Throwdown! with Bobby Flay (2006)
Throwdown! with Bobby Flay is a Food Network television program in which celebrity chef Bobby Flay challenges cooks renowned for a specific dish or type of cooking to a cook-off of their signature dish. At the beginning of each show, Flay receives – via bicycle messenger – a package detailing the chef he is to compete against as well as the dish. Examples of opponents include a skilled chili maker or a famous wedding cake designer. After practicing and preparing the item in question, Flay shows up for a surprise competition. During the competition, both chefs prepare their particular version of the dish, and both are then evaluated by local judges to determine a winner.
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Episode 1 - Pad Thai
Release Date: 2009-03-04Nongkran Daks has traveled the world teaching the secrets of authentic Thai cooking and her most popular dish is Pad Thai. With 5 cookbooks and sold out cooking classes, is Nong ready to take on the real Bobby Flay? Bobby's recipe is not available at this time. Recipes in This Episode Kuay Tiaw Pad Thai Shrimp Pad Thai
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Episode 2 - Ravioli
Release Date: 2009-03-25Bobby surprises a Father/Son team from Flushing, Queens NY to a Ravioli throwdown. Does Bobby Flay have what it takes to Throwdown against a family rich in ravioli history? Recipes in This Episode * Shrimp and Salt Cod Ravioli with Yellow Pepper Romesco Sauce
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Episode 3 - Chicken Pot Pie
Release Date: 2009-03-11The "Casserole Queens" of Austin, Texas not only have updated casseroles from your childhood, but they deliver the meals dressed as 1950s homemakers. Bobby surprise the Queens for a classic casserole clash. Recipes in This Episode Casserole Queen Pot Pie Smoked Chicken Pot Pie with Sweet Potato Crust
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Episode 4 - Blueberry Pancakes
Release Date: 2009-04-08Bobby Flay challenges the owners of Clinton Street Baking Company in NY to a blueberry pancake showdown. Recipes in This Episode Lemon-Blueberry-Ricotta-Buttermilk Pancakes with Blueberry-Cassis Relish and Blueberry Maple Syrup
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Episode 5 - Chicken Matzoh Ball Soup
Release Date: 2009-04-01Jeff Nathan, ownerof Abigael's, New York's largest kosher restaurant is surprised by a challenge from Chef Bobby Flay. Jeff and Bobby go matzo ball for matzo ball to make even the most discerning Bubbe proud. Recipes in This Episode Sephardic Chicken Soup with Sofrito and Herbed Matzo Balls Sephardic Chicken Soup with Sofrito and Herbed Matzo Balls Throwdown's Matzo Ball Soup
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Episode 6 - Shrimp and Grits
Release Date: 2009-03-18It's City Boy vs Country Boy when chef Bobby Flay travels to the small town of Washington, GA to take on an award winning local chef in a Shrimp and Grits Throwdown. Recipes in This Episode Bar Americain's Gulf Shrimp and Grits Shrimp and Grits
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Episode 7 - North Carolina Ribs and BBQ Baked Beans
Release Date: 2009-05-27Raleigh's Ed Mitchell prides himself on using authentic North Carolina flavors at his restaurant, 'The Pit.' Ed is a BBQ purist with the ribs to prove it. Whether its East or West, he knows his ribs are the best. Ed strives to keep North Carolina's culinary traditions alive, and even with all the media buzz, he still makes sure to keep his food down home and locally grown. But can he take the heat and grill up a winning plate when the Pitmaster is challenged by the Grillmaster on this episode of Throwdown? Recipes in This Episode * Baked Beans * Smoked Ribs with Carolina-Style BBQ Sauce
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Episode 8 - German Chocolate Cake
Release Date: 2009-06-10Bobby challenges a baker from Harlem, NYs 'Make My Cake' to put her family's German Chocolate Cake to the test. Bobby will really have to pull out all the sweet stops if he wants to best this baking buff on this episode of Throwdown. Recipes in This Episode German Chocolate Cake - Make My Cake Throwdown's German Chocolate Cake with Coconut-Pecan-Cajeta Frosting, Chocolate Ganache and Coconut Whipped Cream
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Episode 9 - Fried Fish Escovitch
Release Date: 2009-06-17Bobby Flay challenge a chef whose Jamaican dish Fried Fish Escovitch is a house specialty. Set in a Harlem's swanky Mo Bay restaurant get ready for a fried fish throwdown. Recipes in This Episode Throwdown's Fish Escovitch
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Episode 10 - country Captain Chicken
Release Date: 2009-06-25Bobby challenges two brothers over their Charleston, SC spicy curry specialty dish, Country Captain Chicken. Recipes in This Episode Lee Bros. Country Captain Throwdown's Country Captain Chicken
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Episode 11 - Fish Tacos
Release Date: 2009-07-15Bobby Flay challenges a Mexican Food expert chef and restauranteur from San Diego to fish taco throwdown. Recipes in This Episode * Throwdown's Fish Tacos
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Episode 12 - Green Chile Cheeseburger
Release Date: 2009-07-22Bob Olguin knows his chiles. He should; New Mexican cuisine is in his blood--he owns and operates the restaurant his father started in honor of his grandfather. So, it's no surprise his Green Chile Cheeseburger was ranked number 7 on GQ's National Top-20 Burger List. Bob's restaurant, Manny's Buckhorn Tavern, started by dishing up New Mexican favorites to locals but now caters to visitors from far and wide - and the praises keep on coming- especially for his famed Green Chile Cheeseburger. So the question is- can Bob's burger beat the heat that Bobby brings down to New Mexico on this episode of Throwdown? Recipes in This Episode * Throwdown's Green Chile Cheeseburgers
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Episode 13 - Sloppy Joes
Release Date: 2009-07-29Bobby challenges two NYC restauranteurs from the heart of midtown to a Sloppy Joe Throwdown. Recipes in This Episode Throwdown's Sloppy Joes