John Henson kicks off the competition by revealing all the skeletons in his family's closet to inspire the eight bakers as they make scary skeleton desserts. The main heat is monster madness as the bakers conjure up monster-under-the-bed creations.
Adam Richman is on the hunt for secret eats in Mexico City. He finds an off-the-menu brisket sandwich and tacos in a secret speakeasy. He even finds lamb barbacoa cooked underground at a restaurant hidden in an ancient cave.
The pressure mounts in the chocolate-themed finale as host Scott Conant challenges the three remaining bakers to create grown-up versions of a brownie sundae. Then the Master Challenge is to make a Happy Birthday USA chocolate fireworks cake to celebrate July 4th! The elaborately decorated cake for 100 people must feature fireworks-themed chocolate and sugar decorations, three types of chocolate and two types of macarons with salty snacks as the featured ingredient. Bakery owner Elizabeth Chambers joins judges Jason Smith and Marcela Valladolid to choose the winner of the title Best Baker in America.
A fruit is made almost sinful again with some of the most decadent, exotic and chic desserts around. Pick an in-season fruit galette or chic tart, a dessert with a tropical fruit you're unlikely to have seen before and fresh fruit popsicles with a cool twist.
Pizza has practically conquered the planet, and Tyler Florence is on a mission to dish out the best of the best! In New York City, he visits John's of Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village for the American classic we know and love. In Naples, Italy, Tyler visits with Giavanna Raffoni, who shows him how to make pizza Southern Italian-style with lots of tomatoes and lots of "amore!"
The Ultimate Food Showdown is the ultimate test for professional cooks, as they skillfully navigate the twists and turns of this thrilling half-hour competition. From pizza to sandwiches to burgers -- Ultimate Food Showdown challenges the skills of three topflight cooks to make foods we all love. Comedian Daryn Jones hosts and an esteemed panel of judges decide who can claim the $10,000 prize.
Twelve-year-old Reid is about to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. The party will include one hundred of Reid's closest friends and relatives. Mom and Reid's little sister Sloan want a cake that highlights Reid's talent for music, while Reid and his Dad are all about sports. This quest for the perfect cake leads this family to three of Miami's hottest cake designers where they get to taste and pick the cake of their dreams.
Three chefs think they have what it takes to be a Fire Masters champion. In the Crossfire Round, it's a battle of the turkey breast, and in the Feast of Fire, the chefs step right up for some carnival feasts.
Join us as host Marc Summers unwraps the pleasures of patriotic foods. Find out the secret behind a historic San Francisco treat called It's It Ice Cream, discover how to get Maine lobster online from the Hancock Gourmet Lobster Company and pay homage to Samuel Adams as we go behind the scenes to a brewery the founding fathers would have loved.