Alton Brown "reloads" his classic fish-and-chips show with a brand-new recipe for french fries and fish sticks all while being hounded by his sister who ... really isn't. Honest!
Jeffrey Saad mixes the dough and gets out the glaze to explore the iconic American staple - the donut. He'll savor everything from the unique creations of a donut genius to the ultimate in old school dunking and see how the classic donut transforms when it meets the savory taste of down-home bacon or the exotic flavors of the Near East. Not to mention finding out what happens when a donut learns to double as a hamburger bun!
Motorcycle adventurer Allan Karl jumps on his bike and takes a wild ride through Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, exploring the culinary and cultural revolution taking place there. Allan finds a hidden Mexican wine country, discovers that the world's most famous salad was invented in Tijuana and explores century-old cantinas in his quest to uncover the origin of the margarita.
It's the holidays and a festive cocktail party is on tap with creative concoctions to toast the night away! It's everything you need to know about throwing the perfect cocktail party, including creative and colorful martinis, updated vintage cocktails, high tech drink techniques, wine 101 and savory party snacks.
From over-the-top surf-and-turf sandwiches to fresh takes on Southern standbys, we're tasting seafood dishes that are making waves from the bay to the bayou! Isle of Palms, South Carolina, is proving there's no country like the low country when it comes to fresh seafood. We grab a taste of the bayou in Baton Rouge and try succulent seafood sandwiches on Long Island. We'll then get a taste of "Pacific Northwest Chowder" gravy in Seattle and get a little cheesy in the Boston suburb of Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. We'll mix seafood with southwestern style in Destin, Florida, and get a true Tex-Mex taste of the Gulf Coast in Houston. Finally, we'll stop by a Wakefield, Rhode Island, oyster bar that boasts an out-of-this-world selection straight from their on-site farm.
Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli celebrate her favorite flavor, lemon, by challenging the 10 kid bakers to create lemon bar BFF desserts that highlight lemon and some of its best flavor friends.
Basic beef get amped up with tantalizing toppings at burger joints across the country, from truffled foie gras and spicy chorizo to deep-fried mac and cheese buns.
In this episode, childhood treats that are all grown up. In Portland, Ore., an ice cream shop adds cocktails to the mix-ins. In Healdsberg, Calif., the area's bountiful produce finds its way into hyper-seasonal cupcakes. And in New York, chocolate is eaten unroasted and raw, infused with some very sophisticated ingredients.
Grandmother and math teacher Ruth Teig teaches Mo Rocca how to make classic Jewish cuisine. On the menu is kreplach (or Jewish ravioli) and Ruth's fluffy, modernized version of gefilte fish. Ruth surprises Mo with a large live Carp in her bathtub to teach him how generations of Jews in Europe would keep their fish fresh before the invention of refrigeration. Mo also gets to taste Ruth's magical coffee cake that she uses as currency to feed household workmen and allows her to skip to the front of long lines at the DMV.
25 years of blood, sweat and tears has paid off for Vinny, founder of the Everyman Theater. Together with the theater's manager, Jon, the two are planning a blowout 25th anniversary party to kick off their new season, a dual showcase of two classic American plays. They want a cake that will wow their 400 guests and showcase all of their hard work and success. But Vinny wants a glitzy cake that pays tribute to the theater's humble roots, while Jon wants a cake that spotlights the two plays in the muted tones of the stage design. Will these two find the script to the perfect cake for this massive celebration before the curtain parts?