It's a battle between two tried and true American cuisines with New Jersey diner boys Jonathan and Alexi pitting their blue plate specials against longtime friends Hope and Natalie's southern fare "with a flair." Will diner favorites like moussaka and cheesecake win out over fried game hen and delicate beignets? Food editor Ben Leventhal is a guest judge.
Emeril asked you to send in your best chocolate recipes and you did. Indulge in America's favorite passion and enjoy the best of what white, dark, and milk chocolate have to offer. Recipes include Lisa’s B-52 Chocolate Shots, Double Chocolate Buzz Buzz Cookies, Jakes’s Explosive Turtle Cheesecake and Chocolate Dream Supreme Pie.
Get your map out and join host Marc Summers for a full hour of "On the Road" treats. Head east for the birth of the buffalo wing, the rivalry of the cheese steak and the taste of key lime in Key West. Then visit a Maryland Crab cake bonanza and get a sip of a Boston cream cocktail. Head to the Midwest for deep dish pie, a cheese castle and a castle made of corn. Plus, see how 7-11 was started, bite into a chocolate map, lick a salt palace and visit Pinky's hot dogs in Los Angeles.
Trigger your fondest food memories with flavors you never remembered in our favorite picks for re-visited retro and nostalgic desserts. Indulge in caramel corn in San Francisco, a Meyer Lemon Shaker Pie, the creamiest of cheesecakes to have all to yourself, or a slice of birthday cake unlike any your mother ever made (on any day of the year).
Cooking a birthday dinner isn't normally that big of a deal, but when your husband is an award-winning chef, the pressure's on! Daphne is making a juicy roasted pork loin stuffed with sauteed onions, served with crispy Skillet Potatoes that everyone will love, plus her warm Honey Mustard Slaw. For dessert, she's making Mark's favorite, a Cheesecake Tart with Raspberry Swirl.
Entertaining in the run up to Christmas can range from coping with large groups of unannounced visitors to preplanned dinner parties. No matter the size of the party, canapés are always a hit with the guests, and there are some simple guidelines to getting them right. Salty bundles of prosciutto, creamy goats cheese and figs are quick and simple to assemble, as are Nigella's sweet and sticky ribs and irresistible crab cakes.
Join Emeril as he makes straight-A dishes in his kitchen. The kids from the Mahalia Jackson school in Brooklyn are his guests as he prepares food that is perfect not only for the classroom but for the dinner table too. Recipes include Fiesta Quesadilla with Simple Salsa and Holy Guacamole, My Kinda Salad, Mighty Meaty Meatloaf with Sugar and Spice Acorn Squash and Minty Green Peas and Seriously Chocolately Cheesecake.
Host Sabin Lomac, a native of Maine and a lobster roll expert, is in search of the country's most decadent and delicious eats by the seaside. He heads to a bar on Long Island, NY where drinks are served beachside. As boats pull right up to the bar, he digs in to a crab cake- bacon grilled cheese sandwich, filled with ooey-gooey yumminess! Then it's off to Seaside Heights, N.J, where the talk of the town is a barbecued pulled pork sandwich called 'The Fat Dom." In Milwaukee, Sabin visits a staple of Lake Michigan summer for there famous Quad burger with four patties and locally sourced cheese, served with cheese curds and custard for a true "dairy state" experience. Sabin Lomac is in lobster heaven in Rockport Mass. at a seaside shack that has been open since 1918, for a lobster roll and seafood as fresh as you can get.
Mary McCartney is remixing the classics with her own spin and uncovering the secrets of her friend and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl's Badass Lasagna. She cooks up Smokey Dogs with all the fixings, a fabulous Chef's Salad inspired by her mom and an incredible Banoffee "Cheese"Cake. Then it's over to Los Angeles for Dave's self-shot recipe video directed by his young daughter and a transatlantic taste-off as Dave and Mary check out each other's eats.
Ellie’s husband has invited friends over for not one but two midweek suppers but Ellie’s got a strategy for fabulous simple healthy entertaining. Her rules are serve no more than 2 courses and don’t be ashamed to buy. Party One and she’s serving Pea Soup and Crab Cakes with her own Tartar sauce. Party Two - and it’s a delicious store bought rotisserie Chicken and a spectacular homemade Ricotta Strawberry Cheesecake.