Patti LaBelle invites Grammy winner Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson over for some fresh and delicious comfort food. Dancing up a storm in the kitchen, they prepare a menu of Slow-Cooked Brisket, Smashed Potatoes and Patti's Southern-Style Fried Corn. Later, actress Naturi Naughton stops by for Patti's famous Succulent Scallops in Garlic Butter Sauce, and Miss Patti gives Naturi a cooking lesson that is "Over the Rainbow."
Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli challenge the kid bakers to make magic by creating cakes with a gravity-defying illusions on them. Whose extraordinary cake will rise to the top?
As a special holiday treat, the Chairman has pitted two of his Iron Chefs against one another. Iron Chef Cat Cora takes on the newest Iron Chef, Michael Symon, in a heated holiday battle. Which Iron Chef's cuisine will reign supreme?
Four chefs must make an international dish using only the ingredients in the middle aisles of the store. Next, the chefs have to make their best seafood dish with 5 Ingredients or Less. Finally, there are twists around every turn as the two remaining chefs make their signature hamburger, but the grocery store might be Out of Stock of their preferred ingredients! The prevailing chef could win up to $20,000.
Big flavors meet big personalities as regional rivals from the thriving Kansas City barbecue world compete to see who will advance to the $50,000 Grill Masters grand finale and face winners from Texas, North Carolina and Memphis. A 20-minute appetizer round doesn't seem long enough to deal with the double cut pork chops in the first basket. Then, a bubbly surprise in the second basket prompts the chefs to bring the sweet to their entree dishes. Pineapple and banana are two of the flavors that must be married on the last two competitors' dessert plates.
Brigitte Nguyen goes behind-the-scenes at Town House(R) to find out how new crackers are created. Back in her kitchen, Brigette is joined by Angela Gusse from Town House(R) to create dishes perfect for easy entertaining. On the menu: Mediterranean Medley Topping with Town
House(R) Flatbread Crisps, Grilled Cheese Marinara, Town House(R) Crackers with Mango and Avocado Salsa paired with Pineapple Limeade, and for dessert, a Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Dip.
Ali Khan is in Cleveland looking for irresistible breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack deals. He hits the ground hot with flapjacks topped with white chocolate mole with candied jalapenos. Next, he checks out a Cleveland institution for a plate of Polish comfort food -- meat-stuffed cabbage rolls. For a snack, Ali tackles a colossal hot fudge sundae cupcake, and he ends his day at a Little Italy hot spot for fresh cavatelli pasta with meatballs, just like Grandma used to make.
Host Brigitte Nguyen takes us down memory lane with some classic holiday Pillsbury memorabilia and meets the world-famous Pillsbury Doughboy. Back in the kitchen, Brigitte prepares a winter holiday feast with: Candied Bacon and Apple Canapés, Quick Crescent Pecan Pie Bars, Turkey Cranberry Pinwheels, Pumpkin Ginger Pie, a Jingle Bell Cookie Pizza and Peppermint Frosted Cookie Pops.
Alfonso Ribeiro highlights snacks with some freaky flavors! From Upton's Naturals Bacon Seitan to the Smoked Nib Brittle from Olive and Sinclair, to Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers, these curious treats are good eats. Then, spin the Jelly Belly BeanBoozled wheel for a serious flavor surprise.
Nadia G and the gang head to greener pastures in Vermont. Miss G shkoffs a bacon marmalade pizza at Burlington's Barrio Bakery. Next up, Our House Bistro in Winooski, where Nadia G custom designs a Mac 'n' Cheese with pulled pork and bacon-wrapped Jalapenos that's so good it ends up on the resto's evening specials menu. Then, at Misery Loves Co., G stuffs her face with the deliciously demented Rough Francis, a buffalo chicken wing-inspired fried chicken sandwich named after a local punk band. Panos reports on Vermont's legendary dairy at Kimball Brook Farm, Hans talks about pickling and the Spice Agent uncovers the crunchy secrets of cornstarch.