The guys go for a consultation at a butcher shop and take a slab of inspiration home for lunch. Then baby Carlo turns four and Buddy Valastro's nephew, Little Buddy, wants to prove he's got what it takes to make it at the bakery.
The three competing Executive Chefs are lit up and ready to grill in the Wildfire Round. In the Crossfire Round, one chef gets juiced, and judges Nicole Gomes, Sarah Grueneberg and Amy Mills sit down to a fancy, flame-kissed feast.
The Perfect 3: Exotic Cuisine features unique worldly recipes from Bal Arneson, Ching-He Huang, and Roger Mooking. Bal Arenson spices up some lamb for her savory curry and adds a secret ingredient. Ching-He Huang transforms a takeout classic with her Chicken Chow Mein. Roger Mooking goes tropical with his Baked Red Snapper served in a Lemongrass Tomato Sauce.
In Oklahoma, Ben Sargent takes part in a catfish noodling competition where a local expert teaches him to fish with just his hands. Once Ben learns the art of "noodling," he challenges a local legend in a high-stakes team battle that includes great catfish cooking.
Chef Bobby Flay is getting in the holiday spirit with comforting dishes like Baked Chimichangas with Smoky Black Beans topped with an Avocado-Tomato-Watercress Salsa, and fluffy Pumpkin-Ricotta Pancakes drizzled with a Spiced Apple Caramel Sauce. Then, he's toasting to holiday cheer with a batch of Orange-Cranberry Margaritas!
In North Bend, Ore., Chef Roger Mooking meets up with Don Ivy, Chief of the Coquille Tribe. Roger and Don roast a school of salmon for a traditional tribal feast. In Los Angeles, Roger visits Andy Ricker, chef/owner of Pok Pok La, who shares the secrets to his famous whole roasted chicken.
Iron Chef Cat Cora is challenged to a culinary battle by Chef David Myers who is hoping to steal a victory away from Iron Chef Cora. See whose cuisine reigns supreme!
Ben Sargeant has been making chowder since the age of seven, and has surfed the waves all over the world. Based in Brooklyn, he serves his acclaimed soups at the Hurricane Hopeful Surf Bar, dreaming of getting his chowder recipes on every super market shelf in America. When Ben gathers his friends together in a Brooklyn Park to celebrate his Food Network debut, he has no idea that Bobby Flay will be arriving fashionably late to challenge him to a Throwdown. In this contest, it's sink or swim.
Andrew Zimmern digs into Cajun Country's finger-licking staple dishes inspired by the area's French-speaking Acadian ancestors, including peppery boudin sausage, cayenne-spiked crawfish, iconic gumbo and crispy-fried frog legs.