Host Michael McKean serves up a heaping helping of history for a few deep fried favorites. Pull up a fry basket and see why Tempura is tied to Easter, learn what hushpuppies are keeping so quiet, and how Fried Egg Sandwiches spawned a breakfast revolution.
Noah Cappe crosses America in search of classic carnival snacks gone wild! From a pumped-up corn dog at Indiana's Porter County Fair and a funnel cake-blooming onion mashup at Alabama's Greater Gulf State Fair, to a crazy candy apple at Florida's Pasco County Fair and a cotton candy burrito at the Tennessee State Fair, all of these midway masterpieces are daringly delicious.
Adam Richman travels to Washington for award-winning burgers, mountains of ultra-fresh seafood and a 12-egg omelet challenge against one of Seattle's own.
This week Justine is inspired by their recent travels to Mexico City and cooks up a menu of authentic Mexican street food. She makes tender carnitas tacos with her own roasted salsa verde and homemade guacamole. Rev Run and his manager Michael Lehman fire up the grill to create chicken quesadillas that are perfectly crisp and surprisingly smoky. Join the Simmons as they take Sunday Supper outside for a family fiesta.
Noah Cappe heads to North Carolina for the Got To Be NC Fest. Local pecans top the Cinnamon Roll Waffles and Noah tries the only Donut Sloppy Joe on offer on the east coast fair circuit. Then it's across the country for the Portland Rose Festival. He devours smoked mac & cheese, a dish so amazing it's got the people of Portland dancing in the streets. Next, the classic American apple pie gets the carnival eats treatment and is transformed into Apple Pie Fries. Beef Tongue Tacos prove that Portland is still keeping it weird.
Top 5 Restaurants has got your MVP -- Most Valuable Poultry! Fried chicken is America's favorite restaurant meal, but no two plates on this countdown are alike: fried and smoked in Portland, Ore., straight up in South Carolina, or dished up with sides like biscuits, waffles and doughnuts, this is a finger-licking good time.
In his second exploration of the only ingredient pumped directly into our homes, Alton Brown looks at water from the inside out with the help of a friendly water molecule. Along the way, he explains how water is scrubbed clean before it reaches our homes.
The pressure's on as teams compete in one of the most difficult cook-offs of the year - the Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off. Lee Ann and Myron face off in the whole hog competition while tempers flare between Johnny and one of the local cooks.
In this last heat, four bakers will need to have perfect aim if they want to win a chance to serve their cupcakes at a huge party celebrating Disney and Pixar's animated film Brave.
In this episode we will look at the art of food photography and the people who make it. We will meet award-winning portrait photographer and author Melanie Dunea as she photographs Bill Telepan for the follow up to her 2007 book MY LAST SUPPER. We will also see behind the scenes of a food photo shoot done by food stylist Brian Preston-Campbell and food photographer Tom Schierlitz.