Guy Fieri invites the five remaining chefs on a summer getaway as they use flavors from around the world courtesy of international sample tables to make the best grilled meat dish for a $5,000 prize. In round two, the bottom two chefs take a road trip to a family fun zone to play midway games that handicap their handheld dishes. One chef will be eliminated, and the remaining chefs will stay in the running to become the summer champ and win $25,000!
Guy Fieri is celebrating summer with a splash! He invites eight GGG winners back for an epic five-week tournament featuring cool new games, bold summer flavors and some killer grillin'. In round one, the chefs prepare a signature summer dish with only the ingredients they can fit in a beach bag! The best dish earns an instant $5,000, but the bottom two chefs go head-to-head to make the grilled chicken dinner of their lives. One chef will be eliminated, and the remaining chefs will stay in the running to become the ultimate summer champ and win $25,000!
Restaurateur, television host, author and award-winning recording artist Roger Mooking has earned an international reputation as a chef and entertainer showcasing his globally inspired vision. Roger is best known as the host of the dynamic grilling and barbecue show "Man Fire Food" on Cooking Channel. The popular traveling food series showcases live fire cooking, including whole hog barbecue, lobster boils, Hawaiian emus, seafood roasts and more. As if he didn't already have a full plate, Roger is also the host of "Greatest of America" on Travel Channel, the host and co-creator of the internationally broadcast television series "Everyday Exotic" on Cooking Channel, and co-host of "Heat Seekers" on Food Network. In addition, Roger hosts "Man's Greatest Food" on Cooking Channel, in which he sets out on a culinary odyssey around the USA seeking "Man's Greatest Food."The Trinidadian-born, Canadian-raised chef is influenced by his culturally rich family background, his love of people and travel, and interest in global flavors to create new culinary experiences. While Roger's earliest influences are his family's Chinese and Caribbean specialties, Roger has also trained under Japanese, Chinese, French and Swiss German chefs. He has opened and consulted on many restaurants, including Twist by Roger Mooking at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Over the years, Roger has garnered many accolades, including the prestigious "Premiers Award" for excellence in the field of Creative Arts and Design, a Gourmand World Cookbook Award, a Socan Classics Award and countless "Best Of" mentions.His talents have led to appearances throughout Southeast Asia, India, North America, Europe, Australia, the Caribbean and Latin America, and include features on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Top Chef Canada, Iron Chef, Guy's Grocery Games, Supermarket Stakeout and Chopped (he was also the winner in the special All-Star Chopped celebrity chef episode!).
Guy heads to Comet Ping Pong in Washington, D.C., a pizza joint/ping pong parlor where folks can hit the tables for a quick game and order pizza with homemade ricotta that's out of this world.
Chefs try to beat the house, and the market, when they face three exciting games of chance. First, chefs roll dice to determine the details of a poker night plate. Next, they play a wild card game to determine the special ingredients in a wholesome weeknight dinner starring a red light special. Finally, the chefs play the slots see what jackpot trio of ingredients will go into their winner's dinner.
Guy Fieri isn't a fan of eggs, but that may change when he brings four egg-ceptional chefs to Flavortown for a culinary competition all about eggs. There's three rounds of egg-sperts doing it all from an egg-citing breakfast to an egg-cellent lunch and an egg-stravagant dinner. Along the way, the competitors must carry their ingredients in a tiny egg basket and win exotic eggs in a classic egg-on-a-spoon race. A surprise finish leads to eggs-tra innings in a Flavortown first where one egg-squisite chef beats the rest to earn a $20,000 shopping spree -- and that's no yolk!
It's fun in the park for the six remaining summer tournament chefs! Guy Fieri asks the chefs to partner up and create team picnic plates, with each teammate first shopping a different half of the store using picnic baskets. The top-ranked team splits $5,000, but the members of the bottom team must go head-to-head in a bodacious burger battle, featuring pickled ingredients they score in a GGG version of pickle ball. One chef will be eliminated, and the remaining chefs will stay in the running to become the summer champ and win $25,000!
It's time for a beach bash as Guy Fieri challenges the seven remaining summer tournament chefs to make seafood sandwiches featuring mystery ingredients they find in cans buried in the sand. The top-ranked sandwich wins an instant $5,000, and the bottom two chefs battle to see whose smoothie-inspired dish will save them from elimination. One competitor's summer plans end early, while the remaining chefs continue their run at becoming the summer champ and winning $25,000!
The final four chefs end the tournament with a nostalgic trip to summer camp. Guy Fieri asks the competitors to net the fish to use in their fish dinner, which must also incorporate the rice cereal they receive in a care package from home. Then, they show off their archery skills to pick a whammy for their grilled winner's feast. The winning champion earns a trophy, a donation in their name to No Kid Hungry and a shopping spree worth up to $25,000!
Four chefs who are getting hitched hope to bag some much-needed cash for their wedding day, so first, they must make their sweetheart's favorite dish on a $10 budget. Next, the chefs get "cold feet" when preparing a cocktail hour appetizer from the frozen aisle. Finally, they must create a reception dinner using a grocery list featuring something old, something new, something blue, and something borrowed -- from their fellow chef!