Michael Symon digs into a spicy burger that uses four different types of peppers to fire up even the most adventurous eaters in Hell's Kitchen, New York City, before heading to Nashville, where he finds Southern comforts infused with Latin flavors in saucy and sweet chicken fried steaks and beer belly tacos. Michael also heads to Ohio where a former NFL star's top secret de-boning ribs process was inspired by his wife, who doesn't like getting messy.
Four chefs have to make a winning French toast dish without a key component in Aisle Down. Next up is the dreaded Can Can, where the chefs are challenged to make a steak dinner using only canned items. Then, it's a test of agility in No Carts Allowed, as the final two chefs make a soup and sandwich combo.
Giada creates a whole meal with roasted delights: Pork Loin with Fig and Port Sauce, Roasted Fennel with Parmesan and a luscious dessert of sugary Roasted Pears with Brown Sugar and Vanilla Ice Cream. This is a meal you'll make again and again.
It's time to put on your thinking caps and journey through the process of inventing new food products. See how Sharper Image's design team is creating inventive kitchenware, get a taste of how flavors are pouring into a spray bottle and visit a chef creating innovative new dishes. Then, discover the process of energizing Jelly Beans, and tour a laboratory inventing original food products for major companies. Plus, uncover the secrets to designing a baking sheet that doesn't burn cookies.
Things get a little heated over a Blueberry Whole Wheat Pancake breakfast when Anoop gives Bal a hard time about her old run-down car. Bal's mechanic proposes a plan to enter the car in the local demolition derby. Bal thinks it's a crazy idea, but agrees! While the mechanics get her car ready for the derby, Bal cooks them up some Cheeseburgers with Mushrooms and Onions and Cumin-Spiced Grilled Corn on the Cob. The night before the derby, Bal is really nervous about driving. A dinner of Sable Fish seasoned with garam masala will hopefully give her the strength to get behind the wheel and smash some cars!
The five remaining teams roll into Manhattan, Kansas, the home of Kansas State University, and meet Tyler at the county courthouse. Tyler gives the teams a college-themed Truck Stop challenge to stay on student budget and spend only $5 at the local market to create an original tasty dish. With only a short time to prepare, the teams hope to impress guest judge Charles Fezzura and win exclusive rights to sell their food on the bustling campus during commencement weekend. The Speed Bump hits the teams hard: every item they sell for the entire weekend can only cost $1.
Food Paradise is brunching on some of America's tastiest twists on the beloved mealtime mashup: breakfast spaghetti, fried chicken and churros, boozy pancakes drunk with flaming Cherries Jubilee and a BBQ beef breakfast bun aptly named The Beast.
Another astonishingly talented group of junior chefs is sure to make life difficult on the judges: Food Network's Valerie Bertinelli and chefs Sharone Hakman and Marcus Samuelsson. The young cooks must contend with strange bagels and a strong paste in the appetizer round, and an injury throws one competitor off their game. In the entree round, there are fresh pasta sheets, and for dessert, marshmallows make a gooey statement.
Sandra Lee travels to Chicago's Barcito, a sexy and modern Spanish bar and restaurant inspired by the pintxos bars of Spain. In NYC Sandra heads to the Bourgeois Pig, which is a champagne and wine bar-every girl's dream, they even have fondue! Sandra slips into her cowboy boots and swings on by Borderline in Thousand Oaks, California. They serve up western like no other, combining great country music, dancing and one of a kind drinks.
Kelsey shares her essential tips for cooking seafood. Recipes: Roasted Whole Black Sea Bass With Herbed Israeli Couscous, Crispy Skin Arctic Char With Butter Braised Cabbage and Oyster Chowder.