Sandra spices things up with a chili cook off that will blow your hat off. Sandra goes east coast with her Coney Island chili dogs that, then makes makes spicy fries. She continues with a chili omelet, and for dessert, hottie chocolate cupcakes
Join Host and cowpoke Gerald P Hobbs (Alton Brown) and his sidekick Rusty as they rustle up a good, honest bowl of red. Along the way, they'll ponder the chili mythology, grind up their own chili powder (that's chili with an "i") and do some serious work under pressure.
Learn the differences between ground cayenne pepper, ground red pepper and chili powder, their common culinary uses and whether they can be used interchangeably in recipes.
Join us in Reno, NV where the best chili chefs from around the globe gather to a spicy jackpot of $25,000. Salsas and other tangy treats are also a part of the event, but it's the chili that takes centerstage. Secret recipes of meats and spices (no beans in this chili!) come together over several fiery hours for more than one hundred teams. It's an extra hot day in a hot town!
The chefs battle in a Chopped chili challenge as they put their own spin on the classic American dish. Chocolate and sausage are two of the mandatory ingredients in the appetizer round, and degrees of spice and levels of creativity are big factors in the entree round. For dessert, chili-inspired sweet dishes are requested.