Inspired by the famous Georgia Peach Ice Cream Sandwich, host Ali Khan challenges the bakers to invent their own spring delight featuring cookies, ice cream and fruit. Then they're assigned classic and beloved cookies to turn into a fabulous and tasty spring dessert for judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman.
Gnocchi are Italian restaurant favorites, but the fluffy potato dumplings can seem daunting to make. Thankfully, Tyler's foolproof recipe is about as easy as baking a potato, perfect when summer produce hits the stands and the sun beckons you away from the kitchen.
When it comes to dessert the most popular trend right now are "hot" cool desserts. Kelsey visits Max and Mina's whose ice cream is anything but vanilla when she helps them create a new ice cream flavor: salt and vinegar potato chip ice cream. Then she heads over to Just Sweet Cafe who is turning shaved ices upside down with their Asian inspired flavors. Back in her kitchen Kelsey creates her own innovative desserts by making a curried butternut squash ice cream and then a dessert sushi topped with fresh fruit.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!