Let the rice cooker do all the work while making this fast and nearly hands-free pilaf loaded with Italian sausage, fennel, mushrooms and sweet potatoes.
In a celebration of foods from the Veneto region of Italy, famous for its hearty yet elegant cuisine, the chefs showcase what they know about making amazing Venetian dishes. A strikingly strange ingredient in the first basket threatens to throw them off their game, while using polenta to best effect in a half-hour entree round is a tremendous task. After two ambitious chefs set out to leave an impression with their pear and cheese desserts, the judges will have to decide who has secured a spot in the Battle Italiano finale!
This trip, Guy Fieri's fillin' up on fresh-and-funky flavors. It's a passport to Italy in Chicago, with scratch-made pasta in the front window and serving out-of-bounds burrata tortelli and indulgent duck pappardelle. Then, a Missoula, Mont., husband-and-wife team is getting creative between the bread with the-bomb banh mi smash burger and buttermilk-brined fried chicken with sweet-and-spicy smoke. Plus, a pair of brothers is going farm-to-table in Tallahassee, Fla., platin' up Southern classics like craveable crab cakes, corn fritters, catfish and collards.