Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the seven young bakers to make a giant doughnut cake. Using Bundt cake pans, the bakers make a cake in an assigned flavor like strawberry or maple and then decorate it to look like an oversized doughnut.
Roger Mooking heads to the Aloha State, where Chef Lee Anne Wong fires up a custom-made stainless steel unit with local kiawe wood and prepares a tropical feast of beer-can chicken, slow-roasted fruits and vegetables and fresh mahi-mahi fillets wrapped in banana leaves. In Bellaire, Texas, Roger steps into the smoke at Blood Bros. BBQ, where brothers Robin and Terry Wong and their childhood friend Quy Hoang cook up classic Texas 'cue mixed with global flavors. Roger and Quy season and smoke brisket flaps and then cube, sauce and slow-cook the meat for addictive Brisket Burnt Ends. They stuff the delectable nuggets inside soft bao buns with strips of cucumber, scallions and pickled jicama. Smoked St. Louis-style pork ribs are slathered with a sweet-and-spicy Thai peanut butter glaze and finished with a sprinkling of hot chilies.
Tia Mowry is turning the cameras on one of her producers and setting him up on a blind date. For the romantic meal, she's making Roasted Asparagus, Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken and Broccoli, Meringue Thumbprint Cookies and a Roasted Grape Martini. Will the meal help spark a romance?
Fantasies come true as the best views and food in Alaska are revealed. Diners forget the lower 48 as they feast under the Northern Lights on king crab legs, reindeer ragu, elk meatloaf and salmon burgers.
Grandma Nona Flye, 75, of Dallas, and Mo Rocca go hunting in the woods of Quanah, Texas, and cook up their bounty in her recreational vehicle. Whatever they shoot will be on the dinner menu, whether it's raccoon or boar. Everything is bigger in Texas and Nona is a larger-than-life character worthy of this great state.
Four vegan competitors will battle it out for the opportunity to serve their cupcakes at an exclusive party for iconic television star -- and guest judge -- Fran Drescher's charity, Cancer Schmancer.
Andrew Zimmern visits Portland, Oregon, for servings of some of the best food in the country. He stops by a couple of the city's many food cart pods for his absolute favorite version of chicken and rice at Nong's Khao Man Gai and Pollo al Carbon at Chicken and Guns. He also makes stops at Broder Cafe, Blue Star Donuts, Bing Mi and the can't-miss Le Pigeon.
Andrew Zimmern explores the street food being fried, skewered or sandwiched around the world, from smoked sausages in Chicago and fish tacos in Baja, Mexico, to pani-puri in India and chimney cakes in Budapest.
Celebrate one of the world's most indispensable ingredients with an entire week's worth of garlic-charged dishes. Sliced Steak and Mushroom Barley Soup; Portuguese Chicken and Potatoes One Pot; Three-Cheese Baked Penne With Sausage, Tomato and Cauliflower; Chorizo, Roasted Butternut and Zucchini Chili Pot; Swiss Chard au Gratin French Bread Pizzas
Four gifted cupcake bakers battle for the chance to have their tasty treats on display at the Hard Rock Cafe's Pinktober concert event, featuring music legend and breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge.