Episode
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Big Flavor
Overview
Darwell's Cafe (Long Beach, Miss.) • Brick Oven Pizza (Baltimore, Md.) • Victor's 1959 Cafe (Minneapolis, Minn.) Guy Fieri hunts down some seriously good food with visits to Baltimore for real, brick oven, thin crust pizza, Minnesota for a little blue shack turnin' out real deal Cuban like spicy flank and in Mississippi, a wrestler-turned-chef servin' up homemade Shrimp Creole.
Details
- Series
- Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2008-09-29
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Big Flavor is Episode 9 in Season 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. It aired on 2008-09-29. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 8: Better Than Ever
Colonnade (Atlanta, Ga) • Manci's Antique Club (Daphne, Ala.) • Amato's (Omaha, Neb.)
Guy Fieri rolls out to longtime local favorites including an eight-decades-old Alabama spot legendary for soft shell crab sandwich, an Italian favorite in Omaha and one of the oldest restaurants in Atlanta.
Episode 10: Cookin' It Old School
Nadine's Restaurant (Pittsburgh, Pa.) •Casamento's Restaurant (New Orleans, La.) • Big Mama's Kitchen & Catering (Omaha, Neb.)
Guy Fieri uncovers three joints puttin' a piece of history on the table: In New Orleans, an oyster bar where nothin's changed since 1919 and the deep fried oysters are still hand-shucked; in Pittsburg, a neighborhood 'dive' where Mama Nadine's dishin' up roast beef smothered in gravy and in Nebraska, Big Mama's cookin' her Grandma's soul food in an old school cafeteria.
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Episode 7: A Taste of Everywhere
Jamaica Kitchen (Kendall Lakes, Ariz.) • Crystal Restaurant (Pittsburgh, Pa.) • Red Iguana (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Guy Fieri tracks down international dishes done Triple-D style: A combination Jamaican/Chinese joint in Florida; homemade Polish pierogi at a basic bar in Pittsburgh; and a Mexican restaurant in Utah where the specialty is seven kinds of mole.
Episode 11: Grabbin' a Sandwich
Moochie's Meatballs & More (Salt Lake City, Utah) • Cemita's Puebla (Chicago, Ill.) • Tioli's Crazee Burger (San Diego, Calif.)
Guy Fieri pulls up for a sandwich: In Salt Lake City, a old pottery school making homemade meatball subs and a cheesesteak done Philly-style; in San Diego, 30 kinds of burgers including ostrich, alligator and Angus beef and in Chicago, a one-of-a-kind Mexican sandwich.
Episode 6: Totally Unexpected
Cabbage Town Market (Atlanta, Ga.) • The Cove (San Antonio, Tex.) • Bryant-Lake Bowl (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Guy Fieri discovers great food at some unexpected places including a Minneapolis bowling alley serving up bison hash, an Austin, Tx., car wash and laundromat with a classically trained chef and a historic neighborhood grocery store in Atlanta with fried quail.
Episode 12: Traditional Dishes
Donatelli's (White Bear Lake, Minn.) • Stoney Creek Inn (Baltimore, Md.) • Alcenia's (Memphis, Tenn.)
Guy Fieri rolls in for classic meals done right: In Baltimore, a shack steamin' crabs with corn on the cob; in Memphis, the little place with classic southern favorites; and in Minnesota, a strip mall joint doin' homemade Italian.
Episode 5: Brain Freeze
Doumar's (Norfolk, Va.) • Auny Lena's Creamery (Now Closed) • The Creole Creamery (New Orleans, La.)
Guy Fieri rolls out for ice cream, Triple D style: With visits to a Norfolk, Va. drive-in for an original waffle cone, an Arizona creamery making Italian gelato in all flavors and a New Orleans favorite doing huge sundaes with 400 flavors.
Episode 13: Doin' Their Own Thing
Lone Star Taqueria (Salt Lake City, Utah) • Modern Cafe (Minneapolis, Minn.) • Brewburger's (Omaha, Neb.)
Guy Fieri uncovers joints doin' things their own unique way; Near Salt Lake City, a retro joint makin' Mexican specialties like shark tacos; and in Omaha, a chef from Montreal is doing the Canadian take on Jewish deli.
Episode 4: Where the Locals Eat
Uncle Lou's (Memphis, Tenn.) • Captain Chuck A Mucks (Rescue, Va) • Dixie Quicks (Omaha, Neb.)
Guy Fieri discovers great local favorites including a Memphis joint where whole chickens are deep fried; in Virginia, near the Chesapeake, a place where a former boat captain serves classic crab cakes and in Omaha, a casual joint with serious food.
Episode 3: Burgers and Dogs
The Wienery (Minneapolis, Minn.) • Casino El Camino (Austin, Tex.) • G&A Restaurant (Baltimore, Md.) Guy Fieri visits classic joints doing burgers and dogs including a Baltimore spot for Coney dogs from an 80-year-old recipe; Austin, Tx. for Serrano peppers and hot buffalo sauce burgers; and a Minneapolis dog and burger dive.
Episode 2: Bar Food
The Highlander (Atlanta, Ga.) • Gumbo Shack (Fairhope, Ala.) • Starlite Lounge (Blawnox, Pa.)
Guy Fieri visits some watering holes with more than basic bar food, including an Alabama bar servin' up live music, homemade gumbo and a super spicy crawfish boil; an Atlanta dive- bar scratch-making Jamaican jerk chili and jalapeno corn fritters; and the half-century old Pittsburgh tavern where the menu includes pierogis and stuffed green pepper soup.
Episode 1: Diners You Sent Me To
Town Talk Diner (Minneapolis, Minn.) • Blue Plate Diner (Salt Lake City, Utah) • Broadway Diner (Baltimore, Md.)
Guy Fieri heads for three great diners recommended by viewer e-mail, including a Baltimore family-run place with a huge menu, a Salt Lake City diner that's heavy on tattoos and 1940s décor and in Minneapolis, the diner run by a CIA trained chef