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Carnival Eats

Carnival Eats

There's lots to do at a carnival: playing the games, riding the rides, delighting in the noise and the neon. But for some, the best part of a carnival is the food, some of it unique to that milieu. Carnival Eats targets the culinary creations linked to American fairgrounds. Calorie-loaded offerings include rattlesnake, frog legs, or okra -- all deep-fried -- and a decadent sundae of eight doughnuts topped with whipped cream, chocolate or caramel, and don't forget the cherry! Host Noah Cappe, a novice cook, tries his hand at making some of the items.
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Season 1213 of 13 Episodes

  • Noah Cappe's taste buds are brought to life at the Día de los Muertos Festival in San Antonio, Texas, where fair food staples are twisted into new fusions; he visits the Florida State Fair and the Brevard Renaissance Fair for sweet and savory treats.

  • Noah Cappe heads to Balboa Nights in San Diego, where the carnival eats are fresh and twisted; Noah heads to Florida's Space Coast for the Key Lime Pie Festival and the Coastal Carolina Fair in South Carolina for a dough-nutty banana pudding.

  • Comedian Noah Cappe seeks out freak show-worthy foods at carnivals and fairgrounds across North America; he tries imaginative midway bites that have made food the new epicenter of carnival delights.

  • Noah Cappe heads to the Four States Fair in Texarkana, AR, where even the BBQ-loaded sandwiches are bigger; then, Noah heads back in time to The Viking Experience in North Carolina and gets a little Christmas in the summertime.

  • Noah Cappe heads to the Coastal Carolina Fair, where he dines on a three-course meal courtesy of the legendary Hagy family; Noah stops by the Oak Mountain State Fair in Alabama for some wicked Southern twists and Rodeo Austin for fiery gator wings.

  • Noah Cappe ventures to the Brevard Renaissance Fair to sample medieval dishes delicious enough to satiate a giant; he heads to the Taste of Jalisco Festival for a celebration of Mexican heritage and finds the spice at the Coastal Carolina Fair.

  • Noah Cappe raises a glass of mead and celebrates a meaty cone at The Viking Experience in Creedmoor, NC. Then, he starts the day off with a biscuit breakfast at the Oak Mountain State Fair and dines on festive foods at the Magical Winter Lights Festival.

  • Noah Cappe checks out a spicy and savory funnel cake at the Florida State Fair, makes a pit stop for the Truck Stop Burger at the Pima County Fair, and gets a turkey leg dinner at Rodeo Austin.

  • Noah Cappe grabs dessert for breakfast at the Florida State Fair with the Wake-Up Waffle Pizza; he checks out the Washington Spring State Fair for poké wrapped in seaweed cones and the bloom-filled Rochester Lilac Festival for creamy Pizza Mac.

  • Noah Cappe takes his taste buds on an international tour with loaded Banh Mi Fries at the Taste of Omaha, the beef-loaded Birria Torta at the Rochester Lilac Festival and a Southern take on a classic lasagna at the West Virginia Strawberry Festival.

  • Noah Cappe makes a trip to Rhode Island for Lobster Pizza and New England Nachos at the Newport Oyster and Chowder Festival; then, country roads take Noah on a trip to Buckhannon, West Virginia, where fried chicken and waffles get a berry delicious spin.

  • At the Meriden Daffodil Festival in Connecticut, Noah Cappe samples Italian American family recipes turned carnival fair; he takes in the seafood scene at the Washington State Spring Fair and some rocky road-ified fries at the Four States Fair.

  • Noah Cappe takes on a breakfast bonanza at the Washington State Spring Fair, gets lost in all the maize treats at the Taste of Omaha in Nebraska and picks sides on a very divisive pickle dessert at the Pima County Fair in Arizona.

Record to Watch Later

88 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Noah's Favs
    Supersized
    Family Dinner
    The Heat Is On
    Everything's Bigger and Better in Texas
    Campfire Creations
    California Dreamin'
    Nacho, Nacho Man
    Burger Bonanza
    When Harry Met Salad
  • Noah's Favs

    After trying almost 500 fairground foods, Noah Cappe becomes a midway culinary expert; now he shares his personal greatest hits by taking a trip down the memory midway of his favorite foods.
    Upcoming
  • Supersized

    When it comes to midway munchies, bigger is definitely better; Noah's safe word is more, as he takes it to the limit with seven belly-busting carnival eats.
    Upcoming
  • Family Dinner

    Host Noah Cappe takes a seat at the table for family dinner, carnival style; he meets the carnival cooks who put a twist on family favorites and transform them into fair food marvels.
    Upcoming
  • The Heat Is On

    From pleasingly piquant pretzels in California, to sweet and fiery desserts in New York, Noah gets up the courage to sample seven of the spiciest midway munchies from coast to coast.
    Upcoming
  • Everything's Bigger and Better in Texas

    From a giant BBQ stuffed baked potato at the Houston Livestock show, to a Fort Worth Tex-Mex Burrito almost as big as the state itself, Noah discovers that everything is bigger, and yummier, in Texas.
    Upcoming
  • Campfire Creations

    Noah Cappe is following the smoke signals to the fairground; he's chowing down on midway food inspired by cooking over an open campfire.
    Upcoming
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There's lots to do at a carnival: playing the games, riding the rides, delighting in the noise and the neon. But for some, the best part of a carnival is the food, some of it unique to that milieu. Carnival Eats targets the culinary creations linked to American fairgrounds. Calorie-loaded offerings include rattlesnake, frog legs, or okra -- all deep-fried -- and a decadent sundae of eight doughnuts topped with whipped cream, chocolate or caramel, and don't forget the cherry! Host Noah Cappe, a novice cook, tries his hand at making some of the items.

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