The Hungry Detective hits the streets of Philadelphia to track down the best off-the-beaten-path restaurants in The City of Brotherly Love. A hot tip from a cheese vendor in South Philadelphia’s Italian Market District leads us to Ristorante Mezza Luna for a tasty plate of gnocchi made with ricotta cheese instead of the traditional potato. Next, Chris follows some working guys down by the docks to Johnny’s Hots and samples Philly’s version of a surf 'n' turf—a hot dog with a fish cake on top. Hot on the trail of a cool treat we get a firsthand look at the gelato making process courtesy of Capogiro Gelato Artisans, then Chris follows his nose to Bitar’s Eastern Mediterranean Grill and sniffs out a chicken kabob special at a bargain price. Finally, Chris cracks the case of the best off-the-beaten-path cheesesteak at Steve’s Prince of Steaks.
This trip, Noah Cappe celebrates Memorial Day weekend at suburban DC's ViVa! Vienna! festival, where the fastest way to his heart is through divine Soul Food. He springs for Loaded Perogies, learns a new spin on an old favorite with Philly Cheese Steak Fries and sees food and eats it with Baltimore-style Crab Dip. Then, he sets course for the bayou where he uncovers some tasty treasures at the pirate-themed Contraband Days festival in Lake Charles, La. There, he gets a lesson in down-home Cajun cooking with Chicken and Crawfish Gumbo, fancies up funnel cake with maple and candied bacon and goes nuts for Creole-style Praline candies with Miss Rita.
Guy Fieri challenges his ultra-talented chef buddies to come up with a menu that's inspired by both tacos and global cuisine. Aarti Sequeira makes sweet and crunchy apple pie taquitos and merges the fresh flavors of Southeast Asia and Mexico with Vietnamese spring roll tacos. G. Garvin mixes up a fruity gin cocktail with agave and elevates a nacho dish with Southern style and grass-fed rib-eye steak. Richard Blais makes Greek-inspired lamb tacos with saffron plus a sweet, crunchy dessert of churro tacos. Finally, Eric Greenspan showcases Far East flavors in his signature orange chicken burrito and Korean-style bulgogi paired with gooey American cheese in a quesadilla.