The seventeenth season of Food Paradise, an American food reality television series narrated by Jess Blaze Snider on the Travel Channel, premiered on March 11, 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 13 episodes and concluded airing on May 27, 2018.http://www.epiodate.com/tv-show/food-paradise?season=17
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 Cruisin' the Coasts Restaurant Location Specialty(s)Gypsy Joynt Galveston, Texas "Barbecue Brisket Biscuit" (beef brisket rubbed with salt, pepper & brown sugar, char-grilled & beer-steamed topped with barbecue sauce, queso, a sunny-side-up egg and avocado sauce on a golden brown biscuit); "Sleazy Mac and Cheese" (macaroni mixed with queso, bacon, basil, crawfish tails, asparagus, jalapeños, and roasted red pepper spread, topped with cheddar and breadcrumbs, baked and garnished with avocado slices).Gerald's Pig & Shrimp on Tybee Tybee Island, Georgia "Low Country Boil" (boiled wild Atlantic caught shrimp, locally made sausage, corn-on-the-cob, and red potatoes, sprinkled with 'magic dust' and homemade cocktail sauce); "Big Combo for Two" (balsamic vinegar, garlic, basil, sea salt and pepper rubbed pork ribs, 16 hour smoked pulled pork & beef brisket, and battered fried shrimp).Draft South Mission Mission Beach, San Diego, California Bison Burger (grilled 8-ounce bison patty topped with poblano peppers & onions, applewood bacon, crispy onion straws, beer cheese, mayo and a sunny-side-up egg on a toasted bun); Shredded Beef Nachos (tortilla chips topped with shredded chuck Angus beef, melted cheddar cheese, refried beans, queso fresco, pickled jalapeños and pico de gallo, guacamole and lime cream).Coney Waffles Ice Cream Sweet Shop Long Branch, New Jersey Home of the "Freak Shakes": "Tornado Big Show Shake" (four scoops of cotton candy ice cream, blended with milk; topped with whipped cream, garnished with a skewered two cotton candy ice cream filled 'Coney waffles' (made with a cinnamon blend shaped like a hot dog bun); a 'galaxy cone', a raspberry & blueberry flavored waffle cone, an ice cream sandwich, cotton candy, candy skewers of gummies and licorice, and gold glitter); "S'Mores Coney Waffle" (vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate-dipped graham crackers, chocolate chips, toasted marshmallows, chocolate & marshmallow syrup and crushed graham crackers in a brownie Coney waffle).Nosh Kitchen Bar Portland, Maine "Mac and Stack" (ground chuck, brisket, pork shoulder & bacon patty topped with cheese and bacon on Mac & cheese buns made with elbow Mac and three cheeses; American, cheddar and cheddar dust, dipped in breadcrumbs and deep-fried; served with bacon dust fries); "Brunch Bomb" (fried hash brown patty topped with maple syrup, a fried egg with cheese and bacon and Hollandaise aioli on fried chicken buns).Elliott's Oyster House Seattle, Washington The Salmon Reuben (Alaskan sockeye salmon in a 4-hour brine, rubbed with pastrami spices, smoked with Alder wood, and seared with butter on the flattop topped with Swiss cheese, apple sauerkraut, and homemade Russian dressing on thick rye bread).My Ceviche Miami, Florida Ceviche (chunks of corvina white fish mixed with jalapeños, tomatoes, cilantro in a jalapeño, onion, celery lime & orange juice sauce, garnished with a sweet potato slice, sweet corn and chili-lime popcorn); Fish Burrito (flour tortilla filled with blackened mahi mahi, coconut jasmine rice, corn, tomatoes, queso fresco, pickled red onions, avocado, cilantro and lime jalapeño mayo).The Crazy Tuna Bar & Grille Essex, Maryland Beer and Brat Mussels (mussels sauteed in butter, beer, flour and chicken stock, topped with Italian bratwurst slices, garnished with Maryland crab seasoning and a dinner roll).
