Cancel your plans because Food(ography) is taking you out to dinner! On the menu tonight: the history of restaurants from the Romans to the French. Plus some spunky upstarts like iconoclast Gabrielle Hamilton's personal menu at Prune and a VIP ticket to a hot Supper Club with Tamara Reynolds. We'll even check out Anfora Wine bar and Frenchman Michel Richard's fine dining experience at Citronelle. But we're not done, we're making our rounds to the restaurants people, so please, don't fill up on the bread.
Just in time for the holidays, a local zoo asks expert bakers Brenda Nibley and Elisa Barber to create a cookie build that celebrates the arrival of new polar bears. They come up with a whimsical coconut shortbread cookie display surrounded by delicious Mexican wedding cookie "snowballs" for the occasion. Next, they make a detailed citrus gingerbread dollhouse with a vanilla cake "lawn" for a holiday party.
Bright lights, fast rides and great food, it's carnival time! Just sit right back and enjoy the treats on Food's Greatest Hits: corn dogs, loaded fries and funnel cake.
Five teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, cake decorator and sugar artist go to battle to create mind-blowing Halloween-themed displays that capture a Zombie Prom. At the end of the battle, one team will be eliminated. Special Guest Judge: Danielle Harris, star of the Halloween franchise!
The US is now the biggest cheese producer in the world and creates over 350 high quality, award-winning cheeses. Join chef and cheese expert Jason Sobocinski as he tours some of the best cheese makers in the country, and cooks with their cheese alongside celebrated local chefs.
It's time for kick-off as Cake Wars celebrates one of the longest-standing traditions of college football, the Rose Bowl game! Four bakers show up for the coin toss, but only one cake can score the game-winning touchdown, earn their way to the party and take home $10,000. Former NFL player and Rose Bowl champion Lawrence Jackson serves as guest judge.
Join host Alton Brown as he figures out how to build a better meatball, puts a muffin pan to new uses in his Baked Meatball recipe and resuscitates that 60's party classic, Swedish Meatballs.
Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the five young bakers to each make a poke cake with fillings such as pureed fruit or pudding. To increase the cuteness factor, they must decorate it to look like the pokiest little critter -- a hedgehog!
Roger Mooking travels the U.S. to find classics with a twist and unexpectedly delicious pairings. He visits the chefs in their own kitchens to find out how they create these surprising and mouthwatering dishes.