Kardea Brown kicks off summer by inviting her best girls for an afternoon on the beach to enjoy the gorgeous weather and even better food! She is throwing together a Seafood Clambake over a firepit and whipping up a Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce for dipping. Next on the menu, Kardea puts together her Cucumber Crab Boats for crunch and brightness, plus a refreshing and fruity cocktail fittingly called Yolanda's Drink, inspired by her bestie. And Kardea can't get her girls together without a dessert, so she's baked a velvety Mango Chiffon Pie.
Geoffrey Zakarian kicks things off with a decadent Truffled Mushroom and Cheesy Mac and Cheese, and Sunny Anderson and Jeff Mauro show two new twists on Banana Bread. Then, find out just how bad some of your everyday habits really are and learn three sweet slow cooker hacks. Food Network's Amanda Freitag stops by to make a comforting classic Pork on Pork and Nancy Fuller joins for Geoffrey's Hot Buttered Rum cocktail.
The Kitchen goes recipe free, starting with Jeff Mauro's Spaghetti and Meatballs By Heart and Geoffrey Zakarian's Recipe Free Asian Pot Pie. Then Katie Lee shows how to remember easy ratios for any Fruit Crisp, while Marcela Valladolid teaches at Bloom School with bouquet and centerpiece basics. Plus, learn three easy, classic salad dressings you can use for any salad, get Geoffrey's Red Wine Spritzer without a recipe and watch viewer recipe reviews.
Jeff Mauro shares his family's Sunday Gravy recipe, then learn how to use leftover Italian ingredients in new ways and how to make fun crafts using empty wine bottles. Spice up antipasto with Geoffrey Zakarian's Parmigianino Monkey Bread with Soppressata and Olives and Jeff's Salami Cups with Whipped Honey Ricotta and Fresh Figs. Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli stops by to make Olive Oil Cake, and Geoffrey shows how to make classic Italian Limoncello.
Bobby Flay will have to cake it until he makes it in this fun-filled pastry battle. Chopped's Alex Guarnaschelli and Geoffrey Zakarian bring in two talented pastry chefs, Erica Land and Jacqueline Joy Dino, to sprinkle the kitchen with sugar and spice and a loss for Bobby.
Food Network's Scott Conant and Geoffrey Zakarian are bringing the heat of the south as they attempt to get Bobby Flay burned. Louisiana's Robert Vasquez goes head-to-head with South Carolina's Aaron Rivera, but who has what it takes to bring down the Big Apple's golden boy?
Stay-at-home mom Cristina can't believe she’s taking on world-class chef Geoffrey Zakarian in a surprise cooking competition. Host Eddie Jackson has more up his sleeve when he presents them with a star ingredient, and Cristina will have to outchef a pro to take home $5,000.
The pros and amateurs go nuts as they create empanadas with hazelnuts in round one. Then, in round two, host Geoffrey Zakarian and judges Josh Capon and Aarti Sequeira are in despair trying to separate the remaining contestants into cooks and cons while they prepare masterpieces with pears.
Got a tough crowd to please? Your friends won't be able to resist crispy, delicious fried chicken, zesty tropical shrimp, grilled summer salad or mouthwatering pancake lasagna. Find out why Geoffrey Zakarian, Roger Mooking, Eric Greenspan and the Voltaggio brothers say these best ever dishes will make everyone happy!
The Kitchen is celebrating kids, starting with Sunny Anderson's kid-friendly Easy Cheesy Bacon Salisbury Steak and a snack attack with special guest and Geoffrey Zakarian's wife, Margaret Zakarian. Marcela Valladolid and Jeff Mauro take tater tots to the next level, and then they pass the Ice Cream Lasagna. Later, the hosts play around with two of the hottest kids' crafts, and they join the mermaid trend and make Candy-Quariums and a Mermaid Lemonade Refresher.