Learn from top chef Jose Andres how to add flair and surprise to your next meal. Cotton Candy Avocado; Gazpacho con Bogavante (Gazpacho w/ Maine Lobster); Salt-Crusted Red Snapper w/ Lemon Sauce and Arugula.
Gameplan
3 Days Ahead:
Make the Vanilla Sugar
Puree the Gazpacho
2 Days Ahead:
Prep the Gazpacho Garnish
1 Day Ahead:
Boil the Lobsters
Make the Dressing
On the Day:
Cube & Skewer the Avocado
Make the Cotton Candy
Bake the Rockfish
Assemble the Gazpacho
Prepare a delicious bistro meal at home, with tips from one of America's best chefs, Gordon Hammersley. Avocado and Orange Salad w/Honey and Ginger Dressing; Gratin of Artichoke and Swiss Chard; Sear-Roasted Rib Steak w/Garlic Butter.
Gameplan
3 Days Ahead:
Make the garlic butter
2 Days Ahead:
Cook the artichokes and chard
Segment the oranges
1 Day Ahead:
Assemble the gratin
Make honey-ginger dressing
Make the vinaigrette
On the Day:
Sear and baste the steaks
Bake the gratin
Finish the salad
Rachael’s in the Pacific Northwest’s most laid back city to give her top picks for food and fun. First, she explores the coffeehouses of Portland with a visit to World Cup Coffee & Tea. Next, she grabs a seat at Family Supper for a delicious home-cooked meal. After that, she uncovers Portland’s past with a visit to Hobo’s for scallops, and explains the purpose of Portland’s Underground Tunnels. Finally, it’s off to the Blue Monk for outstanding Italian upstairs, and cool Jazz music downstairs.
Dazzle your friends with this fantastic meal, courtesy of Chef Grant Achatz. Puree of Celeriac Soup w/Glazed Celeriac and Curried Apples; Maine Diver Scallops w/Butternut Squash, Prosciutto, and Orange Rind Vapor.
Gameplan
3 Days Ahead:
Make and Reduce the Stock & Nage
2 Days Ahead:
Simmer the Soup
Dry the Prosciutto
1 Day Ahead:
Bake the Apples
Blanch the Celery
Glaze the Celeriac and Squash
On the Day:
Sear the Scallops
Froth the Nage
Dazzle your Guests!
The recruits arrive in a park for a burger grilling Skill Drill, and when Chefs Anne and Robert encourage them to put their own spin on this classic, some cooks struggle to find inspiration. The chefs choose the most creative burger after a blind taste test, and reveal a "Chef Advantage"- the chef whose recruit wins the Skill Drill gets to trade a team member. The next day at Boot Camp for the Main Dish Challenge, the recruits must execute elegant meals for two, sit down to eat with their chef, and defend their dishes. The losing recruits are eliminated.
Jeff Mauro makes an easy 15-minute weeknight dinner of Cold Noodle Salmon salad, and the hosts show time-saving food preparation hacks. Then, two complete meals cooked on sheet trays: Sunny Anderson's Rosemary and Thyme Chicken with Carrots and Potatoes, and Geoffrey Zakarian's One Sheet Tri-Tip Salad. Marcela Vallodolid shares her easy carnitas recipe and Food Network's Valerie Bertinelli stops by to make her Easy Chocolate Sauce, while Geoffrey prepares the perfect Gin and Tonic.
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