The Food Network all-stars get low, slow and out of control as they talk about the very best barbecue America has to offer. Wolfgang Puck eats a smoky sandwich in Los Angeles, and Duff Goldman gets barbecue surf and turf in Maryland. Carla Hall loves smoked wagyu in Washington D.C., while Buddy Valastro eats everything smoked in Atlanta. Plus, grill master Bobby Flay shares his can't-miss brisket recipe, Alton Brown smokes some St. Louis-style ribs, and Valerie Bertinelli shows how to get barbecue flavor without the grill.
The Kitchen is counting down to New Year's brunch starting with Geoffrey Zakarian's Baked Eggs with Kale, Green Chiles and Feta. Jeff Mauro pops some bubbly for his Strawberry and Prosecco Scones with Sparkling Lemon Icing and Chef Eden Grinshpan joins the celebration with her Cardamom Waffles. Katie Lee cooks up a brunch mash-up with her Smoked Salmon and Avocado Everything Pizza and we ring in a sweet New Year with some special treats. Finally, Jeff serves up a Lucky New Year Crostini and we count down to the best Kitchen recipe of 2018.
Sunny Anderson showcases The Kitchen's best warm and comforting oven recipes while sharing pro tips on how to get the most delicious results when using the oven. Alex Guarnaschelli starts off with her no-fail Whole Roasted Chicken, Katie Lee Biegel makes some Crispy Roasted Potatoes, and Jeff Mauro shares a shortcut Southwestern Pot Pie. Then, Geoffrey Zakarian makes a cozy Almond Orange Cake, Jeff bakes Pull-Apart Parker House Rolls, and Sunny creates a delicious Nunya Business Crème Brûlée. Plus, Sunny shows how to bake unexpected ingredients in a sweet and savory way.
Every grill master needs their gadgets! Sunny Anderson shares her favorite grill essentials while revisiting some of the best grilled recipes seen throughout the seasons. She starts things off with a July 4th favorite -- Cola Glazed Short Ribs -- before the whole gang works together to create Grilled Avocados with all the fixings. Then, Geoffrey Zakarian makes a whole Branzino, Jeff Mauro cooks up Apricot Habanero Pork Chops and Sunny shares her Char-Grilled Oysters with Green Garlic Butter. Finally, Geoffrey wraps things up with a Grilled Pineapple Upside-Down Cake.
The Kitchen hosts give away their best Turkey Day tricks and recipes including Geoffrey Zakarian's Bone-In Turkey Breast with Lemon Caper Sauce. Learn the secret ingredients that add surprising flavor to Katie Lee's Sweet Potatoes, Jeff Mauro's Cranberry Sauce and Geoffrey's Pumpkin Pie. Chef James Briscione stops by with a Pumpkin Spice Crumble and Valerie Bertinelli makes her Apple Walnut Stuffing. The Kitchen Helpline opens up to answer your most important Thanksgiving questions, then Valerie has one more surprise with a secret-ingredient Party Mix while Geoffrey serves up a Moscow Turkey.
Octavia Spencer and Edgar "Dook" Chase hope to learn some family secrets in this duel of the cast-iron pans. In the first round, twin brothers Jeremiah and Zach, aunt and niece Cynthia and Legenia, and fiancés Ovi and Hannah present their best cast-iron dishes. Two teams move on to round two, where they'll be wishing they put hot sauce in their bag to take on guest judge Tina Knowles' family favorite recipes. Only one team will impress the judges enough to pay their bills, bills, bills with the $10,000 prize.
Guy Fieri enlists the help of his mom, Penny, and his wife, Lori, in his Mother's Day games featuring teams of moms and their children who run family restaurants together. For starters, Guy has the family duos pick from four unique sample ingredients to feature in their top-sellers. Then he makes the kids shop for the ingredients for a prized family recipe only to have Mom take over mid-shop to prove that "mother shops best." In the end, the winning team will go on a Mother's Day shopping spree worth up to $20,000.