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Man's Greatest Food
Man's Greatest Food

Man's Greatest Food

—No eatery is too far for Roger Mooking, as he sets out on a culinary pilgrimage to find the greatest foods. He works to visit the 15 best spots for America's most beloved and succulent foods, including mouth-watering steaks and smoky barbecue, seafood from the Pacific to the Atlantic and down to the bayou, sandwiches, pork, large pizzas, and a favorite of American households, juicy hamburgers. Mooking visits locations such as Louisiana and Florida and travels from Miami to New Orleans.
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Season 413 of 13 Episodes

  • Roger Mooking counts the best Italian dishes in the U.S.; chefs share authentic recipes and tips for making an Italian feast.

  • Roger Mooking highlights the best fire and smoke-kissed dishes across the U.S.; chefs offer recipes and more on how to cook over an open flame.

  • Roger Mooking explores cheesy dishes across the U.S.; French, Italian, Mexican and American cheesy classics and innovations are on display.

  • Roger Mooking bites down on nachos, pizzas, fried chicken, tacos and desserts; chefs offer recipes and tips on making the crispiest skin, crunchiest chips and the most crumbly crusts.

  • Roger Mooking showcases fifteen of the most lovingly loaded culinary creations around the country; Cadillac nachos to a stuffed whole hog porchetta; quadruple chocolate cheesecake to a double-decker pizza; massive torta bamba sandwich.

  • Roger Mooking counts down 15 of the very best egg, meat, pastry and hash dishes being served up across the country; fried oyster Benedict to huevos rancheros hash; chicken and waffles to volcano eggs; brunch dog to sinfully sweet bostock.

  • Roger Mooking wraps his hands around fifteen of the best sandwiches, tacos, pizza slices, chicken wings and more; some of the country's best and most creative chefs give a peek inside their kitchens.

  • Roger Mooking cozies up to 15 heartwarming classics, including home-cooked treats, tender meats, savory stews, cheesy pastas, and decadent desserts; Roger scours the United States for all the best treats from childhood.

  • Roger Mooking highlights 15 incredible dishes from around the U.S. that have one thing in common: they're all utterly unexpected and delightfully delicious. There's brisket kolaches, pizza wings, Calabrian pizza in a bowling alley and more.

  • Roger Mooking goes on a pub crawl to find 15 of the best dishes to go with any drink; chicken wings, nachos, sliders, apps and mains -- they're all here; chefs share insider tips and tricks for making the very best, tastiest bar fare.

  • Roger Mooking showcases 15 of the most delightfully decadent dishes from around America. From bacon brownies to chicken fried lobster, they're the type of savory pleasures and sweet sensations that make everyone long for cheat day.

  • Roger Mooking showcases some of the best of coastal cuisine in a top 15 countdown of the most delicious dishes inspired by America's oceans, lakes and rivers. There are wasabi salmon burgers in Alaska, crab cakes by the Chesapeake Bay and more.

  • Roger Mooking explores the foods that are just too good together to be kept apart, showcasing 15 culinary combinations, like root beer floats and spaghetti and meatballs, that make mouths water and hearts race.

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26 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Pizza
    Unexpected Eats
    Tex-Mex
    Saucy
    Hamburgers
    Local Legends
    Soul Food
    Tacos
    Cajun Cuisine
    Meat
  • Pizza

    From the paper-thin crusts of New York, to the wood-fired ovens of the West Coast, to the bottomless deep dish of Chicago, Roger presents the top fifteen pizza offerings in the whole country.
    Upcoming
  • Unexpected Eats

    Roger Mooking highlights 15 incredible dishes from around the U.S. that have one thing in common: they're all utterly unexpected and delightfully delicious. There's brisket kolaches, pizza wings, Calabrian pizza in a bowling alley and more.
    Upcoming
  • Tex-Mex

    Roger Mooking travels across America searching for the 12 best Tex-Mex dishes from beans, meats and peppers to salsas and gooey cheeses; how to create signature Southwestern taste explosions and unique regional treats.
    Upcoming
  • Saucy

    Sticky toffee pudding, super spicy wings, a fondue burger, drunken scallops and chocolate plus barbecue; the tastiest, sauciest meals to grace a plate or tingle a taste bud.
    Upcoming
  • Hamburgers

    Roger serves up the top 15 masterpieces of the handheld deliciousness that is the hamburger, highlighting an all-points survey of the amazing variety to which the hamburger has evolved.
    Upcoming
  • Local Legends

    Fifteen of America's best dishes that have achieved local legend status, including deep-dish pizza, patty melts, spaghetti and meatballs, clambake and lobster roll.
    Upcoming
Man's Greatest Food

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No eatery is too far for Roger Mooking, as he sets out on a culinary pilgrimage to find the greatest foods. He works to visit the 15 best spots for America's most beloved and succulent foods, including mouth-watering steaks and smoky barbecue, seafood from the Pacific to the Atlantic and down to the bayou, sandwiches, pork, large pizzas, and a favorite of American households, juicy hamburgers. Mooking visits locations such as Louisiana and Florida and travels from Miami to New Orleans.

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