As co-hosts Michael Symon and Esther Choi challenge the nine remaining chefs with constant twists and turns, adaptability is the key to survival. Then, all the chefs still standing have to deal with equipment missing from the kitchen while they make their best noodle dish for world-renowned judge Marcus Samuelsson.
The French-themed Rising Sun Bistro in Kalispell, Mont., is facing a mountain of problems: A chaotic kitchen, an uninspired decor, $500,000 worth of debt, and owners who can't stand looking at each other. Chef Robert Irvine has two days and $10,000 to get the restaurant, and the owners, on the right track.
Take a cross-country pizzeria tour from the first pizzeria in America locate in NY to the"windy city" for a look at what makes a pizza "Chicago-style". And visit the California Pizza Kitchen & Find out how your pizza can be "designer" as we learn the secrets behind flavored frozen dough.
Food Network's Giada De Laurentiis and The Chew's Daphne Oz are all toil and trouble as they cast a spell to beat Bobby Flay. Chefs Jeffrey Hansell and Meghann Ward look to scare Bobby out of his own kitchen.
Serving ladles become one chef's cooking vessels to cook French Onion Soup. The Cutthroat Kitchen Wheel of Heat makes its debut for a Blackened Fish challenge, and one chef's bananas are pulverized to a pulp for their banana split.
Chefs Anne Burrell, Eric Greenspan, Johnny Iuzzini and Damaris Phillips battle each other and sabotages such as a floating prep station, holding hands with another chef around the kitchen and having their mixing and cooking vessels replaced by lemons.
The heat is on Robert to cook a celebratory dinner for 75 fire fighters congratulating their colleague in a big promotion. He has seven hours to navigate a tiny kitchen and some inexperienced helpers to make this meal memorable.
Gina and Pat heat things up in the kitchen as they cook up a romantic dinner for two, Neely style, from their Flank Steak with Gorgonzola Sauce, Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes to a Spiced Chocolate Fondue with Fresh Strawberries.
It's a battle of the Iron Chefs as Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto faces off against Iron Chef Marc Forgione in an Iron Chef Grilling Battle set in Kitchen Stadium. Judges are John T Edge, Elizabeth Karmel and Rick Abramson.
Alex drops by Jahn's, a neighborhood gem in Queens, New York, known for its massive Kitchen Sink Sundae. While digging in to the 30-scoop masterpiece, Alex learns why Jahn's makes so many people feel like a kid again.