Back-to-school season isn't just for kids! The Kitchen hosts are teaching new recipes and techniques, starting with Jeff Mauro's lesson on classic Chicken Marsala. Alex Guarnaschelli leads Salad School and shows off her viral 3-2-1-1 Vinaigrette. Katie Lee Biegel shares easy ways to showcase kids' school projects and makes Zoo Mix for an after-school snack. Geoffrey Zakarian wows with his Ricotta Gnudi with Browned Butter. The one and only Bobby Flay stops by to chat and gets challenged to a spelling bee, and Sunny Anderson rings in recess with her 1-2-3 Milkshake.

Proving that even the professionals use shortcuts, The Kitchen hosts each pick one supermarket staple to use in an easy and delicious weeknight dish. Sunny Anderson uses frozen garlic and ginger cubes to make her Easy Butter Chicken, and Jeff Mauro flash-cooks thinly shaved beef for his Quick and Easy Beef and Rice Noodle Soup. Katie Lee Biegel uses French onion soup mix to revamp a classic in her French Onion Chicken Stroganoff, and Alex Guarnaschelli makes dessert easy with her Fruity Almond Puff Pastry Tart. Eddie Jackson stops by to chat about Halloween Wars, and Geoffrey Zakarian and his co-hosts deliver a social media-ready French Fry Board.