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?
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Jeff Mauro shares The Kitchen's heartiest, meatiest dishes of all time! He preps Pomegranate Glazed Lamb Lollipops with Feta Tzatziki, Alex Guarnaschelli stacks a Triple Decker Burger with Roasted Vegetables and Cheese Sauce, and Sunny Anderson goes classic with '70s Easy Beef Stroganoff. Then, Geoffrey Zakarian packs flavor into his Pork Tenderloin with Rhubarb Glaze and Roasted Spring Onions, while Jeff shares his pro-tips for shopping, prepping and cooking the ultimate skirt steak.
For Ree Drummond, it's out with the old and in with new favorites that are all quick and easy. She makes over a cowboy classic, Flank Steak with Herb Sauce and Three-Cheese Waffle Hash Browns. Then there's a marvelous mashup in Very Green Orzotto, a miracle one pan pasta and risotto combo. Ree gives Caesar Salad with Shrimp and Garlicky Croutons a facelift and makes grown up Whiskey Maple Sundaes and Candied Bacon.
Huddle up because Sandy Lee is throwing a money saving tailgating party that you do not want to miss! Tailgating favorites from some of the great sports cities are on the menu like Philly Cheese Steaks, Cincinnati Chili and Sandy's terrific twist on a classic dessert, New York Cheesecake Cookies! And when the game is over, Sandra Lee still has a delicious Round Two Recipe up her sleeve for amazing Chili Tostadas!