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Deliciously Twisted Classics

Deliciously Twisted Classics

Top chefs add unique twists to classic dishes.
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Season 120 of 20 Episodes

  • Chefs show off their culinary skills by creating visual twists on the classic Mexican street corn, strawberries and cream, carrot cake, Russian cabbage rolls, and the classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

  • Bacon cheeseburgers are transformed into dumplings; lobsters inside a toaster pastry; hot dogs, PB&J, fish sticks and more are transformed into unforgettable dishes.

  • These chefs have a penchant for peppers so they're twisting classic foods and cranking the heat up on fried chicken, Mexican street corn, mac and cheese, shrimp scampi, and BBQ brisket.

  • Chefs spoon up their favorite twists on scrumptious soups; French onion soup stuffed in a Bavarian pretzel; Matzah ball soup with a Thai twist; a Pho-inspired French dip sandwich; a giant dumpling filled with soup.

  • Innovative chefs take classics like corn dogs, s'mores, Italian grissini, and a full pancake breakfast, kick the flavors up a notch and turn them into handheld fun; from s'mores to a full pancake and sausage breakfast, it's all on a stick.

  • This episode is full of oversized twists; seeing how massive a bagel, pizza, burger, chocolate cake, and fortune cookie can get.

  • Talented chefs are taking their favorite mom-made recipes and adding tasty twists and turns; shepherd's pie, buttermilk pancakes, shrimp and grits, and tacos all get delicious makeovers that rival any mom's masterpiece.

  • Creative chefs go above and beyond with burgers, heroes, sloppy Joes, ice cream sandwiches, and even Peking duck to push the limits beyond two pieces of bread.

  • Chefs across the nation show off their most expensive creations by elevating classic foods with over-the-top ingredients; a 30-pound ostrich leg covered in gold leaf; the world's most expensive milkshake; cannoli stuffed with caviar.

  • Chefs show off their culinary skills with unexpected breakfast twists on cinnamon rolls, pancakes, eggs Benedict and more, creating dishes viewers will want to experience at any time of the day.

  • Talented chefs are revamping popular comfort foods and cranking them up to a new level of feel-good fun; a sweet grilled cheese sandwich for dessert, chicken pot pie, poutine and more all get an extra helping of imagination.

  • Deep-fried food has always been a popular favorite; chefs have transformed classic Italian pasta, mashed potatoes, BBQ ribs and even the famous Philly cheesesteak into deep-fried fantasies.

  • Birthday cake, cheesecake, Thai iced tea, bananas foster, and s'mores all get reimagined as delicious takes on the classic.

  • Chefs are taking inspiration from the islands to put fun twists on their favorite classic dishes; fried calamari, mango sticky rice, loco moco, fried rice, and French toast all get reinvented to create unique tropical delights.

  • These chefs take classic cheesy dishes and twist them beyond imagination, showing how grilled cheese, mac and cheese, pizza, fettuccine, hot dogs, and khachapuri can push boundaries of just how cheesy food can be.

  • From diner favorites, like cheeseburgers, meatloaf, and French toast, to classic sweets, like donuts and Black Forest cake, each dish gets remade from top to bottom with inspiration from around the globe.

  • Chefs put a Japanese twist on the classic burrito; Southern shrimp and grits get a crunchy addition; nachos get a sweet strawberry spin; chicken and waffles are twisted with a sugary street snack; a Filipino favorite gets wrapped in a tortilla.

  • Some creative chefs are taking inspiration from the most classic Southern foods to create mind-blowing new dishes like barbecue spaghetti and stuffed Johnnycakes.

  • Tapas are small bites that have become popular in the modern food scene; classics, like hot dogs, spanakopita, pastrami sandwiches, squash casserole, and deviled eggs, have been reimagined as little bites with big taste.

  • Chefs create a calzone with a clever catch, a hotter version of hot chicken, a cool spin on an ice cream sandwich, a crustacean filled croque monsieur, and a reimagined surf and turf.
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