What's old is new again! Alton Brown, Robert Irvine, Rocco DiSpirito and Aarti Sequeira transform traditional dishes into innovative favorites. Find out how Strognaoff, Lasagna, Fried Chicken, and Bangers and Mash get a makeover and become UPDATED CLASSICS.
Here are America's hometown stars, featuring a flaky, tender fish taco covered in salsa in San Diego, rib-stickin' Cincinnati chili piled high with cheddar, and crisp, juicy fried chicken with cheesy mac on the side in Atlanta.
Giada De Laurentiis heads to a local Italian eatery and creates a "daily special" for the lunch hour. She and the local chef make Pan-Roasted Asparagus with Crispy Fried Egg, Roasted Chicken Cacciatore and Sin City Cookies.
Guy Fieri searches for great joints where they re frying up a storm: A classic half-century old diner in Philadelphia, where a French trained chef is frying international specialties like spring rolls with duck confit; A classic drive-in where Californians line up for deep fried falafel; And a small town café where even the French classic, Chicken Cordon Bleu, is deep fried.