Kardea Brown kicks off summer by inviting her best girls for an afternoon on the beach to enjoy the gorgeous weather and even better food! She is throwing together a Seafood Clambake over a firepit and whipping up a Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce for dipping. Next on the menu, Kardea puts together her Cucumber Crab Boats for crunch and brightness, plus a refreshing and fruity cocktail fittingly called Yolanda's Drink, inspired by her bestie. And Kardea can't get her girls together without a dessert, so she's baked a velvety Mango Chiffon Pie.
Guy Fieri and his chef friends make their lazy-day favorites. Eric Greenspan goes all in with his Chicken Schnitzel with Black Olive Brown Butter Sauce and all out with a Banana White Chocolate and Pretzel Skillet Cookie. Antonia Lofaso makes a rich Seafood Fra Diavolo and pairs it perfectly with Charred Rapini. Marc Murphy creates an Escarole Salad with Anchovy Vinaigrette to go with his Baked Four-Cheese Spaghetti. Crista Luedtke goes gluten-free with her garbanzo bean-based Socca and shares one of her restaurant classics, Boon Brussels Sprouts.
The Kitchen is making delicious dishes with only five ingredients, starting with Marcela Valladolid's mess-free Mexican Shrimp and Mediterranean Salmon Foil Packs. Plus, see how to use kitchen staples in five new ways and learn how to set the table with five styling tips from Katie Lee. Sunny Anderson makes weeknight meals easier with her Five-Ingredient Spicy Sausage Carbonara and Quickest Sausage Gumbo Ever, while Cooking Channel's Haylie Duff stops by to make an Open-Face Baguette with Baked Brie and Port-Soaked Cherries. Finally, Geoffrey Zakarian makes his Ipaloma, and the gang shares which new beer trends are worth trying.
In this preliminary battle of an elite five-part tournament, Northern chefs, from Detroit to Minnesota, face off to see who will rep their region in the $50,000 finale. In the appetizer round, the chefs must combine a sweet baked good with a strange paste. A certain style of pizza and a signature spud sound right up this group's alley, but the entrée basket is not easy, even for these seasoned pros. Cherries and chips are cheery inclusions in the dessert basket, but the final two contenders are all business rushing to do their best with their final plates.
Emerald City, here we come. Jamie and Bobby Deen head to the Great Northwest and sample of Seattle’s tastiest fare! First stop, Pike’s Place Fish Market, where Dan Bugge creates a mouth-watering seafood paella. Then it’s off to hang with Phyllis Buzzini at the Alaska Silk Pie Company, where she creates a seven-layer silk pie! Her recipe is so secret she refuses to let the boys see how it is made! And finally it is off to a Seattle staple—Macrina Bakery, where Leslie Mackie shows off her culinary skills by making her delicious Lemon Sour Cherry Coffeecake.
For anyone who wants to add fresh and delicious ingredients to their dishes, finding the freshest vegetables is essential. To start, Kelsey makes a classic French dish, Ratatouille, filled with caramelized onions, elegant eggplant and homemade tomato jam. Next, an Italian bread salad, Panzanella, is a tangy mixture of smokey mozzarella and bread, with a mixture of peppers, cherry heirloom tomatoes and sugar snap peas — all fresh from the market. And last, but certainly not least, a pan-seared Pacific Cod will be paired with a silky, smooth Creamed Corn and topped with a homemade Cilantro Vinaigrette. The variety of what you can do with the right produce is endless when it comes to flavor and freshness.