Four meat-loving chefs step into Flavortown to compete in three beef-inspired rounds. First, Guy Fieri asks them to shop for, prepare and plate their best beef burger, and then he gives them scratch-off budget cards with the amount they can spend on their next beef dish. Finally, the remaining chefs roll dice to determine their dinner details. In the end, only one chef will put the others out to pasture and earn a shopping spree worth up to $20,000.
The tournament continues with families from Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Guy Fieri is challenging these dynamic family duos make classic culinary duos, starting with a list of key ingredients they must feature in their burgers and fries. Then, he flips a coin to decide which half of the store the teams can shop in. The winning DDD family duo gets $10,000 and the chance to beat two other teams in the finale for bragging rights, the trophy and $20,000.
Chef Antonia Lofaso gives four of Guy Fieri's superfans the opportunity of a lifetime: to cook their favorite chef's recipes on his home turf! But Guy and Antonia aren't going easy on them, serving up some twisted games, including a burger recipe with blanked-out instructions in round one and a ton of different recipes to choose from in round two. The superfan who cooks the most delicious dishes gets to cook for Guy and win a big money prize!
Mary Berg loves to cook outside and has recipes that take grill night to the next level. Brie and Pancetta Burgers are topped with chunky grilled red onion and gooey Brie cheese. For a vegetarian grill-friendly main, Mary's Grilled Soy Maple Mushrooms caramelize beautifully, and on the lighter side, Grilled Scallops with Minty Pea Salad are flavored with garlic, lemon and herbs on a peppery arugula base. Finally, Mary does some barbecue baking with decadent Cheese Stuffed Grilled Garlic Flatbreads.
This trip, Guy Fieri's hitting some joints pullin' out all the stops. In New York's East Village, a neighborhood spot is plating up a standout burger worthy of a four-star review. In Eureka, Calif., a popular hangout is servin' up all kinds of local favorites like roasted oysters and wild mushroom cobbler fired up in the righteous oven. In Ridgewood, N.Y., a rocking Vietnamese joint in an industrial park is kickin' out authentic dishes like banh xeo and suon nuong xa.
This trip, Guy Fieri's going from the smokehouse to the fish market and more in between! A former Navy medic and Triple-G alum is bringin' big-time BBQ to Tampa with the-bomb brisket burger and an over-the-top Texas melt. In Rogers, Ark., a family-run Middle Eastern spot is platin' funkalicious shawarma and kebabs. And in Bentonville, Ark., a fishmonger-turned-restaurateur is bringing coastal culinary to the heartland, makin' a gangster grouper sandwich and legit lobster ravioli.
The road trip continues as the Grill Dads search the country for classic comfort dishes fried up into surprising and incredible meals. In San Francisco, they belly up to Capo's for the world's best fried deep-dish pizza. Then it's on to Seattle where Katsu Burger's Godzilla Attack is a katsu-style monster to devour. Finally, the Grill Dads visit Backstreet Grill in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for a fried duck burrito flavored with New Mexican chilies and served like a sushi roll.
Ina Garten's friend Daniel Roseberry, the award-winning American fashion designer and Artistic Director of legendary fashion house Schiaparelli, spends the day at the barn. For breakfast, Ina bakes a Tri-Berry Ricotta Cake. Then, Daniel creates some botanical couture and showstopping flower arrangements, and they talk about sliding-door career moments, the secrets to designing a hit collection, and dressing celebrities. Finally, inspired by an after-show dinner at the Ritz, Ina teaches Daniel how to make amazing Smashed Burgers with Caramelized Onions.
On Wednesdays host Jonathan Bennett wears pink and will never stop trying to make "fetch" happen thanks to 2004's cult classic "Mean Girls." He tasks the chefs with making pizza rolls, a raw bison burger patty and Budweiser work in one cohesive dish ... all without overusing the beer's iconic Super Bowl catchphrase. In round two, the chefs create two very different interpretations of viral corn ribs, while the remaining two competitors try to impress judges Kathy Fang and Peter Fang in a battle of crepes Suzette.
Food Network's biggest stars discuss the dishes that stop them dead in their tracks and make them take notice. Whether it's a burger between glazed doughnuts found by Duff Goldman in LA, a whole Thanksgiving feast inside a waffle inside Guy Fieri in Syracuse, N.Y., or Martha Stewart's salmon unlike any other in New York, all of these dishes are both unique and delicious. Plus, Alton Brown, Valerie Bertinelli and Sunny Anderson demonstrate how to get crazy in the kitchen to make your own unique creation.