Food Network HD Host Jesse Palmer challenges the teams to create a holiday light show out of gingerbread and pair their glittering creations with the lightest of all desserts: choux pastry; judges Nacho Aguirre, Kardea Brown and Breegan Jane choose the winning team. 2026-11-12 The baking teams are tasked with creating holiday memory snow globe scenes in gingerbread; they must also make a treat using the most common baking ingredient to represent snow — coconut. 2026-11-12 The Abominable Snowman inspires the challenge theme, "A Monster Christmas"; the teams must make an oozing caramel dessert to go with their display. 2026-11-12 The best part of shopping at the holidays is seeing all the window decorations, so the baking teams are asked to turn their favorite holiday window scene into a gingerbread display with an animated element and a champagne dessert. 2026-11-12 Jesse Palmer tasks the bakers with turning beautiful holiday designs into mini-tart mosaics; the bakers make merry and bright double-barrel wrapping paper cakes that feel like the perfect gift for judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller. 2026-11-12 After learning the latke basics, Jesse Palmer has the bakers fry up latke-inspired desserts; the bakers' imaginations run wild while creating letterboard holiday bars to put judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller in the holiday spirit. 2026-11-13 Jesse Palmer explores holiday traditions by challenging the bakers to craft Kwanzaa plantain desserts, make large edible ornaments and create puff pastry Christmas tree pull-aparts for judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller to tear into. 2026-11-13 Jesse Palmer leads three Christmas Eve challenges as the finalists upgrade Santa's cookies with macaron wreaths, stuff their stockings with éclairs and build showstopping holiday train cakes for the title of Holiday Baking Champion. 2026-11-13 Jesse Palmer explores holiday traditions by challenging the bakers to craft Kwanzaa plantain desserts, make large edible ornaments and create puff pastry Christmas tree pull-aparts for judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller to tear into. 2026-11-13 Jesse Palmer leads three Christmas Eve challenges as the finalists upgrade Santa's cookies with macaron wreaths, stuff their stockings with éclairs and build showstopping holiday train cakes for the title of Holiday Baking Champion. 2026-11-13 Noah Cappe visits the Big E in West Springfield, Mass., to try the turducken sandwich, Country Fried Shepherd's Pie, deep-fried fruit punch and The Big E-clair; Gwinnett County Fair in Georgia features Sunday Dinner Sundae and the Funnel Fried Bacon. 2026-11-13 Noah visits the North Florida Fair in Tallahassee for dead heat tacos, the bacon blast and the belly buster Philly cheesesteak; the Erin Fall Fair in Ontario, Canada serves up Ag Ladies apple dumplings, pork belly sliders and crackle lanterns. 2026-11-13 Fieri welcomes the Great 8 back into the arena to compete in the tough quarterfinals; eight of the world's best chefs go head-to-head in four sudden death battles and deal with the randomizer to earn a trip to the finale. 2026-11-13 After a peppermint dessert preheat, Jesse Palmer asks the baking teams to make radical red velvet desserts in honor of Santa's fresh fit; Judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Molly Yeh choose the winner of the $1,000 prize package. 2026-11-13 James and Oliver Phelps ask the baking teams to bring the Basilisk, Moaning Myrtle, a Howler, and Hermione as a cat to life in their cakes; the showpieces are presented to judges Duff Goldman and Sarah Mountain in the iconic Chamber of Secrets itself. 2026-11-13 Guy Fieri is back to host a holiday showdown in a Winner's Wonderland! All-new teams of 32 superstar chefs create sweet and savory delights in hopes of sleighing the competition, winning the title, scoring $100,000 and delivering big bucks for charity. 2026-11-13 In Princeton, N.J., a crêpe restaurant has a new take on a turkey club; in Somersworth, N.H., a turkey meatloaf and a haddock sandwich; in Louisville, Ky., a restaurant practices a pay-what-you-can business model. 2026-11-13 Guy Fieri travels the country, digging into awesome bird and beef; in Longmont, a fried chicken emporium serves up their specialty along with unique chicharrones. 2026-11-13 A funky joint in Little Rock, Ark., pairs their craft brews with all kinds of on-the-bun creations; two brothers put out real deal Italian food; a sandwich shop in Santa Rosa, Calif., dishes out all kinds of righteous recipes. 2026-11-13 Hearty helpings of comfort include a soul food spot dishing out Southern seafood and killer fried chicken in Atlanta. 2026-11-13 Guy Fieri is firing up an entire world of barbecue, from chicken salad in Delaware to Argentinian flavor in San Diego and a traditional Hawaiian pig roast down in the ground in Kauai, Hawaii. 2026-11-13 A Japanese-Hawaiian spot putting a quick spin on fish, burgers and burritos; a bakery cooking up Down Under comfort food like meat pies and sausage rolls; a funky joint serving international mashups like Pasta Chihuahua and an oxtail tostada. 2026-11-13 Guy Fieri is diggin' into all kinds of flavor, starting in Santa Fe, N.M., at a pub serving comfort grub like chicken and biscuits and in-the-shell clam chowder. 2026-11-13 Guy Fieri enjoys a fun, filling fiesta, kicking off in Grand Junction, Colo., where a pub serves a real deal Reuben; a spot in Salt Lake City elevates tacos; an outrageous joint in Nashville, Tenn., cooks up Middle Eastern specialties. 2026-11-13 Guy Fieri starts at a Vietnamese spot in Albuquerque, N.M., with banh mi; in Anchorage, Alaska, there's real Italian deli. 2026-11-13 Loading up the meat with bomb beef and bird; in North Conway, N.H., a funky joint is putting Thai in their tacos, and a local gem in Emerald Isle, N.C., is firin' up big barbecue; in Taos, N.M., a traditional spot serves up New Mexican specialties. 2026-11-13 Guy Fieri is checking out all kinds of culinary spots, like a Las Vegas food truck smoking up monster sandwiches and a California comfort spot with pot pie; a Mediterranean joint's beef skewers and tandoori chicken. 2026-11-13 Guy Fieri's diving into a flavor overload; a rockin' food truck in Mobile, AL, is dishing out next-level tacos, while an Indian joint in Alberta, Canada, is serving up street food with flair; in Los Angeles, a vegan oasis puts a spin on Bolognese. 2026-11-13 Guy Fieri's getting into flavors from all over, starting with a Vietnamese spot in Boston that's dishing out rocking rice noodle rolls; Guy finds a legit lamb meatball sub and knockout octopus in Montana. 2026-11-14