Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt join the pod to talk about their latest project, the all-new HGTV Smart Home 2026.

The winningest duo on HGTV shares what it was like designing the $1.3 million Orlando dream home, the challenge of balancing luxury with smart technology, and the features they’re most excited for fans to see… including hidden rooms, a shoe carousel, a four-screen TV wall, and a backyard built for year-round vacation living. They also discuss why involving their daughter Jade in the design process made this Smart Home experience especially meaningful.

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How to Cook Like an Italian: Part 2 🇮🇹
Roasting a whole fish *might* feel intimidating, but Chef Gabe Bertaccini is here to reveal the real secret: It’s actually one of the simplest, most foolproof ways to cook seafood. In this episode, Gabe roasts a whole branzino the Italian way with simple and fresh ingredients. Because it cooks on the bone, the flesh stays remarkably moist and tender, and a hot oven does most of the work, crisping the skin while the herbs and lemon tucked inside flavor the fish from within.

Gabe finishes his fish with salmoriglio, a bright Sicilian lemon and herb sauce that comes together in just a few minutes. It’s wonderfully versatile, too: spoon it over any grilled or roasted fish, drizzle it on chicken or steak or use it on roasted or grilled vegetables.

He rounds out this coastal meal with his Pantelleria Potato Salad, which hails from a small island far off the western coast of Sicily. It’s a perfect summer salad that uses ingredients in every Sicilian kitchen: capers, olives, herbs and a nice sprinkle of Sicilian oregano.

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ABOUT COOK LIKE AN ITALIAN:
Born and raised in Florence, Chef Gabe Bertaccini brings the authentic, no-nonsense traditions of Italian cuisine straight to your kitchen, showing you what it truly means to Cook Like an Italian 🇮🇹

00:00 – Intro
00:30 – Go to Seafood Market
01:17 – How to Cook Branzino
02:00 – Score the Branzino
02:36 – Make the Garlic Oil
03:07 – Stuff the Branzino
03:56 – Brush with Garlic Oil
04:36 – Put It In the Oven
04:34 – Make the Salmoriglio
06:58 – Remove Branzino from Oven
07:32 – Finish with Salt and Salmoriglio
07:55 – Make the Potato Salad
08:20 – Prep Potatoes and Green Beans
09:45 – Make the Dressing
11:45 – Bring It All Together

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Guy Fieri brings basketball creator @Jesser to his Feast Club for off-the-charts barbecue and bar games. Between bites of Guy’s all-time favorite ribs, Jesser breaks down his wild journey from high school dropout to judging the NBA Dunk Contest. Then things get heated when he battles Guy in a brutal 5-level spicy wings challenge 🥵

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Surprising Guy’s Son
01:53 How Jesser Blew Up
03:54 The Hardest Part of Being a Creator
4:36 Next Level Sticky BBQ Ribs
5:54 The Best Meals We’ve Ever Eaten
6:41 From 2K To The NBA
7:34 Giannis Had Jesser Starstruck!
9:18 Who’s The GOAT?!
9:44 Meeting LeBron
12:28 Let the Bar Games Begin!
17:42 5 Levels of Spicy Wings
19:27 Heading To Triple D!

About Guy’s Feast Club
It’s all flavor, no filler. Guy’s Feast Club brings Guy Fieri together with celebrities and influencers to satisfy their cravings — from local joints to home-cooked spreads. Epic food, unfiltered convo, and big eating energy. Pull up a chair, you’re in the club now.

Guy Fieri vs. @Jesser: 5-Level Spicy Wings Challenge

Music credit: Suman Chatterjee

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Kardea Brown’s pickle-brined fried chicken is crispy, juicy and packed with flavor. Chicken thighs and drumsticks are soaked in a dill pickle brine, then fried to golden perfection and finished with a sweet and spicy hot honey sauce for the ultimate Southern-style crunch.
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Kardea Brown shares down-home, Southern recipes from her South Carolina kitchen. The cook and caterer was born and raised on the sea islands of Charleston, the heart of all Southern cooking, and learned to cook in her grandmother’s kitchen. These days, she takes generations of family recipes and makes them her own as she cooks for family and friends at her Sea Island home.

