Food Paradise season 16

The sixteenth season of Food Paradise, an American food reality television series narrated by Jess Blaze Snider on the Travel Channel, premiered on June 3, 2018. First-run episodes of the series aired in the United States on the Travel Channel on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. EDT. The season contained 9 episodes and concluded airing on August 21, 2018.http://www.epiodate.com/tv-show/food-paradise?season=16

Food Paradise features the best places to find various cuisines at food locations across America. Each episode focuses on a certain type of restaurant, such as "Diners", "Bars", "Drive-Thrus" or "Breakfast" places that people go to find a certain food specialty.

Episodes

Food Hall of Fame Location Restaurant & Specialty(s) Krog Street Market, BeltLine, Atlanta, Georgia Richards' Southern Fried: "Hot Chicken Mac and Cheese" (chicken breasts dredged in gluton-free spiced flour, pressure-fried, covered in hot sauce and served on top homemade mac and cheese made with heavy cream, hot sauce, fried chicken chunks, sharp cheddar and elbow noodles; baked in a cast-iron skillet); "Loaded Potato Wedges" (deep-fried potato wedges seasoned with BBQ spices, topped with fried chicken-spiked cheese sauce, sour cream, chopped bacon, green onions and jalapeños). Fred's Meat & Bread: "Korean Cheesesteak" (thinly-sliced angus ribeye marinated in fish sauce and gochujang sauce made from sriracha, soy sauce and sesame oil; seared and topped with American cheese, candied-jalapeños and scallions on a sesame seed hoagie roll); "Pimento Cheese Club" (buttermilk fried green tomatoes topped with homemade pimento cheese and roasted poblano peppers on toasted honey wheat bread with spicy mayonnaise). Gotham West Market, New York City, New York Ivan Ramen Slurp Shop: "Tokyo Shoyu Ramen" (homemade ramen noodles in a 'double soup style' of two light broths made with chicken stock, dashi, seaweed, and bonito flakes combined with shoyu or soy sauce, topped with pork belly and a soft-boiled egg); "Pastrami Bun" (sliced seared pastrami stuffed inside a steamed bun topped with black & white sesame seeds, slaw and mustard). Corner Slice: "Sausage Bianco" (square pan pizza Vermont flour fermented dough topped with ricotta cream sauce, olive oil, lemon juice, mozzarella, pecorino, and grana cheese, homemade fennel & pork sausage, and sliced onions). Anaheim Packing House, Anaheim, California Georgia's Restaurant: "Smothered Pork Chops" (two boneless pork chops tenderloins marnitated in a seven-spice blend, dredged in flour, pan-fried and smothered in a sauce made with bacon, onions, garlic, chicken broth and cream, served with a black bean & cheesy mac combo and famous mashed potatoes); "Jambalaya" (jumbo shrimp and andouille sausage sauteed with onions, celery & bell peppers, garlic, roux, cayenne, chicken stock and tomato sauce topped with garlic rice). Urbana: "Urbana Burger" (char-grilled prime grass-fed beef patty topped with Oaxaca cheese, chorizo, caramelized onions, cilantro aioli, mixed greens and a sunny-side-up egg on a toasted brioche bun); "Baja Fish Tacos" (two grilled flour tortillas filled with Mexican beer-battered, deep-fried ono fish, red cabbage, pico de gallo and gaucomole). West Side Market, Ohio City, Cleveland, Ohio Opened in 1912: West Side Market Cafe: "Pierogi Melt" (deep-fried potato & cheddar cheese pierogis topped with Munster cheese and sauerkraut between two slices of toasted rosemary rye bread, served with homemade potato chips and a side of sour cream). Picadilly Artisan Creamery: "Crème Fraîche with Raspberry Swirl" (homemade creme fraiche ice cream with raspberry swirl, made with milk, cream, orange & mango marmalade and lemon juice, frozen in liquid nitrogen made-to-order, topped with hot toasted strawberries, and served in a waffle cone).

