Join Katie Lee on her mission to find the best golden-fried goodness the beach has to offer! First up, South Carolina for local fish, shrimp and crab cakes that are battered and crisped for the perfect Fried Seafood Platter. Next, Katie finds a twist on a Southern staple with Chicken Fried Wagyu in Alabama. Katie carves her way through a Chicken Chimichanga in Arizona. In Hawaii, Katie mans the wok to create an amazing whole fried fish. In Florida, Katie finds a heavenly A Frita de Desavuna- a fried egg and deepfried avocado, open-faced sandwich. Katie can't leave the Sunshine State without dessert and that means fried Cheesecake!
Chris Cognac investigates Washington, D.C.’s food scene on his mission to crack the case of its signature dish, or in this case dishes. Thanks to a hot tip from two soldiers Cognac uncovers Virginia baked ham served up on a Napoleon-style sandwich at Colorado Kitchen. The Hungry Detective’s investigation also leads him to another D.C. signature dish, crab cakes, at Hank’s Oyster Bar. Along the way his investigation also turns up legendary chili at a D.C. landmark known as Ben’s Chili Bowl, succulent shrimp dishes on the waterfront at Cantina Marina, and empanadas stuffed with unique ingredients at Julia’s Empanadas.
Guy Fieri's family loves cooking at home and great restaurant food, so they're combining the best of both worlds by firing up takeout with a twist. Guy calls in the heavy hitters with five all-star chefs who send ingredients for their most off-the-hook recipes then join Guy and his son, Hunter, via video chat to guide them through cooking up all that flavor. On this menu, there's tandoori chicken poutine from Maneet Chauhan, Christian Petroni's famous polenta flavor bomb, arancini and empanadas from Antonia Lofaso, fried chicken and waffles with a spin from Marcus Samuelsson and Michael Voltaggio's crab-cake crepes and caviar.
A number of quaint beach towns along the South Carolina coast are leading a revolution in Lowcountry cuisine, and Katie Lee finds the best beach bites in Sullivan's Island, Mt. Pleasant, Isle of Palms and Folly Beach. She starts at a hot spot that's elevating the classic Lowcountry boil by turning it into chowder. She also discovers a restaurant that lures skeptics in with typical beach fare and flips the script with perfect Korean cuisine. A breakfast pit stop converts Katie into a devotee after she samples crab cakes eggs Benedict and banana bread French toast. And it's not a visit to the Lowcountry without fresh shrimp, fried chicken, a cocktail and some gelato!
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.
Miami’s sunny beaches and spicy cuisine has come-a-callin’ again. There is no getting enough of the taste of Key lime, and this time around Jamie and Bobby roll up on We Take the Cake for a Bundt cake with Key lime frosting that leaves the brothers begging for more. For seafood they stop into Laurenzo’s Italian Market to sample an authentic local delicacy – Stone Crab Bisque. The boys never get enough of chocolate so they pop into Romanico’s for Venezuelan "Art Chocolates" and truffles; every divine morsel is made from the world’s purest chocolate. Caribbean culture is big in Miami, and year after year Sonia’s Jamaican Patties are voted as the best by Miami locals and of course Jamie and Bobby now agree, hands down, Sonia’s patties are the best. To sample your own get a few shipped to your door.
On this trip, Guy Fieri's crossing the country for off-the-hook culinary creations! In Santa Fe, N.M., Guy goes bananas for a banana curry. Then in Las Vegas, a trio representing both coasts has tripled their real estate all thanks to pineapple on their pizza. Plus, they've got a new kind of pie getting rave reviews. Finally, clams and crab cakes in Leeds Point, N.J., are creating all kinds of buzz.