Our favorite small plates are bursting with flavor. Chef Beau MacMillan dives into some scallops, while Roger Mooking takes you to Texas for succulent chicken. Don't miss out when food blogger Molly Yeh reveals the secret to her favorite fried pickles. And if you drink wine, save the cork as Monti Carlo unleashes the truth behind an old brining wives tale.
Creating the ultimate diner dish should be easy for Triple D chefs, but a strict weight limit on ingredients makes this challenge heavy duty. Then, who has time to figure out what Guy's favorite dish is when you only get a few minutes to shop? The final two must make a stuffed entree with ingredients from every aisle. The winner takes a road trip around the market worth up to $20,000.
Tiffani Thiessen shares her love of Southern-style food with guests Cheri Oteri, Scout Masterson and Bill Horn. First up, a seriously addictive classic snack from the South, Boiled Peanuts. Tiffani gets to the heart and soul of the menu with her made-from-scratch Chicken and Dumplings served with a side of crispy Fried Okra. For dessert, a layered Banana Pudding with rum sauce that's not like your mama used to make!
It's gigantic, it's enormous, it's Ginormous Foods! HG's biggest show ever highlights Lisa's recipes for the most amount of food packed into the least amount of calories. She's breaking guilt-free records left and right with her cool Creamy Frozen Caramel Crunchcake, sizzling El Ginormo Southwest Omelette, scrumptiously Saucy Eggplant Tower, and see-it-to-believe-it-big Berry 'nana Oatmeal Parfait. Plus, Lisa reveals some scary shockers about serving sizes and shares a stupendous Secret Find!
Kelsey Nixon shares her essential tips and recipes for creating take out recipes at home. With recipes for Pork Dumplings, Sesame Ginger Chicken and Shrimp Lo Mein.
The Bite This crew is in the Hamptons, N.Y., soaking up the sun and getting a taste of the freshest seafood Long Island has to offer. First up, a Montauk clam chowder at The Dock Bar & Grill. Then, G unveils the mystery of Fried Ice Cream at Mr. John's Pancake House. Finally, East by Northeast serves up a Lobster Tempura Roll that can't be beat. Panos digs for the goods on clams, The Spice Agent discusses the secrets of the graham cracker and Hans flexes about Mango.
With their impending Tuscan trip just days away, things are more hectic then ever at the house. Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos decide to take a breath and plan a special day for their daughters Evelina and Giulia. They treat the girls to a magic-themed party in their backyard complete with Gabriele as the head magician. The girls help with the preparations and make homemade Mozzarella Cheese. Later, Debi and Gabriele finish the party's menu, which includes homemade Pizza, Bruschetta With Mozzarella and Tomato, Pasta With Pesto and Organic Marble Cupcakes.
If lasagna (the noodle) is the most comforting ingredient of all time, then lasagna (the casserole) must be the most comforting dish of all time. Problem is, most American lasagnas deliver more consternation than comfort. Join host Alton Brown as he puts lasagna back in its place with Slow Cooker Lasagna and Lasagna Noodle Kugel.
To illustrate the importance of flavor, the Chefs provide the eight remaining recruits with a "blank canvas," jointly demonstrating a basic crepe dish. Each recruit must then flavor their own crepe, and the Chefs do a blind taste test. The Chef whose team has the best-tasting crepe gets to steal a player from other team and give up one of their own. Then as a further exploration of flavor, the Chefs demonstrate the basics of marinating and grilling. Each recruit must devise their own marinade, using ingredients from one of four international flavor profiles-France, Greece, Spain and Thailand. Each recruit must also follow a recipe for a side dish to go with their marinated grilled protein, and complete everything within the time allotted.
The Ice Cream truck provides the soundtrack to so many childhoods, and the frozen treats every kid dreams of. To bring back the magic of the ice cream van, Heston plans to build the world's biggest ice cream cone, over 16 feet tall, and serve it from the back of his very own ice cream truck, to a whole town at once!. This is the biggest challenge he has ever faced as his ice cream will weigh over 2,000 pounds, that's the equivalent of 10,000 normal sized ice creams and will take a month to freeze. With a whole town willing him on, Heston struggles to realize his biggest ever ambition, and bring a great British tradition back to life for everyone.