Food Network Challenge Season 5, Episode 8: Challenge: Southern Living Showdown

Edible Ornaments

Four professional culinary artists trim a holiday tree entirely in edible decorations. Over the course of several timed rounds, the competitors will make edible garland, ornaments and then cap off their trees with an edible topper. Each chef is allowed an assistant, but won't know who their assistant is until moments before the competition begins. The competitors will have to figure out how to stay focused and quickly communicate their vision if they want any hope of taking home the $10,000.

60 min

Princess Cakes

They are the most recognized Disney princesses on the silver screen. In this challenge, five of the country's top cake designers transform Snow White, Belle, Cinderella and Jasmine into 3-foot tall cakes.

60 min

Villain Cakes

Five of America's best cake decorators travel to Disney World to compete in a cake competition where each cake revolves around a famous Disney villain.

60 min

Sweet 16

60 min

All-American Tailgating Cook-Off

60 min

Challenge: Chocolate Competition

60 min

Extreme Cakes

Four of the country's top cake designers do things with cake you've never seen before. Judged by Duff Goldman and his crew from Ace of Cakes, the competitors are encouraged to break all of the rules of cake decorating. The creator of the most radical cake takes home $10,000.

60 min

National Chicken Cooking Contest

60 min

Super Heroes

Four chefs will gather in Memphis to compete in the ultimate sandwich battle. The competition will contain 4, timed rounds: Hot, Cold, Panini, and a Signature round where the chefs will showcase their best tasting sandwich. After each round is judged, the chef with the highest score at the end of the challenge will win $10,000.

60 min

National Chicken Cook-Off

Once again the Challenge cameras descend on one of the richest competitions in the culinary world - the $100,000 National Chicken Cooking Contest. Birmingham, Alabama plays host, but representatives from every state in the nation will be cooking up home-grown recipes sure to make your mouth water!

60 min

World Championship BBQ Cook-Off

258 teams are gathered in Memphis for one of the most prestigious barbeque contests in the world. Competitors will compete in three categories: shoulder, ribs and whole hog. If they can beat out the other competitors in their category they'll win $3,000 and have a shot at the Grand Prize of $22,000.

60 min

National Beef Cook-Off

Chicago hosts the National Beef Cook-off. Amateur chefs will compete in four categories: New Dynamic Beef Dishes, Nuevo Latino Beef Dishes, Small Plates, Big Taste and Kids in the Kitchen. The winner of each category will win $10,000, with the runner-up in each receiving $5,000.

60 min

World Pastry Team Championship

Ten international pastry teams have come to Phoenix, Ariz., for the World Pastry Team Championship to prove who the best of the best is in a two-day culinary marathon. Team USA has taken first in the past two championships and they're aiming for a three-peat. But Team France and Team Japan plan on dethroning the reigning champs. A win here means taking home the $50,000 prize and the achievement of a lifetime.

60 min

Challenge: Memphis in May BBQ

60 min

Challenge: Camp Fire Cook-Off

60 min

World Pizza Challenge

The World Pizza Championships take place in Italy. Six American chefs are vying to be crowned pizza king. But, the Italians may have something to say about that. Taste, dough tossing, and acrobatics take center stage.

60 min

Challenge: Wedding Cake Classic

60 min

Challenge: Build a Better Burger

60 min

Challenge: America's Bread Battle

For the first time in the U.S., pastry chefs combine with bakers for a 2-day contest that showcases each of their unique talents and combined creativity.

60 min

Challenge: $100,000 Chicken Challenge

60 min

Challenge: Teen Chef

60 min

Food Network Pastry Daredevils

Five sugar masters take great risks in this competition. Not only does their design have to top five feet, but they have to maneuver it through an obstacle course. Competitors: Stephane Treand Sadruddin Abdullah Steven Weiss Kaushik Chowdhurry Scott Green Judges: Robert Bleifer Susan Stockton Ewald Notter

60 min

Challenge: Cupcake

60 min

Challenge: Spooky Cake and Candy Cook Off

60 min

Food Network Challenge: Holiday Cake-Off

60 min

Gingerbread Championships

60 min

Challenge: Bama-Que Cook-Off

It’s the season opener of barbecue competitions in Mobile, Ala. Over 90 teams have come out with their secret rubs, sauces and tricked out smokers to compete for their share of $20,000 in prize money. Many of these teams are now old friends because they compete against each other contest after contest. But this is their first competition of the year. Old friends aside, they’re serious about winning. Watch as seasoned pros deliver up award-winning recipes, race to beat the clock and find out whose barbecue drives the judges hog-wild.

60 min