Scott Conant and Geoffrey Zakarian serve as guest professors for snack time, and they mix things up by having the mentors cook a gourmet dish featuring a popular snack food. The winning mentor gets a big prize: to bring back any cook that has been eliminated and add them to their team. After the eliminated cook returns, all five cooks try to avoid elimination as they create a gourmet dish using pretzels.
'Tis the season for giving, but don't tell that to the four all-star chefs competing in Flavortown. They're ready to prove that it's possible to make Thanksgiving dinner with limited ingredients and then use the leftovers to make a completely different meal the next day! In the end, one chef will claim the title of All-Star Thanksgiving Throwdown champ and win a guaranteed $20,000.
For the first time since Week 1, all 15 finalists are back together. They'll be joined by the Selection Committee as they look back on the biggest fights, failures, successes, plus unseen footage from the entire season. We'll also check in on the most memorable finalists from past seasons. This will all lead into the finale where one of the final three will be crowned a Food Network Star.