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Backyard BBQ

Episode 106

With four teams left in the competition, judges Andrew Zimmern, Ernest Servantes, Jess Pryles, and Moe Cason are looking for a classic backyard barbecue potluck with a live-fire main course and two sides that don't disappoint. But the catch is that the pitmasters only have three hours to pull it off! The teams are fighting for a spot in the semifinals, and for the first time the Big Burn comes with a $5,000 prize.

Okay, I apparently was looking at the wrong day on the tV scheduled and thought we had reruns.... rechecked and was I wrong.... so I deleted my post and here is the new summary for what is coming tonight, Aug. 16 -- apologies to anyone who saw that first post and got confused!

Sweet & Savory: The Great Gatlinburg Smoke Off

Episode 1905

The final five teams head to Gatlinburg, Tenn., where smoky flavors, mountain tourism, and rising tensions push the competition to a new level. Host Tyler Florence kicks things off with a "holy smokes" taste challenge, sending one member from each truck up a mountain chairlift to claim a smoky ingredient for their dish. At a tense sales rankings announcement, the teams learn that immunity is officially over, and the bottom teams face off in a smoky, grill-focused redemption battle judged by barbecue expert Rashad Jones.

Two episodes of Cooking with Choi today. Here is the description from Food Network

Late Night Bites Episode 1R1R05

Esther Choi shares some Korean street food classics, starting with extra crispy Korean Fried Chicken with Pickled Yuja Daikon to add something bright and refreshing. She also shows how to make Tteokbokki, chewy rice cakes simmered in a spicy sauce. Esther's version keeps things easy and fun with shredded hashbrowns.

Korean Comfort Food

Episode 1R1R06

Esther Choi shares some of her favorite Korean comfort foods. She makes Kimbap, a classic Korean rice roll filled with seasoned rice, vegetables, and protein, all rolled up in seaweed. Esther takes the meal to the next level with a simple Ramyun, and to balance out her comforting favorites, she also makes a simply seasoned, fresh Seafood Japchae.

Episode 105

In the ultimate live-fire endurance challenge, the teams face the core four barbecue pillars: chicken, pork ribs, pork shoulder, and beef brisket. Each protein is due at a specific time over 12 hours, and exhaustion is taking its toll on the pitmasters. But the teams who can dig deep will walk away with some hard-earned cash, because each round has $1,000 up for grabs! Only the most creative and persistent pitmasters will survive and thrive.

My take: This should definitely benefit the competition cooks in the group since the big four are standard in KCBS. However, if their go to is KCBS standards, their dishes might not be as creative as what the rest present. Will really weigh on the rules and guidance that the judges give them, in my opinion.

From the Food Network site:

Sweet & Savory: Knoxville Crowd Crawl, Part 1

Episode 1903

Host Tyler Florence welcomes six teams to Knoxville, Tenn., for a three-stop race across different events where adaptability and understanding the audience is everything. At the University of Tennessee, the trucks sell to game day crowds, and a mashup-themed taste challenge pushes teams to combine two dishes into one creative item while tensions flare between competitors. Then, the teams serve a more refined crowd at the Rossini Opera Festival before taking on a "switching roles" taste challenge that creates struggles for several trucks.

Sweet & Savory: Knoxville Crowd Crawl, Part 2

Episode 1904

Continuing the competition in Knoxville, Tenn., the remaining teams arrive at a whimsical fantasy village where they fully embrace the theme with renamed menu items and costumes before host Tyler Florence asks them to create an "enchanted dish." As exhaustion, self-doubt, and team tensions mount, the final sales results from all three Knoxville events are revealed at the World's Fair Park, and the bottom teams battle for survival in a high-stakes redemption challenge judged by food truck entrepreneur Sabin Lomac.

From the Halloween Daily News Facebook page. ... CONFIRMED on food network TV schedule.

Food Network's HALLOWEEN WARS returns for Season 16, premiering at 9pm on Sunday, Sept. 13.

"Host Jonathan Bennett welcomes eight returning All-Star teams of pumpkin carvers, cake artists, and sugar masters to battle in head-to-head challenges. The losing teams face a brutal do-or-die showdown, and judges Shinmin Li and Andrew Fuller decide which teams survive."

OKay,.... this is from the Food Network site off their schedule for Sept. 13

Halloween Wars

Back from the Dead: Halloween All Stars

Episode 1601

Host Jonathan Bennett welcomes eight returning all-star teams of pumpkin carvers, cake artists and sugar masters to battle in head-to-head challenges. The losing teams face a brutal do-or-die showdown, and judges Shinmin Li and Andrew Fuller decide which teams survive.

Here is the episode description:

Rooter to Tooter & Head-to-Head

Episode 104

The six remaining teams face off head-to-head in a nose-to-tail barbecue battle, transforming either a hog, goat, or lamb into two main dishes and two sides. Plus, the winners of the last Big Burn get to decide who cooks what and which teams face off. Then, the pitmasters face another challenge -- with $2,000 on the line, they must use the remaining parts of their animal to make sausage in three hours.

Not sure how excited I am about the head to head competition part..... Sausage will get interesting. We already know that Canadian team KNOWS their sausage and can produce fast. Should be a good show. Who are you rooting for? I am in a quandary that I kind of <3 them all.

