About this season
The Best Thing I Ever Ate is one of two flagship shows of the Food Network which premiered on June 22, 2009. The program originally aired as a one-time special in late 2008. The program consists of chefs picking out their favorite dishes in specific categories. Opening Introduction:
Episodes (7)
1. All American
Aired 22 September 2011 • 30 min
Guy Fieri, Michael Symon, Alton Brown and Bobby Flay are just a few of the star spangled chefs wavin' a flag for their favorite All American dish. We're talkin' sauced-up BBQ Fried Chicken, a Hot Dog with 50 topping choices, an Apple Pie smothered in salted caramel, and a sandwich so gloriously over-the-top it can only be American!
2. New Orleans
Aired 19 September 2011 • 30 min
Head to the bayou with Alton, Emeril, Claire, Wolgang and others for the best food New Orleans has to offer - from Beignets and Bread Pudding, to Banana Cream Pie and fresh-made Taffy served from a donkey-pulled cart! There's no voodoo here...just spectacular dishes that can only be found in...New Orleans!
3. Messy
Aired 26 September 2011 • 30 min
A burger smothered in slaw, a lasagna sandwich, bread oozing with sweet decadent chocolate...these are just a few of the dishes Andrew Zimmern, Duff, Alton Brown and others say are delicious, gooey, sloppy and best of all... MESSY!
4. As Good As Mom's
Aired 3 October 2011 • 30 min
Food stars including Wolfgang Puck, Curtis Stone, and Andrew Zimmern pay homage to their MOMS, as they reveal favorite dishes that remind them of their mother's cooking. From sweet delicious macaroons and decadent melt-in-your-mouth blintzes, to spicy chili rellenos...these dishes and more are comforting, scrumptious, and almost...As Good As Mom's.
5. Frightfully Good
Aired 24 October 2011 • 30 min
Fried Brains, Duck Tongue Tacos, a Spleen Sandwich, and BBQ Pig Tails might sound scary to some, but not to Curtis Stone, Michael Symon, Ming Tsai and others. These dishes and more are so frightfully good, they'll haunt you forever.
6. Bird Is the Word
Aired 14 November 2011 • 30 min
Memorable bird dishes, from Peking duck to turducken, are discussed by Guy Fieri, Bobby Flay and Claire Robinson.
7. Season's Eatings
Aired 5 December 2011 • 30 min
TV chefs discuss their favorite holiday foods, from traditional fruitcake to rose-petal petit fours. Appearing: Bobby Flay; Alex Guarnaschelli; Curtis Stone; Michael Symon.