The Kitchen is throwing out the recipe rulebook and making fun recipes with just a dash of controversy. Sunny Anderson makes an Easy Lobster Tail Mac & Cheese to impress, while Jeff Mauro does the unthinkable with a Frozen to Pan Steak. Then, Alex Guarnaschelli whips up her controversial Fideo soup, and Katie Lee Biegel breaks all the baking rules as she mixes up her Do Nothing Cake. Plus, Geoffrey Zakarian and the hosts share some shocking kitchen dos and don'ts.
First, the four grannies create handheld versions of mac and cheese to hold the family over until dinner. Next, they have only 30 minutes to make meatloaf for unexpected guests, with the help of unexpected sous chefs: the grandpas! Then, the final two grandmas try to freeze out the competition by producing an ice cream sandwich worthy of the $10,000 prize using liquid nitrogen. The judging panel features Food Network Star winner Eddie Jackson, TV host Brandi Milloy and chef Jamika Pessoa.
The Kitchen crew takes a tour of street foods from around the world! The Iron Chefs team up to make Parisian crepes with Alex Guarnaschelli's Crepe with Salty Ham and Cheese Sauce and Geoffrey Zakarian’s Crepes with Lemon Ricotta and Very Dark Chocolate. Then, Katie Lee Biegel hits the streets of Italy with Fried Calamari, Sandwich King Jeff Mauro puts a spin on a classic with his Chicken Milanesa Torta and Sunny Anderson recreates a fun favorite with Sunny's Fried Spiral Potatoes.
This trip, Guy Fieri's diggin' into some diverse dishes on both sides of the Pacific. In Los Angeles, the East Coast buddies piling on a plateful of guilty pleasures like the Fat Jerry sammie, a smorgasbord of fried favorites from chicken fingers to mozzarella sticks to steak, where he's joined by actor Jerry Ferrara. In Monterey, Calif., the boat-to-table spot on the pier crankin' out all kinds of fresh fish like the abalone sliders and the seasonal crab feast. In Aiea, Hawaii, the double-duty bowling alley/restaurant is keeping it funky with one of DDD's best-ever oxtail soups and the flavorful grilled turkey sandwich.
In this special episode, all the baskets are full of leftover foods, and the four competitors demonstrate some tricks and recipes you might want to try at home. In the first round, one chef makes a very daring soup using pieces of a sub sandwich, and the judges do not know whether to be impressed or frightened. Then in the entree round, two competitors think of a similar idea, and the other chef tries to make the argument that creativity with the leftover rib-eye steak is higher in his alternative concept. And the two finalists endeavor to create fresh, fun desserts from flat soda, mushy bananas and a melting sundae.
Ree Drummond is sharing a collection of her favorite meals she loves to cook when eating solo. There's juicy Lamb Chops with Mint Sauce and Sauteed Green Beans with Lemon and Blue Cheese, and a Carb Buster Breakfast with poached eggs and delicious veggies is the perfect way to kick start the day. Then, Skirt Steak with Bok Choy is a heavenly dinner for one in a dash, and Mango Chile Chicken is perfectly sweet and spicy. Being home alone never tasted so good.