In the cookie face challenge, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge each of the five bakers to create a giant cookie face with 3-D features that communicate an assigned expression like happy, sad, angry, surprised or excited.
Food Paradise travels to the Twin Cities and says 'you betcha' to the fabulous food found at the Minnesota State Fair. The annual event is a celebration of creative comfort food, like Meatloaf on a Stick and Beer Gelato.
The recruits will be tested on an international level as they attempt to learn to make Hand Pulled Chinese Noodles and meatballs from around the globe. Will the recruits pull through or will they create an international disaster?
Gabriele Corcos and Debi Mazar have been invited to put on a cooking demo at the prestigious Tuscan Sun Festival in Cortona, Italy. They whip up a Shrimp and Zucchini Risotto and a Peach and Fennel Salad for the festival goers. Then, they go to the villa made famous by the book "Under The Tuscan Sun" to cook a special lunch of Straccetti con Speck e Porcini and Porcini Carpaccio for some important VIPs in the Italian culinary world.
Roger Mooking tames the flames in outdoor kitchens fueled by wood-burning fires. In Solvang, Calif., the Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort is home to 10,000 acres of land with horses, cattle and a bevy of fiery cooking contraptions. Roger helps fire up a meal of juicy beef ribs and grilled chickens for their weekly ranch cookout. In San Diego, Roger visits the outdoor kitchen of caterer Clyde Van Arsdall of 3 Squares Gourmet to slow-roast herb and citrus-stuffed turkeys on the spit while vegetables roast in the oven. Then it all comes together for a hearty soup that's cooked in an antique cauldron rigged above scorching hot coals.
The celebrity recruits put their culinary knowledge to the test by playing Family Food, a game of food trivia and culinary tasks. Unfortunately for the celebrities, it's the "freaky food" edition, so some of the rounds are not for the faint of heart! Afterwards, the recruits learn the art of beef butchering and the least successful recruits go head-to-head in a high "steaks" challenge.
Chef Brad Miller visits an Orange County food truck with a custom smoker on board. Then he heads to Austin, TX, to try classic Cajun dishes with a twist. Finally, in Los Angeles, he discovers an ice cream truck without a freezer.
The family is headed to Napa Valley to throw a pop-up party at a friend's vineyard. They stop in San Francisco on the way, grabbing some salumi for the pop-up and eating at a porchetta stand at the Farmers' Market. Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos get the pop-up ready at the vineyard while Robert and the girls explore San Francisco, before it's time for their mouthwatering family-style meal.
Where there's smoke, there might be fire, but there's definitely delicious food. Roger Mooking runs down 15 of the best fire- and smoke-kissed dishes across the U.S., including all the pork, beef, chicken and flaming desserts. Get a behind-the-scenes peek at chefs in their own kitchens offering recipes and more on how to make the very best food over an open flame.