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Entertainment Now | August 12 - 18, 2023 20 | By Caroline Collacutt TV Media G uy Fieri wines, dines and runs the aisles with the best of the best when the five-week, five-epi- sode tournament "Guy's Grocery Games: All-Star Invitational" be- gins, premiering Wednesday, Aug. 16, on Food Network. This time, the "GGG" competi- tion we all know and love will fea- ture only the biggest names in the culinary industry, as renowned ce- lebrity chefs Karen Akunowicz, Nate Appleman, Jose Garces, Ilan Hall, Stephanie Izard, Mei Lin, Shota Nakajima and Jonathon Sawyer each take to the kitchen in order to compete for the winning "GGG" trophy and the $75,000 cash grand prize. "Each week the chefs go head- to-head to see whose shopping and cooking skills are a cut above the rest," Food Network shared in a recent news release. "They must navigate their way through the grocery aisles as they are tested in challenges from 'Express Lane,' where they must create a signa- ture sandwich and side using only eight ingredients, to 'Budget Bat- tle,' where they must make an im- pressive weeknight dinner for four with only $25, to 'Frozen Food Feud,' where they must make a dish only using frozen in- gredients, and many more." "Ultimately," the network ex- plains, "the food does the talking, as a rotating panel of judges de- termines who checks out of the competition." The tournament begins as Fieri welcomes his eight all-stars to the ring, each equally impressive, with ranks including Iron Chefs, James Beard recipients, and "Top Chef" and "Tournament of Champion" winners. Most importantly, each cook shares one thing in common: they have never stepped foot in- side the infamous Flavortown Market before. No matter their history, each competitor is totally new to the world of "GGG." "Now, Guy will put them through a gauntlet of diabolical games, starting with the ulti- mate limited ingredient game, 'Express Lane,' as chefs make their signature sandwich and a side using only eight ingredients. The chef awarded best dish wins an automatic $10,000, while the others are vulnerable to a sur- prise twist!" Later in the release, Fieri com- mented: "These culinary rock stars have more awards and acco- lades than you can count, but let me tell you, they've never experi- enced the heart-pounding intensi- ty of Flavortown Market before. They're itching to prove they're the true masters of flavor, and I've got a few tricks up my sleeve to see if they're the real deal!" The game begins when "Guy's Grocery Games: All-Star Invita- tional" premieres Wednesday, Aug. 16, on Food Network. 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