Paul & Nick's Big American Food Trip

Paul and Nick are in Washington D.C. - the capital city and political stronghold of the United States. This week they're cooking for former White House Press Secretary and Ulster-Scot - Mike McCurry and his friends and family.

Chefs Paul Rankin and Nick Nairn are in Lexington, Virginia to cook for descendants of the Ulster-Scots Lewis family who settled in the area in the 18th century.

Paul and Nick are in Madison County, North Carolina in the heart of Southern Appalachia. The roots of Appalachian music and dance can be traced to the 18th century Ulster-Scots settlers.

The chefs head to the city of Knoxville, East Tennessee to meet and cook for descendants of the first Ulster-Scots settlers in the area - the Ramseys and the Whites.

Paul and Nick visit Colonial Williamsburg, a living history exhibition to find out about one of the United States of America's founding fathers - Patrick Henry - and his role in the American Revolution.

The chefs head for York County in the central region of the South Carolina Piedmont or 'foothills' to cook for descendants of the influential Bratton family.

The chefs head to the Smoky Mountains to meet descendants of Samuel Wear who played a key role in Tennessee history. They visit an exotic vegetable farmer, taste some fruit pies at a farmers' market and go deep into the mountains to get some smoky bacon.

Paul and Nick make their way down the Shenandoah Valley to Staunton, Virginia. Here the chefs forage for wild edibles and visit famed alternative farmer Joel Salatin at Polyface Farms to check out his chickens.