Head to the bayou with Alton, Emeril, Claire, Wolfgang and others for the best food New Orleans has to offer -- from Beignets and Bread Pudding, to Banana Cream Pie and fresh-made Taffy served from a donkey-pulled cart! There's no voodoo here ... just spectacular dishes that can only be found in ... New Orleans!
Adam Richman heads to San Diego, California, for a massive surf-and-turf burrito, tender tri-tip barbecue and the legendary Ironman Challenge at the Broken Yolk Cafe.
Casey Webb's edible expedition takes him to Portland, Maine, for a lobster-topped cheeseburger and a potato-donut-cannoli mashup. At Margaritas Mexican Restaurant, he takes on the Taco Gigante Challenge: a foot-long hard taco packed with ground beef, chicken and carnitas.
From burgers bursting with chili and cheese to a whole backyard barbecue in one messy mega dish, these entrees are overloaded in stickiness, sauciness and all sorts of awesomeness that's finger-licking good.
Robert heads to Providence, R.I., to save Mainelli's, a former neighborhood-favorite Italian restaurant with bad service and an extensive menu of dishes the kitchen just can't get right. Upon discovering food safety issues, Robert closes down the restaurant until further notice. After attempting to teach the cooking staff basic techniques, Robert enlists design help for a much-needed interior renovation. With time ticking away, Robert needs to pull out all the stops to complete this mission and keep Mainelli's from closing for good.
It's a kaleidoscope of color as Alfonso Ribeiro finds out how RW Garcia make their tortilla chips so vibrantly red. Then it's off to Amy's Kitchen for their multicolored, palate-pleasing Thai Red Curry Bowl. All the colors of the spectrum are baked in Caroline's Cakes' Over the Rainbow Cake and Jelly Belly creates an assortment of Rainforest Animal-Shaped Fruit Snacks.
Restaurants reveal the dishes that have stood the test of time and provide soul-satisfying experiences for their customers, from chocolate egg creams at a 1950s soda fountain in NYC to a San Francisco bakery reimagining Old World confections.
Michael Symon's in Nashville, where a killer new burger joint encourages you to construct your own custom creations. Then, he hits the heart of Cleveland where a newcomer pushes the boundaries of pub food and house-made brews. Lastly, way out in industrial Brooklyn, he joins the only pitmaster in the entire Northeast ambitious enough to smoke Carolina-style whole hog barbecue right there on site.
Pittsburgh has Ali Khan flipping over some cheesy pancakes, and battles a sub that might blow the classic Philly cheesesteak out of the water. He discovers the secrets to Pittsburgh's best pretzels and finishes the day at one of the city's hottest new spots, a taco joint growing crowds -- and tentacles!
Diners take a break from the plate as they dig into super-stacked bowls across the country, from mac 'n' cheese flights of fancy and comforting pasta creations to bold beef stews and a chili with soul.