The six remaining bakers must make perfect mini fruit tarts using pate sucree, or sweet pastry, in the Skills Challenge. Then, for the Master Challenge, the bakers are given their hardest task yet: their original version of a St Honore Cake, which must contain elements of puff pastry, pate au choux, and creme chiboust, as well as feature the required flavor of coffee. One baker is sent home by host Adam Rapoport and judges Jason Smith and Marcela Valladolid.
Ina shares her foolproof formula for the perfect cocktail party. There are canapes -- homemade, store bought and assembled, cocktails with the help of cocktail expert and friend Glenn Laughton from Red Bar and tips on setting up a cocktail bar at home. Then it's time for cocktails in Ask Ina when she answers everyone's cocktail party dilemmas. Recipes include Blinis with Creme Fraiche and Smoked Salmon, Turkey Tea Sandwiches, Grilled Lemon Chicken and an Ina-Tini.
Ree Drummond is hitting the road on a major bulk buy trip. On the grocery list are Chicken Thighs to turn into fabulous Peach Whiskey Chicken and on the side ideas for great casseroled and fried chicken thigh dishes. She's getting Apples for home made Applesauce, delicious in Apple Pancakes, with Pork Chops, in Healthy Breakfast Muffins and over ice cream and Briskets to braise, as perfect as they are marvelous in Tostadas, on Pizza or piled on Nachos.
Michael Barbaro, journalist and co-host of The New York Times award-winning news podcast, "The Daily," is joining Ina Garten for a perfect day of cooking and conversation at the barn. To greet him, Ina makes Spicy Hermit Bars with ginger and molasses, two flavors Michael loves. Then, Ina turns the tables, and Michael's in the interview hot seat, sharing the secrets of The Daily's phenomenal success, his storytelling tactics, unique style, and off-duty life. Finally, Michael loves to cook, so Ina shows him an updated Chicken Marbella that's perfect for easy entertaining, and in return, he gives Ina a cocktail master class, mixing up an Old Fashioned, his go-to cocktail specialty.
The only thing better than watching an excellent chef make a dish is when multiple chefs unite! Jeff Mauro shows off some of The Kitchen's best group recipes. Sunny Anderson and Geoffrey Zakarian each make a sauce to compliment Jeff's perfectly home cooked filet mignons. Then, the hosts show different ways to use kitchen shears to create a perfect and easy salad. The gang all pitches in to make a gooey Black Forest Pudding Cake, plus Geoffrey and Sunny team up for two different takes on an awesome party dish -- French Bread Pizzas. Then, Geoffrey and Jeff pair up to make a special Surf and Turf, and the hosts each add an element to create an outstanding Easter Egg Nest Cake, perfect for spring.
This trip, Guy Fieri's celebrating the holidays with dishes perfect for the Christmas and Hanukkah season. In California, he's hitting up joints cooking up savory stuffing and lights-out latkes. In Nashville, dive into sugar-glazed ham and holiday tamales. And in Denver and Florida, off-the-chain Jewish delis mastering matzo ball soup and killer knishes. Plus, there's even a trip to Alaska for mouthwatering meat and a real North Pole culinary celebration.
If salt is a culinary superhero, does that make pepper its sidekick? Or is there more to the peppercorn than meets the eye? After all, most history books place pepper front and center in discussions of commerce, exploration, culture and cuisine. Join Alton Brown as he takes a closer look at the king of spices, goes in search of the perfect peppermill, and examines the peculiar (but delicious) properties of pepper's essential oils.
Next Food Network Star runner up Jeffrey Saad meets Bobby Flay face to face again, but this time to grill alongside the master. Jeffrey's Whole Grilled Achiote Rubbed Striped Bass is a perfect summer dish along with Grilled Corn in a Cilantro Pesto. His Spicy Margarita turns his meal into a party. Bobby, meanwhile, goes Moroccan style with his Striped Bass Filet and Orange-Almond Couscous. He washes it down with a Moroccan Cocktail Spritzer.
Tom Papa heads home to sunny Los Angeles to celebrate the city's baked gems. He stops by Vito's Pizza, where the crust is so special there's a bodyguard to protect the dough starter. At the legendary Canter's Deli, Tom makes a Monte Cristo sandwich stacked with ham, turkey and cheese griddled on fresh-baked challah French toast. At Creme Caramel LA, he samples the glitter-covered meringue known as unicorn poop and learns the secret behind their signature dessert, a psychedelic purple custard crowned in caramel. At East L.A.'s El Gallo Bakery, Tom helps bake Mexican sweet breads with chocolaty sugar crust, and he meets up with two of his baking heroes at Lodge Bread Company to make hearty, rustic bread and L.A.'s trendy treat, avocado toast.
It's a perfect day of fun in the city. Ina's cooking at two fabulous restaurants, learning the secret to Oyster Pan Roast and Uni Butter Crostini at John Dory Oyster Bar and the famous Million Dollar Chicken at the Standard Grill. Ina takes a stroll on The High Line and meets with the vendor behind People Pops, and even Jeffrey's getting a cheese making course at Beecher's Handmade Cheese. Back home, it's Side Car cocktails and a Garten taste-off!