Man Fire Food

Roger Mooking loves a BBQ sandwich, especially when the meat is cooked at a low heat for a long time. He heads to Centreville, Tennessee, and Gordonsville, Virginia.

Roger Mooking heads to Madisonville, Tennessee and Surry in Virginia. He focuses on his favourite meat pork, and visits some of the country's best suppliers.

North and South Carolina are renowned for their love of barbecue. Chef Roger Mooking visits some of the two states' best restaurants to get a taste of old school BBQ.

Roger Mooking loves earthy, complex and traditional Mexican flavours. He meets chef Johnny Hernandez in San Antonio, Texas, and they cook up a storm together.

Texas is famous for American barbecue, but Roger Mooking is there to check out live-fire Latin American cooking and smoked European-style sausages.

Good things come in small packages, particularly when it comes to artisanal food makers. Roger searches for tasty foods that deliver big flavours.

Roger heads to the heart of New Mexico. He visits Comida de Campos, a farm and cooking school where tasty feasts are cooked in cone-shaped clay ovens.

Roger cruises through central California, where Paso de Record Vineyard has piqued his interest. The vineyard serves barbecue prepared in a deep pit.

Roger Mooking heads to Passmore Ranch, a freshwater, sustainable fish farm. Then, he's on the hunt for Santa Maria-style barbecue at the Santa Maria Elks Lodge.

Roger Mooking visits the Jack Mountain Bushcraft School, where owner and wilderness guide, Tim Smith, shows him how to create a rustic outdoor kitchen.

Roger loves cooking in front of fireplaces. He visits two locations in New England that host fireplace feasts, serving roast racks of ribs and a classic clambake.

Roger meets two people in who love to play with fire, starting with cookbook author Paula Marcoux. Next, he meets a farmer who rents out pig roast kits.

Richard McCallister invites Roger to his spring celebration. Richard and Roger season a flock of spring chickens and cook them in a custom-made grill.