Burgers, Brew & 'Que

Michael gets down on a hulking pastrami beef rib at his own restaurant in Cleveland, has a flavor-packed pork loin sandwich from a food truck in Pittsburgh and indulges in a chicken-and-waffle-style burger in Buffalo.

Michael designs his own burger in Providence, Rhode Island, getting the best pork belly buns in Columbus, Ohio, and getting a true northern take on southern barbecue in Buffalo.

In Islip, NY, Michael Symon digs into a decadent, 17-layer smokehouse reinvention of lasagna with pork, brisket, bacon and mac and cheese. A bicycle cafe in Pittsburgh slings some seriously tricked-out burgers for hungry riders.

Michael Symon heads to his hometown of Cleveland to visit a brewery serving decadent confit chicken wings in chipotle-maple glaze. In Indianapolis, pork ribs get smoked and deep-fried for juicy meat and a crispy crunch.

In Sagaponack, NY, Michael Symon heads to a smokehouse where succulent, slow-smoked pork ribs are mopped with a tangy, citrus barbecue sauce. In Columbus, OH, a beefy burger is topped with smoky kielbasa.

Michael Symon heads to Providence for a traditional Rhode Island hot wiener in a crepe topped with chili. A smokehouse in Columbus, Ohio, serves their cold-smoked baby back ribs on a bed of flaming hay for total smoke saturation.

Michael Symon heads to Plainview, New York, where a chocolate bacon burger is loaded with sweet and savory indulgence. A restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, has a soy-marinated pineapple hanger steak draped over spicy kimchi fried rice.

Michael savors a lamb burger with kalamata olive salt in Cleveland.