George looks at what America is eating for breakfast and comes up with some surprises. Can you cook an ostrich egg sunny side up? How can you tell the difference between a hard boiled egg and a raw one? Go to the carwash with George to find out! Did you ever try a chocolate sandwich for breakfast? George grills up his own tasty version. And how many times have you had pizza for breakfast? Wait until you try George's special breakfast pizza!
George offers a surprising new take on hot dogs, America's number one food in a bun. In Name That Meat, a wrong answer means drinking a shot of the hot dog water! George creates tasty variations on everyone's favorite appetizer--pigs in a blanket, and stages a Ham on the Street eating contest in Coney Island with contestants dressed as pigs in blankets eating pigs in a blanket! Finally George serves up Venezuelan hot dogs to Venezuelan baseball players delighted to find this hometown treat here in America.
who’s awake and eating in the middle of the night? George visits a 24 hour diner to play a very adventurous Meal of Fortune with some hungry late night patrons. Can you tell the difference between caf and decaf? George goes to the night shift at a hospital for the answer. Awake and hungry at home? George visits a supermarket at 3 am and stages a turkey bowling contest with frozen turkeys aimed at milk cartons. Plus, George whips up stay-awake Coffee Rice Krispie Treats for lucky New York cabbies, and makes Turkey Tetrazinni that's guaranteed to put you to sleep for the turkey bowling champs!
George gives grilling the Ham on the Street treatment. In a grudge-match grill-off, two guys named George Foreman aim to settle the gas vs. charcoal feud once and for all. Then, it’s on to a protein-packed game of Name that Meat—with mystery burgers outside an OTB! Plus, Bubba comes over to grill up beer can chicken—and some other surprise poultry. In Guess the Gadget, the handy shrimp butler is introduced to two skilled Japanese chefs--who then face off in a spirited game of Hibachi Hoops. Finally, George's mouthwatering Looli Kebabs are cooked to perfection on newspaper fueled grill!
George has a blast with America’s favorite dairy dessert. He makes warp-speed ice cream--with the help of a science teacher and plenty of liquid nitrogen! Cold Stone Creamery gets a visit from George, who learns about the art of custom ice cream and creates a few bizarre combos of his own. Then it’s out of the deep freeze and into the boiling oil--as George learns the secrets of Mexican fried ice cream. And ice cream making becomes a sport when soccer players square off versus sanitation workers to see who makes the best ice cream. Plus George rounds up two judges named Ben and Jerry.
Ham on the Street gets back to nature—as George goes camping. The comforts of home hit the trail as George uses his gas powered blender to froth up smoothies for some surprised hikers. George's campsite neighbors test their jerky-tasting skills in a dehydrating game of Name That Meat. Then it's George's twist on an American camping classic, Nachos S’Mores. Finally, George organizes a farewell feast for his fellow campers--featuring beans that have simmered all day in an underground beanhole, and his open-fire orange cinnamon rolls for dessert.
George invades the world of free food. First, at the supermarket--where he transforms free samples into tasty grilled mini-sandwiches. Then George hits the street to see if people will eat boiled Brussels sprouts or the incredible, edible dandelion just because they're free! George challenges military vets to Name That M.R.E., and creates a unique Happy Hour Party Mix with scrounged bar snacks. Finally, can you really make soup from a stone? George shows how with the help of some generous neighbors!
Boy George takes a look at an American obsession–chocolate! Will passing chocoholics be able to resist the lure of a delectable layer cake George has left unattended on a street corner? The camera sees all! Next, George sets up a chocolate fountain for a blind tasting of some unusual chocolate covered treats. Then, George takes his homemade gourmet truffles to the street–surprising his tasters with the secret ingredient: goat cheese! Finally, it’s off to quiz the public on the connection between chocolate and romance... and serve up his sensuous chocolate soup to some lucky lovebirds who happen by.
George turns up the heat on the fastest food there is: microwave cuisine. Can passersby possibly resist microwave popcorn on a park bench? Next, George shares his secret for delicious Microwave Eggs Benedict with the desk jockeys in an office kitchen. At a local college, George shows the leaders of tomorrow how to make delicious brownies... in a microwave! Finally, can George make delicious Microwave Curried Chicken in less time than it takes a young HOTS intern to chase down a live chicken? Let's see!
George has some unexpected answers to a new life for leftovers. How will strollers in South Beach feel about George's leftover holiday turkey? You'll see! Let's play Follow that Food and see a bowl of Chinese rice transformed into a variety of tasty dishes. Can any container of leftover spaghetti survive a launch from a giant slingshot? Then George challenges shoppers to Name That Meat with pates made from different leftover meats. Finally, George shows how you can create a delicious Spanish meal form the contents of anyone's fridge!
What are the foods we eat when no one is watching? Is it raw cookie dough? George finds out when he offers it to mall shoppers. And did you know that you can make tiramisu with Twinkies? George heads to the diner to make deep-fried everything! But will people eat the unexpected combos? Can sunbathers in South Beach finish an entire spray can of whipped cream? Then George hits a fitness club to tempt patrons with his decadent fallen chocolate souffle. Eat it as you exercise the calories away!
George hits South Beach and delves into the world of exotic foods. He demonstrates passion fruit pulp-sucking 101 for astounded passersby. Gelateria customers are treated to George's Plantain Split Sundaes. George schools some senior citizens on how to open a prickly Pear and then shows us how to whip up some tasty Prickly Pear Sorbets. Kangaroo? Boar? Antelope? Alligator? George grills them up for a game of Name That Exotic Meat! Finally, George gathers the folks he's met along the way for a beach-side exotic buffet.
