Chuck's Eat the Street

Austin doesn't quite crack the top ten in size for US cities. It's number eleven. But for its food scene, people think Austin is number one. For a cross section of its culinary creativity, Chuck Hughes heads to Lamar Boulevard.

Standing tall above the beautiful Arizona desert is Camelback Mountain. And, at the base of this mountain, sits Camelback Road and the heart of the Phoenix food scene. Chuck Hughes visits this culinary row for a taste of Phoenix.

Minnesota is called the "land of 10,000 lakes," but there's only one lake that Chuck Hughes is interested in - Lake Avenue in Minneapolis. It's home to the city's most delicious and diverse cuisine.

Houston started small as a seaside village back in the 1830s. Now, with over two million people from every possible background, Houston is huge. To meet its community of world-renowned chefs, Chuck Hughes heads to Westheimer Road.

A hundred miles up the Hudson River from NYC is the little village of Rhinebeck. It has less than 3,000 people but dozens of delicious eateries. Along a former stagecoach road called Route 9, Chuck Hughes tastes the bounty.

Iron and steel put Birmingham, Alabama on the map, but these days, it's known for great cooking, especially in the historic neighborhood of Five Points South.

In Los Angeles, there's a gem of a neighborhood called Little Osaka. Japanese businesses still anchor the main street that runs through it, Sawtelle Boulevard, but a new world of influences is turning it into a hotbed of cuisine.

Nashville will always be known as Music City, but it's not just a place for troubadours to make their name. Artists whose instruments are skillets & stoves have turned Nashville into one of the country's most up-tempo food scenes.

West Virginia has divine scenery and some pretty heavenly cooking, too, in the town of Lewisburg. Chuck Hughes explores it all on the town's main drag, a stretch of U.S. Route 60 that's known as Washington Street.

Vancouver has grown from a rough-and-tumble sawmill and seaport into one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Chuck Hughes checks out the epicenter of fashion, sidewalk society and a lot of really good food - Robson Street.

Acadiana - Louisiana's Cajun country - seems like its own nation. It has a flag, language and customs. Here on Pinhook Road, tradition runs deep, but Chuck Hughes visits chefs who are spicing it up with new points of view.

Year after year, Pittsburgh tops the surveys as America's most livable big city. The greatest steel town the world ever knew is characterized by cool old neighborhoods, beautiful views, friendly people, and a food renaissance.

If you're a bohemian or an outdoorsy type or hungry for a great meal, Portland, OR is the place for you. The food culture here is famous for being casual, quirky and totally amazing. Chuck Hughes visits Division St.