Challenge

A team has only four weeks to make 4,000 pounds of popcorn stand over 16 feet tall to break the world record. Then, they have one day to carve and decorate one of the biggest icons in the world: Mickey Mouse.

Five Guinness World Records are on the line as two competitors go head-to-head in each event to see who can flip, carve, crack, peel or scoop foods the fastest.

Teams from all over the Southeast travel to Magnolia, Arkansas, to prove that they have the chops to take home the $2,500 grand prize at the annual World Championship Steak Cook-off.

Five of the world's top pastry chefs design an evening dress made out of chocolate for a chance to win $10,000. To stay in the competition, their dress must make it onto a live model and through a real runway show.

Four sculptors transform over one hundred pounds of produce into five foot tropical marvels. The competitors face tough conditions as they carve in the sweltering Hawaiian heat for over eight hours.

Ten international pastry teams travel to Phoenix, Arizona, for the World Pastry Team Championship to prove who is the best of the best in a two-day culinary marathon.

Five of the world's best cake decorators design culinary-themed cakes with the grand prize of $10,000 and the honor of having the winning cake showcased at the first annual Food Network Awards.

Five cake decorators design wedding cakes for a couple they meet a night before the competition. The winning artist wins $10,000 and has their cake served at the couples' wedding.

Over 80 top cake decorators travel from all over the globe to compete in one of the world's premier wedding cake competitions.

Amateur cooks compete to grill the best burger in two categories: the beef burger and the alternative burger. The winner of the beef burger competition takes home $50,000 while the alternative winner earns $10,000.

Five renowned chefs compete in a Hawaiian Luau using their own unique interpretations of traditional luau cuisine. The competitors must utilize an Emu, an ancient Hawaiian cooking method, for a chance to win $10,000.