Guy Fieri invites four of GGG's greatest chef competitors to the grand reopening of Flavortown Market for a two-part $25,000 tournament! In Part 1, the chefs have one hour to create two courses -- an appetizer and a goat entree -- and they must use a grocery list highlighting all the new store sections, including the butcher counter and deli manned by Guy's son Hunter. The judges score the chefs' appetizers using the all-new Flavortown Scoreboard. To finish their goat entrees, the chefs must first shop for one more item that starts with a G, O, A or T, and the chef with the lowest score doesn't make it to the finale.
The three remaining finalists think they are all making a pilot, but are shocked to find out there is one challenge left. It's time to "Cook For Your Life," and everyone must pull out all the stops to create their ultimate dish. After one finalist is sent packing, it's down to the final two. Guy Fieri returns to direct them in their pilots and, in a surprise twist, all of the eliminated finalists return as the focus group who will help decide who will win the ultimate prize: their own show on Food Network.
A Food Network Star must have the knowledge and ability to adapt to any circumstance that arises. In two heats of five, the finalists bid on sabotages to saddle their competitors with, then battle it out in the kitchen, Cutthroat Kitchen style. Alton Brown runs the festivities, and the finalists' dishes are critiqued by Bobby Flay and Chef Jet Tila. The winning finalist in each heat keeps his or her winnings, while the least-successful competitor hits the road.
The Kitchen is celebrating good times, and Katie Lee kicks off the party with Surf and Turf Skewers. Then the hosts share their summer food trend forecast, Food Network Star winner Tregaye Fraser stops by with two easy chicken recipes that are perfect for entertaining, Sunny Anderson makes a dessert pizza and Geoffrey Zakarian stirs up Key Lime Pie Punch. Event planner Marcy Blum shares the latest party trends and Marcela Valladolid makes a DIY Photo Booth.
Amanda Haas is Williams Sonoma’s Culinary Director, overseeing their test kitchen and cooking class programs. The test kitchen develops over 150 new food products and over 400 recipes every year for the website, and tests and develops all of the products you’ll find at Williams Sonoma. In her own time, Haas pursues her two biggest culinary passions—feeding her family and exploring the connection between food and health. She has written two cookbooks: The Anti-Inflammation Cookbook: the Delicious Way to Reduce Inflammation and Stay Healthy (Chronicle Books, 2016) and Cooking Light Real Family Food (Time Inc., 2012). Her next title is due in Spring 2019. Haas has also contributed to over a dozen other cookbooks, including the IACP Book of the Year A16 Food+Wine; SPQR; and Cooking in Everyday English. Her work has been featured in Sunset Magazine; The Everygirl; PopSugar Food; and MAKERS: Women Who Make America.Haas is also a cooking instructor and the host of Williams Sonoma’s online cooking videos. She is a graduate of Tante Marie’s Cooking School. She lives in the Bay Area with her two teenage sons. Haas has created a suite of Thanksgiving classes that exemplify why Williams Sonoma is a brand beloved by serious home cooks everywhere.But don't be fooled by the holiday theme of these classes: they're full of techniques, recipes, and tips you'll rely on all year round.Amanada's Books:Cooking Light Real Family Food (2012)The Anti-Inflammation Cookbook (2016)
Listen up y'all, Sandy Lee has got a Southern menu that will warm your heart and save you some green. It all starts with simple, savory Shrimp and Grits followed by fast and easy Roasted Corn and Bean Salad. For dessert, Sandy's got a delightful Brown Sugar Corn Meal Cake and for cocktail time it doesn't get any more Southern than Lemon Berry Zingers! All that and a down home Round Two Recipe for Savory Corn Fritters!