The Kitchen hosts a star-studded Thanksgiving with Food Network's Nancy Fuller and Valerie Bertinelli. Geoffrey Zakarian makes his Lemon and Herb Roasted Turkey, Nancy shares her creamy Root Vegetable One-Dish side, and everyone adds their favorite ingredient to the Ultimate Mac and Cheese. Valerie covers dessert and drinks with her Pumpkin Pie with homemade whipped cream and Berry Kir Royale. To ensure the big meal goes off without a hitch, The Kitchen Helpline is open for Turkey Day questions, and guests show how to plate turkey.
The Kitchen hosts fall in love with the pantry thanks to seasonal dishes using pantry staples. Katie Lee starts things off with her Chicken Bolognese using a secret ingredient that stumps all the hosts: evaporated milk! Alex Guarnaschelli dazzles with her Popovers with Sesame Butter and Spiced Pear Jam, and then Jeff Mauro and Geoffrey Zakarian make side-by-side salads: German-Style Sweet Potato Salad and Lentil Salad with Mushrooms and Pink Lady Apples. Finally, Sunny Anderson makes her 1-2-3 Ingredient Spicy Bean Dip, and the hosts share tours of their own pantries.
Guy Fieri invites four chefs to play some cool games by preparing hot dishes using nothing but frozen food. First, they must make a hot sandwich and a side using only the frozen items they can carry in winter gear. Then, in the final round, the chefs may use one non-frozen ingredient if they can score a "grocery hockey" goal against goalie and GGG judge Troy Johnson. The chef whose dishes get the warmest reception from the judges will win up to $20,000 in cold hard cash.
Some of Michael Symon's best dishes are influenced by the women around him, so he's dedicating his meal to them. He starts with Grilled Lamb Chops with Rosemary Salt, inspired by his mother. A side of Grilled Halloumi and Watermelon Kabobs are his daughter-in-law's favorite dish off the grill, and Michael has a childhood memory of declaring it "squeaky cheese" with his sister. Finally, after spending many years as a vegetarian, Chickpea Salad remains one of Michael's wife Lizzie's favorite dishes, so she joins him to show him how it's done.
The Kitchen hosts share their inspired dishes for a festive holiday feast. Katie Lee Biegel dishes out her Super Cheesy Hometown Lasagna and adds a Rum Negroni in a cocktail fountain. Alex Guarnaschelli cooks up a classic side dish with her Creamed Lacinato Kale, Jeff Mauro serves up a feast of Fried Shrimp with AtomiCocktail Sauce, and Sunny Anderson shares viral holiday food crafts. Molly and John McCook of Food Network's first-ever movie, "Candy Coated Christmas," stop by, and Geoffrey Zakarian honors his mother with Viola's Coffee Cake.
The Midwest produces some of the most influential and commonplace cheeses in the country, and in this episode Amy Thielen celebrates the wide, comforting world of cheese dishes. Few can resist the charms of Crispy Cheese-Curd Risotto Cakes served with a side of Cherry Tomato-Arugula Salad, Best-Ever Cheese Soup and Hank's favorite Stovetop Mac and Cheese With Bacon.
Molly Yeh is hosting Oktoberfest in the Midwest and making all her favorite German-inspired dishes. She starts with Soft Pretzels two ways: Salty with Beer Cheese and Sweet with Cinnamon Sugar. Her main dish is the ultimate crispy Chicken Schnitzel, and she makes a mustardy German Potato Salad loaded with bacon and a beautiful Braised Red Cabbage to serve on the side.
Some of the best chefs and eaters gobble up their favorite Thanksgiving dishes from America's most amazing restaurants. There's a lot to be thankful for as they share their unique and mouthwatering family traditions. Take a bite of a Korean-inspired Smoked Turkey Leg with Jet Tila in Georgia, join Tabitha Brown in New York for a family-size "personal" mac and cheese, and share a sour Dutch cranberry pie with a Hoosier twist in Chicago with Duff Goldman.