Ree Drummond is getting very cheesy! Creamy mascarpone is in the spotlight in Ree's sweet Mascarpone Cheesecake Bars with a cheery cherry topping. A divine duo of Oaxaca cheese and sharp cheddar elevate classic Cheese Enchiladas. Pepper Jack and Colby Jack team up in Beer Cheese for 2, and Brie stars as a perfect app or starter with a crispy caramel topping in amazing Brie Brûlée.
Four star chefs return for the Superstar Sabotage finale, and first, one chef has to cook fish sticks in a weather chamber. Then, two chefs have to star in a giant monster movie as they make ramen. Finally, one chef has to cook a dessert with both hands behind their back.
Actress Helene Yorke and Chopped's Alex Guarnaschelli conspire to beat Bobby Flay. They bring in southern boy Bobby Hansen and the Midwest's Steven Oakley, two chefs who are vying to take down the east coast king.
Guy Fieri loves the Big Game as much as anyone else, so he's pairing up ex-professional NFL players with GGG's all-star judges to see who can make the best game day eats. In the first half of play, Guy divides the market in half, forcing the teams to split up and shop their sides of the store for their game day platter. In the finals, Guy tests the remaining teams' throwing skills by having them toss footballs into ice buckets to earn key ingredients for their 6-foot sub. When the game clock runs out, the winning team gets the hardware, the glory and the chance to shop Flavortown for up to $20,000.
Two winners of Food Network Star, Eddie Jackson and Jeff Mauro, are teaming up to take down their mentor, Bobby Flay. They've brought in two New York City titans, Jesse Schenker and Danny Mena, to show Bobby who's the real king of New York.
Valerie Bertinelli loves everything about football season, especially the halftime feast. This year's big game features new takes on old favorites, and Valerie is joined by actor Angela Kinsey, her husband, Josh Snyder and food writers Jo Stougaard and Jenn Harris. Just like a big game, there are two competing champion recipes for wings, but only one will take home the trophy for the best wings of the season.
The chefs have two starchy ingredients to work with in the appetizer round: Chinese dumplings and Middle Eastern noodles. Then in the entree round, the three competitors go in different directions with lack of lamb, and will one chef recover after burning two of the mystery ingredients? And two pawpaw desserts are critiqued as the judges decide which chef will be the Chopped Champion.