Chef Maneet Chauhan is back in the kitchen, and today it's all about the prized dish biryani, a recipe originally served to the Indian royals, filled with decadent ingredients and luxurious spices. Maneet is making Chicken Biryani with layers of marinated chicken, herbs, rice, saffron milk, cashews, golden raisins and much more. Plus, Maneet shares her tips and tricks for cooking the perfect basmati rice!
Rockers and grillers...you'll love Gordy & Gary-two guys who jam together and host a food web show-and wait till you taste their Grilled Chicken Quesadillas, Surf n Turf Flank Steak and their Prawns with Grilled Romaine. Bobby plays along with his Chicken Breast Tacos with Grilled Poblanos, BBQ Onions & Coleslaw-and somehow there's time for Fire Roasted Green Chile Guacamole. It's party central!
When you're about to throwdown with Colette Burnett of Brooklyn, N.Y., be forewarned, no "chickens" allowed! In this battle over wings Colette, owner of Super Wings NY, takes no prisoners. Colette, a native of Trinidad, says it is a pleasant surprise that you can find "wing nirvana" right here in Brooklyn and takes pride in creating the perfect chicken wing. The competition is fierce in this spicy, must-see, Throwdown duel!
For more than 60 years, Hattie’s Restaurant in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has been an icon of southern cuisine and is known in particular for its fresh, hot and crispy fried chicken. At the head of the restaurant and kitchen is Jasper Alexander. Jasper’s planning a huge picnic at the Saratoga Race Track, on the final weekend of the horse race season. He’s thrilled that Food Network will be there to indulge in his famous fried chicken. But little does he know that Bobby’s at the track, ready to challenge Jasper to a Fried Chicken Throwdown. It’ll be up to some discerning jockeys to decide who wins, and who places.
Bobby and Sophie Flay start the day with a joy ride on bikes as they head to the Lower East Side for Sophie's favorite fried chicken at Sweet Chick. After the meal, they check out a gourmet ice cream parlor that Bobby has been dying to try, Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream. From there, they head to Bobby's pick for fried chicken, a nostalgic place where he spent a lot of time early in his career, Blue Ribbon.