In this supersized episode, Rahm Fama tracks down El-Gigante, an infamous burrito layered with 8 pounds of meat, 1 pound of rice, and 1 pound of beans then slathered with a hearty meat sauce and cheese at Amigos Mexican Restaurant in Kansas City, Mo. He then makes a stop at Cowtown Diner in Fort Worth, Texas, where a team of hungry football players tackles “The Full of Bull,” a 64-ounce chicken-fried steak topped with 6 pounds of rich, buttery mashed potatoes. With barely room for more, Rahm visits Giant Burger in Springfield, Ore., where they flip up juicy 5-pound patties.
Tyler Florence welcomes nine food truck teams to Laguna Beach, Calif., where they begin the battle to win the hottest season ever. In their first challenge, Tyler dares the teams to light him up with their hottest dish, but only one team can bring enough heat to make him cry tears of spicy joy. Maybe Cheese Born With It, a mac 'n' cheese food truck team, starts off with stellar sales but gets less than stellar reviews. Meanwhile, Senoreata, a plant-based Cuban truck, instantly forms a rivalry with Mexican food truck Salsa Queen, pitting their head chefs against each other. The team with the lowest sales is sent home.
These days you'll hear people talk about chocolate like wine connoisseurs talk about wine, or coffee lovers talk about their favorite java. It can be complicated. But in the end nothing beats a good old-fashioned no-frills chocolate dessert. So today, that’s what Bobby’s making. After a visit to famed chocolatier Jacques Torres’ Chocolate Haven, Bobby heads back to his kitchen to make his chocolate cornpone pudding with Hot Mexican Chocolate sauce, his tooth-tingling milk chocolate banana pudding, and a knockout white chocolate rice pudding. In the end it's up to the experts--two neighborhood children--to judge the results.