Casey Webb's countrywide edible expedition brings him to Columbus, Ohio. His massive meals include a bacon-wrapped hot dog with a crazy combination of toppings and a footlong chicken burrito blanketed in ghost pepper sauce. He also enjoys the city's rich German heritage by sinking his teeth into a slow-roasted pork shank served with potato salad and sauerkraut.
Hold on to your coconuts, because we're having a Polynesian feast with recipes like, Pork and Ginger Dumplings with Sake Soy Dipping Sauce, Tchoup Chop Crunchy Shrimp in Lettuce Cups with Hot and Sour Chili Sauce, Kalua Pork Chow Mein, and Coconut Custard with Coconut Whipped Cream. With Music and dancing by the Lanakela Polynesian Review.
Accused of pie theft, Baron Ambrosia faces banishment from the Bronx if he can't defeat Grandmaster Mele Mel in a duel... of pull-ups. He takes to the streets of Newark, NJ in search of Jersey Devil fajitas, said to bring super-human strength to anyone that consumes them. Along the way, he's distracted by Trinidadian sandwiches, Italian hot dogs and Portuguese dry soup.
Rachael Ray takes viewers on a tour of some of the best and most surprising ball park food in both the major and minor leagues. In Boston, she enjoys traditional sausages. But in Aberdeen, Maryland, fans eat fresh steamed crabs. We take a coast-to-coast tour of hot dogs. We go behind the scenes at the 2004 All-Star Pre-Game Gala, and more
This trip, Guy Fieri's throwin' everything in the fryer! His first stop is an O.G. Triple D in Knoxville, Tenn., where the pizza, onion rings and fried chicken come straight to your car. Then, crunchy crab cakes are gettin' all spiced up in Somers Point, N.J., and a popular pub in Blue Ash, Ohio, had to make more room for their crispy pig tails and humongous hot dogs.
Guy Fieri's sampling Northeastern takes on nationwide flavors. First, a funky food truck in Fairfield, Conn., also has a brick-and-mortar joint serving Californian hot dogs and chicken nuggets. Then, a Philadelphia tavern is making savory shellfish and serious strombolis overflowing with flavor. Just around the corner in the City of Brotherly Love, a new American restaurant is plating up elevated pub grub like bratwurst rarebit and real-deal Italian chorizo mussels.
We take you to some of the most unique eateries in New York City that are serving up their twist on comfort food staples. A rowdy meatball joint on the lower east side, a bustling restaurant serving knockout chicken and waffles in Brooklyn, an eco-friendly hot dog haven where the chef makes the condiments from scratch, and a burger and fries shack in the middle of the city that boasts lines down the block every day.
American Classics are simply our national cuisine. Some dishes -- like gumbo, cheesesteak, or clam chowder -- define specific regions. Others, like hot dogs and hamburgers, are beloved Americana, the American dream on a bun. These dishes are simple, without pretension, the country in a nutshell.... er... on a plate. Food Network Magazine hit the highways and byways of this great land of ours, sneaking into roadhouses and holes in the wall, in their unrelenting quest to uncover ten of America's Best American Classics.