Michael McKean makes everyone's birthday wishes come true as he celebrates the best holiday of the year. He discovers that birthday cake was born during a revolution and that a bowl of Chinese noodles can bring you more birthdays to celebrate. Michael then continues the party by learning how eggs take the cake in Ghana.
Andrew Zimmern highlights the iconic foods that have built the Motor City. From Middle Eastern shawarma and soul food classics to Detroit-style pizza and city chicken, Detroit offers up an array of unique flavors!
We take you to some of the most unique eateries in New York City that are serving up their twists on comfort food staples. A rowdy meatball joint on the Lower East Side, a bustling restaurant serving knockout chicken and waffles in Brooklyn, an eco-friendly hot dog haven where the chef makes the condiments from scratch and a burger and fries shack in the middle of the city that boasts lines down the block every day.
This candy filled episode pits Quebec chefs against Ontario chefs in a heated battle for Chopped Canada Champion. Black licorice and candy coated chocolates cause sweet struggles in the first two rounds, while a basket of woodsy and spicy flavors turns things upside down when it comes time for dessert.
The carnival is in town for the Kids Baking Championship kick off! It's a thrill ride when Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the 12 best kid bakers in the country to create carnival-themed cupcakes and incorporate carnival treats like kettle corn, frozen bananas and cotton candy.
It's a big family gathering to celebrate Siba's baby turning 6 months old with family flying in and a three generation catch up. Siba is making a delicious easy feast with sticky Asian glazed gammon, ginger and coriander corn salad and a perfect no-cook cheesecake for dessert. Family, food and a great reason to celebrate. What could be better?
Queens, New York based Chef Tamara Reynolds (Unique Eats) and husband Karl have fed nearly all of New York City...in their backyard! Now they're taking their deliciously homegrown Sunday Night Dinners on the road. Their first stop: Fredericksburg, Texas where Germany and Texas collide in a bizarre confluence of cuisines. With just twelve hours to find a location, source ingredients and invite total strangers to dinner Tamara and Karl have got their work cut out for them.
From fantastical French toast and flannel-busting flapjacks to a big city egg sandwich and Sicilian omelets, diners are waking up to unbeatable breakfasts across the country.
From piping-hot fried dumplings and handmade egg noodles to veggie-stuffed flatbread and curried swordfish, Andrew Zimmern showcases the flavorful fusions of the island paradise of Mauritius.