Visit Thousand Oaks, CA, for a fourth generation firefighter's take on BBQ Corn Beef and Cabbage. Also, a woman in Chelmsford, MA, gives a Sicilian recipe for Braciolatini that's been passed from her great-grandparents.
In a battle of the grills, authentic fajitas go head-to-head with down home brisket. Best friends Michael Christie, a caterer in La Crescenta, Calif., and John Dourisboure, a marketing manager from Burbank, Calif., travel around California educating and serving BBQ to the community but are ready to have their own TexMex restaurant called Texas Fajita Co. Wylie, Texas husband-and-wife team Michael Hunt, a forklift salesperson, and Katie Hunt, a food service sales representative, have been together through a lot of personal struggles but hope to overcome those by creating their dream traditional Texas BBQ restaurant called The Garage.
Pat and Gina Neely head to the "Sunshine State" to meet some fans and uncover some family BBQ secrets! They'll surprise one Food Network viewer at his own house and give him some down-home family secrets for his ribs...AND they'll hit one scenic inter-coastal neighborhood to judge a friendly grilling competition that gives new meaning to the word "block" party! Ted Allen debunks family secrets that misinform and Guy Fieri gives his OWN secret to his famous flank steak.