This trip, Guy Fieri's fillin' up on fresh-and-funky flavors. It's a passport to Italy in Chicago, with scratch-made pasta in the front window and serving out-of-bounds burrata tortelli and indulgent duck pappardelle. Then, a Missoula, Mont., husband-and-wife team is getting creative between the bread with the-bomb banh mi smash burger and buttermilk-brined fried chicken with sweet-and-spicy smoke. Plus, a pair of brothers is going farm-to-table in Tallahassee, Fla., platin' up Southern classics like craveable crab cakes, corn fritters, catfish and collards.
The Kitchen hosts turn back time with iconic dishes from different decades. Alex Guarnaschelli and Katie Lee Biegel take it to the '60s as they make appetizers for a fun, tiki-style Pu Pu Platter. Sunny Anderson puts an updated spin on a classic '70s Easy Beef Stroganoff. Geoffrey Zakarian shares some inspiration from his Le Cirque days with an '80s fresh Crab and Avocado Salad. Jeff Mauro makes the "it" dessert of the '90s with his Chocolate Lava Cake. Plus, the hosts share their favorite versions of a truly timeless drink -- the martini.
The Kitchen gets crafty as they showcase pro tips and plating tricks for impressive, stand-out dishes! Jeff Mauro shares his secret for 15-Hour Potatoes with a Cool Sour Cream and Chive Dipping Sauce, Geoffrey Zakarian goes traditional with his Chicken Saltimbocca and Katie Lee Biegel brings the greens with her Summer Vegetable Pasta. Then, Sunny Anderson has some exciting Festive Summer Spritzer Globes with a Rainbow Cheesecake Topper, and Kardea Brown stops by with the scoop on "Delicious Miss Brown" and her Lowcountry Deviled Crab Cakes with Fried Corn.
Boot camp becomes a beachside resort, and chefs Anne Burrell and Cliff Crooks ask the recruits to explore some iconic summer dishes and ingredients. To start, the teams face off in a head-to-head relay race to make a beach picnic basket, and they're tasked with making crab cakes with a sauce and salad. In the main dish challenge, the chefs fire up the grill and have the recruits cook grilled fish dinners. It's smooth sailing for some, but the recruit with the least successful dish must sail off into the sunset.
The Kitchen set is revealed with its new fall colors, and Marcela Valladolid makes a seasonal vegetable lasagna. Then, slow cooker hacks, Geoffrey Zakarian demonstrates a classic vinaigrette, and Katie Lee makes her classic summer crab cakes. The hosts offer foolproof cocktail party tips, and actress Erin Cummings from the Astronaut Wives Club stops by for a classic cocktail.
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The Kitchen is serving up bright ideas for sweet and savory bites perfect for any holiday party. Sunny Anderson creates a DIY carving station with her Easy Beef Tenderloin with Holiday Pesto. The hosts showcase supermarket shortcuts to make Katie Lee's Maple Walnut and Bacon Brie Bites and Jeff Mauro's Latke Bar. Geoffrey Zakarian whips up an elevated party pleaser, Brown Rice Crab Cakes with Herb Mayo, and then Sunny and Katie share two irresistible additions to the holiday dessert table: Simple Toffee and Peanuts Matzo Bark and No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies. Food and lifestyle blogger Claire Thomas stops by to bake the perfect hostess gift, a Gingerbread Skillet Cake, before the hosts share their best tips for throwing the ultimate ugly sweater party.