Forget ordinary pasta with red sauce, we're visiting restaurants that are turning out pasta dishes like nothing you've tasted before in San Francisco, New York, Seattle and Boulder, Colorado.
Shawna Lidsky and Katherine Hayward started the Vermont Brownie Company on New Year's Day 2008 after deciding they wanted to start their own business. Shawna and Katherine believe Food Network is bringing back the show "Recipe for Success" and they have been selected to feature their signature Dark Chocolate Chevre Brownie. Little do they know that as they prepare to do a demo for their loyal supporters, Bobby Flay will be showing up with his own brownie recipe. Stay tuned to see whose chocolate brownie melts the competition!
Roger Mooking travels the country to discover the top fifteen greatest pork dishes. Regional pride and bragging rights are a big part of the evolution of these exceptional pork dishes, not to mention the unbelievable variety. Pig cheeks, pig feet, bacon bombs, ribs, ham, pork wings, and whole hog are all a delicious part of the wide world of pork.
Tyler Florence whips up a quick and healthy meal of Chicken Paillard, then balances it out with a Brioche Bread Pudding and a refreshing frozen Arnold Palmer to wash it all down.
Willie helps out Melissa O'Connell, a too-sweet wife, mother and owner of The Pepper Jack Grill in Staten Island, N.Y. Melissa treats her staff like family, and, like any family, they bring the dysfunction. Their fighting, drinking, and unprofessional behavior is driving customers away and causing business to suffer. Despite the grill's problem's, Melissa's hanging on to the business because of a promise she made to her young daughter. But if Willie can't help her, she may soon have no choice but close up shop.
A bride is speechless when her wedding cake starts to build on itself and then a mystical beast comes to life, complete with massive wings and sharp talons. A topsy-turvy gumbo cake has the Louisiana favorite spilling out of bowls, and an intricately detailed pirate ship cake is attacked by a tasty kraken.
Giada De Laurentiis says "howdy" to the perfect food filled weekend in one of the hippest cities in the lonestar state ... Austin. From a two-stepping steak night to famous barbecue, Giada tastes a dreamy creamy ice cream, a Bat-tini cocktail and the best spicy breakfast in a hip zip neighborhood. It's a weekend of flying bats and best bites in Austin.
Debi Mazar loves Motown, classic cars and American history, so its only fitting that she, Gabriele Corcos and their family stop in Detroit. The family heads over to Eastern Market where they meet with Chef Phil Jones, who has turned abandoned lots into culinary havens. They get some tips from photographer Tony Detroit and stop at Sister Pie, a well-known dessert shop. They take a tour of the Model T plant, where Debi takes the original classic car out for a spin, and the family cooks up a tailgating feast to share with new friends while Gabriele competes in a real demolition derby!
A local figure skating team commissions Brenda Nibley and Alisha Nuttall to make a giant edible skating rink with fondant figurines for a surprise party for their beloved coach. The cake artists figure out how to make the ice skaters move on the ice, and they also make mint chocolate thumbprint cookies for all to enjoy. Later, a nonprofit organization requests a unique way to get kids excited about seasonal fruits and veggies for an upcoming cooking class. Brenda and Alisha create an incredible life-size turkey and cornucopia with winter produce made from rice cereal, and they whip up cookies from beets and berries.
Andrew Zimmern creates a menu inspired by his travels around the world for his one-night-only, pop-up restaurant in Los Angeles. Will trendy LA diners take to a menu that includes pig face bacon, live octopus and a dessert made with pig blood?