Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown

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Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown – Season 4

Premiere Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 Time: 8 p.m. (ET/PT) Host: A mix of celebrity guests Number of Episodes: 6...

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When & Where

Nov 11, 2025, USA

Official Site

https://foodnetwork.co.uk/shows/beat-bobby-flay-holiday-throwdown

Event info

Premiere Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Time: 8 p.m. (ET/PT)

Host: A mix of celebrity guests

Number of Episodes: 6 (airing weekly each Tuesday)

Runtime: 1 hour

Network: Food Network

Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown provides everything you could want from a festive Christmas special, offering intense competition, culinary drama, celebrity guests, and plenty of holiday cheer.

If you haven’t tuned into the show before, it follows acclaimed chef Bobby Flay as he battles it out in the kitchen against various celebrity guests and notable chefs who regularly appear on the Food Network.

The fourth season promises plenty of festive fun, varying from Thanksgiving face-offs to Christmas Eve traditions, which are sure to make your mouth water and tummy rumble over the holidays.

Fortunately, you don’t need to wait too long to watch it, as season 4 of Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown will premiere on the Food Network at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

Six one-hour episodes will air every Tuesday until December 16, 2025, which will determine if Bobby Flay comes out on top in season four. You will not want to miss a second of this fun and festive cooking competition.

The Guest Hosts

The following celebrities will host season four of Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Showdown:

Sunny Anderson – Episode 1
Jeff Mauro – Episode 2
Carla Hall – Episode 3
Carson Kressley – Episode 4
Eddie Jackson – Episode 5
Sophie Flay – Episode 6

In addition to hosting the show, the guest host will judge the dishes in a blind taste test to determine whether Bobby Flay’s dish is better than those of the competing chefs.

The guest hosts will even have the responsibility to pick the teams for the competition, which can sometimes provide Bobby a disadvantage in the kitchen. The host and chefs will often work together to provide Bobby Flay with a holiday nightmare he won’t forget.

The Competing Chefs

Bobby Flay will battle it out in the kitchen against the following acclaimed chefs in the fourth season of Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Showdown:

Damaris Phillips, Antonia Lofaso, and Jet Tila – Episode 1
Kelsey Barnard Clark, Aarti Sequeira, and Andrew Zimmern – Episode 2
Esther Choi, Maneet Chauhan, and Amanda Freitag – Episode 3
Michael Jenkins, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Ayesha Nurdjaja – Episode 4
Tiffani Faison, Mei Lin, and Michael Voltaggio – Episode 5
Brooke Williamson, Claudette Zepeda, and Gabriele Bertaccini – Episode 6

As Bobby is up against some tough competition in the kitchen this Christmas, you can expect plenty of tension, rivalry, and laugh-out-loud moments.

The Episode Themes

Every episode of Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Showdown will have a unique theme that puts Bobby Flay and the competing chefs’ kitchen skills to the test.

Here is a rundown of the upcoming festive themes in season four:

Episode 1: Friendsgiving Potluck – A focus on potluck and holiday side dishes.
Episode 2: Talking Turkey – Chefs will need to create a turkey-inspired dish for the Thanksgiving episode.
Episode 3: Ghost of Bobby’s Holiday Past – Viewers can enjoy a nostalgic look at festive dishes and challenges from past seasons.
Episode 4: Holidays in the City – A metropolitan holiday-inspired challenge.
Episode 5: Snowed In! – Comfort dishes and foods to enjoy when inside the home on a cold day.
Episode 6: Christmas Eve-rywhere – A Christmas Eve-inspired challenge focusing on its cuisines and traditions.

Ensure you eat before watching the above festive episodes, as you won’t want to watch season four of Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Showdown on an empty stomach.