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.
Nigella's week is a jumble of whipping up fast food and more leisurely cooking at the weekend. There are ravenous kids who want their food now, people dropping round after work and a kitchen full of hungry people of all ages on Saturday and Sunday but whoever & whatever Nigella has it covered with her totally decadent peanut butter cheesecake, her Mother's Praised chicken, a chic easy Roast Seafood feast for friends and a child friendly, steaming bowl of Small pasta with Salami. You know it makes sense.
Bobby Flay challenges three teams of the best home cooks in Northern New Jersey to throw a diner-themed dinner party. While brothers Jim and Bill make their own mozzarella cheese and diner-favorite cheesecake from scratch, husband and wife Eren and Kristen struggle to keep their cool while burning their fingers, and brother Ed and sister Liza pay homage to their Italian and Lebanese heritages while flooding their dinner table with dish after dish. Who will be named the best home cooks in Northern New Jersey and take home the coveted Bobby's Dinner Battle trophy?
Inspired by the colorful produce at a local farmstand, Dean McDermott and Tori Spelling decide to throw an impromptu dinner party for their friends. After 6 years of being pregnant and throwing countless kids parties, it is finally time for a grown-up menu. Dean's making Grilled Rack of Lamb with Strawberry Mint Sauce, Orecchiette with Pickled Peaches and Asparagus, Grilled Fruit Sangria, Crostini with Fava and Goat Cheese Puree, Grilled Pound Cake with Macerated Berries and Sylabub, and more! Plus, Tori crafts DIY gifts and decorations for the table. With four kids in the house and 24 hours before guests arrive, the whole family pitches in to pull off a beautiful backyard dinner party.
This trip, Noah Cappe celebrates Memorial Day weekend at suburban DC's ViVa! Vienna! festival, where the fastest way to his heart is through divine Soul Food. He springs for Loaded Perogies, learns a new spin on an old favorite with Philly Cheese Steak Fries and sees food and eats it with Baltimore-style Crab Dip. Then, he sets course for the bayou where he uncovers some tasty treasures at the pirate-themed Contraband Days festival in Lake Charles, La. There, he gets a lesson in down-home Cajun cooking with Chicken and Crawfish Gumbo, fancies up funnel cake with maple and candied bacon and goes nuts for Creole-style Praline candies with Miss Rita.