Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
Season 18
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Food Network's Guy Fieri rolls out to visit America's favorite diners, drive-ins and dives, interviewing the owners of the food establishments and samples the items on their menus.
Where to Watch Season 18
13 Episodes
- Neighborhood Knockouts
E1Neighborhood KnockoutsCrest Café (San Diego, Calif.) • Show Dogs (San Francisco, Calif.) • Industrial Café & Saloon (Portland, Ore.) This trip, Guy's traveling up and down the West Coast in search of funky neighborhood joints. In San Diego, the "everybody knows your name" all-day breakfast café servin' up decadent crème brûlée French toast and juicy butter burgers. In San Fran, the hot dog spot holdin' the block down with unique creations like a lamb merguez dog and a killer fried chicken sandwich. And in Portland, the father-and-son team crankin' out good ole Americana with dishes like corned beef hash and creamed chipped beef. - Meat Lover's Paradise
E2Meat Lover's ParadiseThis trip, Guy's signing up for a meat-crazed master class. In Portland, Ore., the craft-cooking family joint with a chef who butchers, cures, preserves and smokes everything in-house, from headcheese to great-grandma's fried chicken recipe. In San Carlos, Calif., the pastrami-crazed neighborhood spot crankin' out burgers, cheesesteaks and signature sammies. - Servin' Up San Francisco
E3Servin' Up San FranciscoThis trip, Guy's cruisin' the San Francisco coast for a diverse culinary road trip. First, Guy swings by the repurposed garage in the Mission District for some southern hospitality served up in braised beef short ribs and spicy shrimp and gravy. Then he's off to the NY-style deli crankin' out old-fashioned chicken noodle with matzo ball soup and potato latkes. And the food extravaganza ends at San Fran's food truck park, where the reinvented Japanese/Korean truck hooks Guy up with a totally unique take on Asian-fusion in the pork belly and short rib kojas. - Cannoli, Fritters and Wings
E4Cannoli, Fritters and WingsThis trip, Guy's rollin' out for a festival of flavors. In Portland, Ore., the Guamanian food truck serving up righteous shrimp fritters and a unique spin on chicken salad. In Wheat Ridge, Colo., the family-run comfort food joint crankin' out killer cannoli and kraut burgers. And in San Francisco, the fusion food truck combining Filipino and Latin traditions in adobo buffalo wings and grandpa's recipe for pork tacos. - All Kinds of Gobble Gobble
E7All Kinds of Gobble GobbleGolden Crown Panaderia (Albuquerque, N.M.) • Back Street Bistro (Santa Fe, N.M.) • Danny Edwards Blvd Barbecue (Kansas City, Mo.) This trip, Guy's gettin' a variety of Thanksgiving tastes and treasures. In Albuquerque, a powerhouse father-son duo bake up a turkey-shaped specialty bread. In Santa Fe, a "blink and you'll miss it" deli serving up award-winning soup and traditional pies. And in Kansas City, smoking whole turkeys for folks who don't want to cook one themselves. This is the kind of holiday food extravaganza only a dude in a red Camaro could drum up. - Pork, Pasta and Barbecue
E9Pork, Pasta and BarbecueThis trip, Guy's checking out some tried and true local faves. In Kansas City, Mo., the neighborhood favorite killin' it with their scratch-made standouts like pork hash with black beans. Down the road in Kansas City, right on the Missouri/Kansas border, the former chef to the President of Italy dishing up authentic homemade pastas straight out of the family recipe book. And in Albuquerque, N.M., the southern pride joint situated on Route 66, serving up a smorgasbord of dishes from smoked barbecue chicken to specialty hot dogs. - Tennessee Holiday Traditions
E11Tennessee Holiday TraditionsThis trip, Guy's digging into the unique holiday traditions in Tennessee. In Hendersonville, the barbecue joint with a storied past serving up the traditional shoulder pull and a holiday ham with a fiery finish. And in Nashville, the tiny taco joint wrappin' up traditional Mexican tamales and unique quinoa sweet potato tacos. - Family Time
E12Family TimeGuy visits several family-owned restaurants. Included: A husband and wife in Nashville run a gourmet food truck specializing in grilled cheese; and a nearby Italian spot serves grandma's recipes for lasagna and lamb shanks. Also: Siblings in Kansas City embrace their Chinese heritage by making firebird chicken and chili pepper wontons.
