This trip, Guy Fieri's digging into everything from chicken to brisket. In Fargo, N.D., a funky place piling barbecue onto mac and throwin' heat into wings. A Mexican joint in Parkland, Fla., pumping out righteous recipes inside a gas station, and, in Philadelphia, a scratch-made spot servin' up hearty home cooking with a healthy spin.
Guy Fieri hits the road to dig into the meat and catch some heat. There's a tucked-away panini paradise in Chehalis, Wash., and a funky Korean spot in Brentwood, Tenn., gettin' spicy with their chicken and bulgogi. Plus, in Houston, a barbecue joint throwin' some Tex-Mex into the mix with their brisket tacos and jalapeno sausage.
As the birthplace of American blues and the cradle of Southern cooking, the Mississippi Delta is the perfect stop on the Deen Brothers' road trip. Bobby and Jamie take in the best music and food Mississippi has to offer, including barbecue elk brisket, beef tamales with chili, collard greens, and rice and peas with homemade gravy.
Host Alex Guarnaschelli meets the four competing chefs in Glendale, Calif., where they hand out cash to shoppers to get ingredients for their best barbecue dish. Then the chefs are seeing triple as they cook up a tasty triple-decker, and in the final round, two chefs find that cinnamon and sugar aren't as sweet as they think.
Robert Irvine is in Nutter Fort, W.V., where a West Virginian-Italian-American-barbecue-family restaurant has a confused identity and is in for one of the biggest transformations ever. Single dad Mike Audia is going to lose his restaurant and his home unless Robert puts everything he has into helping him turn the restaurant around.
Ree Drummond and her best friend are throwing a poolside girls' get-together. Hyacinth's hosting and Ree's taking on all the cookout favorites, but making them inside! There's sticky Oven Roasted Barbecue Chicken Thighs, Grilled Vegetables with Cilantro-Yogurt Dressing, Spicy Pasta Salad with Smoked Gouda, Tomatoes and Basil, and for dessert, Vanilla Ice Cream with Peach Syrup.
Restaurateur, television host, author and award-winning recording artist Roger Mooking has earned an international reputation as a chef and entertainer showcasing his globally inspired vision. Roger is best known as the host of the dynamic grilling and barbecue show "Man Fire Food" on Cooking Channel. The popular traveling food series showcases live fire cooking, including whole hog barbecue, lobster boils, Hawaiian emus, seafood roasts and more. As if he didn't already have a full plate, Roger is also the host of "Greatest of America" on Travel Channel, the host and co-creator of the internationally broadcast television series "Everyday Exotic" on Cooking Channel, and co-host of "Heat Seekers" on Food Network. In addition, Roger hosts "Man's Greatest Food" on Cooking Channel, in which he sets out on a culinary odyssey around the USA seeking "Man's Greatest Food."The Trinidadian-born, Canadian-raised chef is influenced by his culturally rich family background, his love of people and travel, and interest in global flavors to create new culinary experiences. While Roger's earliest influences are his family's Chinese and Caribbean specialties, Roger has also trained under Japanese, Chinese, French and Swiss German chefs. He has opened and consulted on many restaurants, including Twist by Roger Mooking at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Over the years, Roger has garnered many accolades, including the prestigious "Premiers Award" for excellence in the field of Creative Arts and Design, a Gourmand World Cookbook Award, a Socan Classics Award and countless "Best Of" mentions.His talents have led to appearances throughout Southeast Asia, India, North America, Europe, Australia, the Caribbean and Latin America, and include features on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Top Chef Canada, Iron Chef, Guy's Grocery Games, Supermarket Stakeout and Chopped (he was also the winner in the special All-Star Chopped celebrity chef episode!).