TV Guide Food Network Friday

Carson Kressley brings some never-before-seen big city cheer to the holiday kitchen, enlisting hometown heavyweights for a Big APlle Showdown.

Eddie Jackson recruits chefs Mei Lin, Tiffani Faison and Michael Voltaggio to turn Bobby Flay's kitchen into a winter "rumbleland."

After Santa puts professional chef Bobby Flay on the naughty list, Bobby gets together with his chef pals to compete in a holiday cooking competition.

Carla Hall conjures up a holiday nightmare for Bobby Flay as he's haunted by ghosts from his past, with chefs Amanda Freitag, Esther Choi and Maneet Chauhan.

Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson challenge four gingerbreaders to create their own displays complete with edible ice-skating rinks and snowball slides.

Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown embrace bugs with a challenge for the five remaining bakers to make edible terrariums featuring assigned insects.

Even farm animals need a place to call home, and the judges test the bakers' skills by tasking them with building cookie animal houses.

For the final big bake, the judges encourage the remaining three bakers to create a zoo cake inspired by animal enclosures for a prize of $25,000.

Chefs Anne Burrell and Gabe Bertaccini lead their teams through a circus-themed extravaganza, starting with a scavenger hunt under the big top.

The recruits must guide chefs Anne Burrell and Gabe Bertaccini to replicate a mystery dish using only their tasting and describing skills.

Professional performers go through culinary boot camp with chefs Anne Burrell and Gabe Bertaccini to transform from kitchen disasters to food masters.

Guy Fieri's headed on a tasty tour of the Southeast, starting at a joint in Port Allen, La., servin' up killer Cajun, before moving on to gourmet grub.

Guy Fieri goes on a trip to dig into next-level seafood and sandwiches, starting at a farm-to-table joint in Baton Rouge, La., serving a killer Cuban.

A meaty mashup in Columbio, Ohio, a Southeast Asian spot in Minneapolis serving up craveable favorites and a family-run Mexican joint in Missoula, Mont.

Guy Fieri enjoys French fare in Colorado where a creperie serves savory chicken and chili and sweet caramel apple, before heading to a San Antonio bistro.

A farm-to-table joint cooks killer crawfish étouffée, a pizza joint puts out real deal pie and a Middle Eastern-Mediterranean joint serves up lamb flatbread.

Guy Fieri digs into heart helpings of pupusas and an extra-meaty burger in LA, before heading to a food cart in an Oregon parking lot serving authentic Indian.

Guy Fieri enjoys chicken tacos and a stellar sandwich in Santa Barbara, before finding meat pasta and seafood stew in Delray Beach, Florida.

Guy Fieri visits a Nashville restaurant to try their wrap with a twist and two Florida eateries serving up alligator ribs and Venezuelan specialties.

A bar and restaurant in Laramie, Wyo. provides a pile of nachos and their specialty burgers before Guy heads to a place with a vegetarian spin on meatloaf.

Guy Fieri visits an Indian restaurant in Logan, Utah, a mother and daughter-run dumpling house in Burlington, Vt., and a Caribbean eatery in Denver.

Guy Fieri visits an Indian eatery in Santa Fe, N.M., then he goes to a sandwich deli in Reno, Nev., and a vegetarian place in Cambridge, Mass.

Guy visits a Korean-taqueria in Atlanta that has chicken tacos and bulgogi fries, then he goes to a pizzeria in Austin, Texas that makes pastrami.

Guy visits an Italian place in Wilmington, Del., that makes beef braciola, then he goes to a diner in San Diego for their spin on the French dip and meatloaf.

Guy visits a Sicilian food truck in Oklahoma City, then a spot in Portland, Ore., that cooks crab cake cioppino, and a pirate-inspired place in Fort Lauderdale.

Guy Fieri fills up in Philadelphia at a malt house serving Buffalo wings and a Polish twist on the cheesesteak, and a tavern making mama's Italian recipes.

European and Asian dishes are showcased by Guy from restaurants in states that do not even touch a coast, including ramen from Utah.

The shows' 50th state is South Dakota, where Sioux Falls has a regional specialty called chislic; the state's first Ethiopian joint; comfort food in Garretson.

Guy Fieri takes a tasty trip back in time to an old schoolhouse in Camp Dennison, Ohio, with a comfort food curriculum of fried chicken and peanut butter pie.

Guy Fieri takes on smokin' Southern meats, starting at a family-run barbecue joint in Alabama, before enjoying next-level lobster mac and cheese in Atlanta.

Guy Fieri visits a Minneapolis Southeast Asian spot, before moving on to real-deal BBQ in Jersey Shore and a plant-based family joint in Missoula, Mont.

Guy Fieri gets into stellar sandwiches and down-home delights, starting with a joint where Asian fusion meets the-bomb baked goods in Avondale Estates, Ga.

Guy Fieri grabs unique eats across the American south, starting with a fried chicken sandwich by an uncle-nephew duo in Gainesville, Fl.

Guy Fieri enjoys a sandwich extravaganza across the country, starting with a lunch spot in Indianapolis serving brisket au jus and roast pork.

A Jersey-style joint in New Hampshire, a funky spot in North Carolina and grits and a pastrami and pizza join in on a Florida beach.

Guy Fieri takes on smokin' Southern meats, starting at a family-run barbecue joint in Alabama, before enjoying next-level lobster mac and cheese in Atlanta.

Guy Fieri visits a Minneapolis Southeast Asian spot, before moving on to real-deal BBQ in Jersey Shore and a plant-based family joint in Missoula, Mont.

Guy Fieri gets into stellar sandwiches and down-home delights, starting with a joint where Asian fusion meets the-bomb baked goods in Avondale Estates, Ga.

Guy Fieri grabs unique eats across the American south, starting with a fried chicken sandwich by an uncle-nephew duo in Gainesville, Fl.

Guy Fieri enjoys a sandwich extravaganza across the country, starting with a lunch spot in Indianapolis serving brisket au jus and roast pork.

A Jersey-style joint in New Hampshire, a funky spot in North Carolina and grits and a pastrami and pizza join in on a Florida beach.

The shows' 50th state is South Dakota, where Sioux Falls has a regional specialty called chislic; the state's first Ethiopian joint; comfort food in Garretson.

Guy Fieri takes a tasty trip back in time to an old schoolhouse in Camp Dennison, Ohio, with a comfort food curriculum of fried chicken and peanut butter pie.

Guy Fieri's catching up with lights-out lengua at a mom-and-pop taco spot in Phoenix, next-level aubergine parm in Boston and a huli-huli rib panini.