Unique Eats

6 seasons available

Exploring unusual and extreme food.
Guilty Pleasures
S6 E1

Restaurants offer comfort foods.

Old School
S6 E2

Fried chicken and fried green tomatoes; old school sandwiches; family seafood tradition.

Hotlanta
S6 E3

Korean and American BBQ come together; seafood is brought to new heights; global touches are added to southern food.

Swine
S6 E4

Eight flavors of bacon; smoking barbecue in the center of a dining room; quesadillas stuffed with chicharrones; Mexican sandwich filled with ham and pork.

Chi-Town
S6 E5

Chicago's innovative restaurants draw food-lovers from around the country; meat-filled sandwiches; Asian-inspired street food; authentic Mexican tacos; brunch dishes with a fine-dining twist.

Innovators
S6 E6

Chef Paul Qui of East Side King in Austin; chef Matt Lightner of New York City's Atera; an innovator keeps it kosher in Philadelphia; a couple's Los Angeles restaurant serves pan-Asian fare.

Modern Italian
S6 E7

New York City's Parm serves Italian-American sandwiches; Italian comfort food is paired with beer at a gastropub in Philadelphia; fresh and dried pastas made with unusual ingredients; Italian sausages with a Southern twist.

Reinvention
S6 E8

Classic dishes are reinvented into something new and unique; brunch at Miami's Eating House; fried chicken dinner with creative sides; turning matzo balls into gnocchi; Easy Tiger combines a bakery with a beer hall.

New Asian
S6 E9

An authentic ramen house in Austin, Texas; a gastropub in Miami serves Asian-inspired pork; traditional Thai food; brunch favorites are transformed into Asian noodle dishes in Brooklyn.

Small Bites
S6 E10

Why not sample everything on the menu when it comes in the form of small bites?

Hot Lunch Spots
S6 E11

Perla in New York City's West Village; Baco Mercat in downtown Los Angeles; Merchants Restaurant in downtown Nashville.

Ethnic Eats
S6 E12

Balaboosta in NYC; Riff's Fine Street Food in Nashville; Cook's Torta in L.A.; Pecking Order in Chicago.

Brooklyn Rising
S6 E13

Crescendo's Finocchio Flower Power Pizza; Court Street Grocers' deli sandwich; La Vara's Spanish food; Pies-n-Thighs' fried chicken.

Eat Your Veggies
S5 E1

The exciting things chefs are doing to make vegetables decadent and delicious.

Seafood
S5 E3

Cod sandwich; fried oysters with bacon and apple ragout; fish and shellfish pot pie.

Hot Spots
S5 E4

A San Francisco legend turns Chinese food on its head; a New York City favorite where American classics get a twist.

Nostalgic Noshes
S5 E5

Classics with a new twist.

Romantic Spots
S5 E6

Romantic eateries in New York City.

Global
S5 E7

Flavors from around the world, from New York to Las Vegas to Philadelphia.

Mash-Ups
S5 E8

Restaurants combine ethnic traditions to make new flavors; Texas and Italy traditions merge; Korean cuisine mixed with American Northwest fare.

Hot & Spicy
S5 E9

Hot spots around the country spice up kitchens.

Off the Grid
S5 E10

Eateries unknown to the average tourist; Staten Island Italian restaurant; a pizzeria in Las Vegas.

Vegas
S5 E11

Interesting restaurants in Las Vegas.

Polynesian Paradise
S5 E12

A culinary journey through Hawaii.

Houston Weekend
S5 E13

Culinary tour of innovative Houston restaurants.

Queens
S4 E1

A peek into the unique foods in Queens, N.Y.

Between the Bun
S4 E2

The unique eats between a bun.

Mexican
S4 E3

A Mexican brunch in Boulder, Colo.; how one chef in New York is really breaking the mold; small delicacies in Washington D.C.; a grocery store-turned Mexican food hot spot.

Bar Food
S4 E4

A chat with hot restaurateur Ken Friedman; belly bacon fat heirloom popcorn; Indian bar snacks to go; moonshine margaritas; stoner pie; Bam Romero's Rock Star Beef Jerky.

Eat & Sleep
S4 E5

A visit to great getaways where the food is just as worthy of the trip as the lodging itself.

Maine Weekend
S4 E6

Feast at a Portland farm to table legend; dive into unique lobster rolls; stay at a resort serving innovative fare.

Wine Country Weekend
S4 E7

A gastronomical weekend in California wine country.

Local Legends
S4 E8

Restaurants that showcase unique and pioneering dishes that turn first time customers into long-time fans.

Dirt Cheap & Delicious
S4 E9

A pulled pork PBLT and squash dumplings; an outdoor food market with a bevy of satisfying BBQ and biscuits; a spicy Asian fare.

Food by Fire
S4 E10

Dungeness crab from a coal stoked grill; skewers licked by flames; delights from a wood burning oven.

Portland Weekend
S4 E11

A breakfast of baked eggs and tomato stew; favorite comfort foods turned into dumplings; duck crêpes and black garlic bread pudding; Asian street food turned on its head.

Pasta
S4 E12

Restaurants that are turning out pasta dishes like nothing ever before.

Philadelphia Weekend
S4 E13

Spanish twists; Italian classics; modern Israeli fare; seasonal American food.