From the FN site: The Great Food Truck Race

Sweet & Savory: The Tennessee Whiskey Trail

Episode 1902

Host Tyler Florence leads seven teams to Franklin to compete along the Tennessee Whiskey Trail, and one truck is protected by immunity after last week's big win. A whiskey-inspired taste challenge tasks teams with creating a three-item mini food flight, sparking competitive tensions. Truck troubles, execution issues, and mounting stress threaten several teams' chances of survival before Tyler reveals razor-thin sales margins and sends the bottom teams into a whiskey-focused redemption battle with guest judge Aarti Sequeira.

Anyone picked out a favorite already?

From the FN site:

Sink or Swim

Episode 103

For the first time in the competition, the pitmasters are faced with the Flash Burn first, and it comes with a twist: there's no meat on the menu! The winner can choose to get some much-needed rest or push through to compete for a huge advantage. Then, in the Big Burn, the teams take on cooking a surf and turf pairing over live fire, requiring control, finesse, and a deep understanding of the fire to succeed. The winning team gets an advantage that could save them in the next Big Burn.

I'm very much enjoying this show, possibly more than any show FN has ever had with the possibility of Michael Symon's BBQ USA which I also enjoyed immensely! Who else is looking forward to this one tonight?

Well, it's back! Here is what the FN schedule has to say:

Sweet & Savory: Music City Mayhem

Episode 1901

Host Tyler Florence kicks off the race in Nashville, where eight sweet and savory food trucks compete together for the first time ever. After creating music-inspired dishes in Music City, the teams race to Broadway for a chaotic sales day that includes a taste challenge honky-tonk ingredient hunt for one of four Nashville-themed ingredients. One team dominates the sales game while the bottom two teams must battle for redemption, and guest judge Maneet Chauhan helps decide which truck goes home first.

I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of quality of teams are coming in this year and what changes they make to the game. Chime in here as you watch and let us know what you think?

From the FN site:

Trifecta of Live Fire

Episode 102

There's no sleep for the weary as the eight remaining teams put their live-fire skills to the test. In the Big Burn, the pitmasters have nine hours to create a dish featuring three components, each highlighting a different live-fire cooking technique: underground, on the coals, and hanging above the fire. Then, as the sun rises, the teams face a surprise barbecue breakfast Flash Burn, and one team is eliminated.

Well, the end is near... as in tonight. Here's the episode description:

8 Cooks Down to 1

Episode 109

Host Terry Crews welcomes the final 8 home cooks to the finale of the most unpredictable cooking competition. The finalists work to impress judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni over the course of three challenges: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In the end, only one cook will stand alone on the top of the food world and take home a life-changing amount of money!

From the FN site:

Pitmasters

Meat Your Competition

Episode 101

Hosts and judges Andrew Zimmern, Ernest Servantes, Jess Pryles, and Moe Cason kick off the competition by giving the teams their first Big Burn challenge. The pitmasters have nine hours to create a family-style barbecue platter featuring two proteins and at least one side that defines their barbecue style and culinary point of view. While the pitmasters are working, the judges surprise them with a twist -- the first Flash Burn! The teams must make a perfectly balanced one-bite barbecue dish in only 60 minutes, and the team that can distill it down to the best bite wins the first prize money of the competition.

**When I first read this and saw teams i was like oh no... not team competition.... in good news I read elsewhere in some of the interviews the "teams" are teams of two, so each pitmaster was able to choose a person to bring with them on their BBQ team to cook -- so that's great! I'm really looking forward to this one as it has a LOT of legit real pitmasters coming in. Here's hoping it is good as it as the possibility to be.

From the FN site:

The Last 14

Episode 108

Host Terry Crews invites all remaining 14 cooks to compete over the course of three challenges: a luxury dinner battle, a pizza faceoff, and a summer potluck team challenge. Judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni leave only eight cooks standing to compete for a life-changing amount of money!

I hope this link works. He answers some questions about the filming, the time, and is taking more questions for another Q & A.

From the FN site:

The Great BBQ Gauntlet

Episode 709

Team captains Bobby Flay, Maneet Chauhan, and Brooke Williamson lead the final three Brawlers through an epic gauntlet of unknown ingredients to win over their toughest judges yet. The final competitors won't know what's coming next, or when, so they must think on their feet and manage their time wisely if they want to be named Master of 'Cue!

Now... seems to me like Brooke's hand is stacked here with Bob and Morgan. Maneet was done dirty and is out.

A post from Brooke's FB page: Brooke Williamson is with HBO Max and 
6 others
 at Starhill Ranch.

This season of #BBQBrawl comes to a close tonight at 9pm! Who will be the next master of ‘CUE???!!?!

Tune in at 9pm ET to find out Food Network or HBO Max!

Let’s bring it home #TeamBrooke … I couldn’t be more honored to have had y’all on my team Morgan Bolling & Bobby T’s BBQ and Gourmet Foods… and also, best of luck to you Tung Nguyen. This’ll be a bbq battle for the ages, don’t miss!

OKAY!!! Whoops. Guys, my mistake. Just ONE new episode. A rerun of the 32 cooks, and then one new episode. I got in a hurry!

Description from the Food Network site

Episode 106 -- the rerun from last week

Host Terry Crews challenges 31 of the remaining 32 home cooks with a gameday grub competition and a cook's choice battle. Judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni send 14 cooks home in defeat.

Episode 107

Fifteen cooks compete, and host Terry Crews starts them off with a team challenge. Then, the competitors face off in a taco night throwdown and make their best cheesy dish for judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Nick DiGiovanni. Four cooks will be headed home.

Hope ya'll had a fun and safe weekend and are ready for some new shows!