Jeff Mauro brings three chefs to Paramus, N.J., to ambush homeowners in search of food from their kitchens. With those ingredients, the competitors are challenged to serve Jeff and judge Christian Petroni festival-style food, something "stuffed" and street-fair dishes. In the end, one winning chef splits a cash prize with their lucky host family!
Jeff Mauro rolls into Sayreville, N.J., with three talented chefs and tells them to find food for three rounds of cooking challenges in the surrounding houses. Judge Marcus Samuelsson joins Jeff as the chefs make gravity-defying stacked burgers and fried, spicy dishes. Only one chef will withstand the heat to win the cash prize and split it with one lucky family!
Jeff Mauro and three chefs knock on doors in Bay Shore, N.Y., to gather ingredients before the cooking battles begin. Jeff and judge Nilou Motamed get woozy from the boozy brunch that kicks off the festivities before the chefs hit the parking lot on game day for a tailgating challenge. The local crowd cheers from the sidelines until one winning chef splits a cash prize with their lucky host family!
Jeff Mauro surprises the residents of Wayne, N.J., with three chefs knocking on their doors to find ingredients for high-octane cooking battles. The challenges call for dishes from land, air and sea, and judge Matt Abdoo watches as the chefs' pantry pulls dwindle. The last chef standing splits a cash prize with the lucky family who said, "Come on in!"
On the peaceful streets of East Windsor, N.J., Jeff Mauro brings three chefs to raid the kitchens of unsuspecting homeowners in search of ingredients for three cooking battles. Jeff and judge Leah Cohen keep the chefs on their toes with challenges that include making a meat lover's breakfast and 5-star Southern cuisine on their makeshift curbside kitchens. The winning chef splits a cash prize with their lucky host family!
Host Jeff Mauro challenges three chefs to find families in the suburbs north of Austin, Texas, who are willing to share ingredients for a cook-off on their street. Eddie Jackson helps Jeff judge as the chefs prepare down-home Texas barbecue and Tex-Mex inspired dishes. After the final battle, one winning chef splits a cash prize with their lucky host family!
Host Jeff Mauro and three chefs roll into Harrington Park, N.J., to turn a neighborhood's annual Battle of the Block Party into a world-class cooking competition. The chefs convince unsuspecting homeowners to let them crash their kitchens for ingredients, and Chef Cliff Crooks helps Jeff judge as the chefs make a triple-stacked sandwich, a quick and easy dessert and finally a 5-star meal. After a final battle, one winning chef splits a cash prize with their lucky local family.
In Malverne, N.Y., host Jeff Mauro and three chefs turn a neighborhood's Garden Block Party into a cooking competition, and the chefs have to convince unsuspecting homeowners to let them crash their kitchen for ingredients. Chef Marc Murphy helps Jeff judge as the competitors make a cheesy Mexican-inspired dish, a sweet and savory surf-and-turf masterpiece and a dessert with a surprise filling. After a final battle, one winning chef splits a cash prize with their lucky local family.
A West Babylon, N.Y., neighborhood's Casino Block Party becomes a world-class cooking competition with the arrival of host Jeff Mauro and three talented chefs who must convince unsuspecting homeowners to let them crash their kitchen for ingredients. Chef Justin Sutherland helps Jeff judge as the chefs make a hipster brunch, appetizer and main dish. After a final battle, one winning chef splits a cash prize with their lucky local family.
Host Jeff Mauro and three talented chefs descend on Farmingdale, N.Y., to stage a cooking competition at a neighborhood's '80s Prom Party. First, the clock is ticking as the chefs try to convince homeowners to let them crash their kitchen for ingredients. Chef Julian Rodarte helps Jeff judge as the chefs make a French bistro lunch and an elevated prom night dinner. After a final battle, one winning chef splits a cash prize with their lucky local family.