Tom Papa heads home to New Jersey to bake flatbread in a 400-square-foot, coal-fired oven at Frank Sinatra's favorite bakery. Crumb cake gets a massive makeover when its piled high with the s'mores trifecta: chocolate, marshmallow and graham cracker. Tom goes international with new New Jersey classics like paper-thin Turkish dough layered with butter and cheese and Portuguese puff pastries filled with cinnamon-spiked custard. And his childhood memories come flooding back with a bite of Italian rum cake soaked with the spirit and layered with whipped cream.
Just how the graham cracker crumbles in the Appetizer Round depends on how the chefs can recover from setbacks. One contestant struggles to plate after suffering a cut, while an opponent learns that flashy knife work may not yield the best results. Then in the Entrée Round one chef breaks a plate and another chef breaks with cultural tradition by incorporating puffed rice cereal into a typical chorizo dish. Then the two finalists endeavor to make coffee bean desserts that are good to the last bite.
You'd better watch out! The "Holidays are Here," and Big Daddy is just as jolly as old St. Nick! You would be too if you were making this satiating menu. He starts with his Maple Glazed Ham Cobb Salad. Then, it's a party pleaser with a kick, Horseradish Deviled Eggs, followed by a luscious dessert, Graham Cracker Crusted Pecan Pie a la Mode. Finally, did you make the list? You'll find out with Big Daddy's Naughty or Nice Buttered Rum. The "Holidays are Here" and in full force at Big Daddy's house!