Guy Fieri heads up to North Pole, Alaska, for all kinds of Christmas favorites: Holiday ham with wild Alaskan cranberries; Reindeer hoagies; Santa burgers; and desserts that look good enough to put under the tree. Plus, northernmost holiday classics from a brewery, a barbecue joint and a Chinese restaurant.
Guy Fieri pulls up for a sandwich: In Salt Lake City, a old pottery school making homemade meatball subs and a cheesesteak done Philly-style; in San Diego, 30 kinds of burgers including ostrich, alligator and Angus beef and in Chicago, a one-of-a-kind Mexican sandwich.
Three chefs have to dig for clams in a clam bed to make a dish that impresses special guest judge, Valerie Bertinelli. One chef has to make turkey burgers while wearing arm weights. Finally, one chef has to make a fruit tart with vegetables that are actually fruits.
To celebrate her friend's birthday, Kardea Brown is throwing down some of her friend's favorite Tex-Mex flavors. She's cooking up a Cheesy Birria Dip, Burger Sliders with Esquites and Summer Squash Salad with a smoky agave vinaigrette. Plus, Kardea finishes the celebration with some Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes!
Joker's Wild, it's Game Night at Ingrid Hoffmann's!
Ingrid and a small group of friends hit the jackpot with a menu of Cheese Arepitas and savory Latin Burgers, and everyone's a winner at the end of a Game Night with Domino Brownies, sweet with caramels and chocolate.
Sandra visits her favorite childhood fair in Puyallup, Wash., just south of Seattle. She's meeting the personalities behind the fair's famous scones, pit BBQ and juicy onion burgers and remaking them, the semi-homemade way. To wash it down, a refreshing taste of the Pacific Northwest, Sandra's Pacific Cider.
It has become an American phenomenon. Burgers, bratwurst, ribs or kabobs? Just fire up the grill and let the cooking begin! Jim O'Connor explores the rivalry between the fans from East Coast to West as he digs up the origins of the time-honored tradition of the tailgater.
Marcela treats friends to her Mexican Shrimp Burgers inspired by a classic Puerto Vallarta street food and tops them with a Mexican-style aioli with avocado, chile, and lime. To finish her festive seafood menu, she prepares Grilled Avocado and Scallop Salad and a side of Jalapeno Buttered Corn.
Pat and Gina Neely find the best tastes Mile High City has to offer. First up is Sweet Potato Poundcake at Just Sweet Enough, next Jerk Burgers at A Savory Spice Shop, Raspberry Mousse Torte Cake at A Grande Finale and Roasted Garlic Beef Jerky at Perri's Gourmet.
Sandra Lee is cooking up All American meals at all-time-low prices. She's making her Ale House Burger With Red Onion Compote, Championship BBQ Three Bean Chili Dogs, Red White and Blue Cherry Pie Pockets, a non-alcoholic Watermelon Spritzer, and for her Round 2 Recipe -- Stuffed Cabbage.