Seafood
S3 E1

A traditional oyster roast and seafood boil prepared right on the water; a New York City restaurant features 25 different mussel pots.

Asian
S3 E2

The best Asian dishes.

Delis
S3 E3

The unique delis.

Pubs
S3 E4

The unique pubs.

Bistro
S3 E5

A hip new restaurant updates French bistro classics; the famous Provençal dish bouillabaisse; hearty French countryside dishes; Chef Marc Murphy pays homage to the foods he grew up eating in France and Italy.

Pizza
S3 E6

Jane in Montreal's tribute to the city's bagels; pizzas baked in a wood-burning, rotating oven; a Chicago pizza shop with only three pizzas; Neapolitan-style pizza.

Chicken
S3 E9

Two different styles of Korean fried chicken; all-you-can-eat roast chicken dinner; Portuguese rotisserie grilled chicken; smoked chicken and game hens.

Cheap Eats
S3 E10

A honky-tonk whiskey bar serves amazing tacos; haute hot dogs and sausages with global flavors; students flock to a delicious Cambodian sandwich shop; a quirky Venezuelan restaurant offers seventeen different arepas.

Fried Food
S3 E11

Twenty-five different toppings to go with poutine; a fish and chips shop that offers different fish and batters; fried risotto balls go gourmet with unique sweet and savory fillings; big fat doughnuts are piled high.

Brunch
S2 E1

Indulge your weekend cravings at some of the unique brunch spots.

Cupcakes
S2 E3

Artisanal cupcakes paired with beer and wine; custard-filled cupcakes; take a trip to the frosting bar and create your own unique combination.

Southern Favorites
S2 E4

Fiery hot chicken in Brooklyn; southern heavies that are actually light and healthy; a decadent southern Sunday brunch in Portland; a meat and three supper in Atlanta.

Burgers
S2 E5

Come see what's between the buns at these burger joints that are taking the American classic to the next level.

Ice Cream
S2 E6

Bourbon and corn flakes flavored scoops at Humphry Slocombe; the sweets at Sweet Rose Creamery; visit the Dairy Godmother for unique ice pop flavors.

Sandwiches
S2 E7

A Jewish deli serves up their signature smoked meat; French chefs in San Francisco upgrade some Asian classics; a hands-on chef from Massachusetts makes everything from scratch; biscuit sandwiches in Portland.

Chocolate
S2 E8

Chocolate fleur de sel toffee; nostalgic whoopie pies; outrageous hand formed chocolate salamis; chocolate sea salt crostatas.

Street Food
S2 E9

Authentic Thai dishes in Portland; a rolling rotisserie truck in San Francisco; coconut jam sandwiches in Los Angeles; a Belgian waffle to go in Portland.

Extreme Farm To Table
S2 E10

Blue Hill at Stone Barns; Dinners at the Farm; Ubuntu.

Drinks
S2 E11

A java boutique with unique flavors; a brew pub where the beer menu reads like a book; a Mexican eatery shakes up margaritas and mezcals in unusual combinations; a prohibition style gin joint.

Cheese
S2 E12

Tour a cheese cave; a world-renowned fondue and cheesecake; how many cheeses can fit into one macaroni and cheese dish; the unique and sought-after grilled cheese sandwiches.

Small Plates
S2 E13

Chef Rick Bayless celebrates Mexico's most beloved street food and snacks; two brothers bring decadent Italian toasts to one of New York's hippest neighborhoods; a Top Chef winner turns out wild dishes inspired by his melting pot heritage.

Comfort Foods
S1 E1

Some of the most unique eateries in New York City serve their own twists on comfort food.

Meats
S1 E2

Why Minetta Tavern has the most talked about burger in town and what makes it top everyone's reservation hot list.

Desserts
S1 E3

A pie shop in Brooklyn; an ice cream truck with artisanal ice cream; a bakery filled with treats.

Gastropubs
S1 E4

Meet the chef who brought the tradition of gastropubs over from England and experience her nose-to-tail cooking.

Hand-Held Eats
S1 E5

Rick Bayless celebrates Mexico's most beloved street food and snacks; two brothers bring decadent Italian toasts to one of New York's hippest neighborhoods; a "Top Chef" winner turns traditional eastern-European cuisine on its head.

Americana
S1 E6

Heavy-Metal inspired burgers piled high with the works; mouth-watering, stick-to-your-ribs barbecue in Brooklyn; a downtown L.A. hotspot taking American desserts to new heights; the creamiest, craziest ice cream creations you can fit on a cone.

Adventure
S1 E7

A 9-course underground dinner party in Chicago;a double-decker bus serves gourmet comfort food on wheels; a hidden sushi gem with live sushi from the chopping block to your plate.

Food Fantasy
S1 E8

A pioneer chef in molecular gastronomy pushes the boundaries between food, science and art; Jose Andres offers up a collection of magical dining experiences; an inside glimpse at an exclusive Hollywood speakeasy.

Great Spaces
S1 E9

A food truck serving the most delectable Korean/Mexican dishes; a bowling alley that boasts its own special Blue Ribbon menu; a locally-inspired private farm table dinner.

Italian
S1 E10

Chef Nate Appleman brings gourmet savory and dessert pizzas to Pulino's; Sara Jenkins brings Italian street food to a tiny Lower East Side storefront.