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.
Noah Cappe's first stop is the Wayne County Fair in Richmond, Ind., where he takes a stroll with the Walking BBQ, feels the groove of the King with a Bacon PB&J Quesadilla, goes healthy-ish with a Deep Fried Salad, and chills out with an all-American ice cream sundae called the Burst of Freedom. Then, at the Lane County Fair in Eugene, Ore., Noah gets some golden gate goods with the Frisco Sandwich before feeling the heat of Jalapeno Popper Onion Rings and finishing off his day with some delectable Deep-Fried Coffee.
This trip, Guy Fieri's divin' into a smorgasbord of texture and flavor! A BBQ bistro in Sherman Oaks, Calif., is cookin' up eclectic riffs on the classics like sticky ribs with a Korean twist and the-bomb brisket noodles. There's an upscale diner from a husband-and-wife team in Cincinnati, doctoring up a dirty French burger with mouthwatering mornay sauce and platin' top-notch chili crunch chicken nuggets. And in Austin, Texas, a funky veggie-forward spot is firin' up from-scratch vegan patties with a chipotle pesto punch, plus a primo pasta margarita.
This trip, Guy Fieri's diggin' into killer combos between the bread! There's big-time Texas BBQ with fine dining flair in Dallas, pairing the-bomb brisket with smoked mushroom duxelles and piling prime-time pork with apple slaw. Then, in Gainesville, Fla., a real-deal deli is plating a spot-on Cubano and a turkey-short rib mashup, au-jus style. And a Baton Rouge, La., joint is puttin' their stamp on po'boys, dishing out boudin balls with remoulade, plus rockin' roast beef and shrimp with a Creole kick.
This trip, Guy Fieri's samplin' Southern, sweet, and Spammy sensations! In Calgary, Alberta, a Triple-G champ and his buddy are servin' cheffed-up casual vibes with their off-the-chain chicken and craveable carrot cake. There's a twist on soul food staples from a husband-and-wife team in Reno, Nev., rockin' red beans, killer collards, cornbread, and lights-out layered cake. Plus, an Asheville, N.C., joint is bringing island flavor to the mountains, cookin' hearty Hawaiian BBQ chicken and a sweet soy Spam bowl with all the fixings.
The Kitchen hosts simmer, twirl and slurp their way through oodles of noodle dishes! Geoffrey Zakarian schools everyone on fresh pasta with his Fresh Fettuccine with Spicy Crab and Spring Onion. Then Katie Lee Biegel packs in the flavor and color with her Grilled Shrimp with Spicy Vegetable Noodles. Jeff Mauro makes an ooey-gooey Wagon Wheel Western BBQ Mac and Cheese, and Alex Guarnaschelli wows with her simple yet flavorful Blushing Angel Hair Pasta. Finally, Sunny Anderson reports on noodle trends and fries up Easy Cinnamon Sugar Crispy Noodles.
The Kitchen is all fired up for grilling season with smokin' hot new flavors, starting with Jeff Mauro's Pastrami-Rubbed Smoked Tri-Tip. Sunny Anderson whips up Easy Hush Puppies with Hot Honey Dipping Sauce, and Katie Lee brings a side of fiery freshness with her Grilled Romaine Salad with Smoky Chipotle Cashew Dressing. Grilling expert Elizabeth Karmel shares her secret for Chipotle Chicken and Grilled Mexican Street Corn Salad. The hosts put their spin on an American classic with a Grilled Banana Split Pie and heat things up with a BBQ Sauce-Off.
Everything tastes better when it's eaten outside, and Food Paradise is here to fulfill your al fresco appetite. At Saltwater Cowboys in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, watch the shrimp boats come in while chowing down on BBQ pork trashcan nachos. Denver's Los Chingones serves up sky-high chimichangas with rooftop views of the Mile High City. Pub food goes Cali cool with al pastor fries on the lawn of Golden Road Brewing, and Austin's Easy Tiger Bake Shop and Beer Garden is serving up a venison cheddar hotlink by the cool creek.