Nacho Nation Restaurant Location Specialty(s)Hapa J's San Clemente, California Kalua Pig NachosChauhan Ale & Masala House Nashville, Tennessee Lamb Keema Nachos, Tandoori Chicken PoutineTakorea Midtown Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Chicken Gogi Nachos, Fried Elvis SundayFahrenheit Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Nachos, Ahi Poke NachosBar Amá Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Super Nachos, Short Rib ChalupaNacho Daddy Las Vegas, Nevada Filet Mignon Nachos, Thai Chicken NachosAnchovies Food & Spirits South End, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts Italian Nachos Juan's Flying Burrito New Orleans, Louisiana Kamehameha Nachos, Jerk Chicken Nachos

Easy as Pie Restaurant Location Specialty(s)Fireman Derek's Bake Shop and Cafe Wynwood, Miami, Florida S'Mores Pie Milkshake, Key Lime PiePie Bar Ballard Seattle, Washington Peanut Butter and Jelly Time, Lemon Merinque Pie-TiniPie-Not Huntington Beach, California Drunken Cow, The DroverThree Brothers Bakery Houston, Texas PumpecappleThe Pie Hole Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Mac and Cheese Pot Pie, Earl Grey Tea PiePJ Pies McAllen, Texas The Gobbler, Blueberry Goat Cheese and Basil PieCover 3 Round Rock, Texas Fritos PieLabriola Ristorante Chicago, Illinois Danny's Special

Sandwich Heroes Restaurant Location Specialty(s)Stiles Switch BBQ Austin, Texas Buford T's Diablo Sandwich (post-oak wood-smoked brisket and beef/pork sausage with onion, tomato-based barbecue sauce, jalapeños and pickles on a butter-toasted bun); Dirty Bird Sandwich (cajun-spiced smoked and deep-fried chicken breast topped with bacon, queso and coleslaw).Sarussi Subs Miami, Florida Cubano Sandwich (with an Italian twist: garlic roasted pork leg, 16 slices of ham, mozzarella cheese, pickles and "secret orange sauce" on a homemade 16 inch roll topped with garlic butter); Churrasco Sandwich (Latin cut of beef, mozzarella, tomatoes and potato sticks).Turkey and the Wolf New Orleans, Louisiana Fried Bologna Sandwich (thick-cut smoked bologna topped with American cheese, shredded lettuce, homemade potato chips, and special mustard on a Pullman loaf toast); Collard Green Melt Sandwich (stewed collard greens, melted Swiss cheese, cole slaw and Russian spread on toast).Pagu Cambridge, Massachusetts Lobster Roll (lobster salad mixed with guacamole and Asian pear on a homemade squid ink bun); Squid Ink Oyster Bao (deep-fried panko coated oysters, pickled cabbage, a shiso leaf and Japanese mayo on a squid ink steamed bao bun).Harlowe's French Dip Pasadena, California The Slow Roasted Pork Dip (hatch chili spiced roasted pork butt on a toasted French roll with a beer honey mustard dip and pork au jus); Braised Lamb Dip (onions & rosemary roasted lamb with labneh/strained yogurt and lamb au jus).Blue Door Pub Minneapolis, Minnesota Mount Blucuvious (a "Juicy Lucy" beef patty stuffed with ghost pepper cheese, topped with Cayenne spiced bacon, and deep-fred avocado, lime & cilantro sauce on a toasted brioche bun); The Islander (beef patty stuffed with Munster cheese and topped with pepper jack and citrus marinated roasted pulled pork and mango salsa).Nick's Old Original Roast Beef Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Roast Beef Sandwich (made since 1938: garlic-roasted sliced roast beef topped with aged provolone cheese and beef gravy on a toasted Kaiser roll).Stella's Kentucky Deli Lexington, Kentucky The Hot Brown (sliced turkey topped chopped bacon and tomatoes with Mornay sauce (creamy cheese sauce) on a slice of sourdough toast); Fried Green Tomato BLT (flattop-fried green tomatoes with bacon and basil tomato aoli on sourdough toast).

