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Best in Chow

Best in Chow

Comedian Matt Richards travels to the biggest state fairs and street scenes across the country to find America's wildest foods and most creative cooks to judge the best of the best.
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Season 118 of 19 Episodes

  • Host Matt Richards goes to the Wisconsin State Fair to find the best savory, sweet, and wild card dishes.

  • Host Matt Richards goes to Midtown Houston, Texas, to find the best Texas toast, wild card, and top secret dishes.

  • Host Matt Richards goes to Portland, Ore., to find the best wildcard, savory, and sweet dishes.

  • Host Matt Richards goes to the State Fair of Texas in South Dallas, Texas, to find the best savory, sweet, and wild card dishes.

  • Host Matt Richards goes to the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque, N.M. to find the best green chili, wild card, and sweet dishes.

  • Host Matt Richards goes to the Mission District in San Francisco to find the best wild card, sweet, and savory dishes.

  • Host Matt Richards goes to the 626 Night Market in Arcadia, Calif., to find the best savory, sweet and wildcard dishes.

  • The Ohio State Fair is known for outrageous and ambitious midwestern creation and host Matt Richards stokes three rounds of competition on his quest to find the Best in Chow.

  • Nebraska State Fair is one of the largest fairs in the country, so culinary entrepreneurs come from all over vying to fill the bellies with the Cornhuskers by putting their own spin on Nebraska's famous beef, corn, and pork.

  • Little Italy in San Diego used to be an Italian food hub, and now it's one of the go-to spots in California for everything from brunch food to late night gourmet; host Matt Richards stokes three rounds of competition.

  • Host Matt Richards goes to the Grand Central Market in Los Angeles to find the best wild card, sweet, and spicy sammie dishes.

  • Host Matt Richards goes to the French Quarter in New Orleans to find the best brunch, wild card, and po boy dishes.

  • Matt Richards goes to Pike Place Market in Seattle to find the best king crab and sweet and wildcard dishes.

  • The Kalua pork loco moco takes on the Matt dog; the bacon wrapped meatballs compete with the half and half elote; the donut smashburger battles the pickle pizza.

  • Matt Richards stokes three rounds of competition on his quest to find "The Best in Chow"; the El Jefe taco takes on the queso birria taco slice; the F-Philly cheesesteak competes with the Gobbler; the s'mores tower battles the waffle pop.

  • Smorgasburg is like the Wild West of the Los Angeles food scene, and anything goes and everyone's fighting to stake their claim in the City of Angels.

  • While Buffalo is known for inventing the sauce that's now a household name, Buffalo sauce, the neighborhood of Allentown has an otherwise eclectic food scene.

  • Host Matt Richards goes to the State Fair of Texas one more time to experience all the crazy fair foods the Lone Star State has to offer.
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Comedian Matt Richards travels to the biggest state fairs and street scenes across the country to find America's wildest foods and most creative cooks to judge the best of the best.

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