Four champions enter the kitchen ready to name their price and fight for every edge as they try to repeat a win by defeating all others! In this high stakes finale, the chefs are given a larger sum of money to bid with, and the auction levels up as the items are revealed one at a time, so the champions have no idea how bad or good each sequential ingredient might be. In an extremely fierce first round, all of the ingredients that the chefs win at auction seem challenging in their own way, and the judges' expectations are sky-high for this group of exceptional chefs. Before the entrée round, one chef's heart seems set on winning the alligator heart at auction. Then, in the decisive dessert round, a clumpy reduction seems to reduce one chef's chances of victory. But after the judges discuss all three courses, who will be the grand champion and walk away with an extraordinary sum of money, and who will be the fifteenth chef of the tournament to be chopped?
Anthony Anderson is no stranger to the Food Network audience, having competed on Chopped and appeared as both a judge and a competitor on Iron Chef America. His transition to host of Carnival Cravings is a natural and delicious progression. He is an accomplished actor with roles on both the big and small screens, including more than 20 films and the Emmy Award-winning drama Law & Order, in which he played Detective Kevin Bernard. His performance on that series earned him four consecutive NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. Anthony also appeared in the DreamWorks blockbuster Transformers, directed by Michael Bay, as well as in Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning feature The Departed. Anthony currently stars in and produces the ABC sitcom Black-ish.
It's all hands on deck when the Smolletts throw their epic annual barbecue under the stars. There's a trip to the butcher for Jake Smollett's Apricot-Mustard Glazed Baby Back Ribs, Jussie Smollett makes his famous Teriyaki Chicken Wings with Pineapple and Ginger Glaze, while Jurnee Smollett-Bell plans to wow with her gooey Stovetop Mac n' Cheese. Plus, Jazz Smollett worries that her Bourbon-Soaked Grilled Peach Dessert with Lemon Mascarpone Cream will be pushed aside, and Jojo and Jocqui Smollett struggle to get Jake's new grill assembled in time for the party.
After serving up hundreds of games, thousands of dishes and millions of dollars in prize money, GGG has blown up so much that it has outgrown its current location. But before Flavortown Market moves to its bigger and better location, Guy Fieri throws one final bash with one more twisted game. Some of GGG's all-star favorites are on hand to cook up a farewell dinner while playing the craziest game of Shop Lift ever, and along the way, Guy celebrates some of the funniest and most memorable moments in GGG history.
Four new all-star chefs are competing in Flavortown Market for the very first time, and Guy Fieri is giving them one hour to make a fancy three-course dinner complete with a high-end appetizer, entree and dessert. Guy invites each chef to pick a cloche and use the mystery ingredient in multiple courses! To make things even more high-end, Guy makes the chefs buy an extra-expensive extra ingredient mid-cook. The chef who cooks the most high-scoring, high-end meal will get to shop the market for up to $20,000!
The Kitchen is whipping up a showstopping, star-spangled spread for the 4th of July! Jeff Mauro kicks things off with his Grilled Triple Decker Hot Dog Sandwich, and Sunny Anderson makes her all-American Cola-Glazed Short Ribs. Chef Jet Tila stops by to make Bacon, Egg and Potato Salad with his wife and cookbook co-author, Ali Tila, and baker Jocelyn Delk Adams makes a dazzling dessert of No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Bars. Finally, the hosts complete their festive spread with easy dips, drinks and DIY decor.