Deliciously Twisted Classics

Classic dishes are twisted right off the plate and into your hand! These handheld bites are fun to eat, with no knives or forks required because they’re served on a stick! Innovative chefs take classics like corn dogs, s’mores, Italian grissini, and a full pancake breakfast, kick the flavors up a notch and turn them into handheld fun. From s’mores to a full pancake and sausage breakfast, it’s all on a stick! You will definitely want to stick around for these amazing snacks.

There’s nothing quite like home cooking, but these aren’t your Mama’s dishes. Talented chefs are taking their favorite mom-made recipes and adding their own tasty twists and turns. Shepherd’s pie, buttermilk pancakes, shrimp and grits, and tacos, all get delicious makeovers that rival any mom’s masterpiece.

A sandwich can be simple and satisfying, but also a perfect food to twist beyond your wildest imagination into something entirely new and exciting. In this episode, creative chefs go above and beyond with burgers, heroes, sloppy joes, ice cream sandwiches, and even Peking duck to push the limits beyond two pieces of bread.

In this episode, chefs across the nation show off their most expensive creations by elevating classic foods with over-the-top ingredients. From a 30-pound ostrich leg covered in gold leaf that costs almost a thousand dollars to the world’s most expensive milkshake and cannoli stuffed with caviar, these deliciously twisted classics might break the bank but are worth every penny.

Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but that doesn’t mean we can’t reinvent it to create an amazing and even more delicious meal. In this episode, chefs show off their culinary skills with unexpected breakfast twists on cinnamon rolls, pancakes, eggs benedict and more, creating dishes you will want to experience at any time of the day.

Talented chefs are revamping popular comfort foods and cranking them up to a new level of feel-good fun. A sweet grilled cheese sandwich for dessert, chicken pot pie, poutine and more all get an extra helping of imagination that elevates these classics to scrumptious new heights!

Deep fried food has always been a popular favorite, but now chefs around the country are bringing fresh inspiration to create crispy, crunchy and unexpected twists. They’ve transformed classic Italian pasta, mashed potatoes, BBQ ribs and even the famous Philly cheesesteak into deep fried fantasies that will delight and surprise you.

If you’re craving a creative sugar high, then look no further than these delectable desserts. Birthday cake, cheesecake, Thai iced tea, bananas foster, and s’mores all get reimagined as delicious takes on the classic. These twisted dishes are sure to satisfy any sweet tooth.

Chefs are taking inspiration from the islands to put fun twists on their favorite classic dishes. Fried calamari, mango sticky rice, loco moco, fried rice, and French toast all get reinvented to create unique tropical delights. Grab a beach chair, put on some sunscreen and get ready to indulge in these tropical sensations!

America’s diverse mix of cultures is reflected in our food and in our love to mash it up to create new and delicious dishes. These creative fusions take our favorite foods and combine them with international flavors and ingredients. From diner favorites like cheeseburgers, meatloaf, and French toast to classic sweets like donuts and Black Forest cake, each dish gets remade from top to bottom with inspiration from around the globe, showing why our great American melting pot is the tastiest on Earth.

There isn’t much in life that can’t be improved with cheese, and these chefs take that to heart by taking classic cheesy dishes and twisting them beyond your imagination. See how grilled cheese, mac and cheese, pizza, fettuccine, hot dogs, and khachapuri can push boundaries of just how cheesy food can be.

These terrific twists on Mexican flavors allow creative chefs to show off their culinary skills. Chefs put a Japanese twist on the classic burrito, Southern shrimp and grits get a crunchy addition, nachos get a sweet strawberry spin, chicken and waffles are twisted with a sugary street snack, and a Filipino favorite gets wrapped in a tortilla.

Folks in the South are known for taking classic Southern dishes seriously, but some creative chefs are taking inspiration from the most classic Southern foods to create mind-blowing new dishes that are familiar and comforting yet completely original. Delicious twists like barbeque spaghetti and stuffed Johnnycakes will bring a surprising taste of the South to your taste buds.

Tapas are small bites which have become popular in the modern food scene, and now they’re being twisted and transformed. Chefs are taking cues from your favorite dishes and creating bite size morsels of perfection. Classics like hot dogs, spanakopita, pastrami sandwiches, squash casserole, and deviled eggs have been reimagined as little bites with big taste.

You’ll stop in your tracks when you see these deliciously deceiving dishes. Chefs create a calzone with a clever catch, a hotter version of hot chicken, a cool spin on an ice cream sandwich, a crustacean filled Croque Monsieur, and a reimagined Surf and Turf. Pull up a chair to the chef’s table and consider yourself lucky as you watch the creativity unfold.