Food Network Sets 'The Kitchen' Special for October 31
The special marks the show's return to Food Network less than a year after its cancellation, though one host was absent from the set.
Food Network has set a special episode of The Kitchen to air Saturday, October 31, at 11 a.m. ET, less than a year after the show was cancelled, according to deadline.com.
Garden Slate Productions shared a behind-the-scenes teaser of hosts filming the special. The teaser features hosts Katie Lee Biegel, Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guarnaschelli and Jeff Mauro.
Sunny Anderson was not on the set, and it is unknown whether she will be part of the special.
In October 2025, Food Network confirmed it had cancelled The Kitchen after more than 10 years on the air and a couple of Daytime Emmy nominations, with the last episode airing in December of that year. Earlier in 2026, Jeff Mauro, Geoffrey Zakarian and Katie Lee Biegel teased that they had filmed a special episode.
Quick answers
When does the special episode of The Kitchen air?
It is scheduled for Saturday, October 31, at 11 a.m. ET on Food Network.
Is Sunny Anderson in The Kitchen special?
She was not on the set during filming of the teaser, and it is unknown whether she will be part of the special.