Beat Bobby Flay

Season 45

2026 · 6 episodes · 4h 30m in all

Episodes

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   1. Holiday Throwdown: There's No Place Like Ham

   Airs 17 Nov 2026 · 45 min

   Bobby Flay and Brooke Williamson welcome guest chefs Damaris Phillips and Viet Pham to kick off the holiday chaos with a spirited game of Spin the Bottle. Plus, it's the girls versus the guys this season, as Brooke's team includes chefs Antonia Lofaso and Ayesha Nurdjaja, while Bobby has chefs Michael Voltaggio and Michael Jenkins in his corner. Things get even smokier as the kitchen heats up for a festive, flavor-packed holiday ham showdown.

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   2. Holiday Throwdown: Swim with the Fishes

   Airs 24 Nov 2026 · 45 min

   Guest chefs Tiffani Faison and Gabe Bertaccini dive headfirst into Bobby Flay and Brooke Williamson's holiday madness with a chaotic game of "Find the Pickle." Then, the teams face off in a high-stakes Feast of the Seven Fishes cook-off.

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   3. Holiday Throwdown: Sweet Defeat

   Airs 1 Dec 2026 · 45 min

   Guest chefs Geoffrey Zakarian and Adrienne Cheatham get wrapped up in a festive cookie cutter challenge with Bobby Flay and Brooke Williamson's teams, before heading into a sundae showdown.

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   4. Holiday Throwdown: Makin' a List, Chicken It Twice

   Airs 8 Dec 2026 · 45 min

   Bobby Flay and Brooke Williamson welcome guest chefs Jet Tila and Claudette Zepeda to turn holiday traditions upside down with a piñata-smashing, card-playing warm-up that sets the tone for a fiery chicken cook-off.

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   5. Holiday Throwdown: Happy Hog-idays

   Airs 15 Dec 2026 · 45 min

   Guest chefs Marcus Samuelsson and Leah Cohen bring competitive cheer to Bobby Flay and Brooke Williamson's chaotic white elephant gift exchange. The real gift, however, is the main event: an over-the-top roast pork rumble.

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   6. Holiday Throwdown: Bahhh Humbug

   Airs 22 Dec 2026 · 45 min

   Guest chefs Maneet Chauhan and Bryan Voltaggio infuse global holiday flavors into festive dishes, but the true holiday drama unfolds as Bobby Flay and Brooke Williamson go head-to-head in a final, no-mercy rack of lamb battle.