Kelsey shares her favorite family tradition of serving breakfast for dinner. She prepares Savory Cheddar-Jalapeno Waffles, Burst Tomatoes and Bacon, Avocado and Egg Scramble and Pineapple Mango Punch Slush.
Athens, Greece, is the birthplace of many culinary traditions and Andrew explores the classics; from stuffed grape leaves and spanakopita, to moussaka and real Greek yogurt, still made the way folks have done for generations.
What do Smithfield, Virginia, and Copenhagen, Denmark, have in common? They're both home to the finest hams in the world, and Tyler Florence visits them in his quest to make the ultimate ham. Whether it's down-home ham biscuits in Virginia or a magnificent Viking ham feast in Denmark, Tyler loves to ham it up.
The four remaining chefs board a flight and travel to Tokyo, Japan. The chefs begin a culinary adventure into the world of umami using Kikkoman soy sauce. The chefs are challenged to use different cooking styles in a test that highlights the five tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami.
Giada De Laurentiis lays out the perfect food-filled weekend in San Francisco; from a decadent Italian dessert at Emporio Rulli to bocce and a brunch that was meant for the big screen. Giada has a famous seafood trio at Michael Mina, cowgirl cheese in the Ferry Marketplace and a catamaran cruise to a waterfront bistro. It's a phenomenal food weekend in the city by the bay.
Chef Jahangir Mehta enters kitchen stadium to take on Iron Chef Morimoto. Will Chef Mehta's Indian cuisine wow the judges, or will he fall flat next to Iron Chef Morimoto's culinary creations? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!
Andrew Zimmern reveals the iconic eats of Asheville, North Carolina. The eclectic food city features tangy barbecue, decadent sweet potato pie, mouthwatering fried chicken, succulent rainbow trout and giant soft-dough biscuits with savory gravy.
Whey through the ripe, gooey and intentionally moldy history of cheese, and meet some of the eccentric and passionate artisans who take milk and turn it into so much more. Chef and owner Jon Shook is serving up a new twist on a classic comfort food at his restaurant Animal and James Beard winner Barbara Lynch is making a ricotta gnudi to share. Cheese can be an appetizer, a main course and of course, a dessert. We'll even gaze into the future and see what wacky flavors are starting to make their way into cheese!
Andrew visits Memphis and makes stops at some of the city's most beloved barbecue joints. Then, he drops by one of America's most iconic soul food restaurants and visits a joint where Italian and Southern comfort food are combined.
From a smoked Thanksgiving sandwich to barbecued brisket with Mexican flair and a whole hog take on porchetta, chefs across America are finding cool ways to innovate on the grate.