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The Kitchen: Season 8

13 episodes Premiered Nov 28, 2015 Updated Sep 26, 2026
Previously on The Kitchen

Season 8 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Kitchen Season 7.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 8 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 8: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S8·E1 Mytharc

Deck Your Halls With Delicious

Nov 28, 2015 · 60 min

Porcini-rubbed roast beef and two potato sides, perfect for a holiday party; actress Regina King helps make cheesecake with pomegranate sauce; holiday wreaths made with household i

S8·E2 Core

Cookie Swap Party!

Dec 5, 2015 · 60 min

A cookie swap party featuring chocolate peppermint whoopie pies, mini sugar cookie tarts and cookie truffles; Duff Goldman demonstrates how to make gingerbread cookies like a pro;

S8·E3 Core

Seasons Eatings

Dec 12, 2015 · 60 min

Emeril Lagasse makes a holiday rack of lamb with apple mint puree; Christmas tree cheese ball; snowman cheese ball; yule log cake; tips for decorating a store-bought gingerbread ho

S8·E4 Core

Winter Favorites

Dec 19, 2015 · 60 min

Slow cooker beef stew; oatmeal latte and savory oatmeal risotto with mushroom and mint; the Today Show's Natalie Morales makes her chocolate winter flan; black Russian cocktail.

S8·E5 Core

Delicious and Nutritious

Jan 2, 2016 · 60 min

Turkey bolognese with veggie noodles; beet burger with citrus caper aioli; lesser-known healthy ingredients; 100-calorie snacks; preparing some intimidating healthy foods; chocolat

S8·E6 Core

Bringing Breakfast Back

Jan 9, 2016 · 60 min

Mimosa sunset cocktail; baked eggs with salami, mozzarella, olives and garlic bread; protein packed recipes; chef Anne Burrell makes crepes with mascarpone and chocolate with a che

S8·E7 Core

Savor the Savings

Jan 16, 2016 · 60 min

Tips for freezing food; pork osso bucco; weeknight dinners using affordable chicken thighs; Kardea Brown makes curry coconut chickpea soup; mix-ins to enhance inexpensive liquor; d

S8·E8 Core

Stuffed

Jan 23, 2016 · 60 min

Picadillo stuffed peppers; popular stuffed tools; goat cheese and herb stuffed chicken breast; ham and cheese stuffed chicken breast; food blogger Nicole Friday makes apple, pear a

S8·E9 Core

Football Feast

Jan 30, 2016 · 60 min

Seattle dog; eggplant hero; Buffalo chicken hoagie; party-planning playbook; bourbon brown sugar stuffed sweet potato skins; Adrian Davila brings his pulled pork all the way from T

S8·E10 Core

Winter Escape

Feb 6, 2016 · 60 min

Pork kebobs and baked pineapple rice; upside-down mango cake; makeup mogul Bobbi Brown shows how to pamper yourself using pantry items; Scorpion Bowl cocktail; chef Julius Jackson

S8·E11 Core

Chock Full of Chocolate

Feb 13, 2016 · 60 min

Devil's food cake and new ways to make treats with chocolate bars; creme brulee; chocolate cherry pudding pops; Rev Run and his wife, Justine, introduce a cocoa-rubbed strip steak

S8·E12 Mytharc

Award Season Party

Feb 20, 2016 · 60 min

Wolfgang Puck shares the most popular after party dish; surf and turf rib eye crostini with gorgonzola mousse; recipes using popcorn; Food Network Magazine's Maile Carpenter previe

S8·E13 Mytharc

Southern Comforts

Feb 27, 2016 · 60 min

Fried chicken; dos and don'ts for deep frying; baked sweet corn; sweet tea cocktail; chef Lazarus Lynch makes a crowd-pleasing 'Bama chocolate mousse; the hosts give their verdicts

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