After discovering Ola's Fire and Ice Ceviche, Curtis Stone went back three more times. On The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Curtis gushes over the ceviche made with cobia fish atop an Asian pear granita. Equally crave-worthy? The lobster empanadas made with an unusual ingredient: squid ink.

Owners Janice and John Kaaloa will invite you into their home and serve you the best lau lau — slow-cooked pork. Sunny loves the lau lau because it's savory and fall-apart tender. While most take their food to go, Sunny recommends sticking around and swapping stories with the friendly couple.

Although Prime One Twelve is known for its decadent Kobe beef hotdogs and steak tartare, Chris Santos visits this Miami steakhouse for its Peanut Butter S'more. Made with chocolate and peanut butter ganache that's topped with torched marshmallow cream, the dessert has "s'more" written all over it.

Back in Atlanta, Alton finds his one-and-only favorite: Jake's Sloppy Slaw Burger. Blame the extra dribbles that Alton calls "juicy looseness" on the heaps of coleslaw atop the signature Sloppy Jimmy sauce. For neater types, try the Big Daddy burger made with chili and a crisp fried egg.

Alton's favorite smoked fish isn't necessarily business in the front and party in the back. Instead, at Ted Peters Famous Smokehouse, the mullet, smoked in red oak, simply tastes like heaven. Guy visited, too, witnessing the 56-year-old method for making the legendary mahi-mullet fish spread.

Almost by accident, Alex discovered La Goulue's cheese souffle. Served since 1973, the signature dish satisfies on all "ooze factor" levels with its gruyere cheese and light-as-air texture. For a classic French dish, try the escargots served with fresh garlic and butter that's perfect for dunking.

The Alpine Steakhouse is famous for one thing: turducken. Guy found this place on Triple D, but added it to The Best Thing I Ever Ate. The turducken begins with turkey. Then andouille sausage, duck, chicken, and much, much more are added. Twelve hours in the oven and you have the king of all birds.

For the best fruit dish, Aaron Sanchez instinctively thinks of the Miami favorite: Versailles. Locals and tourists alike visit from sunup to sundown for the authentic Cuban guava pastries (16,000 made weekly). Make it a Cuban dinner with sopa de pollo and green plantain chips known as mariquitas.

Sra. Martinez in Miami, FL, is Scott Conant's pick for Spanish tapas on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate.

With its lavalike melted mozzarella, salami and tomato sauce, the calzone at Fratelli La Bufala was an easy choice for a Scott Conant favorite. Known for classic Italian, Fratelli La Bufala celebrates Italian cuisine the world over with more than 100 locations from Milan, Italy, to Miami, Florida.

According to Aaron, the menudo at Garcia's Cafe is not only a "breakfast for champions," it's also a great hangover fix. Menudo is a meat and tripe stew rich with red chiles. Aaron likes to add jalapenos, diced onions, lime and cilantro to his "steaming bowl of Mexican goodness" for an extra punch.

Behind Dorothy's Homemade Tamales is a 100-year-old recipe, plus 2 days of prep to get the shredded chicken and red chile sauce just right. Duff often made the 2-hour trek out of Denver just to get them, leaving him and his ski-bum friends totally "stoked."

Rosarios Ristorante caught Alex off-guard when they dropped a basket of garlic bread on her table. On The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Alex said the "sun rises and sets on that bread," as it has an impeccable spread of garlic, Parmesan cheese, fresh basil and olive oil. Oh, and it’s complimentary.

For Michael Chiarello, nothing compares to Frasca's Fritta Esotica. The inventive dish consists of fried pineapple wrapped in speck. According to Michael, the sweetness of the pineapple juxtaposed with the saltiness of the speck is an unexpected but delicious combination.

On Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Claire Robinson's favorite is Jimmy's Favorite, a Reuben with potato latke, corned beef and melted swiss at Jimmy & Drew's in Boulder, CO.