The Kitchen hosts order for the table, and everyone's digging into Sunny Anderson's indulgent Smoked Gouda Skillet Mac and Cheese, Jeff Mauro's Ultimate Sausage Board and Geoffrey Zakarian's Blistered Shishito Peppers with Black Lava Salt and Hot Honey. Then, Katie Lee Biegel serves her Fully Loaded Fried Deviled Eggs, and the whole crew shares a decadent Hummingbird Waffle.
Your favorite celebrities and Food Network stars are going all out! Find out what Brooke Burke-Charvet orders to satisfy her sweet tooth and Daphne Brogdon's favorite twist on chicken and waffles. Then, head down to Sin City for a Japanese-style burger courtesy of Jet Tila and see the dessert that Jaleel White has for breakfast!
The celebrity recruits put their culinary knowledge to the test in a game of food and pop-culture related trivia. Afterwards, Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray demonstrate their own versions of the ultimate comfort food, chicken and waffles, which their teams must replicate exactly. The least successful recruits go head-to-head in a high-stakes butchering challenge.
Noah Cappe ventures to the Gulf Coast to check out the Florida State Fair. Dessert is served for breakfast with the Wake Up Waffle Pizza -- stacked with strawberries, waffles and whipped cream -- and Banana Cream Pie Nachos. For the savory savants, there's Conch Fritters drizzled with spicy lobster jerk sauce and the Seasoned Green Crunchadilla -- a grilled tortilla folded around cashew mac n' cheese, jerk vegan chicken and a crunchy tostada. Meanwhile on the other side of the country, Noah checks out the Washington Spring State Fair in Puyallup, where poké gets wrapped in seaweed cones and corn on the cob on-a-stick gets coated in sour popping candy. Lastly, Noah treks to New York state, where the Rochester Lilac Festival is in full bloom and creamy Pizza Mac is on the menu.
The chefs battle for the lead in the first round, as they try to figure out what to do with a potent ingredient: so-called 100-year-old eggs! Then in the second round, mango pudding must make its way into the competitors' main course dishes. And with waffle cones in the final basket, will either chef make ice cream for dessert?
Michael Symon starts in Savannah, where fried chicken and pancake tacos are a delicious reinvention of classic chicken and waffles. In Seattle, a burger with a house-made chorizo patty brings serious Spanish flavor to the Pacific Northwest. And finally in Dallas, smoked pulled pork with a Kansas City-style barbecue rub is a dizzyingly delicious mashup of Midwestern and Southern barbecue traditions.
This trip, Guy Fieri's going off the beaten path to check out some funky finds. In Charlotte, N.C., an eatery tucked inside a beer store slingin' crazy waffle creations. In Houston, a not-your-everyday fusion joint mashing up killer barbecue with sushi. And in Cancun, a beachy spot surprising guests with nurse shark pescadillas and a unique Mayan fresh-fish specialty.
This trip, Guy Fieri's unhinging his jaw for some mega mouthfuls! In Robbinsville, N.J., a real-deal Italian market cookin' up prosciutto bread and their multi-meat "boss of the sauce." In Louisville, Ky., a funky seafood spot piling their specialties on top of waffles. And in Portland, Ore., a killer barbecue food truck stackin' up a fully-loaded "shabamwich."
This trip, Guy Fieri is trackin' down off-the-chain chicken from all across the globe. In Salt Lake City, there's a unique curry-chicken mashup, and in Albuquerque, N.M, the chicken is down-home fried alongside a sweet take on waffles. Plus, in Grand Junction, Col., it's nested in tacos at a spot also puttin' an outrageous culinary spin on guacamole.