Why make the same game day food year in and year out, when you can create something new? Kelsey visits Marc Matyas of the New York City's Nolita House for a little game day gourmet inspiration. Marc has been experimenting with game day classics. Try spinach artichoke dip wrapped in a spring roll then deep fried -- or bite size balls of mac n' cheese. Fueled by Marc's unique ideas and techniques, Kelsey creates her own game day dishes the gourmet way with Spicy Crab Cake Poppers, Buffalo Chicken Lollies with blue cheese dip, and broiled Sweet Pepper Poppers with goat cheese.
Chef Robert Irvine heads to Harrisburg, Pa., in an effort to try and save Dodge City USA from closing its doors after 30 years of service. He will have to find a way to tackle a Wild West theme that has run its course for decades. From the deer heads on the to the porcelain pigs behind the counter, this cowboy's dream has become a nightmare for its owners because they refuse to modernize their restaurant and leave their time warp. Will the owners listen to Robert and be able to step out of the past and make the best of these changes? Or will this prove to be a Restaurant: Impossible?
The $40,000 title fight finale is here! Ferocious repeat champs return to the Chopped Kitchen to bring all they've got to the first two rounds to see who gets to face Bobby Flay! The group of three undefeated champs must make appetizers with camel meat and a strange sauce, and the level of difficulty in the entree round is off the charts. The one contender who survives to compete in the highly-anticipated Bobby Flay bonus round has the advantage of making their own signature dish, but using ingredients from a Chopped basket!
Growing up, cooking was an all day affair for Sunny and her family. These days, she does her best to simplify old favorites like Chicken and Dumplings without skimping on the flavor. Plus a Strawberry and Chocolate Jiggle-Fluff Pie.
Patti LaBelle makes a slow-cooked Southern meal for her good friend and morning show anchor Robin Roberts. She's treated to Patti's mouth-watering Corn Beef served with Fierce Fried Cabbage and rice with homemade gravy. Later, actor Joseph Sikora from the hit show Power gets his appetite satisfied with a tender T-bone steak and sauteed Brussels sprouts with turkey bacon served alongside garlic Yukon gold mashed potatoes.
It's a pizza party tonight on Top 5 Restaurants! From a Texas trailer to a Coney Island institution, an elegant West Coast pizzeria and a goodtime hangout in Chicago, these are the spots that turn crispy crust and heaps of toppings into culinary magic. Whether you want a gourmet thin crust, a white clam pie or a massive sausage pan pizza, we're delivering the goods.
The perfect day starts with a special salute to the sun and two necessary ingredients -- good friends and good food! Tia Mowry's best girls enjoy a healthy and flavorful Sunday-funday brunch after practicing some tips to stay fit. Including: Fresh Fruit Smoothie, Banana Pancakes with Blistered Berries, Flavorful Quinoa Breakfast Bowl with Crispy Kale Chips, and Mango Bellinis.
When it comes to seafood the very best is that which is caught locally. 'Buy Fresh, Buy Local' is the locavore movement's mantra. As Ben finds out in California, marine habitat destruction, depleted fishing stocks, and strict government regulations don't always make it easy to buy locally. But in Santa Barbara a growing number of restaurants like Brophy Brothers, Santa Barbara Shellfish Company, and the Hungry Cat are part of a sustainable seafood program that is shifting the community's consumption to more viable sources.
Tyler Florence begins his quest for the ultimate chocolate dessert in New York City with a recipe for bittersweet chocolate cloud cake. Next, he's off to Lausanne, Switzerland, for a lesson in tantalizing truffles before Tyler returns to Manhattan to craft his own ultimate chocolate creation.
Mo Rocca visits grandmother Genevra Higginson at her elegant three hundred-year-old home in Cohasset, Mass. Cohasset is a coastal village so Mo first digs up clams on a nearby beach and then he and Genevra cook up a hearty, super-fresh batch of clam chowder that they enjoy as a midday snack. The next day, Mo hits the high seas to learn how to pull lobster traps up from the briny deep from seasoned lobstermen. Later, he and Genevra put together a lobster feast using seaweed in its preparation and they make fresh peach ice cream for the Higginson family.