Less is more with clever recipes that use only a few ingredients. On the menu: Pan Fried Tilapia with Sauteed Edamame, Beef Kebobs with Spicy Couscous, Coconut Caramel Cream Pie, and Beef Kebob Pita.
What were desserts like when hosts Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman were kids? The remaining eight bakers must update old school desserts like coconut cream pie or German chocolate cake into trendy "throwback" eclairs.
Guy Fieri wants a little of everything. Chef Adam Sobel pours White Peach and Purple Basil Bellini and treats Guy to his Tokyo-Style Hashbrowns and some Strawberry Coconut Crème Brûlée French Toast. Chef Mei Lin makes Guy flip for Fried Mochi Dumplings with Pork and Dried Radish before opening his palate with Okonomiyaki. Chef Aarti Sequeira has Guy try savory Tomato Chaat Pie and rolls up some Rice and Coconut Crêpes with Mango Cardamom Stuffing. Chef Joe Sasto is betting on ‘Nduja Baked Clams Casino and crossing over cuisines with "Chicago Beef" Birria Tacos.
Molly Yeh wants to host a big, bread-y, buttery family feast, so she prepares Buttery Ham with a Spiced Honey Glaze, pillowy Parker House Rolls, Bacon Brussels Sprout Stuffing and a smooth Chocolate Coconut Silk Pie for dessert. Yay!
The competition gets rolling when one chef has to wear oven mitts to roll up his burrito. Then one chef gets "served" as they deal with creating the perfect pie using a pie server as their only tool. Finally, it's a jungle out there in the final teriyaki bowl challenge when one chef is forced to harvest all of their water from whole coconuts.
In this single-challenge episode, host Jesse Palmer asks the nine chefs to face off in a decadent dessert showdown that tests their mastery of pastry cream. The bakers are randomly assigned one of three indulgent desserts -- Boston cream pie, coconut cream pie, or Italian rum cake -- and must craft their own interpretation of the classic dessert for presentation to judges Duff Goldman and Shinmin Li.
Trisha prepares make-ahead dishes Chicken Broccoli Casserole and French Coconut Pie before heading down to one of her old Nashville stomping grounds, to perform a special duet with her songwriter friend, Karyn Rochelle. After the gig, Karyn returns to the house with Trisha, and together they make a salad of Mixed Greens with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Fried Goat Cheese Croutons and relax and reminisce over their delicious home-cooked meal.