There's nothing like turkey day -- unless you're Jeff Mauro! Jeff's all about the day after Thanksgiving, and the wonderland of leftovers just begging to be made into sandwiches. After a raucous Thanksgiving meal with the whole Mauro clan, Jeff grabs a bunch of leftovers and heads home for seconds ... and thirds! He does the classic Thanksgiving on a Roll one better by using stuffing as the bread! Then he makes a spicy barbecued turkey hero, paired with tangy cranberry barbecue sauce. To finish up, Jeff tries to replicate his mom's amazing mashed potatoes -- with a few of his own special tweaks, of course.
Guy Fieri and his friends are marrying a Mediterranean diet with one of the most important meals of the day. Traci Des Jardins wakes us up with an Aquafaba Pastis Gin Fizz before knocking us out with Ricotta Gnocchi with Delta Asparagus and Meyer Lemon. Michael Voltaggio twists things up with his SpanaKALEpita and a whole Branzino BLT. Antonia Lofaso picks a Pork Souvlaki with Fennel Salad and Tzatziki before wowing us with her Roasted Lamb Loin Salad. Marc Murphy plates up some Pan-Fried Sardines and brings the cheer with his Chocolate Cherry Bread Pudding.
As soon the new cast of celebrity recruits arrive to Boot Camp, Anne and Rachael immediately throw them into their first challenge! The celebrities must make a dish inspired by food they've posted on their social media profiles. Judging from their pages online, these Celebs love a good meal, but clearly don't know how to cook one! Later, the mentor's teach the celebrities how to make some lobster dishes, which proves to be disastrous for some of these clueless cooks. After Anne and Rachael choose their teams, the celebrities are anxious to officially start their culinary training.
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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Celebrating the trendy tradition of hosting a Friendsgiving meal, four teams of best buddies compete to make a Thanksgiving feast. Cooperation will be key as good pals set out to show that their bonds can withstand the pressure that comes from one of the toughest cooking competitions around. Mayhem ensues with eight chefs in the kitchen in the first round, as everyone tries to make the most of an iffy canned product. A thematically appropriate and totally weird hot dog is part of the entrée round puzzle, and a pumpkin pie-flavored drink in the dessert basket is a sweet surprise for the two remaining teams of friends.
Making amazing meals out of absolutely anything is this competition's modus operandi, so leftovers is an all-time favorite Chopped theme. In the appetizer round, everyone is excited to show they have what it takes to repurpose foods that might have otherwise been tossed out, and the judges are in for four interesting takes on the first basket. In the entrée round, the chefs attempt to impress the judges using a variety of tools and techniques. The two finalists open the dessert basket to find a single slice of birthday cake, but only one chef will be left celebrating at the end of this leftovers battle.
This one-hour special brings together some of Food Network's favorite hosts for a vacation like no other. The Kitchen's Jeff Mauro and Katie Lee, Chopped's Amanda Freitag, and Guy's Grocery Games' Melissa d'Arabian, along with their families and friends, set sail on The Disney Dream cruise ship for three days of sun, fun and food. Go behind the scenes as the hosts go where no cameras have gone before -- the inner workings of the ship's galleys, the kitchens, where The Dream's talented chefs prepare food for thousands every day. And no cruise would be complete without surf, sand and, of course, incredible meals.
It's time for a taco party! Bobby heads South of the Border to spice up the grill with a plethora of Terrific Tacos. First up is a field trip to the Upper East Side's Taco Taco, where Bobby enjoys a triumvirate of tongue-tingling tacos. Then it's back to the kitchen to fire up the grill and kick off this festive meal. Bobby creates his own taco triple play with succulent Skirt Steak and Roasted Tomato Salsa tacos, zesty Yucatan Chicken tacos and smoky San Diego Style Blue Corn Salmon tacos. And with a refreshing Smokey Floater Cocktail to top it off, this is one bash you don't want to miss.
This one’s all about America’s favorite meal on-the-go: sandwiches! We’ll start with a café in New York where we learn all about the newest thing in sandwiches: panini. We’re also heading to Illinois for a new twist on a favorite dessert: instead of an ice cream sandwich, how about a cookie dough sandwich? Al’s going to Philadelphia to learn how to make its signature dish, the cheesesteak, from the Prince of Cheesesteaks. We’ll wrap it up in Ohio, where a tiny tavern makes bologna sandwiches that draw folks in from all over the country.