Football is king, but Valerie Bertinelli is queen of the halftime eats! Her family and friends are over to watch the game, so she's making Italian Slow-Cooked Beef Sandwiches served with a Giardiniera Aioli and an Italian-style fennel Cole Slaw. For dessert, she makes Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies, then turns the leftover halftime snacks into Beef and Potato Hash.
In this single-challenge episode, host Jesse Palmer asks the nine chefs to face off in a decadent dessert showdown that tests their mastery of pastry cream. The bakers are randomly assigned one of three indulgent desserts -- Boston cream pie, coconut cream pie, or Italian rum cake -- and must craft their own interpretation of the classic dessert for presentation to judges Duff Goldman and Shinmin Li.
Four talented kid chefs set out on a virtual culinary tour, with each mystery basket containing ingredients from a European country. The junior chefs begin their tour with a stint in Italy in round one, and German adventures in the entree round challenge the kids to figure out what to do with apfelstrudel. In the dessert round, the remaining young chefs try to awaken the judges' senses with English breakfast tea.
Franco Noriega recreates his Italian grandmother's favorite dishes! A Prosciutto Flatbread Pizza with melty caramelized onions and sweet balsamic vinegar glaze is the perfect appetizer. Then, his meaty, rich and creamy Rigatoni Bolognese is the star of the meal, while Stuffed Zucchini with Lemon Aioli is the perfect side. Finally, his simple Deconstructed Tiramisu celebrates the best part of this iconic Italian dessert -- the filling!
Sandra is cooking up some Italian favorites with a price tag you're going to love, starting with savory Veal Osso Buco Stew with Spicy Polenta. Also on the menu, is a delicious and easy recipe for Crispy Eggplant Parmesan. Save room for dessert because Sandra's cooking up some sweet and crispy Italian Donuts With Cherry Sauce and for Cocktail Time, her Venice Sunset is on the horizon. Last but not least, Sandy has a terrific Round 2 Recipe for Osso Buco Calzones; it's big Italian flavor with a tiny price tag!
Molly Yeh whips up a fun Italian feast for the whole family, starting with her cheesy Smashed Meatball Burgers. She also makes a colorful Antipasto Salad with Prosciutto-Wrapped Breadsticks, a crispy Parmesan Fried Onion and Spumoni Cake Jars for dessert.
For an easy-to-please Italian menu, Sandra has just the solution! Start with an antipasti plate with a selection of Italian meats and cheeses like mortadella ham and mozzarella. The perfect pasta dish with Gnocchi and Chicken with Roasted Garlic and Gorgonzola Cream is served with Zucchini Oreganata. Sure to be a crowd pleaser is the dessert: Mocha-net Cream Cups and a Capputini. Bon appetiteo!
Paying respect to his Italian roots, Michael Symon creates an entire Italian feast over coals using his outdoor grill, beginning with smoking fresh tomatoes for his Fettuccine with Smoked Tomato Sauce. His wife, Liz, mixes up creamy ricotta, lemon and herbs for Stuffed Squash Blossoms from their garden and fries them over the grill. For dessert, a decadent Lemon Upside-Down Cake is a sweet way to finish off the meal.
Actor and proud Baltimore native Josh Charles meets up with Michael Symon at his favorite place for crab cakes in a town where everyone fights over where to find the very best. After a heated round of bocce ball in the city's Little Italy neighborhood, Michael introduces Josh to some of Baltimore's best new spots for juicy, inventive burgers, sweet and savory desserts and refreshing craft brews to wash it all down.