Bizarre Foods Episodes
Season 1, Episode 1
New Orleans
Andrew makes a trip to the Big Easy where the food and the culture are a mix of Southern tradition and modern influence. From the bayous to Bourbon Street, New Orleans is a unique food city with a variety of flavors that pull from classic recipes to new twists on old favorites. So whether it's classic Cajun comfort foods like stuffed pig stomach, frog sauce picante, or smoked raccoon served with a side of live jazz, Andrew is ready to experience all the sights, sounds, and tastes the make New Orleans a city like no other!
Season 1, Episode 2
Twin Cities
It's Midwestern comfort food with a twist when Andrew makes the rounds to some of his favorite food spots in the Twin Cities, his adopted hometown.
Season 1, Episode 3
Seattle
Andrew visits Seattle, where the food scene is a contrast of high-tech sophistication and rugged simplicity. He’s an eyewitness to how complicated gadgets create brand-new tastes, and he visits an all-natural farm to eat cow placenta.
Season 1, Episode 4
Boston
Andrew makes a visit to Boston, the city where American independence got its start and where people are still doing things their way, especially when it comes to the food. The city is known for its traditional fare, but it's also become a breeding ground for new, exciting food trends. From sliced pig's head in the city's north end to tripe salad and toasted silkworms with a Cambodian family in the suburbs, to learning how to turn sausage into a power in a Harvard classroom, Andrew gets a taste of old traditions and modern innovation as he samples the food in Boston.
Season 1, Episode 5
Detroit
Andrew finds out if it is food that keeps Detroit’s motor running. Andrew visits Motown and gets revved up about tasting some of the city’s food, including iconic soul food and lamb brain sandwiches, in the heart of Arab America.
Season 1, Episode 6
West Virginia
Andrew dons his hunting clothes and loads up his shotgun to get a taste of how people live in the beautiful West Virginia! Andrew finds out that the Mountain State is home to some of the best food nature has to offer, including deer and groundhog.
Season 1, Episode 7
Charleston
Andrew goes beyond the plantation tours to explore the food scene in Charleston. This is one trip through South Carolina you won’t want to miss. Andrew tastes the world’s greatest BBQ; takes an unforgettable journey on a clamming boat; and much more!
Season 1, Episode 8
Savannah
Andrew makes a trip to Savannah, GA. It's a city where the food is touched by rich cultural influences that are both obvious and unexpected. Andrew eats a home-cooked Gullah meal and enjoys a fine-dining restaurant with The Lady Chablis.
Season 1, Episode 9
Austin
There's a rich mix of tradition and innovation in Austin! From roasted pigeons (with the heads still on!) to grits mixed with duck innards, plus scrambled pig brains and bloody marys made with real pig blood, Andrew explores the foods that "Keep Austin Weird."
Season 1, Episode 10
New Mexico
Andrew Zimmern comes to New Mexico where the frontier spirit can still be found, even when it comes to the food! Andrew goes out hunting buffalo on horseback and learns to roast prairie dogs with members of a Pueblo tribe, but he also meets modern day pioneers living inside futuristic homes that produce fresh ingredients for every meal. From fresh buffalo sliced buffalo heart, to menudo made the old fashioned way, to a matanza celebration featuring blood pudding and fried pig skin, Andrew explores the many layers of flavors from the past and present that can be found in this southwestern state!
Season 1, Episode 11
San Diego
Andrew Zimmern is in San Diego, CA, for wild vegetables and wild animals, Andrew gets a taste of the unexpected -- whether it's foraging for food along the seashore, a traditional Aztec barbecue in a backyard, or feeding sea lions at the zoo.
Season 1, Episode 12
Miami
The blend of old world immigrants and new wave trendsetters are bringing a mix of flavors to Miami's multicultural cuisine. Andrew Zimmern samples roasted pig brains, salt cured fish eggs, and a fruit that feels like glass in the throat.
Season 1, Episode 13
L.A. Pop Up
Andrew Zimmern creates a menu inspired by his travels for a hungry dinner crowd in LA. He'll be working and eating as he shops for the unique ingredients that he'll be serving at his one-night-only pop-up restaurant. Andrew faces the challenges that arise as he prepares a globally inspired meal.
Season 1, Episode 14
The Other Florida
Andrew goes deep into the interior of Florida and discovers that Florida is a lot more than its beaches and amusement parks. From its traditional Native American foods like water turtle roasted in the shell, to smoked armadillo and frog legs, Florida offers Andrew a taste of its rural side.
Season 1, Episode 15
Las Vegas
Andrew visits Las Vegas where everything -- especially the food -- is all about going to extremes, from a hamburger that costs $5,000 to a seafood restaurant that has Italian fish flown in every day.
Season 1, Episode 16
The Blues Trail
Take a road trip down the Blues Trail, and stop along the way to take in the music and the food that make up the unique flavor of the Mississippi Delta, from Memphis, TN to Jackson, MS. Andrew samples Southern standbys and riffs on old favorites, like "redneck ramen" made with noodles and pigs ears.
