Fantastic food is more important to many travelers than museums, hotels, and souvenirs, and we've compiled all the must see spots across the country to have a one-of-a-kind dining experience. We're serving up hefty plates of the country's tastiest, most mouth-watering, and decadent meals. We're talking lip smacking pizza, tasty deli entrees, boat loads of bacon, fresh seafood, finger licking deep fried dishes, and that's only the beginning. So bring your appetite and your stretchy pants as we dive into a healthy portion of Food Paradise!
Season 15, Episode 2

Nosh-ville

Food Paradise heads down south to Nashville, Tenn., in search of some craveworthy comfort foods that satisfy the soul. From barbecue to burgers and even a Thai twist on pizza, the food is so good it's turning Nashville into Nosh-ville!

Saturday
Oct 12
6pm | 5c
Season 15, Episode 13

Sip and Savor

A delicious drink and a savory dish make the perfect pair. Food Paradise finds craft beers, Hurricanes and liquid nitrogen margaritas poured alongside deep-fried lobster mac and cheese, a soaring corned beef sandwich and a surf-and-turf po' boy.

Saturday
Oct 12
7pm | 6c
Season 11, Episode 7

Hit the Road

Diners pull over and fill up on gourmet delights at these road food hot spots across the country, from classic burgers and frosty root beer floats right off of Route 61 in Louisiana to fish and chips on the Pacific Coast Highway.

Sunday
Oct 13
1pm | 12c
Season 11, Episode 9

Sights and Bites

Diners make mouthwatering memories at these top bites by monumental sites across the country, from sandwiches stacked with international flavors across the street from the National Zoo to silky, sweet ice cream sundaes near Golden Gate Park.

Sunday
Oct 13
2pm | 1c
Season 15, Episode 10

Use Your Noodle

Food Paradise is on a quest to satisfy your carb cravings with America's best noodles! A mouthwatering pho burrito is the perfect mashup, and barbecue mac and cheese nachos double the yum, proving there are infinite ways to use your noodle!

Thursday
Oct 17
3pm | 2c
Season 15, Episode 11

Out to Brunch

Food Paradise is brunching on some of America's tastiest twists on the beloved mealtime mashup: breakfast spaghetti, fried chicken and churros, boozy pancakes drunk with flaming Cherries Jubilee and a BBQ beef breakfast bun aptly named The Beast.

Thursday
Oct 17
4pm | 3c
Season 16, Episode 10

Extra Crispy

Let's do crunch! The extra-crispy menu is piled high with pork rind brisket nachos, spicy Korean double-fried chicken, authentic British fish and chips, inventive eggrolls, country-fried Wagyu burgers, fried soft-shell crab and even some creative cookies.

Saturday
Oct 19
2pm | 1c
Season 15, Episode 13

Sip and Savor

A delicious drink and a savory dish make the perfect pair. Food Paradise finds craft beers, Hurricanes and liquid nitrogen margaritas poured alongside deep-fried lobster mac and cheese, a soaring corned beef sandwich and a surf-and-turf po' boy.

Saturday
Oct 19
3pm | 2c
Season 16, Episode 1

Epic Eats

Eye-popping portions and belly-filling bounties of food make these eats totally epic! A seven-meat sandwich, a 2-foot-tall nacho tower, mountainous sundaes, a stuffed turkey leg and huge seafood platters make up the best of the biggest.

Saturday
Oct 19
4pm | 3c
Season 15, Episode 4

Smokin'

Food Paradise reveals the very best barbecue smokin' across America. There are down-home dishes like spareribs and sausages as well as brand-new mindblowers like brisket mac and cheese and a smoky sandwich so big it's called the Leaning Tower of Texas.

Saturday
Oct 19
6pm | 5c
Season 16, Episode 1

Epic Eats

Eye-popping portions and belly-filling bounties of food make these eats totally epic! A seven-meat sandwich, a 2-foot-tall nacho tower, mountainous sundaes, a stuffed turkey leg and huge seafood platters make up the best of the biggest.

Saturday
Oct 19
7pm | 6c
Season 13, Episode 9

Secret Menus

You have to be in the know to order secret menu must-haves like super-stacked sandwiches and burgers, mac and cheese biscuits, chicken and doughnut mashups and even a pizza piled high with 30 tacos.

Sunday
Oct 20
1pm | 12c
Season 13, Episode 10

Sandwich Obsession

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.

Sunday
Oct 20
2pm | 1c
Season 13, Episode 11

Extreme Eats

Food Paradise is going to extremes with the best in big food with even bigger flavor. Whether it's a Bloody Mary garnished with baby back ribs, mozzarella sticks and more or a palatial pizza made of chicken Parmesan, sometimes too much is not enough!

Thursday
Oct 24
3pm | 2c
Season 13, Episode 12

Bang for Your Buck

Frugal foodies rejoice! From huge servings of hot chicken and supersized subs to one-of-a-kind gourmet pizza and some of the biggest burgers around, you always get a bang for your buck at these Food Paradise finds.

Thursday
Oct 24
4pm | 3c
Season 14, Episode 2

Meals Over Miami

Get ready to dance with the diverse flavors that color in mouthwatering Miami! There's a papita-topped Cuban street food favorite, a pepper-packed burger that brings the heat, bold burritos, decadent mac 'n' cheese and more! South Florida is hiding a true food paradise and we're diving in deep!