Flavor Fiesta! Restaurant Location Specialty(s)Porch Light Latin Kitchen Smyrna, Georgia Puerto Rico Fried Pork Chop "Can Can" (whole adobo seasoned pork belly chop marinaded in mojo sauce, grilled and deep-fried, served with a citrus garlic dipping sauce); Triple Torta (sandwich filled with cured & smoked pork belly, romaine lettuce, a sunnyside up egg on toasted ciabatta bread).Pincho Factory Miami, Florida Fritanga Burger Nicaraguan-style beef patty topped with deep-fried queso blanco and cabbage slaw, and crema on a butter-toasted bun); Tostone Burger (beef patty topped with jack cheese, lettuce and cilantro sauce on tostone/fried plantain buns).Mouthful Eatery Thousand Oaks, California Albóndigo Sandwich (Peruvian-style turkey meatballs breaded with potato chips topped with aged provolone, housemade onion rings, roasted jalapeño tomato sauce, kale & arugula pesto on ciabatta bread); Lomo Saltado ("Jumping Beef") (marinated red wine Angus skirt steak topped with steak fries, grilled red onions and Roma tomatoes, aji yellow pepper aioli on ciabatta).LeChon ("Roasted Pig") Portland, Oregon Chilean Pork Ribs (pork ribs marinaded with achiote seeds, red wine vinegar, garlic, jalapeños and orange juice, roasted and topped with honey-lemon marmalade, then grilled on a parrilla); Flat-Ironed Steak with Chorizo (steak marinated in garlic, oil & sea salt, and grilled with chorizo topped with chimichurri and pickled onions).El Tiempo Cantina Houston, Texas Brisket-Stuffed Burrito (Tex-Mex-style flour tortilla stuffed with smoked beef brisket, re-fried beans, shredded cheese, 'rancharo sauce', topped with Monterey Jack and cheddar, served with salsa and guacamole).Havana Harry's Miami, Florida Seafood Varadero (Cuban-style deep-fried South American sea bass, octopus, calamari, mussels, tiger shrimp and local lobster, topped with rocoto Peruvian pepper citrus sauce, served with fried yucca and three dips; cilantro sauce, rocoto sauce, and Aji amarillo pepper sauce).Garrido's Bistro Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Casino Royale Arepa (Venezuelan-style grilled angus beef patty topped with fried plantains, seared Latin cheese, bacon, avocado, and sriracha mayo on an arepa, a white corn flour bun); Seafood Pasta (pasta with calamari, baby octopus, shrimp, and mussels topped with marinara and housemade pesto).Bandito Latin Kitchen & Cantina Las Vegas, Nevada Habanero Shrimp and Carne Asada (habanero sauced & sauteed jumbo Mexican shrimp, grilled, sliced carne asada marinaded in mojo citrus sauce, served over two tamales filled with cheese & jalapeños); Barbacoa Nachos (fried tortillas topped with dry-rubbed beef brisket roasted with Mexican barbeque sauce, queso made from Oaxaca cheese, jack cheese and mozzarella, puree of black beans and green onions).

Hottest Dogs Restaurant Location Specialty (s)Senate Pub Cincinnati, Ohio Croque Madame, Mexico CitySchaller Stube Sausage Bar Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City Brandenburg Gate, Big LudwigChicago's Dog House Chicago, Illinois Smoked Alligator Sausage, Midway MonsterBronwyn Somerville, Massachusetts Bron Dog, Wurst PlatterVicious Dogs North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Crusty CrabBeer Bar Salt Lake City, Utah Reuben Brat, Philly Cheese BratCharlie Graingers Hickory, North Carolina Trail's End, Lou's WayHappy Dog Cleveland, Ohio Southern Picnic, Breakfast Dog

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