Plot Synopsis

Visiting with family members and chef friends to swap stories and recipe secrets, Iron Chef Michael Symon shares his favorite crowd-pleasing recipes, reveals a few easy tricks and non-traditional techniques, and prepares delicious meals, like spaghetti and meatballs, restaurant-worthy roasted chicken, and Sunday brunch inspired by the farmer's market. Each 30-minute episode features a different theme: "Comforting Classics," during which Symon prepares roasted chicken pops with salsa verde, fried potatoes with spicy aioli, and molten chocolate cake; "Southern Favorites," where Symon cooks up fried chicken, braised greens, and bread pudding; "Brunch with Lizzie," when Symon and his wife prepare Sunday brunch with granola, mint grilled peaches with honey and yogurt and poached eggs with crab English muffins and maple pecan bacon; "Steak Night," as Symon prepares broiled porterhouse with roasted garlic schmear, peach and blue salad, and angel food cake with berries and mascarpone; "Childhood Favorites," allowing Symon to be in the kitchen with his favorite cooking mentors -- his parents -- as they create spaghetti and meatballs and death by chocolate for dessert; and more.