Great minds, limited time! The ingredients in the first basket inspire all the chefs to use the deep fryer, resulting in a kitchen traffic jam. In the second round, the judges are hoping for tender, juicy swordfish steaks, but not all of the chefs appear to be nailing the assignment. Then in the third round, an unusual cheese product prompts one of the chefs to attempt a cheesecake.
Trisha Yearwood's center stage with her backup singer, Robert Bailey! She recalls one of her favorite food stops in Portland, Ore. and creates a menu based on her experience, including Filthy Dirty Martinis with Blue Cheese-Stuffed Olives, Mashed Potatoes, Creamed Spinach, Cherry Almond Skillet Shortbread and a Well-Done Steak. After the meal, Trisha and Robert perform a soaring a capella rendition of "How Do I Live."
Valerie Bertinelli is developing some new, foolproof recipes for her website. She makes a batch of Savory Breakfast Muffins and Kale Caesar Salad with Crispy Garlic and Oregano Topping. Valerie also prepares Pork Tenderloin Steaks with Mustard Herb Sauce and a dessert of Triple Berry Cream Cheese Shortcake with Whipped Cream. Photographer Kari Hendler comes over to take photos for the website -- and do a little taste testing!
Four grill masters hit Flavortown for some red-hot grillin' games! First, they must think small and fit all the ingredients for their hometown grilled special into ultra-tiny grocery bags. Next, they play a game of Grocery Golf to find out which wild ingredients they must feature in their best grilled sandwich. Then, the two final chefs are interrupted while shopping for a steak dinner when Guy Fieri announces "closing time!" Can they stand the heat and win up to $20,000, or will their hopes go up in flames?
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! It's football season and everyone deserves a 'Sunday, Fun-day! Pat and Gina are fixing up some delicious game-day favorites that everyone will enjoy. First, it's a spicy punch of flavor, Grilled Buffalo Chicken Cutlets w/Blue Cheese Slaw. Then, the perfect sandwich side, homemade, Black Pepper Chips with cooling Parmesan Dip. Finally, a chocolaty finish that's sure to be the big winner, their Superbowl Stout Shake.
Michael Symon explores the delicious world of sweet and salty flavors. He perfects this taste combo with his Pretzel Fried Pork Sandwich with Hot Honey and Pickles, Dates Stuffed with Goat Cheese in Bacon Brown Butter Balsamic Sauce and some Toffee and Peanut Popcorn for some sweet snacking. To cool down in the summer heat, Liz shares a Frozen Strawberry Salty Dog with vodka, pink grapefruit juice and a salted rim.
Host Noah Cappe heads to where Arkansas meets Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana for the Four States Fair in Texarkana, where everything really is bigger, including the mountainous Texas Tower, a BBQ-loaded sandwich, and La Cubana Huarache, a scrumptious take on the classic Mexican dish. From there, Noah heads back in time to The Viking Experience, a roleplaying festival highlighting Viking heritage, in North Carolina. On the menu is the Raleigh Bison Dog -- a locally sourced bison hot dog with a shmear of house-made pimento cheese -- and the Holy Bologna -- a breakfast sandwich loaded smoked bologna and all the fixin's. Finally, Noah heads to Katy, Texas, for a little Christmas in the summertime.
New Orleans, La. is the home of Muffaletta – a sandwich made with Italian meats, cheeses and a special olive salad – and no place delivers the Muffaletta better than Serio's Deli. Owners Jack and Mike Serio are now ready to present their three-generations-old recipe to Food Network, for what they think is a TV special on deli sandwiches called "Order Up!" Little do they know that a Throwdown is on the menu, and Bobby Flay is working on a Muffaletta of his own. Will the Serio brothers distinguish themselves as Muffaletta Masters, or will the Iron Chef give them a hard time in the Big Easy? It's a Mardi-Gras atmosphere for the ultimate sandwich showdown!
It's back to basics on Grilling. From an elegant and easy grilled main course packed with flavor, Grilled Indonesian swordfish to a grilling master class from executive chef Joe Realmuto from Town Line BBQ who shares his recipe for BBQ sauce over skirt steak and a perfect all purpose grilling party salad Green salad with Blue Cheese Dressing. Then Ina is in the hot seat answering everyone's grilling questions in Ask Ina.