Saturday
Oct 26
2pm | 1c
Season 14, Episode 5

Mangia Meals

We're taking our tongues on a tour of Italy without leaving the States starting with a pizza in New York that's as large as the city's Italian population. There's a colossal prosciutto calzone in Philly, perfect pasta in Michigan and an Italian hot dog in Vegas you'll have to see to believe. Next, there's a can't-miss steak-and-fondue Stromboli in New York and New-Jersey-style Italian deli sandwiches in San Francisco. Finally, we enjoy Italian comfort food in Miami and experience pure Parmesan decadence in Chicago.

Saturday
Oct 26
3pm | 2c
Season 14, Episode 3

Monster Mashups

We're going eight rounds with the craziest mashups in America! Starting with a heavyweight beast known as the Pizzarito in New York and a delicious German restaurant placed right in the middle of Los Angeles' Koreatown. They're combining nachos with macaroni and cheese in Wisconsin, Mexican and Asian in Arizona and low-country boils with pizza in Chicago! Next, a restaurant dedicated to fries in Los Angeles is doing amazing things with s'mores and there's a brunch burger that has it all in Chicago. Finally, a creative spot in Philadelphia is mashing up dumplings with the classic Philly Cheesesteak.

Saturday
Oct 26
4pm | 3c
Season 14, Episode 9

Neighborhood Hangouts

From favorite friendly diners to special occasion restaurants, Food Paradise visits some of the coolest neighborhood hangouts that prove this local food is all good in the 'hood.' In Denver, Colorado, FNG flaunts their rock-and-roll-style cuisine with an elevated take on Gramma's meatloaf, while Little Nonna's in Philadelphia brings the great Italian family tradition of Sunday gravy to the masses. Pecan Lodge in Dallas joins massive stacks of Black Angus brisket and pulled pork on a fluffy bun for a BBQ sandwich as big as Texas itself. Finally, New Orleans Italian-Cajun fusion restaurant Liuzza's serves up a baguette-based muffuletta known as the Frenchuletta.

Saturday
Oct 26
5pm | 4c
Season 16, Episode 2

Feeling Hot Hot Hot!

From mouth-scorching peppers to heartwarming hotcakes, we're feeling the heat! Carolina Reaper hot wings, a stacked Nashville hot chicken sandwich, hot fudge and hot tamales are among the hottest dishes in town.

Saturday
Oct 26
6pm | 5c
Season 16, Episode 3

Bake My Day

The preheat is on as we rack up the best baked goods, both savory and sweet! From a homestyle fried chicken biscuit sandwich and German chocolate cinnamon rolls to seafood lasagna and s'mores cupcakes, these baked creations are to die for.

Saturday
Oct 26
7pm | 6c
Season 13, Episode 13

Off the Beaten Q

There are a lot of barbecue purists out there, but Food Paradise is going off the beaten path to find folks who are willing to go beyond the classics with everything from a trio of Southern, Korean and Mexican tacos to a barbecue sandwich harnessed by grilled cheese buns.

Sunday
Oct 27
11am | 10c
Season 14, Episode 4

The Brunch Bunch

It's Sunday Funday every day in Food Paradise so we're checking out the most extreme brunch spots in the United States! First, there's a doughnut burger that's bringing both sweet and savory to California and a restaurant in Arizona that offers a Bloody Mary with more options than a new car. We're indulging our sweet tooth with cookie pancakes in New Jersey, playing jazz with chicken and biscuits in Virginia and pairing chicken with funnel cakes in Washington, DC. Next, we're getting steak and eggs in pizza form in Detroit before smothering biscuits with mac and cheese in Orlando. Finally, we're enjoying brunch by the bay with Fried Oysters Benedict on Hilton Head Island.

Thursday
Oct 31
3pm | 2c
Season 14, Episode 10

Guilty Pleasures

We're all about those indulgent dishes you shouldn't have too often! Starting in Portland, Oregon, we check out a food cart serving up a burger that's stacked with mozzarella sticks and fried fish. There's a savory-and-sweet shop in Louisville, Kentucky, serving a gravy-smothered doughnut sandwich and a 24-layer chocolate cake in New York City. Later, there's a guilty pleasure seafood pot pie in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a monumentally huge pile of meat-and-cheese-covered curly fries in Riverside, California, and a lobster-stuffed burger topped with a lobster claw in Minneapolis. Finally, we're checking out Southern-fried chicken sandwiches in Los Angeles and mac-and-cheese pancakes in Queens, New York.

Thursday
Oct 31
4pm | 3c
Season 14, Episode 11

Extra Cheesy

We're going to the extreme digging into big food with even bigger flavor! We start at a place just northwest of Chicago where they're taking barbecue brunch fun to the extreme with a 15-pound feast that includes a menu's worth of food. Next, we're getting ready for a burger that towers over the competition in El Cajon, California, and getting down on a Stuffed Chicken Parm Pizza at an Italian spot in Oceanside, New York. Later, we get extreme food with a matching view in New York City, enjoying a semi-truck-tire-size pizza pie in San Antonio and enjoying a sugary sweet breakfast in Boston. Finally, we're having a 3-1/2-pound burrito in Naperville, Illinois, and visiting a modern-day Willy Wonka in Bethel, Connecticut.

Saturday
Nov 2
2pm | 1c
Season 14, Episode 13

Global Grub

From fully-loaded Mexican tortas to the cheesiest Greek lasagna, Food Paradise crosses the U.S. to find the best global grub. Come experience a vast array of global flavors without stamping your passport!

Saturday
Nov 2
3pm | 2c