Adam Richman heads down the Oregon Trail to Portland, where a stack of plate-sized Mancakes, doughnuts shaped like voodoo dolls and a spicy habanero fritter challenge await him.
The pros and amateurs freshen things up when host Geoffrey Zakarian and judges Katie Lee and Aarti Sequeira task them with incorporating peppermint into a breakfast hash. Then, in round two, the remaining contestants must melt the judges' hearts with their best dish using nachos.
Why save your holiday favorites for the holidays, when you can enjoy them year round at the fair? Some of your favorite holiday dishes get the carnival eats treatment. Noah gets a Taste of Christmas in Pennsylvania and discovers a To Die For Casserole in Michigan. The results will have you cancelling Thanksgiving at Grandma's and instead, spending it with Noah Cappe.
Host Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to create sweet potato and spice desserts in honor of Kwanzaa. In the main heat, the competitors make Christmas card cakes that depict a perfect family snapshot for a holiday card to capture the smiles of judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall. In the end, one baker heads for the exit.
While preparing a healthy veggie omelette breakfast for her kids, Bal Arneson comes up with a creative way to breathe new life into some tired greens and wilted herbs. During breakfast, Bal's daughter, Anoop, reminds her that maybe now is the time to finally start that vegetable and herb garden she always talks about. Bal agrees and puts a plan in motion. All it takes is one garden expert, a lamb chop lunch, a landscaping crew and Bal at the helm of a backhoe to get it done. To celebrate the harvest of her beautiful new garden Bal throws an amazing garden party dinner using the fresh produce from her garden.
Casey Webb is inducting the top five absolute cheesiest dishes in Man v. Food history into his Hall of Fame. From a chicken-and-waffle sandwich dripping in cheese sauce to Chicago-style deep dish pizza with a caramelized cheese crust, Casey honors the best cheesy eats America has to offer.
In this hour-long special, Marc Summers explores his inner child with a look at Kiddie Cravings. Visit a cereal icon museum, see how Kool Aid is created and learn how SpagettiO's, tater tots and Cracker Jacks are made. Then check out the secrets behind cooking up animal crackers and gummi bears. Next, break out the kids cookbook and discover how the Easy-Bake Oven was concocted for kids. Plus, discover how kid candy contraptions are designed and see how Safe-T-Pops and Fruit Leather make the cut.
Emeril shows us how to whip up a quick meal for two that will have that special someone in your life begging for more. It's a three-course meal using the freshest ingredients he can find. To top it off he is serving up each course with a special wine. It's all in the name of love, and the menu will knock your loved one off of their feet!
It's Sunday Funday every day in Food Paradise so we're checking out the most extreme brunch spots in the United States! First, there's a doughnut burger that's bringing both sweet and savory to California and a restaurant in Arizona that offers a Bloody Mary with more options than a new car. We're indulging our sweet tooth with cookie pancakes in New Jersey, playing jazz with chicken and biscuits in Virginia and pairing chicken with funnel cakes in Washington, DC. Next, we're getting steak and eggs in pizza form in Detroit before smothering biscuits with mac and cheese in Orlando. Finally, we're enjoying brunch by the bay with Fried Oysters Benedict on Hilton Head Island.