Guy Fieri and his caravan of friends and family start their epic journey through Appalachia. On this leg of the trip, a dairy farm visit turns into an ice cream-making contest and a camp meal becomes a pizza showdown. Plus, there's amazing food trucks, a real deal Mexican feast, a trip back to the Old West, lunch at a museum and hot laps in Corvettes.
Chef Monti Carlo enlists a team of Yelpers to help raise the dismal Yelp rating of Paco's Tacos, a Mexican restaurant in Brooklyn run by two Italian-Americans. Six Yelpers expose the problems before Monti works her magic with the owners and their chef, then another six Yelpers dine undercover. Will their posted reviews help lift the restaurant out of its two-star slump?
Guy Fieri and his son Hunter's month-long culinary adventure through Europe continues in Germany, where they learn to make authentic pretzels and Hunter shows some style in old-fashioned lederhosen. Then, moving on to France, the guys learn the surprising and intricate tradition behind making true French croissants in Paris and cook up a Mexican feast while reuniting with an old friend in Chantilly.
Chef Robert Irvine travels to Loveland, Colo., to revive a family-run Mexican restaurant. Owners Ritchie and his mother Alma haven't made a dime since they opened six years ago. Ritchie has been running virtual kitchens to make ends meet, but they are failing too. Robert has two days to turn this restaurant's virtual disaster into a successful business or risk closing its doors forever.
Willie helps first-time owner, Michael, fix his struggling Mexican restaurant, Taqueria Autentica, in Bloomfield, N.J. Opening just one year ago, Michael's restaurant has wrestled with novice mistakes, botched food orders and a young staff behaving inappropriately. Now, a wave of negative customer reviews is seriously threatening the restaurant's bottom line. If things don't change fast, the restaurant may have to close its doors for good.
It's time to take a tropical vacation with Rachael, Mayan Riviera Style! Join Rachael as she shows off this Mexican paradise. First, she takes us shopping in Playa del Carmen for some locally made amber jewelry at Ambar Mexicano. Then, it's off to Palapa Hemingway for some deliciously fresh guacamole. Next up, Rachael travels south to Tulum to check out the ancient Mayan ruins.
Four high-rolling chefs try their luck on the slot machine, but their culinary knowledge is challenged with a Mexican and marshmallow dish. Only three chefs will make it through to the roulette round where adaptability and luck are needed to make a catfish dish. And finally, the last two chefs standing bet the house in poker — and a chance to walk away with $30,000.
Tyler's take on beef tacos is a far cry from gorund beef and jarred salsa! Instead, Tyler braises beef shoulder in the style of Mexican pot roast until it's falling off the bone and ready to be nestled into fresh-fried corn tortillas with homemeade guacamole & salsa. Plus, grilled corn on the cob slathered in spicy mayo with crumbled sharp cheese.
This trip, Guy's checkin' out the combos that make some local hangouts a hit. In Denver, the double-duty corner bar smoking pork for its biscuits and topping pizzas with the bounty of the county. And in Scottsdale, Ariz., the husband/wife team fusing their Mexican and Mediterranean roots for some standout Southwest dishes, like breakfast enchiladas and french toast with red wine rosemary syrup.