Take everyday recipes to the next level with Katie Lee's Barbecue Potato Chip-Crusted Salmon and Jeff Mauro's Pickle-Brined Pork Chops with Sweet and Spicy Peppers. Restaurant secrets are revealed to help make your food taste better, then it's a showdown between Geoffrey Zakarian's Cherries Jubilee French Toast and Marcela Valladolid's Cafe de la Olla French Toast. Plus, cookbook author Candice Kumai shares some hidden healthy ingredients in desserts while making truffles with dates and Geoffrey makes a Balsamic Boulevardier cocktail.

The Kitchen is celebrating Cinco de Mayo with Marcela Valladolid's Flambeed Tostados, Geoffrey Zakarian's Mango Picante Margarita, and cookbook author Samantha Seneviratne's Crunchy Peanut Pepper Cookies. Then, learn simple ways to spice up condiments and festive tips for a Cinco de Mayo party. Plus, the Kitchen hosts test just how hot your hot sauce is and reveal new twists on the classic buffalo flavor with hummus, potatoes and meatballs.