For many travelers, fantastic food is more important than museums or souvenirs. Delicious hamburgers are in the spotlight on this fact-filled, mouth-watering ride to the best burger joints in the country.
Casey Webb heads to Omaha to satisfy his hunger in the heartland. He chows down on a historic Reuben sandwich, a soul food feast featuring fried chicken from a 100-year-old recipe and a monstrous pile of pork with all the breakfast fixings weighing more than 3 pounds.
Michael Symon shows you everything you need to know about cooking in affordable cast iron pans, with delicious recipes and easy tips that will keep your pan in top performance, year after year. Chef Symon prepares his Cast Iron Ground Beef Pie, topped with creamy mashed potatoes and served with a simple arugula salad with red grapes and honey vinaigrette. For dessert, Michael swings by the farmers' market for another cast iron recipe, Blueberry Cobbler.
Chef and cookbook author Rick Bayless returns to Mexico City on a magical tour through Mexican culture and cuisine. Step into the restaurant of long time friend and food mentor Carmen Ramirez Degollado as she prepares a feast for Rick.
Grab a spoon because today we're scoopin' up some fun facts about ice cream! First up, watch how Ben & Jerry's swirl together their famous funky flavors. Then, the secret ingredient that turns colorful candy spaghetti into Signature Brand's ice cream sprinkles ... and check out how Blue Bunny triple-dips their Chocolate Champ Cones! Plus, Too Tarts candy creates a new way to eat your ice cream ... and it comes in a spray bottle! Ice Cream Alchemy is serving up savory ice cream that tastes like cracked pepper, cumin, or capers and Ashby's Sterling Ice Cream devotes a day to ice cream lovers with samples of their latest, greatest flavors. Those cold creations and more on Unwrapped!
Chicago Chef Graham Bowles challenges Iron Chef Flay to a sweet battle. Can he hold his own in Kitchen Stadium, or will Chef Flay walk home the winner? Tune in to find out whose cuisine reigns supreme!
Marilyn and Sheila Brass, sisters and authors of acclaimed cookbooks, are two round bespectacled women with 114 yrs of home cooking experience between them. This year they are going to celebrate the holidays in their native Boston by serving up a sumptuous feast for the dedicated, young firemen in their neighborhood. What's the way to a fireman's heart? A delicious buffet of tasty holiday treats including a special surprise dish made in their own home kitchen. But the firemen have a surprise for Shelia and Marilyn! A special visit from a Boston Celtics rookie, Luke Harangody, who arrives as dinner is served! Thrilled, the Brass Sisters serve dinner and then shoot some hoops with Luke outside. Happy Holidays from the Brass Sisters!
Noah Cappe goes coastal at the Louisiana Crawfish Festival. From Crawfish Cakes to Oyster Rolls, to a pair of classic carnival desserts, this festival covers all the bases from seafood to sweets. Then it's off to Porterville, California where they've got a uniquely savory funnel cake, deep fried pizza and an Inside Out Pineapple Upside Down Cake on a stick makes this event a fork-free food frenzy.
Patti LaBelle invites her friend, fashion guru Joe Zee, over for a simple Shrimp Scampi served over Angel Hair Pasta. She tops off the meal with Apple-Peach Compote and Vanilla Ice Cream. Then, British Grammy Award-winning singer Estelle comes by and Patti makes her feel right at home with her very own version of Fish and Chips with Tartar Sauce.
Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos make dinner plans to celebrate their first kiss by the Arno River, but miss their reservation. So Gabriele makes a special meal at home with Risotto With Speck and Cantaloupe, Arugula Salad With Grilled Calamari and Zabaglione, Italian custard over fresh fruit.