Hook, Line & Dinner Restaurant Location Specialty(s)Red's Lobster Pot Restaurant Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey "Red's Lobster Roll" (steamed local lobster tail & claw meat mixed a sauce made with mayo, lemon juice, hot sauce, house-made spice mix, chives and celery hearts, on a butter-toasted bun); "The Angry Lobster" (8 piece lobster, floured and sauteed with a sauce made with olive oil, garlic, basil and red pepper flakes, served with cornbread).The Fish Market Restaurant Embarcadero, San Diego, California Cioppino (seafood stew featuring green-lipped mussels, black mussels, cockles, vanilla clams, white sea bass, prawns, sea scallops, Dungeness crab and squid in a homemade chili pepper marinara sauce, served with garlic bread); Garlic Prawns (Mexican prawns sauteed in chardonnay, sherry, brandy garlic butter, and pureed garlic, served over linguine).Savannah Seafood Shack Savannah, Georgia "The Love Shack" (snow crab legs, clams, crawfish, shrimp, corn on the cob, red potatoes boiled in seafood seasoning spiced water, topped with garlic butter sauce); "Seafood Cone" (deep-fried oysters and house-made coleslaw served in a waffle cone).L.P. Steamers Baltimore, Maryland Steamed Crabs (local blue claw crabs steamed with black pepper, rock salt and special seafood seasonings, served with clarified butter); "Hard Fried Crab" (a crab cake (make with lump & colossal crab meat, breadcrumbs, parsley, spices, eggs, mayo, mustard and Worcestershire sauce) stuffed into a hard crab shell, battered and deep-fried).Shrimp 'N Stuff Galveston, Texas Shrimp Gumbo (made with roux, water, celery, onions, bell peppers, chicken & seafood base, cayenne pepper, tomatoes, okra, filé, Gulf shrimp, imitation crab and white rice); Shrimp Tacos (three tortillas filled with fried panko-breaded brown shrimp, cabbage, pico de gallo and chipotle sauce).Susan's Fish-N-Chips Portland, Maine Seafood Platter (local haddock fish, scallops, clams, and baby shrimp, breaded with a fry mix of powdered milk and powdered eggs, served over a bed of fries); Deep-Fried Lobster Tail (local lobster tails, battered and deep-fried, served on a stick with melted butter).La Camaronera Seafood Joint & Fish Market Little Havana, Miami, Florida Camaronera-Style Burrito (mixture of a burrito and an enchilada: a flour tortilla stuffed with corbina fish, shrimp, sofrito of red & green peppers, garlic and raw onions; and a secret seafood sauce, rolled and topped with torched monetary jack cheese); Pan Con Minuta (doubled-breaded deep-fried yellowtail snapper with tail, topped with raw onions, ketchup and tartar sauce on a fresh baked bun).Little Water Cantina Eastlake, Seattle, Washington "Shannon's Fish Tacos" (tortillas filled with rice floured, beer-battered, deep-fried cod fish, shredded cabbage, pickled red onions, mango salsa, avocado crema and micro greens, served with yellow rice and beans); Mussels (black mussels sauteed in tequila, fish stock, and three chilies sauce, topped with pico de gallo).
Local Lowdown Restaurant Location Specialty(s)Filippi's Pizza Grotto San Diego, California Since 1950: Meatball Pizza (house-made pizza dough topped with tomato sauce, Greek oregano, mozzarella cheese, homemade Angus beef meatballs, sausage, pepperoni, mushroom, green peppers, onions, and black olives); Chicken Parmesan (beer-battered deep-fried chicken breasts topped with marinara, sauce, mushrooms, Romano cheese and mozzarella cheese, served with a side of cheese ravioli)Pickles Pub Baltimore, Maryland "Crab Pretzel" (P-shaped French Bread dough soft pretzel topped with crab dip made with cream cheese, butter, crab seasoning and hot sauce; dipped in cheddar cheese, served with homemade pickles); "Crabby Pig" (roasted pulled pork topped with crab dip, melted cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo and Red onion on a toasted French roll).Back In the Day Bakery Savannah, Georgia "Everything Biscuit Sandwich" (famous cheddar cheese egg bake topped with bourbon pimento cheese, and pepper jelly on homemade everything-spiced buttermilk biscuits); "Maple Bacon Sticky Bun" (a homemade sticky bun topped with cream cheese maple frosting, caramel sauce and bacon).Sonny's Place Galveston, Texas Established in 1944: "Grilled Muffaletta" (sweet ham, mortadella, Genoa salami, Swiss cheese, provolone cheese, and homemade 4-olive salad on an Italian Vienna bread, grilled with butter and Parmesan cheese); "Tex-Mex Pasta" (spaghetti on a bed of Swiss cheese, topped with homemade beef chili, melted American cheese, tortilla chips, raw onions, diced tomatoes and jalapeños).Cardinal Provisions Asbury Park, New Jersey "Lobster Benedict" (freshly baked biscuits topped with local lobster in melted butter, poached eggs, and lemon-tarragon Hollandaise); Chicken and Waffles (black tea brine chicken dredged in seasoned flour, dipped in spiced buttermilk and deep-fried served on a Belgium Liège waffle made with biroche dough and coated in pearl sugar, topped with maple poblano relish, herb yogurt and hot sauce).Blue Rooster Food Company Portland, Maine "Brussel Crowe Dog" (deep-fried bacon-wrapped hot dog topped with fried chili sauced Brussels sprouts, garlic aioli, toasted sesame seeds and queso fresco on a toasted bun); "Three Little Pigs Tots" (tater tots topped with cheese curds, house-roasted chicken gravy, pork belly, bacon, and ground pork sausage).Josh's Deli Surfside, Florida "Jewban" (a Jewish & take on Cuban sandwich: cured & smoked beef brisket pastrami coated with molasses, roasted pork butt topped with Swiss cheese, homemade pickles, yellow mustard, and 'crack sauce' made with chipotle ketchup, truffle oil & mayo, on toasted challah bread); "Spicy Tuna Latke" (fried cayenne spiced deep-fried potato pancake topped with sriracha cream cheese, truffle vinaigrette, seaweed and citrus-cured tuna coated in pastrami spice).Little Uncle Seattle, Washington Dungeness Crab Fried Rice (fried rice made with red, brown and white rice shallots, eggs, green onions and soy sauce and Dungeness crab meat, topped with fish sauce with chili, cilantro and avocado slices); Shaved Ice (topped with Jack fruit compote, hibiscus syrup, local Rainier cherries, rhubarb puree, basil seeds and condensed sweet milk).
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