Guy Fieri challenges four fast food-loving chefs to recreate fast favorites like burgers, tacos and Chinese takeout. First, the chefs battle with their budgets to make their best burger and side. Then they race the clock to make an Asian takeout staple, and the final challenge is a Mexican takeout-style dinner. The chef who shows they know fast food better than the others will go on a shopping spree worth up to $20,000.
It's a Frozen Food Feud for the first game, as the chefs race to gather ingredients for a seafood dish. In the second game, the chefs get Guy's Grocery List and must incorporate all the ingredients, including soy sauce, into their Mexican dish. The final two chefs can only cook what they carry, as they gather ingredients without using their shopping carts. The most impressive breakfast dish advances the chef to Guy's $uper $hopping $pree.
Chef Robert Irvine finds The Breakfast Place in San Jose, Calif., uninspired, dirty and close to shutting the doors for good. Co-owners Cristina and Raquel, two Mexican immigrants who have paid their dues in the service industry for decades, are struggling with the realities of owning their own restaurant. They're burnt out and don't have the confidence to lead their staff. Can Robert save their friendship and their business before it's too late?
Trisha Yearwood takes brunch to the next level by hosting a "BYOB" -- Build-Your-Own-Brunch party! She uses some of her favorite Mexican-themed dishes to create an epic food and beverage buffet for her friends to enjoy. Trisha's brunch includes a Loaded Bloody Maria with Tequila, her twist on the classic brunch cocktail, along with a fun Build-Your-Own-Taco Bar, Mini Muffin French Toast and a Yogurt Parfait with Stovetop Granola.
We're going to Philadelphia to show you some of the best things we ever ate. There's impossibly delicious pasta at Vetri and perfect mashed potatoes at Parc. Check out the crepes at Creperie Beau Monde for one of our favorite Francophile treats, but leave room for the Mexican tiramisu at Lolita. From the namesake Philly cheesesteak at Tony Luke's to the down, dirty, and delicious Junkyard Special at Sarcone's Deli, Philly's got it all.
In beautiful Salt Lake City, the Neelys discover all sorts of delicious treats beginning with mouth-watering Kouing Aman pastries at Les Madeleines. Then, Pat and Gina enjoy authentic Mexican Tamales from Chaparro's Tamales followed by unique cheese rubs such as espresso lavender and honey sea salt at Beehive Cheese Co. At Spotted Dog Creamery, delicious ice cream flavors like Huckleberry Chip and Utah Peach are all the rage.
This trip, Guy Fieri's diggin' into the unexpected! In Black Mountain, N.C., a one-of-a-kind South African spot is puttin' out a funky farmhouse sausage platter and lights-out lamb curry. There's real-deal Mexican street food in San Jose, Calif., bringin' big flavor to beef barbacoa and top-notch chili relleno burritos. And a Boynton Beach, Fla., joint is servin' cheffed-up eats, like their pork jowl fried rice and chicken oysters.
Guy Fieri does takeout in Triple-D style, combining great restaurant food with cooking at home. Four DDD alums send ingredients for their most-dynamite recipes then join Guy and his son, Hunter, via video chat to cook up all that flavor. The menu includes a Chinese-Mexican mix from Phoenix, Florida alligator fritters, a creole meatloaf straight from a California beach and chicken wings from one of Guy's favorite hometown spots.
Guy Fieri's hitting the road and digging into joints that are loading it, stuffing it and frying it. In Santa Fe, N.M., a farm-to-table gem putting out hearty goodness like bison gravy fries and a lights-out lamb sandwich. In Kansas City, Kan., a funky Mexican seafood spot fryin' fish and stuffin' outrageous oysters, and in El Paso, Texas, a barbecue joint serving up fully loaded baked potatoes and serious smoked sausage.
This trip, Guy Fieri's going from coast to coast and to the Great Lakes to dig up some dynamite dishes. In Los Angeles, a Mexican joint in Grand Central Market servin' outrageous octopus tostadas and their lights-out spin on a burger. Then, in Norfolk, Va., a bistro turning out grown-up, gourmet grilled cheese. Plus, a righteous barbecue joint in Lansing, Mich. puttin' pork belly in a Reuben and smokin' up wings.