Hungry Detective Chris Cognac hits the streets of Beantown hot on the trail of the city’s best off-the-beaten path clam chowder. During his investigation a hot tip from a local fishmonger leads him to Daily Catch, an authentic family-run Italian seafood restaurant in Boston’s historic North End. Next, his search for Boston’s best sweets leads him to J.P. Licks, a local ice cream shop known for its creative concoctions, including ice cream made with Boston’s own Sam Adams beer. As his search for sweets continues, the Hungry Detective heads to Cambridge and follows the college crowd to L.A. Burdick, a coffee shop with a sweet reputation for its creative chocolate desserts, including a decadent brownie known as the Harvard Square. Hot on the trail of a great bargain, Cognac stays in Cambridge and meets up with a college food-blogger known as the Gentleman Gourmand. The Gentleman Gourmand takes him to Mary Chung, a true hidden gem serving up authentic Chinese food at a bargain price. Finally Cognac heads to Charlestown and the Warren Tavern and sniffs out a recipe for clam chowder almost as old as Boston itself.
The Fieris and a caravan of family and friends are hittin the road in their RVs for an epic journey through Appalachia filled with some of the best food in Tennessee and Kentucky. This leg of the journey kicks off with amazing Triple-D food trucks servin' up grilled cheese, Jamaican food, banh mi and barbecue. Then, a dairy farm visit turns into a contest to see who can create the best ice cream flavor. Plus, there's an over-the-top campground feast and real deal barbecue at an old prison turned into a tourist destination.
Guy Fieri's talented chef friends improvise some beautiful dishes that can only be described as sophisticated funk. Marc Murphy grills oranges for a Boulevardier cocktail and serves fire-roasted figs over vanilla bean ice cream. Alex Guarnaschelli smothers apple and fennel on toast with gooey flamed cheese and slow-cooks a savory, melt-in-your-mouth beef stew. Michael Voltaggio's Cioppino is jam-packed with the flavors of pepperoni and seafood, and he serves avocado confit on toast with tart, fermented blackberry dressing. Finally, Jonathan Waxman effortlessly whips up a fall-off-the-bone grilled lamb and a mouthwatering warm saffron seafood salad.
Guy Fieri is letting his buddy Duff Goldman temporarily turn Flavortown Market into Sweet City and invite some of America's best pastry chefs to compete in his diabolical Dessert Games. First, they must make an extravagant deep-fried dessert on a budget that Guy has secretly downsized. Then, they must race against the clock to make a late night guilty pleasure in only 20 minutes. Finally, Guy gifts Duff with one of his newest games: a giant gumball machine that determines which wild ingredient must be featured in a tricked-out ice cream sandwich. Whose frozen treat will earn them a guaranteed $10,000?
Duff Goldman has more tough Dessert Games in store for the pastry chefs, but store owner Guy Fieri makes them even tougher with his endless pranks! After Guy hands the chefs a recipe card for ravioli, Duff challenges them to turn those ravioli ingredients into a transformative dessert. Next, the chefs must make an ice cream sundae featuring treats from Duff's Dessert Cart -- that Guy has replaced with some bizarre ingredients! Finally, a spin of the Pie Chart determines the classic pie flavor that the final chefs must capture in their show-stopping dessert if they want to win $10,000!