Host Brad Smith gets the kitchen jingle bell rockin' as the baking teams work in perfect harmony to create cakes inspired by a favorite festive tune. Each team will have to work in sync to get judges Ron Ben-Israel, Eddie Jackson and Danni Rose singing their praises.
Step right up, because the most frightening fair has come to town! Cotton candy dreams and funhouse screams are on the menu as host Brad Smith asks the baking teams to create chilling cakes that take judges Ron Ben-Israel, Eddie Jackson and Danni Rose on a wild ride.
Eddie Jackson uses Chinese five spice and cornmeal to add some extra flavor and texture in his pancake chicken poppers, and he serves them with a decadent bourbon maple sauce.
Eddie Jackson visits LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue in Austin, TX, where they put a twist on tradition with a menu of creative dishes like an avocado stuffed with smoked barbacoa.
While project manager Maria thinks she's auditioning for a Food Network cooking series, host Eddie Jackson and Chef Eric Adjepong are about to give her the surprise of her life.
There's a thrill of fear in the air when TV personality Jesse Palmer and Food Network's Eddie Jackson step into Bobby Flay's arena. Frank "The Bull" Terzoli and the City of Brotherly Love's John Patterson shake off the scare as they prepare to face Bobby and deliver his worst nightmare.
BBQ's explosion in popularity is partly thanks to massive BBQ competitions across America. Inspired by the competition circuit, it's all about low and slow as captains Bobby Flay, Michael Symon and Eddie Jackson see how well their contenders handle the classic BBQ cuts that have turned weekend warriors into household names.
Eddie Jackson gives software consultant and home cook Tommy Ranucci the chance to face off against his childhood hero, Chef Andrew Zimmern. After they duke it out with wild grains, only one vote from a panel of New York City judges will decide if Tommy goes home with the $5,000 prize.
The four remaining teams face another spine-chilling assignment from Ghost Adventures' Zak Bagans. This time, they must conjure up a ghostly rave party for host Eddie Jackson and judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira inspired by the haunted Shanghai Tunnels that lie beneath the bustling streets of Portland, Oregon.
In the second qualifying round, Zak Bagans shares the haunted Hellfire Caves in London -- and the monsters that haunt them. The three teams create amazing and tasty Halloween-themed displays, and host Eddie Jackson along with judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira send two more teams to the next round.