Roger Mooking sets out on a culinary odyssey around the country on the ultimate search for Man's Greatest Food. From Steaks to Barbecue, Seafood to Sandwiches, Pork to Pizza, and of course, man's greatest Hamburgers, no eatery is too far out of the way for these mouth-watering culinary creations. Roger sets a fast pace to sample some of the most succulent, not-to-be-missed food offerings to be found in these United States.
Man's Greatest Food Season 1
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Dive into the country's most-iconic dishes with a classic from every state.
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Roger Mooking travels the U.S. to find classics with a twist and unexpectedly delicious pairings. He visits the chefs in their own kitchens to find out how they create these surprising and mouthwatering dishes.
Super-Sized
Roger Mooking sets out on a culinary odyssey around the country to find the 12 best super-sized dishes. He's hanging out with chefs to learn all their secrets for creating ultimate omelets, steaks, sandwiches, seafood platters and more decadent, XXL-sized dishes.
Smoked
Roger Mooking crisscrosses America to count down 15 of the very best steaks, wings, Reubens and more … all made even better with glorious smoke. From salt-cured country ham to smoked fish chowder, bacon bourbon rib-eye steak to smoky s'mores pancakes, America's best chefs share how they prepare delicious dishes using smoke as seasoning.
Hidden Treasures
Roger Mooking travels the U.S. to find classics with a twist and unexpectedly delicious pairings. He visits the chefs in their own kitchens to find out how they create these surprising and mouthwatering dishes.
Appetizers
Roger Mooking starts the meal off right with 15 of the best appetizers in the United States. From nachos and chicken wings to oysters, fries and more, Roger's going coast-to-coast to find the best!
Appetizers
Roger Mooking starts the meal off right with 15 of the best appetizers in the United States. From nachos and chicken wings to oysters, fries and more, Roger's going coast-to-coast to find the best!
Barbecue
Roger Mooking cannot resist the sweet, succulent smoky goodness of barbecue as he canvases the country on the lookout for the fifteen best barbecue dishes wherever he can find them. For as long as there has been fire, man has been barbecuing over it. Brisket, chicken, whole hog, mutton, and even a breakfast taco are just a few of the saucy delights to be found when fire, meat, and seasoning intersect in juicy perfection.
Saucy
Roger Mooking scours the U.S. to find 15 of the best dishes that are all about the sauce. There's sticky toffee pudding, super spicy wings, a fondue burger, drunken scallops and even chocolate plus barbecue. These are the tastiest, sauciest meals to ever grace a plate or tingle a taste bud, and the chefs who have perfected them reveal their secrets step by step.
Appetizers
Roger Mooking starts the meal off right with 15 of the best appetizers in the United States. From nachos and chicken wings to oysters, fries and more, Roger's going coast-to-coast to find the best!
Desserts
Roger Mooking skips straight to the sweets as he dives headlong into the 15 best desserts offered in the United States. From the rich and chocolatey to the fruity and flavorful, Roger's getting down on all the most decadent meal-end treats prepared by chefs in their own kitchens.
Desserts
Roger Mooking skips straight to the sweets as he dives headlong into the 15 best desserts offered in the United States. From the rich and chocolatey to the fruity and flavorful, Roger's getting down on all the most decadent meal-end treats prepared by chefs in their own kitchens.
Food Trucks
From fish tacos and porchetta sandwiches to shrimp po' boys and turtle sundaes, Roger Mooking is featuring the 12 best dishes from American food trucks. He's climbing onto these mobile kitchens to learn how their dishes are made and getting all the chefs' top secrets for creating these amazing meals.
Soul Food
Roger Mooking joins chefs in their own kitchens as they honor the traditions of comforting and flavorful soul food dishes. From ribs, catfish and barbecue to oxtail, pork chops and cornbread, Roger's digging into all the classics that make up the 15 best soul food dishes from around the country.
Bacon
Roger Mooking showcases the towering BLTs, juicy bacon burgers, pizzas, pies, pancakes and more with the 12 tastiest bacon dishes in America. He's in the kitchen with bacon-loving chefs learning everything there is to know about pigs and their parts as well as revealing the chefs' top swine secrets.
Hamburgers
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 fifteen 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.
Hamburgers
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 fifteen 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.
Seafood
Roger Mooking travels America to reel in the fifteen very best seafood dishes. Freshness is key and location matters. From the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific coast, down deep in the bayou, and high in the Rockies, there's no limit to what seafood lovers will do to sink their teeth into nature's delectable all you can eat buffet. Shrimp, lobster, snapper, or grouper, and fried, steamed, baked, or smoked, no oyster shell is left unturned.
Street Eats
Roger Mooking searches for the best food to eat on the fly, from food trucks and roadside stands to walk-up counters and carnival fare. He joins chefs in their kitchens as they share their secrets to making the most amazing mobile pizza, wraps, frozen treats and more.
Desserts
Roger Mooking skips straight to the sweets as he dives headlong into the 15 best desserts offered in the United States. From the rich and chocolatey to the fruity and flavorful, Roger's getting down on all the most decadent meal-end treats prepared by chefs in their own kitchens.
Comfort
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.
Hidden Treasures
Roger Mooking travels the U.S. to find classics with a twist and unexpectedly delicious pairings. He visits the chefs in their own kitchens to find out how they create these surprising and mouthwatering dishes.
Pork
Roger Mooking travels the country to discover the top fifteen greatest pork dishes. Regional pride and bragging rights are a big part of the evolution of these exceptional pork dishes, not to mention the unbelievable variety. Pig cheeks, pig feet, bacon bombs, ribs, ham, pork wings, and whole hog are all a delicious part of the wide world of pork.
Surf and Turf
Roger Mooking checks out the best surf-and-turf dishes in restaurants across America. He joins chefs to learn how to put amazing combinations together including the classic lobster tail and steak, clam and bacon pizza, crab cakes with sausage and even a lobster-and-steak roll.
Fried
From seafood and beef to pork and cheese, all the best foods taste better fried and Roger Mooking is scouring the country in search of the 12 best fried-food dishes. He's hanging out with fried-food-loving chefs learning all their secrets for bringing heat, oil and food together in holy fried matrimony.
Steak
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 fifteen finest cuts and the most perfect intersections of meat, seasoning, and fire.
Tacos
Americans love tacos, and Roger Mooking is scouring the country for the 15 best tacos around. The options for fillings range from pork to fish to alligator in hard, soft and even puffy shells.
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