Giada De Laurentiis recently went on a spa weekend with some girlfriends and came back inspired to recreate some of her favorite healthy meals giving them her unique Italian touches. She makes Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with Lemon, Basil and Salmon; Pork Chops Stuffed with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Spinach; and Artichoke and Tomato Panzanella.
We're getting steaky in Denver and Kix has found the best steaks the mile high city has to offer. Bastien's is a local legend known far and wide for inventing the Sugar Steak. The Buckhorn Exchange is not just the oldest steakhouse in Denver, but the oldest restaurant, and dishes like their famous Pot Roast haven't changed in more than 100 years. And from the oldest to one of the newest, Guard and Grace in downtown Denver is changing the steak game with signature concepts like the Steak Flight.
Chicago continues to draw hungry foodies from all corners of the country with their innovative restaurants. Publican Quality Meats sells farm-raised meats and housemade charcuterie from their butcher counter, but the real draw is the hearty, meat-filled sandwiches. Yusho creates a buzz with their creative Asian-inspired street food. Antique Taco in Wicker Park offers authentic Mexican tacos and classic American comforts foods with a Mexican twist. Familiar brunch dishes get a fine-dining makeover at the Trenchermen.
Cake Wars joins Poppy and her friend Branch for an epic adventure, as four bakers go to battle to have their cake at the center of a party celebrating the DreamWorks animated movie Trolls! Walt Dohrn and Mike Mitchell, directors of Trolls, serve as special guest judges.
From better croutons to your basic breakfast shingle, toast is an example of good eats that could usually be a whole lot better. Alton Brown takes on Bruschetta, French Toast and Welsh Rarebit.
Giada and Todd are going to a drive-in movie and Giada's packing a picnic of Pancetta and Turkey Meatloaf Sandwiches, Sun-Dried Tomato and Peas on Endive Spears, Popcorn With Parmesan and Pecorino and Orange and Nut Squares.
Alicia and Jackson are chefs with picky palates and dreams of a working waterfall cake for their wedding. But this Texas couple can't agree on taste -- she craves sweet and he seeks savory. Even a bacon cake can't bring about a compromise, but three cake designers accept the challenge of designing a cake and finding flavors that please both the bride and the groom.
Love is in the air as the most smooch-friendly restaurants are revealed. Sparks fly across the country as couples canoodle over dishes like lobster scampi mashed potatoes, spring vegetable crepes and the ultimate surf and turf feast.
Charleston, S.C., is one of America's top dining destinations, but for traditional whole hog barbecue and low-country oyster roasts, Roger Mooking leaves the city and heads into the country. In Hemingway, Roger meets pit master Rodney Scott at Scott's Bar-B-Q, whose smoke-filled pit room can cook up to fourteen hogs. Then in fishing town McClellanville, Roger meets Oliver Thames who invented a unique oyster roaster, where local cluster oysters are piled over a metal sheet positioned over a firebox and blankets of wet burlap rest on top to help the oysters steam open.
Rachael Ray combines two great cuisines, Tuscan and American, into a week of classic dishes; Beef and Pork Italian Chili; Potted Chicken Breasts with Lemon and Rosemary; Zucchini Tomato Sauce with Fat Spaghetti; Slow Simmered Beef with Potatoes; Baked Pumpkin and Cream Pasta