Michael Symon starts in Queens, New York, with a burger loaded to the max with beef, ham, bacon and sausage. A Korean-style smoked pork sandwich with miso-barbecue sauce makes Atlanta the frontier of barbecue fusion, and in Houston, Texas, a spicy, fried Cornish hen is one hot bird!
Valerie Bertinelli is inspired to cook dishes that remind her of some of her favorite on-screen roles. She makes a Ham and Butter Sandwich on a Homemade Pretzel Roll, Lemony Cacio y Pepe and Steakhouse Shrimp Cocktail with Sister Sauces. For dessert, Valerie bakes an Orange Vanilla Bean Angel Food Cake.
Melissa d'Arabian makes a quick soup and sandwich meal worthy of your neighborhood cafe. Quick Croque Madames layer tender ham, a tangy cream sauce, and melted Swiss cheese on toasted country bread, all crowned with a perfectly fried egg. Alongside, Rich Roasted Tomato Soup is brimming with deep tomato flavor and aromatic herbs. Crispy Kale Chips bring a salty crunch to the plate, and added nutrition.
To celebrate her longtime producer Sophie's summer birthday, Valerie Bertinelli teams up with Sophie's husband, John, to make a beach picnic. Valerie preps some of Sophie's favorites, including a Make Ahead Ham Caprese Picnic Sandwich, Cauliflower "Potato" Salad and Chili Lime Fruit Salad. For dessert, there's a Pineapple Upside Down Cake for John and Sophie to enjoy as the sun sets over the Pacific.
Hold on to your ham hocks as celebrities and Food Network Stars plead their cases for their favorite decadent dishes! Jaleel White satisfies his craving for Chinese with a pastrami eggroll in New York City, Joey Lawrence fires up dessert with a baked Alaska in Beverly Hills, Fabio Viviani confesses to a poutine burger fix in Austin, and Jeff Mauro goes German with a pork schnitzel sandwich in Chicago.
Grab a seat at the sandwich counter; Unwrapped is serving up some deli favorites! Join host Marc Summers as he shows you all the fixins for a famous, southern deli sandwich: the Muffaletta! Then, the Mt. Olive Pickle Company cranks out 200,000 spears an hour! See how the pickle people pack 'em by hand! Next, watch how S. Rosen's kneads their deli bread from a batch called a "sponge!" You can't have a sandwich without chips! But not every potato makes the grade; scientific testing is used to find the best kettle chips. The popularity contest between turkey and ham wages on as Columbus Foods fuels the fire with 35-million pounds of meat a year! Finally, we visit a deli in New York, known for more than just its food.
Jeff's first kitchen inspiration came at the knee of his father, Gus, proving once and for all that Sandwich Kings aren't made, they're born. So Jeff goes back home to take part in a spring tradition in the Mauro family, a raucous improvised dinner using Easter leftovers. Inspired by the season and a bracing jolt of family, Jeff heads home to do it all over again, on bread. Baked ham takes a bow on sweet potato biscuits and "a little of this and a little of that" adds up to an eggy kitchen-sink frittata sandwich, paired with spicy hash browns. Leftovers never had it so good.
These French Bistro dishes are inspired by Alex's years spent in Paris working as a chef. It starts with a Croque Madam - a creamy béchamel sauce gets drizzled over melted parmesan and ham. Then the sandwich gets topped with a fried egg. To cut through that heavy sandwich dream, Alex makes a wilted spinach salad topped with bacon and a tangy vinaigrette. Then she poaches shrimp in a secret cauldron of bay leaves, lemon, peppercorns, and Tabasco. The shrimp come out poached with a hint of all those flavors. To top it off - the French 75 - a classic bistro cocktail and the kick you'll need for this Bistro inspired meal.
Bobby Flay is throwing a brunch party for the Preakness with Maryland-inspired dishes. The star of the menu is a Tempura Fried Soft Shell Crab Sandwich with Tartar Sauce Slaw and a side of Crispy Old Bay Chips. Then he brings Southern style to the plate with Savory Roasted Peaches with City Ham and a Wild Arugula Salad with Burrata and Sorghum Vinaigrette. He pours Black-Eyed Susan Spritzers for toasting and crosses the finish line with Banana Pudding.