The Kitchen is whipping up top tailgating dishes for college homecoming parties, starting with Jeff Mauro's Extra Extra Large Eggplant Parm Sandwich and Katie Lee's Chorizo and Cheese Loaded Fries. Geoffrey Zakarian piles on the flavor with his Greek Layer Dip, and then Food Network's Eddie Jackson brings his game-changing General Tso's Tacos. Sunny Anderson joins Jeff in making two simple slow cooker meatballs, and finally, Katie and Geoffrey make two tasty pretzel dips for the win.
The Kitchen is celebrating an American classic -- the burger! Sunny Anderson shares her cheese sauce-covered Sizzling Summer Burger, and Geoffrey Zakarian cooks up a Cheese-Stuffed Lamb Burger. Cooking Channel's Eddie Jackson puts together Caribbean Jerk Sliders, and then Jeff Mauro puts his spin an Asian-Style Veggie Burger. Katie Lee is at the grill to make her French Onion Burgers, and Geoffrey tops off this burger bash with his Ultimate Summer PLT Burger with pancetta.
Move over mom and dad, the barbecue now belongs to a new generation of creative and innovative grillers, and they're all under 13 years old! Eight kids will enter the BBQ Ranch, and after six grueling weeks of competition, hosts Camila Alves and Eddie Jackson will crown the champion of barbecue and award a $20,000 cash prize.
A new round of talented junior chefs storms the kitchen to win over judges Alex Guarnaschelli, Eddie Jackson and actress Christine Taylor. First, kids heart pasta, but will the competitors love the heart-shaped pasta in the appetizer round? Some shellfish that are still on the shell and a lime unlike any lime the competitors have ever tasted are part of the challenge in round two. Then, a creative take on cookies and milk is discovered in the dessert basket.
Christmas wreaths are a beloved holiday tradition, so five merry cookie makers put their sweet spin on the classic decorations that spread love all the way around. Then, hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson kick-start a new tradition with a Christmas "pull-me-up" display challenge. In a thrilling sight, the cookie makers release a tsunami of icing that completely transforms their towering displays, and one lucky cookier rides the tidal wave of icing all the way to the $10,000 prize.
Five cookie makers make Christmas colors swirl by taking on the tie-dye cookie trend. Then, seeing is believing as they decorate cookies that look just like savory holiday appetizers. To cement the illusion, they have to use classic crudite ingredients like carrots, broccoli and cherry tomatoes in their cookie displays. Guest judge Gesine Prado joins hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson to take a closer look at the Christmas cookie imposter platters and award one cookie artist the $10,000 prize.
For the first time ever on Christmas Cookie Challenge, hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson invite four couples to compete in the workshop! First, the lovebirds have to create two personalized Christmas gift tags -- one for each of them. After one couple is eliminated, the remaining pairs construct a fortress fit to withstand a spirited snowball fight along with a ready pile of "snowballs." One loving couple will leave happily ever after with the $10,000 prize and the title of Christmas Cookie Champions.
Five fantastic cookie makers recreate the feel of a cup of hot cocoa on a frosty Christmas morn by crafting holiday mugs out of cookies! Then, hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson turn the workshop into a merry art museum as they ask the cookiers to create cookie self-portraits. To give their artwork an extra splash of color, they have to incorporate vibrant ingredients like beets, butterfly pea tea or saffron. One cookie Caravaggio earns some serious "Monet" -- the $10,000 prize!
Four grandmas must master the latest slang, snacks and social media food trends if they want to win $10,000 and impress judges Eddie Jackson, Brandi Milloy and Jamika Pessoa. First, they must make an afterschool snack featuring their grandkids' favorite ingredients. Next, the grannies have to prepare spicy fried chicken and grits using pre-packaged mixes. Then, the final two grandmas battle by taking on social media's newest trend, food imposters, and creating a savory dish that looks like dessert.
First, the four grannies create handheld versions of mac and cheese to hold the family over until dinner. Next, they have only 30 minutes to make meatloaf for unexpected guests, with the help of unexpected sous chefs: the grandpas! Then, the final two grandmas try to freeze out the competition by producing an ice cream sandwich worthy of the $10,000 prize using liquid nitrogen. The judging panel features Food Network Star winner Eddie Jackson, TV host Brandi Milloy and chef Jamika Pessoa.