This trip, Guy Fieri's mixin' his love of home cooking with his appreciation of homebrew. In Chicago, a dive refines small plate Mexican with dishes like shiitake mushroom empanadas and flautas with homemade queso fresco, while in Mooresville, Ind., a New Orleans native is scratch cookin' hometown favorites like jambalaya and blackened catfish. Then in Tampa Bay, Fla., the brew is flowing outside the tap and into the kitchen on favorites like meatloaf with homebrewed demi glace.
From street food to fine dining, Japanese cuisine is taking over the American food scene, and Chef Jet Tila makes it easy to bring it into the home kitchen. There are many styles of Sukiyaki across Asia, and Jet's version includes wagyu beef, shirataki noodles and a medley of vegetables. Then, Jet cooks up some Oyako Donburi, the ultimate rice bowl that incorporates premium soy sauce, kombu, sake and mirin to give it that strong umami flavor.
Ree Drummond is in her kitchen on the ranch cooking dishes that are both simple and refined. First up is an awesome appetizer of Crab Cakes and 5-Ingredient Remoulade. Then she doubles up on the main course with Peppercorn-Crusted Steak with Pimento Creamed Spinach in the style of a top-notch steakhouse and a one-pan wonder, Lemon-Thyme Sheet Pan Chicken and Potatoes. Ree's final course is a simply stunning No-Bake Spiced Cheesecake.
Host Jeff Mauro and three talented chefs descend on Farmingdale, N.Y., to stage a cooking competition at a neighborhood's '80s Prom Party. First, the clock is ticking as the chefs try to convince homeowners to let them crash their kitchen for ingredients. Chef Julian Rodarte helps Jeff judge as the chefs make a French bistro lunch and an elevated prom night dinner. After a final battle, one winning chef splits a cash prize with their lucky local family.
It's game time in the Chopped Kitchen for four fanatical tailgaters, who are out to prove that their passion for cooking is equal to their passion for their teams. Some of the competitors are not pleased to find a vegetarian patty in the first basket, and in the second round, cheese and sausage are two of the mandatory ingredients. A salty and sweet treat in the dessert basket makes for a fine tailgating dessert on its own, but how will it be transformed into a final, plated dish?
Rivals face off! Four solid competitors from rival cities enthusiastically jump into the first round. But will they be able to settle on a firm idea of what to do with firm tofu and recover from some absentminded mistakes? Then one chef shows incredible speed moving around the kitchen, and a sugary surprise in the entrée basket poses a creative challenge. And once the finalists open up the dessert baskets, they make it their mission to make delicious mission fig dishes and to make the judges decision very difficult.
Ten Food Network Star hopefuls are greeted by Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay at Universal Orlando Resort's Volcano Bay to kick off the competition with a surprise -- the results of Food Network Star: Comeback Kitchen and who will be joining the competition. Then each finalist must create a portable version of their signature dish and go head-to-head with another competitor to convince park guests to try their dish. The heat is on, and it's not just the volcano, as Giada and Bobby decide who gets sent home in the first elimination.