Ali Khan is on a mission to find the best deals for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack in Scottsdale, Ariz., a city known for high-end resorts. He starts out strong with a double serving of Southern barbecue scones piled high with savory pulled pork. Then he tracks down a cottage pie just like the ones found on the streets of Sydney, Australia. As the afternoon heats up, Ali cools off with a homemade cookie ice cream sandwich that brings out the kid in him, and he lands a pizza deal for dinner that delivers big flavor with a small price tag.
Ali Khan has 12 hours and 35 bucks to find the best deals in Birmingham, Ala., for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack. For breakfast, he starts the day with hash brown baskets stuffed with Andouille sausage and eggs. Then he gets his home cookin' fix with bacon-wrapped meatloaf made with a lot of love. After snacking on a red velvet cheesecake brownie, Ali melts away with "Ragin' Cajun" blackened chicken with habanero Jack cheese. There's no doubt that Alabama's largest city is filled with diverse, award-winning eats, all served up with Southern hospitality and charm.
Ali Khan is taking in the mountain views in Asheville, N.C., as he looks for the best local deals on breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack. He starts his day off big with a breakfast of fried chicken covered in sausage gravy, accompanied by Southern-sized sides. For lunch, he dives into the booming food truck scene and finds tasty Thai served up fresh on a homemade bao. After snacking on the best dessert in America -- a made-to-order maple bourbon doughnut -- Ali's day ends right with chopped Carolina pork doused in tangy, vinegar-based barbecue sauce.
Ali Khan, full-blown food enthusiast and blogger, has 12 hours and only 35 bucks to find the best deals in Nashville for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack! Ali kicks things off in Music City with a breakfast weenie smothered in a cheesy hash brown casserole, before devouring a delicious and award winning barbecue sandwich. Then he'll snack on a giant cinnamon roll as big as his head, before an encore of Nashville's famous super spicy hot chicken. This city may be a music mecca, but it's also a foodie's paradise.
As the deceptively simple ground meat served on a bun with the perfect combo of condiments and garnishes, the hamburger stands alone as the go-to meal for the American masses. Roger Mooking serves up the top 15 masterpieces of handheld deliciousness. This is an all-points survey of the amazing variety to which the hamburger has evolved. When the names include the Juicy Nookie, the Brother From Another Mother Burger, and the Burger of the Gods, average is not on the menu.
In the culinary world of signature meals, nothing else compares to the sensory experience of steak. There's the sizzle, the beefy aroma, the flowing juices, the red marbleized texture practically begging for the cut of the knife. And then finally it's allowed to melt in the mouth. Roger Mooking searches the country for the top 15 finest cuts and the most perfect intersections of meat, seasoning, and fire.
Roger Mooking showcases 12 of the best comfort foods served in restaurants across America. He's in the kitchen revealing comfort-loving chefs' soul-warming secrets and learning everything there is to know about making macaroni and cheese, spaghetti and meatballs, pork chops and gravy, chicken and waffles, chili and more.
Chef Roger Mooking is spending the day at Jacobsen Salt Co., in Netarts Bay, Ore., one of the largest producers of handcrafted sea salt in America. Owner Ben Jacobsen takes Roger on a tour of the facility, showing him how to smoke sea salt, and then Roger meets with Portland-based chef Carlo Lamagna. Roger helps Carlo stuff a 20-pound halibut with lemon and herbs, encrust the whole fish in salt and roast it over a wood-burning fire.
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Everyone loves sitting in front of a fireplace, but Roger Mooking loves cooking in one: He visits two places in New England that host delicious fireplace feasts. During the winter months, family-run restaurant Salem Cross Inn in West Brookfield, Mass., roasts racks of ribs in front of a scorching indoor fireplace. At Foster's Clambake in York, Maine, a classic New England clambake of lobsters, mussels, clams, corn and potatoes is steamed to perfection in a massive outdoor fireplace.
