Food Paradise

After a long, hard day at work, no one wants a glass of water. From an exotic spot in San Diego, CA, to a bar that puts their booze in the food, Food Paradise hunts down the best drinks and eats for the 5 o'clock crowd.

From Cajun-Mexican hybrids in west Florida to Hawaiian fare in Washington, Food Paradise combs the coasts to find some of the best foods the country's beachside communities have to offer.

From ghostly pizza in Oregon to gnocchi in dark catacombs below Pennsylvania, these food haunts are serving up some scary-good dishes and plenty of festively spooky cocktails for Halloween.

Check out places that excel at being XL as we dive into dangerously large levels of deliciousness. From a seven-pound stuffed lobster in Baltimore to mammoth Mexican burritos in San Jose, why have a little when you can have a lot?

Ooey, gooey, chewy and delicious, some foods just don't reach peak perfection until they've reached maximum meltdown. All systems are "goo," on this edition of Food Paradise: Meltdown.

Hometown favorites are found in unexpected places, including classic Southern comfort food in Philly, Chicago deep-dish pizza in the Big Apple and meaty Texas-style chili in Seattle.

We're going high and wide to find dishes that are as big on flavor as they are on the plate from Ten Pound Can Nachos in Texas to Hot Chicken Mac and Cheese in Nashville.

Food Paradise goes on a tasty tour of the bun-expected, finding the most surprising meals between two pieces of bread. The bun-disputed winners on this trip include a tuna ramen burger in Alabama and winning wieners in Denver.

There's beef, pork and everything in between as Food Paradise meets the meats that make America great. Dishes range from Texas burgers to South Dakota steaks and from Nashville barbecue to classic New York deli delights.

Food Paradise hits up the best local hideaways and tourist-friendly spots on Oahu and Kauai. This island-hopping holiday features delicacies like pineapple fried rice, Hawaiian-style dogs, lau lau pork and Spam musubi.

Food Paradise explores how the menus at favorite local diners across the country have been upgraded and elevated with fresh ingredients and new flavors.

From beach bites on the central coast, authentic Italian in Mammoth and some of the juiciest burgers in Southern California, Food Paradise finds the tastiest spots under the Golden State's sun.

Food Paradise samples the delicious distinctions between rival styles of American barbecue, as flavor frenemies in four regions go head-to-head for Barbecue Bragging Rights.