TV Guide Food Network Thursday

The holiday pressure's heating up as Guy Fieri welcomes the victorious Great 8 teams back for the second round of this winter culinary classic.

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

Bobby Flay has a full house for Turkey Day when he's joined by Damaris Phillips and Casey Webb; chefs Kevin Grossi and Lindsay Porter want a second helping.

Creole chef Bernard Carmouche and meatball master Daniel Sharp compete to beat Bobby Flay; chef Geoffrey Zakarian and TV host Sara Haines serve as judges.

Chef Eddie Jackson and NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport huddle up with chefs Nick Shipp and Natalie Blake as they try to get Bobby Flay to fumble.

Guy Fieri invites chefs Maneet Chauhan, Christian Petroni, Adam Sobel and Stephanie Izard for a pizza showdown featuring a pizzeria combo plate.

Ree makes Thanksgiving recipes, including her simple roasted turkey, cornbread and sausage stuffing, green beans and tomatoes, and a shortcut cranberry sauce.

Talented sweets makers are invited to the Yuletide Lodge for a competition; the bakers must create incredible edible works of art to grow their teams.

Wells Adams asks the six empires to channel childhood nostalgia to create holiday showpieces inspired by vintage toys, with a requirement for movement.

In honor of "The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants," host Wells Adams challenges the empires to create edible movie posters with festive cake flavors.

Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson ask the cookie makers to create "imposter" cookies that look just like real dinner dishes for Santa.

Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson bring out the magnifying glasses to find Santa as the bakers create delicious-looking 3D cookie displays of the North Pole.

Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson challenge four country cookie makers with sharing how farm animals throw a party at the North Pole.

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

Two chefs battle against one another in an effort to receive the opportunity that would allow them to compete in a culinary contest against Chef Bobby Flay.

Jeff Mauro is here to prove that on Thanksgiving, the bird rules the roost and enlists chefs Aarti Sequeira, Kelsey Barnard Clark and Andrew Zimmern .

Eddie Jackson welcomes the season with a turkey-less Thanksgiving celebration featuring chefs Christian Petroni, Adrienne Cheatham and Michael Voltaggio.

Ina Garten passes the whipped cream as she recruits chefs Amanda Freitag, Aarti Sequeira and Duff Goldman to serve Bobby Flay a slice of humble pie.

The 12 bakers are divided into the Nice Team and the Naughty Team, and Jesse Palmer challenges each team to create an edible holiday village.

Jesse Palmer challenges the Naughty and Nice teams to make holiday cocktail and mocktail desserts; then, the bakers create meringue-based desserts.

Jesse Palmer asks the teams to create over-the-top holiday wreath desserts, and the team who won the prior challenge gets to pick a naughty or nice advantage.

Jesse Palmer challenges the bakers to make holiday pies with no repeated flavors among their team; each team must select only their best two pies for tasting.

Jesse Palmer challenges the Naughty and Nice teams to make holiday cocktail and mocktail desserts; then, the bakers create meringue-based desserts.

Jesse Palmer asks the teams to create over-the-top holiday wreath desserts, and the team who won the prior challenge gets to pick a naughty or nice advantage.

Jesse Palmer challenges the bakers to make holiday pies with no repeated flavors among their team; each team must select only their best two pies for tasting.

The top five cookie makers are asked to create elaborate Christmas cookies that are meant to reflect moments and mementoes from decades past.