Can you really eat pizza-on-a-stick? George hits a local Miami pizzeria to find out. What tasty new fillings can get the corn dog treatment? Strollers try to guess what's inside. George enlists a sushi chef to help him realize a dream: sushi on a stick! Plus, even the stick is edible in George's grilled veggie kebabs--perfect for bathing beauties on rafts. George even makes his easy Caramel Apple Pie on a Stick! Finally, George treats some stick-thin South Beach models to an entire meal on a stick: Gnocchi and Meatballs with Insalata Caprese!
It's the show you knew he had to make. George is serving up Ham on the Street's namesake meat as only he can. There's geography meets meat in Name That Ham--as deli customers must I.D. a ham's home country. HOTS goes high-art, with our first annual ham sculpting contest. George puts a devilish spin on the classic ham and cheese sandwich. Plus, play brain-teasing Ham Trivia and watch Cuba and Argentina engage in a Fresh-Ham-Roast-Off for the ages.
What goes better with Ham on the Street... than cheese? Because the curds are flying fast, furious and plentifully--with everything from George's trip to the petting zoo to seek out the source of goat, sheep and buffalo cheese to a good old-fashioned cheese rolling championship. Want to learn to make your own cheese? Always dreamed of a Parmesan "Leaning Tower of Cheese-a" for your Caesar Salad? George delivers the secrets to both!
George Duran says Mangia! in true Ham on the Street fashion with his unique take on that American favorite: Italian food! Your spaghetti will never be overcooked again as George enlists some flame-throwing Little Leaguers to help him debunk the ol' "throw it against the wall" test. Dry meatballs? A thing of the past thanks to George's juicily delicious recipe. And if you've got olive fever, HOTS has got the cure: a fresh olive taste test. Plus, watch passersby play "Fill That Cannoli," then see how George turns spaghetti into an hors d'ouevre and converts lasagna to dessert!
George Duran proclaims his affection for confections with a headlong rush into the sugary stratosphere—that is, candy. Candy guilt gets the Ham on the Street treatment when George hits the street with a briefcase full of black market candy jewelry. Love caramel? With celery? Chicken? George helps you expand on your affection with his caramel fondue. Then HOTS meets NASA as George and Professor Perkins take the infamous Mentos and soda experiment where no Mentos and soda experiment has gone before! Plus, play "What's in My Mouth?" with the most bizarre Asian candies on earth, learn the secrets to making cotton candy and get the first look at George’s latest creation: the HOTS Candy Bar!
Foodstuffs that are stuffed are on George’s agenda as he explores the untold delights of cram-packed cuisine! A trip to San Francisco provides the perfect opportunity to see what dim sum diners in Chinatown think of George’s take on this stuffed food classic. Two San Fran psychics become stuffed food seers with a friendly game of "What’s in My Empanada?" And the famous cable cars provide the perfect place to serve up George’s San Francisco treat: Armenian Stuffed Grape Leaves! Plus, jelly doughnuts lose the fruit filling and get pumped full of George’s savory stuffings! But will they pass the Cop Test? Stuffed buffalo wings? Impossibility becomes reality with the HOTS Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Breast. And you won’t believe George’s unique take on the red hot Turducken trend, featuring... dried fruit!
Everybody needs to chill. And George is just the man for the job, as frozen food gets the HOTS treatment! Frozen food for breakfast? Believe it, as morning commuters get an icy-cool kick start from George's frozen banana and cereal pops. Then it's time for serious science as George enlists Professor Perkins—and a gutsy guinea pig named Kevin—to uncover a cure for brain freeze. What the heck is granita? You’ll find out—and learn how to give it the Ham on the Street mojito treatment. Plus, the frozen TV dinner gets a serious upgrade as George unveils his HDTV version. And George shows just how "handy" he can be by creating the world’s first all-natural hand-shaped herbsicles!
George dives deep to fish up a Ham on the Street style seafood extravaganza. Got a favorite fishing hole? George reveals his to you... and some shocked discount store shoppers! Then it’s man meets machine in the first annual HOTS Oyster Shuck-Off, and seafood meets spicy citrus in George's Frozen Jalapeno-Lime-Oyster Shooters! George explores the mystery of imitation crabmeat and resuscitates its reputation with one real delicious recipe. Plus, an old lobsterman's trick gets a modern-day interpretation as George brings some lobsters to a hypno-therapist. And do muscles help you clean mussels? George puts two pro wrestlers to the scrub test—with the fate of his delectable French Mussels hanging in the balance!
George is in a most magnanimous mood, as he offers up his unique take on the delicious tradition of gift foods. The infamous fruitcake gets a HOTS update as George creates a kid-friendly version, then pits it against the classic in an elementary school taste test. Sand art gets taken out of the crafts fair and into the kitchen with George’s ingenious chocolate version that’s really a cake mix! Think you know your brittle? Then step up to the candy dish for a special presentation of "Name That Nut." Then, everyone loves homemade cupcakes. Whip up a batch from George’s hot new recipe and use his highly scientific cupcake carrier test to make giving them as a gift with less of a mess. Last, nothing adds warmth to holiday tipping like George’s cash-packed gift bread!
George bites into the ever expanding universe of America’s favorite dessert—cookies. Cookie immortality is on George’s menu as creative contestants vie to design the most convincing "George Face Cookie." Bored with the same old chocolate chip cookies? George comes to the rescue of a woman named Cookie, supercharging her recipe in true HOTS fashion. And if you thought cookies are always sweet, think again. Then sink your teeth into George’s Lemon-Thyme savory sensations! And why should humans have all the fun? George’s Carob Chip Cookies are canine-safe, but will the dogs on the taste panel agree? Plus, test your cookie trivia skills with a game of Gingerbread Hangman. and witness George’s latest deep fried delight—cookie balls!