The Kitchen is gearing up for a food-filled fiesta with Sunny Anderson's Sizzlin' Chicken Fajitas and Katie Lee's Easy Chorizo and Potato Enchiladas with a Five Ingredient Sauce. Jeff Mauro proves he's a guacamole master with two new topping ideas -- Spicy Shrimp and Strawberry Mango Salsa. Geoffrey Zakarian makes a heartwarming bowl of Tortilla Soup, and Chef Jordan Andino stops by to make a Crunchy Taco Wrap. Katie Lee wraps things up with a giant Mexican-Inspired Hot Fudge Sundae.
Guy Fieri is turning up the heat in Flavortown, where only the spiciest dishes will get you a leg up over the competition. The returning winner defends their title against Franklin Becker and Allison Fasano as they compete to ignite the taste buds of judges and spice-aficionados James Beard-nominated Dale Talde and Mexican cuisine master Claudette Zepeda. Which restaurant will the chefs choose to let their spicy food shine? Who will melt the competition and take home a potential $20,000?
The Supermarket Masters Tournament continues as four more GGG winners compete for a guaranteed $10,000 and a shot at winning up to $25,000 more in the finale. First, the chefs have to serve up a plate of hometown comfort with only five pounds of ingredients. Next, the chefs make an elevated burger featuring strange sample table items. Then, the remaining two chefs must serve up a Mexican fiesta after shopping only in the aisles chosen in a game of bowling.
In Malverne, N.Y., host Jeff Mauro and three chefs turn a neighborhood's Garden Block Party into a cooking competition, and the chefs have to convince unsuspecting homeowners to let them crash their kitchen for ingredients. Chef Marc Murphy helps Jeff judge as the competitors make a cheesy Mexican-inspired dish, a sweet and savory surf-and-turf masterpiece and a dessert with a surprise filling. After a final battle, one winning chef splits a cash prize with their lucky local family.
The road trip continues as the Grill Dads search the country for classic comfort dishes fried up into surprising and incredible meals. In San Francisco, they belly up to Capo's for the world's best fried deep-dish pizza. Then it's on to Seattle where Katsu Burger's Godzilla Attack is a katsu-style monster to devour. Finally, the Grill Dads visit Backstreet Grill in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for a fried duck burrito flavored with New Mexican chilies and served like a sushi roll.
The Kitchen is going back to school and Sunny has a delicious freezer fix to get you in the back to school groove. There are yummy new spins of the classic PB and J. Rewrapped host Joey Fatone stops by to throwdown a sweet snack with Jeff. Marcela shows how to master the Mexican meal Chilaquiles. The gang shows some love to the lunch box with great ways to fill and pack it. GZ ends the day with a Toasted Marshmallow Milkshake.