The Kitchen is cooking up meat and potatoes all show long! Sunny Anderson kicks it off with Jeff's Cheesy Crispy Vacation Potatoes 2.0. Then, Alex Guarnaschelli's Brown Sugar Vinegar Ribs would pair perfectly with Geoffrey Zakarian's Crispy Potato Cakes with Miso Lime Vinaigrette. Jeff Mauro is dishing out a classic combo with Gus' Chicago Style Hot Dog and Hand Cut Fries. Plus, Maneet Chauhan stops by to give the scoop on the new season of "BBQ Brawl" and makes a Masala Ribeye and Cumin Potatoes.
Michael Symon heads to Providence, where a traditional Rhode Island hot wiener in a crepe topped with chili is the ultimate local comfort food. In Indianapolis, a steak patty topped with Chinese char siu slaw and nestled inside a soft steamed bao bun is a delicious burger fusion. Finally, a smokehouse in Columbus, Ohio, serves their cold-smoked baby back ribs on a bed of flaming hay for total smoke saturation, and their 18-ounce bacon steak is pork belly perfection.
Sometimes it's hard to get to the great outdoors, so Tiffani Thiessen is bringing the outdoors in! Friends Cynthia Watros, Jennifer Finnigan and Missi Pyle join Tiffani for a campfire cookout in her own backyard! Tiffani stokes everyone's appetite with a spicy Four Bean Chili served with buttery Campfire Skillet Cornbread. And if that doesn't warm you from the inside out, her Hot Toddies will! Then things get toasty with her homemade Marshmallows and a S'mores bar with all the fixings!
Noah Cappe heads to Pacific Northwest for the Washington State Spring Fair to take in the seafood scene with the Seattle Crabby Dog loaded with cream cheese, sauteed onions and native Dungeness crab, plus Bowtie Prawn Pie -- an alfredo prawn pizza topped with farfalle pasta. Then, Noah stops and smells the flowers at the Meriden Daffodil Festival in Connecticut. Local Italian Americans carnival-fy family recipes to create perfect comfort foods like the Italian Chili Dog that tops a classic Italian sausage with pasta e fagioli and Lasagna Nachos that deep fry lasagna sheets covered in parmesan, mozzarella and marinara. For dessert, Noah grabs the Lemon Meringue Funnel Pie, a classic funnel cake loaded with tart lemon curd, buttery shortbread and crunchy meringues. Finally, it's off to the Four States Fair in Texarkana, Arkansas, for rocky road-ified fries and the Mud Bug Roll -- a sushi roll stuffed with local crawfish wrapped into spring roll and deep fried.
This trip, Guy's checking out some tried and true local faves. In Kansas City, Mo., the neighborhood favorite killin' it with their scratch-made standouts like pork hash with black beans. Down the road in Kansas City, right on the Missouri/Kansas border, the former chef to the President of Italy dishing up authentic homemade pastas straight out of the family recipe book. And in Albuquerque, N.M., the southern pride joint situated on Route 66, serving up a smorgasbord of dishes from smoked barbecue chicken to specialty hot dogs.
Guy Fieri rolls out to find some places doing great food their own unique way: The West Virginia joint built into a couple of old busses, where they’re serving one pound deep fried hot dogs – and three pound burgers; The Florida bar that’s doing classic French escargot and fresh mahi mahi sandwiches; and in Virginia, what looks like just another café’, but with a classically trained chef who’s making it all from scratch – from chicken with feta, white wine and artichokes, to home made pesto.
Noah Cappe pigs out at the Bacon and Bourbon Fest in Wellington, Fla., where all-American classics make an appearance in the Stuffed Crust Bacon-Za, but it's the Peanut Butter Pork Donuts that hit the sweet and salty spot. Then Noah heads to the ThurtenE Carnival at Washington University in St. Louis, where he gets his fill of delicious school spirit. Even a rainy day can't dampen the fun as students serve up a deep-fried hot dog and an ingenious ice cream sandwich made with edible raw cookie dough.
Four firefighters battle to become the Chopped Champ! The kitchen is abuzz with camaraderie and competition, as the brothers jump into the first round. They must find a way to take hot dogs and smoked mozzarella and create an elegant appetizer. Then, in the entree round, the firefighters/chefs try to make the perfect main dish of bison steaks and fire-roasted tomatoes. And when it is time to cook desserts, will the instructions on the crescent roll dough package give the competitors the edge they need to bake something delicious for the judges?
Ayesha Curry is putting a grown-up twist on some childhood favorite foods for game night with her sister, cousin and childhood best friend. Ayesha swaps a plain old hot dog for a sophisticated Grilled Bratwurst with Brie and Spiral Apple Slaw, and she puts a colorful spin on french fries with her Rainbow Fries with a Grainy Mustard Aioli. It's not a game night without some sweets, so Ayesha reinvents a campfire favorite with her S'mores Doughnuts and whips up Spiked Chocolate Malted Milkshakes to get the party going.