The Kitchen hosts are tossing, cooking and tasting their favorite fall produce! Sunny Anderson kicks things off with cranberries in her Easy Cheese and Cranberry Stuffed Grilled Chicken. Katie Lee uses butternut squash in her Farro and Butternut Squash Salad, and Alex Guarnaschelli shares a new recipe for fall pears with a Rutabaga, Turnip and Pear Gratin. Jeff Mauro uses apples in his hearty Chicken Sausage with Apples, Sage and Cabbage. Geoffrey Zakarian features his favorite vegetable in Charred Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Maple, and the hosts also play Try or Deny with fall-flavored treats.
Jeff Mauro revisits some of The Kitchen's all-time best recreations of restaurant dishes. Sunny Anderson shows how to copy an ultra-popular drive-thru Spicy Chicken Sandwich at home, while Jeff whips up Sizzling Fajitas inspired by the traditional Mexican fare. Then, Geoffrey Zakarian tosses a tableside Caesar Salad like a pro, and Katie Lee Biegel shares the secrets to Cincinnati Chili she learned by working at a famous chili chain. Sunny makes a Brussels sprout dish from one of her fave NYC restaurants, and the hosts end on a sweet note by recreating some favorite ice cream truck treats.
Guy Fieri's looking for a classic and favorite flavor combination: sweet and sour. Chef Rocco DiSpirito takes the main stage with his Maine Lobster Peperonata and makes sure your eyes won't glaze over with Glazed Beets Agro Dolce with Ricotta Salata. Chef Aaron May hits the right note with a Key Lime Pisco Sour before giving us his Grilled Quail with Pomegranate and reminding us that life is sweet with a Grapefruit Brûlée Tartlette. Hunter Fieri stuns with some Sweet 'N Sour Chicken Wings and busts out his Balsamic Brussels Sprouts with Maple Bacon and Parmesan.
It's Thanksgiving at the barn and Ina Garten's good friend and neighbor Bobby Flay is coming over. She's making a dazzling spread, perfect for the big day with her incomparable tips, strategies and fabulous recipes. Bobby's cooking up a storm with her in the kitchen, smoking the turkey, sharing his easy 11-layer potato gratin and whipping up a seasonal heartland chopped salad. Ina completes the fabulous feast with holiday-worthy orange honey-glazed carrots, sauteed Brussels sprouts and bread pudding with herbs and apples. Also on the menu are a spicy lemon ginger molasses cake, make-ahead cranberry sauce, and a fall sangria that's sure to get the party started!
The Kitchen invites special guests Ted Allen, Christian Petroni and Martina McBride for a Friendsgiving filled with Turkey Day favorites. Jeff Mauro puts his spin on the star of the table with his Sweet-and-Spicy Smoked Turkey and Smoked Gravy. Ted then serves up his side -- Triple Sec Cranberry Relish -- and Christian cooks up some Fried Brussels Sprouts. Geoffrey Zakarian makes a Three-Cheese Pommes Anna and Martina dishes out dessert with her fresh Apple Cake made with Homemade Caramel Sauce. Then, it's time to set the table with Crudite Cornucopias and DIY Pumpkin Napkins. Finally, all our guests reveal their juiciest Thanksgiving confessions.
Guy Fieri has a lot to be thankful for, so Thanksgiving at the ranch is a multi-day affair that includes a Friendsgiving cocktail party with some of his best chef pals. Alex Guarnaschelli kicks off the party with mouthwatering Hot Brie Sandwiches with Cranberry Vinaigrette and Ricotta and Brussels Sprouts Crostini. Eric Greenspan reinvents a traditional holiday dish with his Sweet Potato Latkes with Marshmallow Creme Fraiche. Aarti Sequeira prepares Thanksgiving Samosas, while Carl Ruiz takes a Latin approach to his dish with Turkey and Cranberry Empanadas. Aaron May mixes up Portuguese Sangria with cranberry and cinnamon to go with a delicious dessert of Fried Hand Pies with pumpkin and pecan.
It's Christmas at Bobby Flay's house, and he's invited his Food Network friends to crash at his place and partake in some holiday festivities. Sunny Anderson, Anne Burrell, Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli, the newest Food Network Star Eddie Jackson, Katie Lee and Geoffrey Zakarian are waking up bright and early to cook their favorite Christmas dishes with Bobby. Bobby's got a Prime Rib Roast for the main attraction, while the rest of gang pulls together the ultimate pot luck, including Parmigiano and Guanciale Risotto with Brussels Sprouts, Dover Sole Meuniere, Sweet Potato and Turnip Gratin, Stuffed Poblano Peppers, Coquitos, Black Forest Trifle and Sweet Potato Rum Pie. It wouldn't be Christmas without gifts, so they finish the day with Secret Santa!
Guy Fieri is expecting more than 100 guests for a multi-course Thanksgiving feast at the ranch, so he invites some of his best chef friends over to do a warm-up. Alex Guarnaschelli's Family Lasagna is just the appetizer for her Roast Turkey with Mozzarella and Pepperoni Stuffing and her Cranberry Aperol Spritzers. Jonathan Waxman puts his own spin on the turducken with a Capoducken with Chorizo and Oyster-Chestnut Stuffing, and he lightens things up with Gratin of Celery Root and Potato. Marc Murphy plans ahead, preparing a whole meal just so he has leftovers to create his Turkey Shepherd's Pie and Brussels Sprouts and Bacon, and then he celebrates the flavors of fall in Red Wine Cooked Apples with Pecan Crumble.
Everyone loves pizza, and the folks from Iron Chef have their top picks when it comes to the best pies. Iron Chef Michael Symon loves Motorino in Brooklyn for their Brussels sprouts and marinara pies baked in a wood-burning oven. For authentic New York-style pizza, Iron Chef winner Tim Love joins the crowds at Home Slice Pizza in Austin for pepperoni and white pies. When it comes to deep dish, Iron Chef winner Ken Oringer stands by Chicago pizza institution Lou Malnati's and their sausage-packed classic pie. Finally, Iron Chef winner Brad Farmerie keeps it local in New York City by going to his favorite neighborhood spot, Speedy Romeo, for their St. Louie pie topped with sausage, salami and provel cheese.
Ina Garten's favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal is the side dishes, and she's leaving no vegetable unturned for side dishes that will steal the spotlight at the big feast. There's everything from Mushroom and Leek Bread Pudding with Homemade Gravy and Cranberry Fruit Conserve to Haricots Verts with Dill and Hazelnuts. Then she shares tasty ideas for Sauteed Brussels Sprouts and Bacon, plus Celery Root and Apple Puree. Ina starts with Classic Mashed Potatoes and takes them in three new directions: Truffled Mashed Potatoes, Parmesan Mashed Potatoes and Garlic Mashed Potatoes. In the oven, a colorful Roasted Beet, Butternut Squash and Apple Salad bakes along with a make-ahead Root Vegetable Gratin. There are even some cool, side-inspired table setting ideas. Ina also asks friends to reveal their must-have Thanksgiving sides. For Nigella Lawson, its Red Cabbage with Pomegranate, and Chef Marcus Samuelsson has to have his Killer Collards. Ina's biggest fan, actress Jennifer Garner, makes her grandmother Exie Mae Garner's Sweet Potato Casserole in an episode of her "Pretend Cooking Show" shot especially for Ina.