While the Philadelphia Eagles challenge the Houston Texans on the field, Sunny Anderson and Vince Wilfork take it to the parking lot for a grilling grudge match. Team Eagles pits their Philly cheesesteaks and roast pork sandwiches against Team Texans' Cajun-inspired barbecue for the chance to win favor and game day tickets from judges Kelsey Barnard Clark and Ali Khan.
In round one, four chefs need all the luck they can get when the slot machine lands on coconut, Greek and backyard barbecue. In chef roulette, the three remaining chefs must make a bass their own. In the final round, the two remaining chefs gamble with strange dairy and exotic fruit in hopes of going to the winner's wheel for a $30,000 spin.
Host Jeff Mauro challenges three chefs to find families in the suburbs north of Austin, Texas, who are willing to share ingredients for a cook-off on their street. Eddie Jackson helps Jeff judge as the chefs prepare down-home Texas barbecue and Tex-Mex inspired dishes. After the final battle, one winning chef splits a cash prize with their lucky host family!
Chefs begin by making a barbecue blowout that won't blow their budget! Next, will Guy Fieri's eclectic Grocery List put a damper on a date-night ham dinner? Then, the final two try to make their best dish using items from only one aisle. The winner makes a mad dash for up to $20,000 in cash in the Triple G Shopping Spree.
Patience is a virtue, and the greatest mouthwatering dishes can't be rushed. Wolfgang Puck admires APL Restaurant in Los Angeles for making a sandwich that's well worth the wait. On the opposite coast, Antonia Lofaso finds the cavatelli truly irresistible at Coppa in Boston, and Geoffrey Zakarian shares his love for the smoked brisket at Hill Country Barbecue Market in New York City.
Bobby and Jamie Deen are on the road trip of a lifetime, tackling outdoor adventures and tasting great food. Along their way to the famed whitewater rapids of the New River Gorge in West Virginia, the Deen Brothers make some surprising and delicious food finds, including ribs with a spicy barbecue sauce, fried green tomato sandwiches, strawberry pie and banana split milkshakes.
Football legend, Earl Campbell, and Michael Symon dig into juicy brisket and warm peach cobbler at one of Texas' most famous barbecue restaurants. Then, in Cincinnati, Michael savors a bacon and blue cheese burger. Finally, in Kansas City, Mo., he hops into the kitchen with a chef buddy to whip up a creamy, inside-out shepherd's pie and beer-infused doughnuts.
In this special holiday episode, Claire Robinson, Cat Cora, the Neelys and more share their best ever Thanksgiving treats. With dishes like a pulled turkey sandwich with white barbecue sauce, sweet potato cheesecake, dumplings with yam puree and a three course turkey dinner it's easy to see why your favorite Food Network Stars say they have a lot to be thankful for.
The Fieris are going whole-hog with barbecue and getting gourmet with prime rib and lobster. Plus, there's a special trip to Jim Belushi's Oregon farm to cook up Albanian Belushi-family recipes, as well as American favorites like ribs and pizza -- done with Guy's special touch. Then, the families battle it out in their final games to determine the grand prize winner.
These four extraordinary chefs all serve their communities with their culinary talents. In the first round they must combine chicken soup and barbecue sauce. The second round has the chefs creating scallop dishes with two unusual produce items. And the finalists have to get their buns in gear in the last round, when they are given hamburger buns to cook with.