You can put all your bread on a bet that a baker is going to take the $10,000 prize in this competition. In the first round, the competitors must bake focaccia and figure out how to make a rich fish work with rice pudding. The ingredients in the second basket strongly hint at a particular recipe: Is it a trap? The two bakers to make it to the dessert round consider themselves lucky, until they are stymied by an alarming candied ingredient.
Jeff Mauro highlights the best seafood dishes The Kitchen has ever reeled in! Geoffrey Zakarian prepares his classic Halibut en Papillote, Sunny Anderson makes Ahi Tuna Poke with Plantain Chips, Alex Guarnaschelli goes fresh with Crab Louie and Katie Lee Biegel tosses a Lobster Roll Panzanella! Then, Jeff offers tips, tools and recipe ideas for the perfect seared salmon before reinventing a classic with Fried Shrimp with Atomic Cocktail Sauce, and Geoffrey does flavorful Fish Tacos with Papaya Slaw, Iron Chef style.
Chefs Anne Burrell and Jeff Mauro are fresh from a wild night of partying as boot camp transforms into the Las Vegas strip, and the teams play a game where they must piece together clues to retrace the chefs' steps and locate a missing dish. After recreating the dish without a recipe, the singles learn how to make a showstopping fish dish that focuses on plating and presentation. The winning streak continues for some recruits, but the buck stops here for the ones with the worst dishes.
The Kitchen hosts share recipes inspired by their first jobs in food. Sunny Anderson throws it back to her drive-thru days with her Nacogdoches Cherry Limeade, while Geoffrey Zakarian channels his fry cook energy into his Bistro Steak Frites. Then, Katie Lee Biegel makes hearty Sausage, Kale and Lentil Soup, straight from her old café, Jeff Mauro shares his first step to becoming the Sandwich King with his Ultimate Steak Sandwich and Alex Guarnaschelli remakes her first customer's order -- Fish with Salsa Verde.
Guy Fieri is looking for a spin on some classic family recipes. Maneet Chauhan makes Palak Paneer and a halwa-inspired Carrot Cake. Ming Tsai combines a Chinese favorite, pot stickers, with all-American cheesesteak then wows the crowd with his banana leaf-wrapped bass. Jonathan Waxman creates Polish Pierogis inspired by the French countryside, a wood-fired oven Roast Chicken and a Sidecar cocktail that'll drive you wild. Plus, Guy's son Hunter makes his ranch kitchen debut with Fish Tacos inspired by his Grandma Mimi and Tortilla Chips with his own Salsa Roja.
Mary Berg takes away the worry of fresh herbs going to waste with fragrant recipes. Fresh pesto is a no-brainer, and Mary makes it even more mouthwatering on a Fine Herb Pesto Pizza topped with peaches, tomato and gooey burrata cheese. She also fancies up fish and chips with a Crispy Halibut topped with chive and mint gremolata. Herbs can be great for baking too, and Mary's Rosemary Orange Olive Oil Cake is no exception. Plus, Mary shows her top tips for preserving herbs at home, so they don't go sad and droopy.