Kansas City serves up a smoking hot gyro burger challenge for chefs Aaron Sanchez and Roger Mooking that leaves the loser feeling like a chili pepper. Plus, the hottest Pad Thai the Midwest has to offer and some scorching hot BBQ and baked beans.
It's a fiesta of fair food in Florida! Noah Cappe samples one of the craziest carnival eats in America: Chicken Wing Ice Cream. Then it's the classic Glazed Donut Burger, complete with cheese and bacon. A Red Velvet Funnel Cake and a Lobster Roll made with local lobster round out the day. Then it's across the state to the Sarasota County Agricultural Fair, where Noah meets sisters who've been on the road since they were kids, selling favorites like Deep Fried Cheesecake and Fried Green Tomatoes. The local agricultural association shows Noah their top seller, the Pulled Pork sandwich and finally Noah wrestles Gator on a Stick.
Tiffani Thiessen invites Julie Benz and Sasha Alexander for a ladies lunch that's nothing short of decadent and delicious. Tiffani puts her spin on a classic Chopped Salad, along with Homemade Breadsticks, and Jumbo Crab Cakes with tartar sauce. The meal ends with a light and refreshing Basil Limoncello Sorbet that's sure to end the day on a high note!
Calling all sweet tooths! Indulge as Marcela makes a menu of one mouth-watering Mexican dessert after another; from a decadent and delightful Tres Leches Cake and Chocolate Filled Cinnamon-Dusted Churros, to Mexican Caramel Pastries and Marzipan, these "Dulce Delights" are a sweet menu to remember.
There's nothing like a surprising and unexpected dessert to bring out the kid in you. Kelsey visits Tonnie of Tonnie's Minis in Harlem, to unearth the secret to his cupcake surprise -- a custom cupcake bar; where any combination of cake and frosting goes. Nothing is off limits! Inspired, Kelsey heads back home to get started on a couple of unexpected desserts of her own: A fabulous Ice Cream Birthday Cake, a dry ice Root Beer Float, and Carrot Cookies With Orange Buttercream Frosting.
Ali Khan travels to Miami and breaks his fast with a classic Cuban staple: empanadas. He then samples some fruits of the sea, with right-off-the-boat mahi mahi sandwiches and a fisherman's stew. He closes out the day with a Latin-Middle-Eastern-American fusion bowl that could only come from Miami.
A sandwich can be a sublime balance of flavor and texture born as much of technique as ingredient. Alton Brown and his nephew, Elton, dose up a little sandwich-craft, making Pan Bagnat, Roasted Vegetable Spread and Cuban Sandwich.
We're taking our tongues on a tour of Italy without leaving the States starting with a pizza in New York that's as large as the city's Italian population. There's a colossal prosciutto calzone in Philly, perfect pasta in Michigan and an Italian hot dog in Vegas you'll have to see to believe. Next, there's a can't-miss steak-and-fondue Stromboli in New York and New-Jersey-style Italian deli sandwiches in San Francisco. Finally, we enjoy Italian comfort food in Miami and experience pure Parmesan decadence in Chicago.
Break up your week with a romantic weeknight dinner; Sunny Anderson's menu of Prosciutto-Wrapped Beef Cubes With Mustard Pan Sauce and Parmesan Herbed Orzo is as elegant as it is easy, so you can spend more time with your date. Choc-Nanner-Nut Custards end your date night on a sweet note.
We're firing up like an inferno and hitting a variety of dishes across the United States that have all the flame in their game! In Santa Monica, California, a burger joint is putting heat to their meat with a sauce made from guava and habanero peppers. A Charleston, South Carolina, barbecue pit turns low-and-slow brisket into a fiesta of flavors and a restaurant in Los Angeles torches everything they touch. There's a fire burning in a globe-trotting spot in Washington, DC, and a San Diego pizza joint makes waves with its wood-burning oven. We check out a spot in Nashville's red-hot restaurant scene and try a flaming dessert served in New York City. Finally, a San Diego restaurant flame-grills dreamy meats from their 22-ounce bone-in ribeye to their 14-ounce dry-aged pork chop.