Valerie Bertinelli loves a competitive game night at home, and this time she's going all out by matching her menu to the games for her husband, Tom, and their friends. On the sweet side, she makes Red and Black Checkerboard Cookies. Her savory snacks include Bacon and Artichoke Hearts Lavash Flatbread, “Bettor” Butter Lettuce Salad with Lemon Shallot Vinaigrette and Part-Cheesy Twists, and she makes a batch of Gin Rummy Cocktails to keep spirits high.
Season 8 Food Network Star winner Justin Warner is hitting the road for his new show and biggest challenge yet — finding the real culinary rebels of America. Armed with $300 for gas, a beat-up car and a nose for good food and crazy characters, Justin travels the backroads of the South to try everything from Moonshine and Bacon Beer to Deep-fried PB&J, Jellyfish Salad and bowling alley barbecue served in a mason jar.
While Ladd and Todd are hauling hay out on the prairie, Ree Drummond makes family-friendly food with a fun spin. She kicks off with a totally over-the-top Bacon Cheeseburger Salad and celebrates her love of color with a Rainbow Pizza. Then, there's a total snack mash-up in perfect Potato Nachos and a store-bought spotlight in no-cook Cookie Dough Bars -- a perfect treat for the boys after an afternoon in the hay meadow.
The success of Trisha Yearwood's single, "Every Girl in this Town," is an incredible career milestone, so Trisha cooks some recipes that remind her of some of her other most-memorable career milestones. The menu includes Herbed Cheese, Cucumber and Radish Tea Sandwiches and a spin on classic fish and chips, Fried Flounder with Sweet Pepper Mayo, Bacon Blue Cheese and Potato Hash. She caps off her trip down memory lane with Strawberry Cake with Basil Whipped Cream.
Kitchen Sink kicks off with a new way to weave bacon into every bite of breakfast, then Tregaye Fraser and Jeff Mauro take nachos to a new level with twists on the classic snack food. Inspired by the pizza pot pie, Fanny Slater wows with her combination of pizza and quesadillas. Finally, the Sink hits the streets to see one of the hottest dessert trends then shows how to make twists on ice cream cones at home.
When host Jonathan Bennet thinks of 2002, he remembers low-rise jeans and the iconic food movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." In celebration of the film, the chefs use moussaka, bacon, Go-GURT and the Magic Bullet blender to create elevated dishes for Nia Vardalos herself! Then, the competitors turn the sushi waffle trend into equally viral-worthy dishes before judges Antonia Lofaso and Xea Myers decide which chef's macaroni and cheese earns them $10,000.
Radio personality, Patty Jackson, helps Big Daddy create the perfect menu for a fun “ladies night.” He starts by making a yummy Mini Shrimp Salad Sandwiches with Sweet Onion Jam to serve along with flavorful Spinach Salad with Avocado& Sweet Bacon. For a sweet treat, Big Daddy whips up some Mini Apple Strudels, and to shake it up he serves a Po-Mo Cocktail.
The incredible 11-time Emmy-winning actor, comedian, writer and producer Julia Louis-Dreyfus joins Ina Garten at the barn, where she shares her amazing stories about the challenges at Saturday Night Live, life lessons learned from the iconic female guests on her podcast, "Wiser Than Me," and her favorite standout "Seinfeld" moments. Julia loves eggs and bacon, so Ina welcomes her with a Country French Omelette before hosting a Beatty's Chocolate Cake frosting and piping masterclass.
The Kitchen is throwing it back to iconic party bites that deserve a comeback -- with new twists! Geoffrey Zakarian and Sunny Anderson make a fabulous "fon-duo" of Taleggio Fondue and Quick Horchata Fondue. Jeff Mauro cooks up Mini Beef Wellington Bites, and Katie Lee Biegel makes "egg-cellent" Maple Bacon Deviled Eggs. Alex Guarnaschelli presents her Seventies Raspberry Mint "Jelly" Cake, Geoffrey makes a Retro Rum Ginger Pomegranate Punch, and the hosts play a round of Holiday Charades.
The Kitchen is full of money-saving tips: There's Sunny's Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole freezer fix, tasty ways to use up your veggies and two amazing dishes that maximize your pantry's potential. Daphne Brogdon, host of Food Network's Daphne Dishes, reinvents a leftover dessert. Plus, wait until you see how we use that last scoop at the bottom of the jar. Geoffrey's refreshing White Wine Spritzer stretches your alcohol and the gang reveals their money-saving Kitchen Confessions.