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Pickle Brined Fried Chicken With Hot Honey Sauce
RECIPE COURTESY OF KARDEA BROWN
Level: Intermediate
Total: 2 hr 5 min (includes cooling time)
Active: 55 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons pickling spices
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus a pinch for seasoning
2 pounds chicken drumsticks
2 pounds chicken thighs
Canola oil, for frying
2 cups buttermilk
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon dried dill
1 tablespoon freshly cracked black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon sweet Hungarian paprika
Hot Honey Sauce, recipe follows

Hot Honey Sauce:
1/4 cup honey
3 tablespoons salted butter
2 tablespoons hot sauce
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

Special equipment: a deep-fry thermometer

Combine the sugar, vinegar, pickling spices, bay leaf, 1/4 cup salt and 2 cups cold water in a large pot and bring to a boil, stirring, until the salt and sugar dissolve. Fill a large bowl halfway with ice.
Remove the brine from the heat and pour it over the ice to cool to room temperature. Add the chicken skin-side down, being sure to keep the chicken submerged. If the chicken is not completely covered in brine, add more cold water. Cover the pot and let sit for at least 1 hour at room temperature or refrigerate up to overnight.

When you’re ready to fry the chicken, pour enough oil into a large Dutch oven to reach about a third of the way up the side and deep enough to submerge the chicken. Heat the oil to 350 degrees F. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F and line 2 rimmed baking sheets with wire racks.

Remove the chicken from the brine and place in a large bowl with the buttermilk. Put the flour in a large paper bag. Season the flour with the dill, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and remaining tablespoon salt. A few pieces at a time, transfer the chicken to the bag with the flour and shake well to coat. Place the coated chicken on the wire rack-lined cookie sheet.

Fry the chicken in batches until golden brown and the internal temperature measures 165 degrees F, 5 to 6 minutes per side. Remove to another wire rack-lined baking sheet and transfer to the oven while you cook the rest of the chicken. Let cool slightly before serving with the Hot Honey Sauce.

Hot Honey Sauce:
Stir together the honey, butter, hot sauce, paprika and cayenne in a small saucepot over medium heat. Heat and stir until smooth and all ingredients are combined.

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What’s better than that perfect slice of cheesecake, you ask? Kardea’s CHOCOLATE cheesecake!
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Kardea Brown shares down-home, Southern recipes from her South Carolina kitchen. The cook and caterer was born and raised on the sea islands of Charleston, the heart of all Southern cooking, and learned to cook in her grandmother’s kitchen. These days, she takes generations of family recipes and makes them her own as she cooks for family and friends at her Sea Island home.

Welcome to Food Network, where learning to cook is as simple as clicking play! Grab your apron and get ready to get cookin’ with some of the best chefs around the world. We’ll give you a behind-the-scenes look at our best shows, take you inside our favorite restaurant and be your resource in the kitchen to make sure every meal is a 10/10!

Chocolate Cheesecake
RECIPE COURTESY OF KARDEA BROWN
Level: Easy
Total: 8 hr (includes cooling and chilling times)
Active: 30 min
Yield: 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

Crust:
Nonstick cooking spray, for the pan
2 cups thin pretzel sticks, finely crushed
4 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
15 chocolate sandwich cookies, such as Oreos, finely crushed

Cheesecake:
10 ounces semisweet chocolate
Four 8-ounce packages cream cheese, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
4 large eggs

Chocolate Topping:
4 ounces dark chocolate chips
1 tablespoon coconut oil
Extra toppings, such as Cookie Pretzel Bark, recipe follows

Cookie Pretzel Bark:
8 ounces good-quality dark chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup thin pretzel sticks, broken into pieces
5 chocolate sandwich cookies, such as Oreos, broken into pieces

Directions

For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch nonstick springform pan with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment, separately on the bottom and a collar around the sides.
Mix together the pretzels, butter, sugar and cookie crumbs in a large bowl. Press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake the crust for 8 minutes. Set aside while you make the cheesecake. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F.

For the cheesecake: Melt the chocolate in the microwave or using a double boiler until smooth. Set aside.

Beat the cream cheese and sugar in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment on medium speed until very smooth, about 1 minute, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary. Turn the mixer to low, add the sour cream and cocoa powder and mix until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary. Add the melted chocolate and then the eggs one at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until mixed; do not overmix. Pour the filling over the crust and spread into an even layer.

Double-wrap the bottom of the springform pan with foil, sealing it tightly to prevent water from getting into the pan. Place the springform pan into a larger pan and pour very hot water into the pan until it is about 3/4 inch deep, being careful to make sure the water level doesn’t come up higher than the foil.

Bake until the center is almost set, 60 to 70 minutes. The center will still jiggle, while the edges will be set. Crack the oven door and allow the cake to cool in the oven for 1 to 2 hours.
Remove the cake from the oven and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and preferably overnight.
For the chocolate topping: Add the dark chocolate and coconut oil to a double boiler and heat until melted. Let cool slightly, then pour over the cheesecake, spreading so that the sauce drips slightly over the side. The chocolate will harden quickly, so immediately decorate the top of the cake with any additional toppings such as Cookie Pretzel Bark. Cut into wedges and serve chilled.

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