The bad boys of Cupcake Wars will return to the kitchen in true rock and roll fashion to compete for the chance to have their cupcakes front and center at a party celebrating the I Heart Radio music festival in Las Vegas.
Food Network Star is in the house as Alton Brown enlists past season winners Damaris Phillips and Justin Warner to give Mr. Flay the run-around in his own kitchen. The tables might be turned, but the stakes are as high as ever!
Our first stop is Harbor Fish Market, where fresh lobster is just out the backdoor. At the Camden Farmers Market we find Oyster Creek Mushroom Company. Then it's off to uncover the secrets in the Guzman's salsa kitchen, and Mother's Mountain Mustard.
It's network vs. network when Cooking Channel host Chuck Hughes uses his "Day Off" to enter into battle at Kitchen Stadium. Will Iron Chef Bobby Flay defend the honor of the Chairman, or will the new kid on the block take him down?
The flavors are delizioso in the kitchens of Guy Fieri, Rocco DiSpirito, Alex Guarnaschelli and Scott Conant. Find out why Cioppino, Mama's Meatballs, Cannoli, and Spinach & Ricotta Gnudi are the dishes they say are The Best Thing I Ever Made ... THAT'S ITALIAN!
When the Chopped competitors leave, the judges stay behind in the kitchen after hours to take on the very same chaotic combinations. Dough flies in round one as Geoffrey Zakarian races to reinvent the calzone and Maneet Chauhan accepts a lucrative bet from Ted Allen. Entrees get fratty in round two as Chris Santos indulges in collegiate amounts of cheese, while Marc Murphy shows his range by sinking pong shots across the kitchen. Marcus Samuelsson and Amanda Freitag manage to conjure up confections from poultry in round three, but Aaron Sanchez's toasted spices take the cake.
When the Chopped competitors leave, the judges stay behind in the kitchen after hours to take on the very same chaotic combinations. Dough flies in round one as Geoffrey Zakarian races to reinvent the calzone and Maneet Chauhan accepts a lucrative bet from Ted Allen. Entrees get fratty in round two as Chris Santos indulges in collegiate amounts of cheese, while Marc Murphy shows his range by sinking pong shots across the kitchen. Marcus Samuelsson and Amanda Freitag manage to conjure up confections from poultry in round three, but Aaron Sanchez's toasted spices take the cake.
Actor Joseph Sikora of the series Power joins Michael Symon to bring the muscle into Bobby Flay's kitchen. They recruit superchefs Ian Rynecki and Ruth Wigman to put the squeeze on Bobby as they try to best him with a win.