The Kitchen is sharing essential rules for culinary success. Jeff Mauro starts with a lesson on how to cook pork by making his Brown Sugar Brined Pork Chops with Maple Dijon Pan Sauce. Then, Alex Guarnaschelli and Katie Lee Biegel team up for seafood 101, and Sunny Anderson shows how to make her Shrimp Cocktail and 1-2-3 Cocktail Sauce. Next, Geoffrey Zakarian shares his tips for making a Classic Omelette with Side Salad. Plus, special guests Bryon Gomez and Nini Nguyen from Food Network's Hot List 2025 stop by to share their cooking rules for Banh Xeo and Vietnamese Iced Coffee Tres Leches Cake.