Four chefs embrace their inner culinary idol as they compete in this preliminary battle of a special five-part tournament honoring Julia Child's life and legacy. With guest judge Isabella Rossellini on the panel, the competitors have extra incentive to do their very best! In the appetizer round, the chefs get an unusual piece of chicken and a potato product that would have made Julia cringe. The entrée round features ingredients inspired by Julia's cassoulet recipe, and a big egg signals big trouble for the two chefs cooking dessert. Winner of this battle moves on to the tournament's finale!
The Kitchen is grilling up the summer's best recipes, starting with Sunny Anderson's low and slow 12th District Pork Roast. Alex Guarnaschelli shares her Grilled Tomatoes with Scallions, Chives and Ricotta, and Jeff Mauro throws deli meat on the grill for his Barbecue-Lacquered Grilled Bologna on Texas Toast with Fennel Slaw. Katie Lee Biegel serves up a bright and flavorful summer side dish of Grilled Corn and Farro Salad, and special guest Kalen Allen stops by to judge the season's grilling trends. To cap things off, Geoffrey Zakarian shakes up a Spicy Pineapple Margarita for the first official sip of summer.
The Kitchen hosts are sharing their best recipes to take greenmarket ingredients from the farm stand to the table. Katie Lee Biegel cooks up Spicy Chicken Eggplant Boats, and then Alex Guarnaschelli uses every bit of the carrot to make her Roasted Carrots with Carrot Top Pesto. Sunny Anderson pumps up the flavor with her Easy Onion Jam, and Geoffrey Zakarian spices things up with his Spinach and Swiss Chard Stew with Coconut Curry Greens and Lentils. Finally, Jeff Mauro and the hosts look beyond the dirt to share some unexpected farmers market finds, and Geoffrey wraps up with Honey Thyme Blues cocktails.