Fourth of July is less than a week away and what better way to help celebrate than with family, friends and food. Sure, there's the classic burger and potato salad, but how many thousands of hot dogs can you consume?

Meghann Ward, executive chef and co-owner of Tapestry, Rachel Miller Munzer, owner of State Park and Mamaleh's Delicatessen in Cambridge, and Michael Serpa, executive chef and co-owner of Select Oyster Bar in Back Bay, joined Jim with a few ideas to mix things up in the kitchen this year.