Giada enjoys the Hamptons.

Giada De Laurentiis lets her hair down as she demonstrates her love for cooking and entertaining California-style in this disarmingly laid-back show that allows De Laurentiis to venture far afield from her usual Italian culinary fare. Whether it's for a festive bash or an intimate meal, De Laurentiis invites friends and families to her house for a day of food, fun and memories. She also heads out to locations such as beaches for some of her culinary get-togethers.

Giada De Laurentiis has made her Italian heritage a major part of her culinary point of view throughout her career. In this series, she returns to the land of her birth for an extended stay, spending time with friends and family and revisiting flavors that have inspired her life's work. She hopes the ingredients and beauty of Italy help give her inspiration for her recipes. Whether she's going through her grandmother's old recipe book with her aunt or cooking for her uncle's soccer team, her family heritage is the focus of Giada's dishes throughout her stay in Italy.

Entertaining family and friends in your home can be a daunting task for some people. Luckily, longtime Food Network personality Giada De Laurentiis is a pro at throwing parties and is offering her expertise to viewers. Her goal is to prove that throwing a bash can be easy while also being enjoyable for the host and guests. Whether preparing for a casual night in with friends or an epic tailgate for football fanatics, De Laurentiis has tips to help plan the party, including crowd-pleasing food and drinks that can be served.

Chef Bobby Flay travels around the United States and tries to beat award-winning cooks at their own game. While the unsuspecting cooks think they're participating in one Food Network special or another, Flay and his team study up on their opponent's dish and get in some practice. Then Flay and company surprise the cooks during a taping session, challenging them to what amounts to a cook-off -- Flay's team and the cooks each prepare the dish, which is taste-tested by a panel of impartial judges. The specialties can be anything -- wedding cakes, pizza, barbecue, pie and more. Sometimes Flay wins, and sometimes he loses. As he says, "It's anybody's game."

Bad-boy chef and best-selling author Anthony Bourdain hits both familiar culinary hotspots and out-of-the-way gems in his global quest for the ultimate dining experience. Along the way, Bourdain offers his perspective on both the food and the local customs he comes across in his travels.

Houseguests in the form of friends and family usually gather at houses for meals and parties during the holiday season. It can be overwhelming for people who aren't used to entertaining throughout the year, but Giada De Laurentis is ready to help folks get through the holidays with as little stress as possible. On each episode, she presents recipes and tips for making themed party favors for guests, whether at a Thanksgiving meal or a Yuletide bash. De Laurentiis' advice doesn't end there; the longtime chef and TV host also offers ideas for music and decor pairings.

In one of the most popular series in Travel Channel's history, actor Casey Webb -- assuming the mantle from original host Adam Richman -- travels across America to sample some iconic regional dishes and take on some daunting food challenges, such as attacking a pitcher-sized bloody mary garnished with a whole fried chicken, tucking into a four-and-a-half-pound Reuben sandwich, and a choice between taking on a 151-ounce milkshake, an eight-pound sloppy joe or eating six habanero ghost chili wings. Talk about the big, the bad or the burn!