It's festive fun with the Barefoot Contessa who is throwing a dazzling holiday dinner party for friends. A luxurious seafood gratin of lobster, halibut and plump pink shrimp in a golden saffron sauce is served. To follow, there's a creamy pumpkin mousse then spicy mulled wine and festive s'mores stuffed with French chocolate bark round a burning brazier in the garden.
Two diner favorites find a home in the ingredient baskets, and the competitors are challenged to make the most of milkshakes and French fries. First, they must make berry and basil work together in the appetizer round. A city's signature dish is part of the challenge in round two, and a toaster treat meets a fun fry variation in the dessert basket.
This trip Guy's going where viewers sent him. In Lexington, Ky., a restored 1951 drive-in that's still serving the same double burger that made it famous. In Jacksonville, Fla., a diner in an old soda shop, scratch-making a menu that goes from meatloaf to stuffed French toast. And in Minneapolis, a breakfast joint celebrates 60 years as a neighborhood favorite.
This trip, Guy's food radar is all over the map. On the east coast of Oahu, Hawaii, the general store crankin' out traditional Hawaiian dishes like lau lau stew. In Chicago, the real deal Italian family serving up totally scratch made Sicilian sandwiches like the schiacciata. And in Hernando, Miss., the underground cafe going bananas with their twist on French toast.
Guy Fieri is getting culture shock, starting with a French-inspired Hawaiian hot spot transformed from a hole-in-the-wall lunch counter to a dine-in destination. Then, he checks in with a Lebanese joint outside Dallas, run by restaurant royalty keeping tradition alive. And in Santa Fe, N.M., a Salvadoran chef is whipping up culinary classics from his home country.
On this trip, Guy Fieri's going from breakfast to burgers. In Vancouver, British Columbia, a pie shop is bakin' up both sweet and savory sensations. In Chico, Calif., a morning hot spot is pumping up French toast and spicing up potatoes, while a made-from-scratch spot in Richland, Wash., is making gangster gravlax and a burger topped with a twist.
This time around, Guy Fieri's diving into a serious beef bonanza! In Wilmington, Delaware, there's a 1940s Italian family spot that's making beef braciole and meaty ravioli from scratch. There's a diner putting elevated spins on the French dip and meatloaf in San Diego. Finally, a Middle Eastern joint in El Paso, Texas, is beefing up their real-deal recipes from the homeland.
Guy Fieri's digging into everything from pretzels to paella. In Bozeman, Mont., a five-star take on breakfast with a Mexican pork masterpiece and a French toast Monte Cristo. In Little Rock, Ark., a microbrewery servin' up elevated pub grub like scratch pretzels and a gumbo-cheese fry mashup. Plus, a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant serving up Spanish specialties like on-point paella.
Kelsey reveals the secrets to great-looking, great-tasting meals — it's all in the knives! And there's no better way to hone those knife skills than creating a perfectly chopped Cobb Salad topped with Roquefort Dressing, a fragrant French Onion Soup and a Shortcake filled with sweet, delicate Strawberries. So sharpen those knife skills and take your cooking to a whole new level.
Rachael gives her take on the hottest restaurants in Atlanta. Rachael gets in some shopping at Wish. Then she experiences the world’s largest drive-in restaurant at The Varsity. Next it’s classic French cuisine at Joel. Finally, it’s Two Urban Licks, a brand-new hip restaurant that features a 14-foot-tall wood-pit rotisserie tower