On this trip, Guy Fieri is divin' into dishes from real deal to really creative. In Portland, Ore., a 70-year-old icon serving up authentic recipes straight from the chef's Chinese hometown, and a jammin' joint in Oklahoma City getting groovy with chicken and biscuits and a funky signature specialty. Plus, in Philadelphia, a legit sandwich shop putting their own twist on the Philly cheesesteak.
Claire Robinson puts her 5 ingredient spin on the classic Steak Frites. Hanger Steak gets fresh with a cherry sauce, and the frites get sweet, too. Add a tangy finishing touch with Crispy Goat Cheese Salad.
The Kitchen hosts share recipes inspired by their first jobs in food. Sunny Anderson throws it back to her drive-thru days with her Nacogdoches Cherry Limeade, while Geoffrey Zakarian channels his fry cook energy into his Bistro Steak Frites. Then, Katie Lee Biegel makes hearty Sausage, Kale and Lentil Soup, straight from her old café, Jeff Mauro shares his first step to becoming the Sandwich King with his Ultimate Steak Sandwich and Alex Guarnaschelli remakes her first customer's order -- Fish with Salsa Verde.
Start your grills, today Marcela has a Mexican menu for every backyard barbecue! First up, her Poc Chuc Pepitos, delicious marinated steak sandwiches. Marcela pairs her steak sandwich with baby red potatoes, tossed on the grill, then finished with spicy Chipotle butter. Marcela continues the spice by stuffing fiery jalapeno chiles with cheese, wrapping them in bacon and throwing them on the grill for the perfect party kick. Even dessert gets grilled! She's grilling bananas and drizzling them with a spiced chocolate sauce. Indoor or outdoor there's a grill dish to delight everybody, straight from Mexican Made Easy.
Courtney Rada gets her hands on some hot chicken and French toast in Nashville and a duck fat hot dog in Chicago. Next, she scores a surf-and-turf po' boy sandwich from a classic neighborhood hangout in New Orleans before ending up in New York City for the steak to beat all steaks with Chef Josh Capon.