Pop a bottle and put on your stretchy pants because The Kitchen is throwing a bottomless brunch! Sunny Anderson makes a crowd-pleasing Bacon, Egg and Cheese Slider Casserole. Katie Lee Biegel and Geoffrey Zakarian whip up some sweet and savory spreads: Cinnamon-Crunch, Greek-Style and Lemon Curd. The hosts collaborate on a creative Continental Brunch Board, and Alex Guarnaschelli shares her Loaded Home Fries. Finally, Jeff Mauro serves Sheet Pan Swirl Pancakes, and Sunny reveals some coffee hacks.
Noah Cappe kicks things off at the Big E in West Springfield, Mass., where he "meats up" with a deconstructed Turducken Sandwich and the award-winning Country Fried Shepherd's Pie. He ends the day on a sweet note with two desserts: Deep Fried Fruit Punch and The Big E-clair. Then, at the Gwinnett County Fair in Georgia, meat is on the menu for every course as Noah chows down on a Sunday Dinner Sundae and the Funnel Fried Bacon for dessert.
Noah Cappe joins the crowds of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo in Texas to experience the meaty Cowboy Burrito and the Texan Juicy Lucy. Then it's a big and bodacious take on the burrito, and Wake 'n' Cake, combining breakfast cereal with the classic funnel cake. At the Florida State Fair in Tampa, The Bacon Burger Bomb gets Noah's heart pumping, then there's a Funnel Cake Pizza to sample along with the Chocoberry Orie, a triple decker sweet.
Seven of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives' best chefs are still in the running to become the first DDD Legends Champion. The next stop on Guy Fieri's Flavortown 500 racecourse is Breakfast Boulevard, and the chefs who succeed in making a baller brunch, despite having to detour around the eggs, bacon and potato displays, get to continue their race for the $30,000 prize. The bottom two chefs must flip a list of iconic brunch ingredients into a weeknight dinner in the sudden-death elimination round.
Guy Fieri loves bar snacks for their big and often addictive flavor, so he's sharing a couple of his favorite off the hook recipes. First up, Lollipopped Spicy Asian Chicken Wings — they look fancy, and taste even better. Next, Spicy Jalapeno Artichoke Dip, with Swiss chard, tons of cheese, bacon and more: Pair with sturdy tortilla chips and it's a meal! And what are bar snacks without the bar? To wash it all down, Guy's Peated Lemons Cocktail is smoky, citrusy, herbal and totally money!
In this day and age, donuts aren't just for dessert! We're frying a batch of donuts for every meal of the day starting off in Minneapolis, MN, with a bacon, egg and cheese breakfast sandwich made on a sweet glazed donut. For lunch, we're in Texas for donuts loaded with barbecue brisket. When dinner rolls around, we're checking out donut burgers and donut French onion soup. If you've got a donut-shaped hole in your soul just waiting to be filled, you won't want to miss this!
Adam Gertler samples classic confections getting a modern update from unexpected ingredients. An exclusive tour of Tootsie Roll Industries in Chicago reveals the juicy new Pomegranate Tootsie Pop. Visit Gooey Louie in St. Louis, where traditional gooey butter cake is teaming up with fruit, chocolate, caramel and dozens of other fresh ideas. And at Xooro in Glendale, CA, Spanish churros go gourmet. Loaded with rich fillings and rolled in luscious chocolate, Xooro turns out exotic deep fried desserts like tubular Tiramisu and Maple Bacon.
The Kitchen is celebrating the summer games with Jeff Mauro's Brazilian Hot Dog, Sunny Anderson's Easy BK Currywurst and Katie Lee's Banh Mi-Inspired Hot Dog. Chef and Internet host Raiza Costa makes a unique Roasted Strawberry and Cream Milkshake, then learn how to make a winning burger with Marcela Valladolid's Mexican Shrimp Burger and Jeff's Threaded Flank Steak and Bacon Kebob. Plus, four secrets for a winning summer potato salad, patriotic ways to present appetizers, and fun games to play at a summer party.
Celebrate fall by using autumn flavors in brunch foods! Marcela Valladolid makes a decadent Pumpkin French Toast Casserole that's perfect for feeding a crowd and then The Kitchen gang competes in a breakfast edition of Tool Takedown. Katie Lee assembles an amazing tray of Breakfast Nachos with a base of waffles, right before Food Network Star winner Tregaye Fraser drops by to share her savory Bacon Breakfast Cupcakes. Katie turns favorite fall desserts into three breakfast smoothies and Geoffrey Zakarian ends with a Fall Mimosa.