United Tastes of America

Jeffrey Saad travels from coast to coast to check out the dishes that the country's leading chefs will be putting on their Thanksgiving tables.

Jeffrey Saad explores dumplings trendy and traditional, domestic and exotic, simple and complex to find the best. Whether Southern chicken and dumplings, Polish pierogi, or Chinese xiao long bao, you'll find something to chew on.

Peanut butter, the stuff our childhood lunches are made of, the world's most inexpensive protein. But in the hands of talented chefs and peanut butter fanatics, it's enjoying a culinary renaissance.

Jeffrey Saad will try an incredible deconstructed lobster lasagna, a monumental 100-layer Sicilian timballo, Greek and Mexican versions, and even-yes-sushi lasanga!

Grab a side of mashed potatoes and pull up a plate as you watch Jeffrey Saad cross the country to in search of the best meatloaf in the land.

The oven mitts are off as Jeffrey Saad joins the high-stakes competition at the 2011 American Royal World Series of Barbecue in Kansas City.

Jeffrey Saad will explore a world of cake that includes incredible gourmet reinventions right along with straight-up party cakes. He'll also encounter the ultimate cake decorator and his most disturbing creation.

What could be more American that steak and potatoes? Whether you like it bloody or burnt, this episode has a steak with your name on it.

Jeffrey Saad will be on hand at the Wellfleet Oyster Fest this year, to explore the world of American oysters and clams.

Piping hot pot pies are the essential home-cooked meal, the ultimate American comfort food.

Jeffrey will check out the best fair food in the country at the State Fair of Texas, tracing the history of the corndog, revealing the secret life of the candied apple, and showing us the most outrageous fried food of the year.

Carnivores rejoice! Meat is back on the menu at restaurants across the country as top chefs embrace the art of sausage making.

Jeffrey Saad will check out the best sandwiches in the Crescent City at the New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival. As he eats his way from tent to tent, you can trust that' he'll be doing his best to keep the dream alive!