The Kitchen tackles a week's worth of warming winter dinners, starting with Geoffrey Zakarian's Fusilli with Sausage and Oyster Mushrooms. Jeff Mauro whips up his Easy Beef French Dip with Quick Jus, and Alex Guarnaschelli does everything in one pan for her Sheet Pan Blackened Salmon with Garlicky Kale. Jeff takes on the midweek sweet with his Strawberry Crostata, and Katie Lee Biegel changes the game with her Roasted Chicken and Cherry Tomatoes and Polenta. Finally, Sunny Anderson makes a Quick Hot Ranch Dressing to spice up frozen pizza.
The Kitchen hosts are sharing the local restaurants and food traditions they love. Jeff Mauro fires up an Old-World Chicago-Style Thin Crust Pizza. Alex Guarnaschelli shares one of her restaurant's special "family meals," Tomato and Coconut Chicken Over Spiced Rice Pilaf. Katie Lee Biegel remakes one of her favorite restaurant dishes: White Bean, Cherry Tomato and Sausage Orecchiette. Sunny Anderson channels a New Jersey favorite breakfast with Easy Raspberry and Strawberry Danishes, and Geoffrey Zakarian makes a Florida-Inspired Fried Fish Sandwich. Plus, they spotlight a local bakery doing good for the community!
Guy Fieri and his friends are going sweet and savory for Halloween. Hunter Fieri knocks first with Roasted Kabocha Hummus with Spicy Pepitas, before serving up some Pork and Prosciutto with Marsala Brown Butter. Antonia Lofaso spikes her Blood Orange Punch with Spiced Rum, fries Black Squid Ink Tempura Fish and Chips, and makes some terrifyingly delicious Spooky Pizzas. Marc Murphy satisfies the crowd with Sausage and Cheese Stuffed Kabocha and sweetens the deal with Butternut Squash Kabak Tatlisi. Michael Voltaggio digs up a Roasted Vegetable "Dirt" Bowl and stuffs a Squash O'Lantern with some Dungeness Crab.
The Kitchen celebrates Fall with the two stars of the season: squash and pumpkins! Katie Lee makes her sticky-sweet Grilled Pumpkin BBQ-Glazed Pork Chops and Sunny Anderson whips up her Quick Wild Rice and Sausage Stuffed Mini Butternut Squash. Jeff Mauro makes a creamy Cacio e Pepe e Zucca pasta, and Katie puts her spin on squash with Spaghetti Squash Crust Pizza. Baker Renato Poliafito brings some pumped up Pumpkin Whoopie Pies and Geoffrey Zakarian spices things up with his Maple Chai Spiced Pepitas. Plus, the hosts share the fall trends they're into and over this season.
Tom Papa visits the brash and brainy cities of Boston and Cambridge to find their best baked goods. Steps from Harvard, he learns how to make a lobster roll served on a jet black bun at Pagu, and he finds hamburgers and buns that are so decadent that only 18 can be made each night! At Maria's Pastry Shop, Tom helps bake massive, flaky, cream-filled pastries called lobster tails, and then he heads to Santarpio's Pizza to bake Italian bread and grill hot Italian sausage. Finally, Tom learns the secret to perfect pie crust from a Harvard-educated baker and helps her craft her take on everyone's favorite toaster pastry.
Make a whole week's worth of dinners with five easy recipes from The Kitchen gang, plus get easy tips to simplify prep and make mealtime easier. Jeff Mauro's Pasta Al Forno with Chicken Sausage and Rapini kicks things off, then everybody collaborates for a "Shop It, Don't Chop It" Stir-Fry with store-bought ingredients. Geoffrey Zakarian's Cheat Sheet Fajitas minimize dishes and maximize flavor, then slow cooker star Robin Chapman shares her Golden Chicken Pasta recipe. Marcela Valladolid, Jeff Mauro and Sunny Anderson upgrade frozen pizza, Geoffrey whips up a mocktail for the whole family and Jeff shares Walking S'Mauros, an easy Friday night dessert.