Pride is on the line as four regional rivals all deeply devoted to North Carolina-style barbecue battle it out in a thrilling, grilling heat to see who will represent their region in the $50,000 Grill Masters grand finale against winners from Texas, Memphis and Kansas City. Will fish in the first basket throw the pork-loving pitmasters off their game? The three chefs who move on to the entree round are surprised to have to work with liver. Finally, some Southern favorites in the dessert basket give the last two Tar Heel State competitors a head start in bringing Carolina flavors to their sweet plates.
Let's Eat is playing around with food illusions and clever takes on foods that aren't what they seem. Baker Ashley Foxen from Reality Cupcakes stops by to make her lookalike Cheeseburger Cupcakes and Fries. Stuart O'Keeffe makes a Mushroom "Pulled Pork" Sandwich with smoky barbecue flavor that tastes like the real thing, and for dessert, Jamika Pessoa whips up an unbelievable Butter Cracker Apple Pie -- with no apples! Vivian Chan shares a trick for a cheesy twist on a traditional wedding cake. Stuart visits Milk Tavern, a Los Angeles cereal bar that serves cotton candy burritos, and Brandi Milloy has a sweet surprise with her PB and J Ravioli.
Host Noah Cappe heads to where Arkansas meets Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana for the Four States Fair in Texarkana, where everything really is bigger, including the mountainous Texas Tower, a BBQ-loaded sandwich, and La Cubana Huarache, a scrumptious take on the classic Mexican dish. From there, Noah heads back in time to The Viking Experience, a roleplaying festival highlighting Viking heritage, in North Carolina. On the menu is the Raleigh Bison Dog -- a locally sourced bison hot dog with a shmear of house-made pimento cheese -- and the Holy Bologna -- a breakfast sandwich loaded smoked bologna and all the fixin's. Finally, Noah heads to Katy, Texas, for a little Christmas in the summertime.
Get ready to place your bets on Claire's perfect Derby day meal! Claire starts with a Derby classic - Mint Juleps. The twist? These Mint Juleps are frozen like a Daiquiri! Next, the perfect grilled cheese sandwiches stuffed with ooey gooey pimento cheese and cooked to a perfect crunch. You'll definitely be racing back to the table for more! Plus, a piggy succotash worthy of first place, all done with the usual fresh vegetables but put over the top with bacon and ham. Last but not least, smoky BBQ cheese straws, perfect as a snack or a parting gift. Put on your hats and get ready for some thoroughbred dishes today on 5 Ingredient Fix.
Flavortown is already the culinary capital of high-voltage kitchen competition, but when Mayor Guy Fieri declares Over-the-Top Day, the chefs create dishes so whiz-bang wow that the judges' taste buds will take a bow. The competition's first $20,000 prize winner is back for more, but first, they'll have to take down Houston's BBQ pitmaster Michelle Wallace and Connecticut's culinary competition vet Adam Greenberg. Judges Jet Tila and Jonathon Sawyer are on hand to taste the biggest, boldest, and most bodacious dishes in Flavortown history. When the dust settles in this food fight, one chef will scale new heights in this over-the-top challenge and return next week enriched with up to a $20,000 payday.
Eddie Jackson greets the last three chefs for the big finale and tells them that they'll be preparing the ultimate summer party. In their first challenge, the chefs have 30 minutes to create three kabobs with summer party themes and one chef will get skewered early by judges Damaris Phillips and Jamika Pessoa, who are joined by barbecue experts Susie Bulloch and Cameron Treu. In the second and final heat, the two remaining chefs have 60 minutes to create an elevated dinner and dessert for the ultimate summer dinner party, but the only heat source they can use is the grill. In the end, one chef wins the Ultimate Summer Cook-Off and $25,000!
Bobby Flay has lots of experience, but can anything really prepare him to take on three former Throwdown competitors in an all-against-one rematch? In this special one-hour installment of the Throwdown series, all-stars Butch Lupinetti (BBQ), Delilah Winder (Mac-n-Cheese) and Nigel Spence (Jerk Ribeye) join forces in sun splashed Miami to take on the Iron Chef one more time. The focus is on grilling, as each side must master a menu of Pork Tenderloin, Whole Fish, and Vegetable Skewers in front of a live audience. This show is full of surprises – including a mystery guest – that will keep everyone on their toes and under pressure. It's "grill or go home!"
Eating mouthwatering meat for cheap is Rahm Fama's mission in this episode, as he sets out across the country in search of unbelievable, meaty deals. His first stop is Las Vegas where he rolls the dice at Agave and comes up with a lamb taco & a BBQ duck quesadilla for under five bucks. Next, Rahm heads to New Orleans to Dong Phuong, a French-Vietnamese bakery where three dollars gets him a delicious, hand-ground, pork sausage po-boy sandwich served on homemade French bread. Finally our meat-man stops off at Urban Cannibals Bodega & Bites in Atlanta where the chef is serving a gourmet, Reuben sandwich made with slow roasted Berkshire pork. It's a meaty score for less than eight bucks.