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Roger Mooking takes a trip to West Point, Texas, to meet Tink Pinkard. Tink is an outdoor guide, hunter, fisherman, caterer and all-around nice guy. Together they build a barbecue pit out of cinder blocks and prepare Italian porchetta. While the pig slowly roasts over coals, Tink teaches Roger how to fly-fish and takes him to a neighbor's longhorn ranch. It's a wild and delicious adventure that Roger won't soon forget.
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Roger Mooking heads to Texas and Louisiana to feast on classic Cajun cooking. In small town Mamou, La., there's a big time smokehouse filled with five hundred pounds of Southern smoked favorites. Roger helps owner T-Boy fill the room with sausages, tasso, ribs and jerky. A selection of smoked meats is then stirred into a pot of T-Boy's famous red beans and served over white rice. In College Station, Texas, a professor originally from Louisiana has transformed a shed into a smoker in order to make Cochon de Lait, a Cajun pig roast.
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Whether it's Southern barbecue on a bun, a Tex-Mex take on a banh mi or lasagna grilled cheese, any mixture of fillings between buttery buns makes for a dream come true! From savory to spicy to sweet, there are no limits to our sandwich obsession.
Sandwiches are sublime, morning, noon and night! Food Paradise goes on a super excursion to find the stuff of sandwich dreams, from gooey butter cake ice cream sandwiches to an overstuffed Italian hoagie.
Food Paradise is brunching on some of America's tastiest twists on the beloved mealtime mashup with breakfast spaghetti, fried chicken and churros, boozy pancakes drunk with flaming Cherries Jubilee and a BBQ beef breakfast bun aptly named The Beast.
Food Paradise explores eateries across America offering the most bang for your burger buck. The journey begins with a beefy, back-to-basics bargain in Las Vegas for only $7. From a wasabi mashed potato burger to a Texas-sized backyard BBQ masterpiece on a bun, these are burgers you can bank on.
Charleston-based chef Sean Brock enters Kitchen Stadium for the first time to challenge Iron Chef Michael Symon. Can he wow the judges with his culinary creations or will he fall flat against Iron Chef Symon's offerings?
Duff Goldman from Food Network's Ace of Cakes takes on Iron Chef Michael Symon in a culinary showdown. Duff isn't here just to make cakes, he's in it to win it with sweet and savory creations. Will he be able to withstand the heat of Kitchen Stadium, or will he feel the singe of defeat to Iron Chef Symon? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!
Chef RJ Cooper of Vidalia Restaurant in Washington, D.C., enters Kitchen Stadium to face Marc Forgione in his first battle as an Iron Chef. Will Chef Cooper take advantage of first-time jitters, or will he help the new Iron Chef kick off a reign of domination? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!
Boston Chef Douglass Williams makes the most of a little vegetable in a battle against Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli. Ming-Na Wen and John T. Edge will determine which chef triumphs.
Colorado Chef Kelly Liken takes on Iron Chef Garces in her first entry to Kitchen Stadium. Will Chef Liken's fresh take on the secret ingredient be enough to best Iron Chef Garces? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!
Chef Paul Miranda enters Kitchen Stadium for the first time to challenge Iron Chef Cat Cora to a culinary showdown. Can Chef Miranda muster the culinary courage to defeat Iron Chef Cora?
Chef RJ Cooper of Vidalia Restaurant in Washington, D.C., enters Kitchen Stadium to face Marc Forgione in his first battle as an Iron Chef. Will Chef Cooper take advantage of first-time jitters, or will he help the new Iron Chef kick off a reign of domination? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!
Boston Chef Douglass Williams makes the most of a little vegetable in a battle against Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli. Ming-Na Wen and John T. Edge will determine which chef triumphs.
Colorado Chef Kelly Liken takes on Iron Chef Garces in her first entry to Kitchen Stadium. Will Chef Liken's fresh take on the secret ingredient be enough to best Iron Chef Garces? Tune in to see whose cuisine reigns supreme!
Chef Paul Miranda enters Kitchen Stadium for the first time to challenge Iron Chef Cat Cora to a culinary showdown. Can Chef Miranda muster the culinary courage to defeat Iron Chef Cora?