Episode
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Just Like Mom
Overview
Guy Fieri's digging into dishes just like Mama made. First in San Luis Obispo, Calif., an Italian joint is bringing real deal flavor with mouthwatering meatballs and a next-level gnocchi pizza bowl. Then in Indianapolis, a mother-son duo is cooking comfort food gone vegan by plating a rockin' Reuben and off-the-chain chimichangas. Plus, a funky taco spot in San Antonio is cranking out family recipes with a righteous roast beef quesadilla and a legit veggie taco.
Details
- Series
- Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Season
- Season 50
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2024-12-13
Episode context
Just Like Mom is Episode 11 in Season 50 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. It aired on 2024-12-13.
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Episode 10: Tortas, Tomatoes and Tequila
This trip, Guy Fieri's diving into killer culinary and cocktails. In San Antonio, Texas, a Mexican spot is going over-the-top with scratch-made torta ahogada and amazing al pastor tacos. Plus, a funky Southern spot in Brunswick, Georgia, is frying up down-home chicken, serving up cocktails in a hidden speakeasy and mixing in Italian with their arancini.
Episode 12: Funky Fresh
Guy Fieri's fillin' up on fresh-and-funky flavors. It's a passport to Italy in Chicago, with scratch-made pasta in the front window and serving out-of-bounds burrata tortelli and indulgent duck pappardelle. Then, a Missoula, Mont., husband-and-wife team is getting creative between the bread with the-bomb banh mi smash burger and buttermilk-brined fried chicken with sweet-and-spicy smoke. Plus, a pair of brothers is going farm-to-table in Tallahassee, Fla., platin' up Southern classics like craveable crab cakes, corn fritters, catfish and collards.
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Episode 9: Dough-Lightful Dishes
Guy Fieri's diggin' into dishes that all start with great dough. There's a husband-and-wife team bringing legit Mexican eats to Minneapolis with their savory venison sopes, homemade tortillas and over-the-top pork. In Missoula, Mont., a pizza spot is slingin' award-winning artisan pies like meatball verde and savory, sweet sausage and cherry. Plus, a funky joint is cranking out inventive flavor combos while keepin' it vegan, like blueberry-basil doughnuts and a fully loaded cauliflower burrito.
Episode 8: Triple D Nation: A Worldwide Flavorfest
This trip, Guy Fieri's checking in with some of his favorite flavors from around the world! First, a Japanese joint just north of Atlanta has expanded to a second location and is still puttin' out killer culinary like their real deal duck ramen and rockin' ribs. Then, a husband-and-wife team in Indianapolis is continuing to crank out top-notch tamales, dynamite chipotle chicken nachos and perfect pork tacos, while in St. Louis, Italian meets Greek in a brothers-run tavern still serving up over-the-top eats like the bomb braised beef roulade in a mighty marinara.
Episode 7: All Over Flavor
Guy Fieri's gettin' into flavors from all over! First up, a Vietnamese spot in Boston is dishing out rockin' rice noodle rolls and a barbecue beef banh mi on fresh-baked baguettes. Next, there's rustic country-style Italian in Missoula, Mont., plating up a legit lamb meatball sub and knockout octopus. And in Minneapolis, a Panamanian chef is cookin' up a taste of the Caribbean with big-deal beef skewers and jammin' jerk chicken.
Episode 6: Meat, Hmong and Mexican
Guy Fieri's diggin' major meat, Mexican and more! First, a meaty mashup in Columbus, Ohio, is slaying it with sandwiches, like their signature cheesesteak and righteous roast. Then, in Minneapolis, a Southeast Asian spot is servin' up craveable faves like lights-out Thai tea pancakes and finger-lickin' crispy chicken. And a family-run Mexican joint in Missoula, Mont., is plating up killer carne asada burritos and prime-time pork ribs with chile verde.
Episode 5: From Vietnamese to Vegan
Guy Fieri's grabbin' grub from Vietnamese to vegan with some major meat in between. There's a Minneapolis Southeast Asian spot cookin' up Balinese chicken thighs and Vietnamese pork belly crepes. A Jersey Shore joint is smokin' up real-deal BBQ stacked into Reuben and chicken sandwiches. And a husband-and-wife duo in Missoula, Mont., is bakin' plant-based, gluten-free faves, like artisan avocado on scratch-made multigrain, plus lights-out lemon-glazed doughnuts.
Episode 4: Triple D Nation: Risotto, Rellenos and Red Snapper
This trip, Guy Fieri's eating his way through risotto, relleno and red snapper. First, a renovated mansion in Atlanta is still plating up not-your-average pub grub like a rockin' rabbit sausage cavatelli and out-of-bounds oyster mushroom risotto. Then, a roadside Mexican joint in Anthem, Ariz., is dishing out scratch-made faves with their killer carnitas and real deal rellenos, while in Arlington, Texas, Jamaican eats are going strong with jammin' jerk chicken and a succulent snapper.
Episode 3: Burgers, Bone Marrow and Bangladesh
Step Chld (Minneapolis, Minn.) • Joya's (Columbus, Ohio) • The Quiet Few (East Boston, Mass.) This trip, Guy's grabbin' big-deal eats. First up: a world-class Minneapolis joint dishin' up eclectic fare like grilled bone marrow with basil sauce and lavender nori shrimp. In Columbus, a Bengali place mashin' up cultures with pork belly fried rice with crispy chicken meatballs. And outside Boston, a hole-in-the-wall whiskey bar servin' up a buffet of booze with and a Hell Yeah burger.
Episode 2: Home Cooked Flavor
Vinal Bakery (East Somerville, Mass.) • High Bank Distillery Co. (Columbus, Ohio) • His Place Eatery (Indianapolis, Ind.)
This trip Guy's headin' out to find some home-made comfort. Outside Boston, a neighborhood place bakin' up scratch-made English muffins for out-of-bounds sandwiches. In Columbus, a whiskey joint elevatin' eats like barbacoa nachos. And in Indianapolis, a soul food spot platin' twists on comfort like a collard green grilled cheese and chicken 'n dumplings.
Episode 1: Wide World of Chefs
On this trip, Guy Fieri's takin' it global with some funky, fresh chefs! First, there's next-level Latin in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., putting out family-inspired eats like killer croquettes and the-bomb birria. Then, a Cambridge, Mass., joint is mashin' it all up with top-tier Turkish dumplings and craveable Korean crab mac. And an out-of-bounds soul food spot in Indianapolis is firin' up generational flavor with a fully-loaded fried chicken and corn platter, plus dynamite chicken and dumplings.