What's more romantic than Italian wine country? Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos are taking the afternoon to explore the Chianti region of Italy and pick up the ingredients for a fabulous dinner. Before they head out, they make a quick Panino Chianti Giano. They end their romantic afternoon at the breathtaking Fattoria Montecchio, one of the most beautiful wineries in Tuscany. Back in their kitchen, Debi and Gabriele keep the romance going with Ragu di Cianghiale and they make it a sweet ending with Ricotta Cheesecake. Romance is always in the air in wine country!
Clida Ellison, 76, may live in Detroit, but this southern transplant prefers to cook the dishes she grew up with in her native town of Natchitoches, La. Mo learns how to make Clida's favorite Creole dishes; gumbo, pralines and stuffed crab.
Tiffani Thiessen transports Sara Rue and Ross Mathews to a French cafe with a menu inspired by her time spent in Paris. On the menu, a croque monsieur-inspired grilled cheese, with crispy Frites and Homemade Aioli, perfectly balanced by a Butter Lettuce Salad tossed in Homemade Mustard Vinaigrette. It wouldn't be a French bistro experience without Tiffani's Chocolate Mousse with Hazelnut Whipped Cream.
Noah Cappe kicks things off in Polk County, Minnesota where he goes local with the North Woods Sandwich and Barbe-chos, and feels right at home at the Red River Valley Fair with the Redneck Taco.
In the season premiere of The Next Iron Chef, 10 chefs arrive in Los Angeles to compete in a series of globally-inspired cooking challenges that will test their abilities to master culinary styles from around the world. The chefs are greeted by host Alton Brown, who gives them their first two tests: Memory and Fearlessness.
Autobots roll out! Four talented bakers will enter battle, but to take home $10,000, they'll have to create Transformers-themed cakes that are more than meets the eye. Simon Waters, senior vice president of global brand licensing for Hasbro, takes a seat on the judging panel.
Restaurants across the country prove that everything is better with bacon, from Bacon Grenades in Chicago and the I Bacon Your Pardon Roll in San Diego to bacon-wrapped wings in Vegas and an all-you-can-eat bacon buffet in Milwaukee.
Breakfast plus lunch equals delicious! From saucy Southwestern eggs to cinnamon roll French toast and pot roast hash, we've got the top five brunches in the land.
We've found the most unique Asian food in the country. Find out where all the foodies go to fill their bellies with the best dumplings and noodles in Chicago. Take a seat at the bar and be dazzled by Japanese robata-style cooking in New York City's East Village. Sample creative Chinese cooking like tea-smoked chicken, salt and pepper shrimp and steamed duck egg custards in North Carolina. And step inside a funky retro diner in Boston where a husband and wife team serve up innovative Cantonese and Taiwanese dishes.