Michael Symon pulls out all the stops for a throwdown focused on a couple of the things he does best -- burgers and barbecue. Slinging a burger piled high with juicy pulled pork, his mystery competitor is former fine dining chef Matt Abdoo, now at Brooklyn's canalside hot spot, Pig Beach.
Kardea Brown hits the road to surprise her mom in Atlanta with a visit. On her way, she stops at a seafood stand to pick up some sweet Charleston shrimp for the grill -- a little taste of home for Ma! In Ma's kitchen, they make New Orleans-Style BBQ Shrimp and Grilled Rubbed Chicken with an Alabama White Sauce. Kardea makes a light and crisp Rainbow Carrot and Fennel Salad with Apricots, and they top off their reunion meal with a delicious Unwind Sangria.
This trip, Guy Fieri's gettin' into the funkiest of flavors! In Atlanta, a couple of pals are poised to perfect the chicken sandwich and more, servin' up gangster garlic honey butter fried chicken and prime-time patty melt empanadas. There's an out-of-bounds bakery in Los Angeles plating craveable khachapuri and knockin' out next-level Nashville hot cod. And in Cincinnati, a modern Japanese joint from a husband-and-wife duo is dishing out the-bomb BBQ pork bao and real-deal ramen.