Host Noah Cappe heads to the Ohio State Fair, one of the country's oldest and biggest fairs, with food that's just as outrageous. Noah samples a perfect combination of savory meat and sweet treats in the Pulled Pork Donut. Fair classics like Funnel Cakes and the Blooming Onion and Funnel Cakes get a Ohio state spin but it's the Giant Deep Fried Gummy Bear that really gets Noah going. Then he heads to the NC Potato Festival in North Carolina, where a local specialty is a big hit: Calabash Flounder.
Burgers hold a very special place in the Sandwich King's foodie heart. Especially the way Jeff's friend Eddie makes them at his beloved lunch-only spot, Edzo's. Using beef he grinds fresh every day, and working up a perfect crust on a cast-iron griddle, Eddie's burgers inspire Jeff to fry up his ultimate burger, topped with tangy secret dressing, and served with easy oven fries. Then Jeff switches it up with a classic patty melt done one better by using healthy ground turkey. A show so mouthwatering, you'll need extra napkins!
Chef Jet Tila is shopping, cooking, and plating two of the most popular dishes in Thailand. First, he gives the 101 on all the different types of Thai curries while making Red Curry with Beef, a hearty, comforting dish hailing from Southern Thailand that's a cousin of massaman curry. Then, it's time for the national dish of Thailand, the beloved Thai Basil Chicken, a spicy staple found on every street corner. Jet walks through how to pick out the right basil and achieve that perfect runny-yolk fried egg on top.
Buddy Valastro and his family's RV vacation continues as they head to sweet home Alabama! There, he and his wife, Lisa, battle it out making enormous, stuffed "ugly biscuits," then the competition gets more intense as they take on a 55-foot, six-lane racer slide at Waterville USA in Gulf Shores. After, the family indulges at The Original Oyster House, then heads to Cammie's Old Dutch Ice Cream Shoppe in Mobile, where they're served a dizzying variety of homemade flavors. Finally, the Valastros head down to Biloxi, Miss. for a spicy shrimp broil!
This trip, Guy Fieri's headed coast to coast, from north to south. In Somers Point, N.J., he meets up with Rachael vs. Guy Kids Cookoff contestant Gibson Borelli at a local legend dishin' out righteous crab-stuffed flounder and a legit spin on cannelloni. In Gilbert, Ariz., a mom and pop pizza shop is firing up pies topped with everything from baked ziti to chicken marsala. Then in Bakersfield, Calif., Guy's joined by USC Trojans quarterback Cody Kessler for some sunshine and down-home specialties like tri tip and grilled chicken.
Chef Jet Tila is putting his signature twist on two beloved Asian recipes that are deeply rooted in family and tradition. First, Jet shares his trick to achieve crispy skin Peking-style duck in just one hour, turning a dish that usually takes days of labor and special equipment into an at-home favorite. He serves it up in homemade bao sandwich buns to create a craveable Peking-style slider. Then, Jet makes a Thai Congee inspired by his dad, complete with a cozy side of homemade scallion pancakes.
Tournament of Champions returns with big new names and a wild randomizer twist! This year, 32 chefs will duke it out for the belt and $100k, with 14 fresh faces stepping foot in the TOC arena for the first time -- including two Iron Chefs and three Top Chefs. Host Guy Fieri gets things started as he reveals the seeds and matchups to all 32 chefs before round one begins with four one-on-one sudden death battles. Four chefs will move onto round two, and four will be going home to train for next year.
For Father's Day, Guy Fieri brings three GGG winners back to compete against each other, but this time they're teaming up with their dads. First, Guy has the teams race to the register to determine how many ingredients they can use to make their childhood favorites. Then he brings things home with a classic game of bowling to determine which of his son's favorite snacks must be included in the teams' favorite dish for Dad. In the end, only one father-daughter team gets to shop Flavortown Market for up to $20,000.
Guy Fieri lets three sandwich aficionados cook from home, but that doesn't stop him from bringing the same craziness and curveballs that he throws in Flavortown. In round one, the chefs must flip the ingredients of a diner classic into a tasty sandwich. Then, the chefs start round two with a sandwich draft pick, where they choose which bread and cheese to use in their sandwich. The sandwich sage with the highest score across both rounds gets to spin the money wheel for a chance to win $20,000.
Renaissance woman Gillian Clark is a woman of many interests, but it's her golden Fried Chicken recipe that she serves out of her Silver Spring, Maryland restaurant 'The General Store and Post Office Tavern," that has guests heading in from all over for a taste of this home fried delicacy. The heat is on! Will Bobby finally win a Fried Chicken Throwdown or will he be fried? Can this battle be put to bed once and for all? Only one way to find out - a Fried Chicken Throwdown!