Finally, they need a beverage to wash it all down, the Best Bloody Mary your lips will ever taste! This meal is just what you need to "Kick Start the Day," every day!
The Chopped chefs get swept up in mushroom mania, with mushroom surprises in the baskets and plenty in the pantry. In Round One, the competitors try to make a great first impression on judge Martha Stewart with an unusual cocktail and an intensely-flavored protein. In the second basket, the chefs discover a creative use for bacon and a French dessert with a wild twist. Then in the final round, two chefs face the difficult task of making mushrooms into sweet creations.
Everyone goes hog wild in the Chopped Kitchen as the chefs take on a pork-themed competition. The first basket threatens to contain too much of a good thing, and a beautiful cut of heritage-breed pork is juxtaposed with a questionable canned product in the entree round, sending the chefs in some creative directions with their dishes. While they would have welcomed bacon in round three, the finalists must make use of more unusual porky items in their desserts.