Flavour Network HD

It's Halloween, and the basket goblins have found ingredients that are positively spooky; the chefs struggle to wrap their heads around a pasta brain, try to make something glorious out of something gross and take their shot with tasty syringes.

When the chefs get fried potatoes topped with Korean chile powder in the appetizer basket, the judges could be in for some fusion confusion or satisfying first plates; the competitors find a versatile, lean cut of meat in the entrée basket.

A simple soup is part of a complex puzzle in the entrée round and a corn cake meets a classic candy in the dessert basket.

Celebrating an important meal of the day.

John is faced with some smokin' hot dishes.

John revisits the most over-the-top brunch bennies.

John revisits the best Italian kitchens.

Celebrating all things deep-fried, from chicken to donuts.

Some of John's favorite restaurants haven't changed a thing in generations.

An open-faced blackened salmon sandwich on homemade focaccia at Stoney's Bread Company.

The cure for what ails you at Elgin Street Diner; a smoked-meat sandwich at Schwartz's Deli; the K2 Mountain Burger at Mrs. Riches Restaurant.

Blueberries are the secret to Busters BBQ's sauce; unique fish cakes are served at Magnolia's Grill.

Crushing tomatoes by hand at the family-run Pizzeria Napoletana; a chef's preference mystery meal at Floyd's Diner in Victoria, BC.; sampling top secret dipping sauce at Haugen's Chicken & Ribs in Port Perry, ON.

Celebrating an important meal of the day.

John is faced with some smokin' hot dishes.

John revisits the most over-the-top brunch bennies.

John revisits the best Italian kitchens.

Rachel meets sensory scientist Professor Barry Smith and Wine and Taste connoisseur Rebecca Palmer, to discover why chocolate works with so many other flavors.

Rachel Khoo explores the desire for chocolate; she visits Hampton Court to learn how it became a common drink and explores the healing attributes of cacao.

Six teams kick off a new round of competition with miniature Jaffa cakes and tartes Piémontaise, followed by strawberry-and-cream-themed centerpieces.

The judges challenge contestants to make cube-shaped desserts, sweet faux fungi and epic macaron towers inspired by heroes and villains.

The competitors incorporate chocolate into zesty layered desserts devised on the fly, and craft detailed bonbon-bearing robot showpieces.

A second heat sees six fresh teams demonstrate their skills with tiny lemon meringue pies and creative takes on tiramisu and fruit crumble.

Cherish and Benoit apply their discerning taste to confections shaped like cones and carrots, as well as precarious towers built with éclairs.

A secret recipe challenge combines chocolate with sesame; four teams construct their own spooky and scrumptious chocolate house of horrors.

The top three teams from each heat merge for a quarterfinal featuring savory brioche, pithiviers and jungle-inspired sugar showpieces.

Cherish and Benoit apply their discerning taste to confections shaped like cones and carrots, as well as precarious towers built with éclairs.

A secret recipe challenge combines chocolate with sesame; four teams construct their own spooky and scrumptious chocolate house of horrors.

The top three teams from each heat merge for a quarterfinal featuring savory brioche, pithiviers and jungle-inspired sugar showpieces.