Ali Khan starts his day in Louisville, Ky., by cutting into a towering stack of thick hot chocolate pancakes. Lunchtime in Louisville means a saucy Mata Hari hot brown. He snacks his way to apple brandied pie heaven and finishes strong with a glorious Southern fried chicken and sweet potato waffles.
The 13 competitors show off their artistic chops by creating beautiful works of candy art for host Tamera Mowry-Housley and judge Bill Yosses. The five best advance to round two and bake their own signature dish to impress the judges. Finally, guest judge and macaron master Leanne Pietrasinski challenges the top three bakers to construct a delicious macaron tower.
Eden Grinshpan gets down and dirty with new internet blogging sensations The Foodie Girls at the notorious Eggslut Food Truck in Los Angeles for delicious gourmet eggs. Eden meets Hollywood celebrity turned food blogger Mariel Hemingway at the Fat Radish in New York to feast on duck fat fries and donuts. She then travels to beautiful Narragansett, R.I., to meet Davey Wavey, the internet star who's racked up over 100 million views, for a deep fried New England feast of clam chowder and clam cakes at George's of Galilee.
Meatloaf is practically synonymous with "homestyle"-it's a simple, stick-to-your-ribs most Americans grow up on. But the mixture of meat, spices, eggs, and crumbs is also endlessly versatile, lending itself to endless gourmet and global variations. Grab a side of mashed potatoes and pull up a plate as you watch Jeffrey Saad cross the country to in search of the best loaves in the land.
Four bakers, all husband and wife teams, will have to become ninjas in the kitchen in order to win the battle to serve their cupcakes at a cast and crew party for the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series.
The proof is in the Swiss Miss Triple Chocolate Dream Pudding, when the chefs try to avoid elimination, but one chef's overuse of white chocolate may spell disaster. In the Innovate Round, will one Rewrapper's use of the pudding to dress their coleslaw be an outrage or a stroke of dreamy brilliance? Find out on this velvety episode of Rewrapped!
Join host Alton Brown as he elevates the humble home freezer from its usual role as a dumping ground for leftovers and surplus into a powerhouse for proper food preservation. Includes recipes for Frozen Green Peas and Frozen Peaches.
Nowadays, Aspen is famous for being a swanky winter hangout, but it was built by miners, ranchers and even hippies. Those folks are still here, and they eat on Hopkins Avenue. A snowball's throw from the slopes, rodeo rider turned chef Kathleen Crook serves Chuck a massive 30-ounce steak with a big rib-bone handle called the Tomahawk. At Ute City, so named for the original Ute Indians of the region, chef Rob McLanahan shows Chuck how to grill duck a la plancha. After stopping in at Sarah Helsley's Cheese Shop, Chuck indulges in fondue, the ultimate post-ski meal. Chuck finds dessert at Creperie du Village, a cozy eatery where chef Jason DeBacker makes a sweet crepe with a jaw-breaking German name: the Schokoladepalatschinke. Try saying that with your mouth full.
Host Scott Conant challenges the six bakers left in the competition to recreate a beloved French classic, the eclair. For the Master Challenge, the competitors have to reimagine a classic French entremet cake using almond as the featured flavor. French pastry chef Florian Bellanger joins judges Jason Smith and Marcela Valladolid to decide which baker is sent home.
Bottom's up as John Henson asks the remaining five bakers to create lighting in a bottle by baking desserts based on classic cocktails. Then, the bakers must face their fears by frightening judges Stephanie Boswell, Zac Young and Carla Hall with sets of entremets that represent their worst nightmares.