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The Best Thing I Ever Ate
The Best Thing I Ever Ate

The Best Thing I Ever Ate

—A look at what celebrity chefs and Food Network hosts like to eat when the cameras stop rolling. Each episode of the series will delve into some of the network stars' favorite food spots and the meals that they would travel thousands of miles to have again. They dish on fantastic desserts, the best barbecue joints and where to find the comfort foods they crave. Each bite is a trip down memory lane as they recount stories of healing and discovery through their most cherished treats and eats.
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Season 110 of 10 Episodes

  • Food Network stars talk about their favorite fried foods.

  • Food Network stars reveal the best barbecue they've ever eaten.

  • Food Network stars talk about their favorite recipes made with bacon.

  • Giada, Duff and Sandra share their favorite sweets.

  • Chefs reveal dishes they are obsessed with.

  • Food Network stars talk about the foods they love to start their day with.

  • Food Network stars give their personal take on where to find the best pizza.

  • Michael Symon, Guy Fieri and Aaron McCargo Jr.

  • Favorite hand-sized treats.

  • Delicacies that Duff, Tyler Florence and Sandra Lee wish they had thought of.

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30 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Small Plates, Big Taste
    Rise and Dine
    Life Changers
    Chocolate Bliss
    Livin' Large
    Dipped
    Feats of Meat
    Bay Area
    #Throwback
    Sandwich Hall of Fame
  • Small Plates, Big Taste

    Chef Beau MacMillan dives into some scallops; Roger Mooking heads to Texas for succulent chicken; Molly Yeh reveals the secret to her favorite fried pickles.
    Upcoming
  • Rise and Dine

    Martha Stewart's favorite biscuits and country ham; Scott Conant brings a new take on French toast to the table; Jeff Mauro explains why beloved blueberry ricotta pancakes will change the breakfast game as we know it.
    Upcoming
  • Life Changers

    Alex Guarnaschelli names the dish that resulted in her being born; Fanny Slater explains why she wouldn't get married without catfish and grits; Jonathon Sawyer discusses how one dish changed the lives of over 200 inmates.
    Upcoming
  • Chocolate Bliss

    Ali Khan devours an unbelievable dark truffle cake; Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski indulge in an explosion of different chocolates in one luscious dessert; Scott Conant travels to Sin City to bet on a delicious chocolate mashup.
    Upcoming
  • Livin' Large

    Geoffrey Zakarian visits New York City for chocolate bread pudding that is too gigantic to comprehend; Simon Majumdar conquers a behemoth burger in California while Beau MacMillan visits Charleston, S.C., for a life-changing fried chicken platter.
    Upcoming
  • Dipped

    Andrew Zimmern dives into a sensational hot pot in Las Vegas, while Alex Guarnaschelli dunks and devours the original French dip in Los Angeles; Brad Miller lights up his taste buds with an explosively dynamite crab dip.
    Upcoming
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A look at what celebrity chefs and Food Network hosts like to eat when the cameras stop rolling. Each episode of the series will delve into some of the network stars' favorite food spots and the meals that they would travel thousands of miles to have again. They dish on fantastic desserts, the best barbecue joints and where to find the comfort foods they crave. Each bite is a trip down memory lane as they recount stories of healing and discovery through their most cherished treats and eats.

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