The fifteenth season of Food Paradise, an American food reality television series narrated by Jess Blaze Snider on the Travel Channel, premiered on January 21, 2018. First-run episodes of the series aired in the United States on the Travel Channel on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. EDT. The season contained 13 episodes and concluded airing on April 22, 2018.http://www.epiodate.com/tv-show/food-paradise?season=15

Food Paradise features the best places to find various cuisines at food locations across America. Each episode focuses on a certain type of restaurant, such as "Diners", "Bars", "Drive-Thrus" or "Breakfast" places that people go to find a certain food specialty.

Episodes The Last Food Frontier Restaurant Location Specialty(s)Double Musky Inn Girdwood, Alaska French Pepper Steak (with bourbon black pepper sauce); Shrimp ÉtoufféeForaker Dining Room @ Talkeetna Alaska Lodge Talkeetna, Alaska Alaskan King Crab Legs (served with rutabaga mash and sweet corn-pepper pipérade); Braised Short Rib (rubbed with Bisque red peppers spice and braised in beef jus with lemongrass, carrots and pears) 229 Parks Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska King Crab Ravioli (topped with a carrot reduction); Reindeer Ragout. Turnagain Arm Pit & BBQ Indian, Anchorage, Alaska Baby Back Ribs, "Boretide Sandwich" (pulled pork topped with a "bacon plank" and barbecue sauce on a brioche bun).Chena Pump House Fairbanks, Alaska Bacon-Wrapped Elk Meatloaf (drizzled with demiglace, served with mashed potatoes and veggies). Moose's Tooth Pub and Pizzeria Anchorage, Alaska "The Avalanche" (hand-tossed pizza topped with barbecue sauce, mozzarella-provelone cheese, blackened chicken, pepperoni, bacon and cheddar cheese), paired with Broken Tooth Brewing Co. beer.Talkeetna Roadhouse Talkeetna, Alaska Blueberry Banana Walnut Hotcake; "The Standard" (a biscuit topped with reindeer sausage gravy served with thick-sliced peppered bacon, home fries and scrambled eggs).Hanger On The Wharf Pub & Grill Juneau, Alaska Wasabi Salmon Burger (topped with wasabi-mayo, teriyaki-soy sauce glaze, lettuce, tomatoes and onions on a toasted brioche bun; Crab Knuckle Sandwich (king crab mixed with mayo, lemon juice and diced veggies, topped with melted cheese on a ciabatta roll).

Brew and Chew Restaurant Location Specialty(s)Tennessee Brew Works Nashville, Tennessee "Five-Beer Burger" (beer-beef patty topped with beer-caramelized onions, beer pickles, Belgium white beer "comeback sauce", and American & cheddar cheese on a beer brioche bun); Chicken Wings (tossed in a beer, peach, brown sugar and chili paste glaze). Old Irving Brewing Chicago, Illinois Porchetta Sandwich (oak & hickory wood-fired porchetta rolled with spices and fennel, topped with grilled onions, roasted tomatoes, green olive salsa, and garlic aioli on a brioche bun); Beer and Pretzels (served with beer mustard and beer cheese). Good City Brewing Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin Beer-Braised Pork Shoulder (served with fingerling potatoes and green beans with roasted cashews); Beer-Braised Brat (topped with peppers, onions and jalapeño mustard on a pretzel bun) Founders Brewing Co. Grand Rapids, Michigan Beer City U.S.A.: "The Glutton" (smoked pulled pork topped with bacon and beer cheese, onion straws and barbecue sauce on a toasted bun). 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Pearl District, Portland, Oregon Steak and Gorgonzola Nachos (potato chips topped with sirloin steak, bacon, Gorgonzola cheese, beer cheese sauce, and jalapeños); Pastrami Fries (fries topped with Swiss cheese, hot pastrami, cheese sauce and rye IPA mustard).Midnight Sun Brewing Co. Anchorage, Alaska "The Smackdown" (tri-tip steak rubbed with ancho chili paste, ham, pulled pork and smoked bacon topped with beer cheese and chipotle mayo on a toasted roll).Ladyface Ale Companie Agoura Hills, California Pulled Pork Poutine Po'Boy (4-hour beer-braised pulled pork topped with poutine fries, French cheese and honey-mustard on a toasted roll)Tiger!Tiger! San Diego, California Pork Belly Banh Mi (5-spiced hoisin sauced pulled pork topped with chipotle aioli, jalapeños and pickled veggies on a baguette); "San Diego Style Clam Chowder" (local Venus clams in a white wine clam stock cream, garnished with garlic oil, smoked bacon, green onions and chili flakes).

Chowin' Down the Mississippi River Restaurant Location Specialty(s)Butcher & The Boar Minneapolis, Minnesota Smoked Beef Long Rib (twice-smoked short rib with a long bone, rubbed with dark brown sugar and topped with a molasses & hot pepper sauce); "Cajun Chow Chow Footlong" (foot-long grilled knockwurst topped with chow-chow or pickled cabbage and chilies on a toasted bun).Bootleggin' BBQ St. Louis, Missouri "The Miles Davis" (K.C. style hickory smoked barbecue brisket topped with house barbeque sauce and blue cheese crumbles on a toasted bun.); "Penelope's Party" (named after their stuffed pig: tortilla chips topped with pulled pork, baked beans, cheddar and mozzarella cheese, barbecue sauce and diced tomatoes).Lunchbox Eats Memphis, Tennessee "Third Period Smoking Birds" (brined and smoked shredded turkey, duck and chicken topped with collard greens "veggie slaw", and cloves barbecue sauce on buttered-toasted bread); "Graduation Burger" (onion soup mix meatloaf patty topped with onion rings, tomato gravy and melted mozzarella on toasted Italian bread).Rusty's Riverfront Grill Vicksburg, Mississippi Fried Green Tomatoes (smothered with hollandaise and garnished with jumbo lump crab meat on a bed of "Cajun mayo"); Blackened Redfish (topped with crawfish cream sauce).Dante's Kitchen New Orleans, Louisiana "Chicken Under a Brick" (butterflyed chicken, rubbed with clove and star anise, seared in a cast-iron pan under a brick, topped with maple syrup, served with and egg-topped bacon potato cake); Ratatouille (diced veggies layered with a roasted tomato & onion puree).Magnolia Grill Natchez, Mississippi "Oysters Bienville" (baked oysters on the half shell topped with Bienville stuffing made with shrimp, bacon, mushrooms, Parmesan cheese, heavy cream, sherry and lemon juice); "Southern-Style Barbecue Shrimp" (shrimp sauteed in butter and spices, served with French bread for dipping).Brazen Open Kitchen Dubuque, Iowa "Crust and BLT Pizza" (thin crust pizza dough topped with tomato jam, house-cured bacon, mozzarella, lettuce, cherry tomatoes and blue cheese mayo); Potato-Wrapped Halibut (topped with Swiss chard & sun-dried tomatoes sauteed in brown butter and garnished with tomato jam).Delta Queen Port of Call Kimmswick, Missouri Delta Queen's Pork Chop (thick-cut bone-in grilled pork chop topped with apple-cranberry chutney, and served with scalloped potatoes baked with a Gouda cheese sauce); Croque Madame (sliced ham, gruyère cheese, between two slices of toasted brioche bread, topped with Hollandaise and a fried egg).

Feast From The East Restaurant Location Specialty(s)RedFarm Manhattan, New York City "Pac-Man Dumplings" (Har Gow or Chinese shrimp dumplings shaped like the four ghosts from Pac-Man: white is stuffed with shrimp and bamboo shoots; red is stuffed with lobster and red ginger; yellow is stuffed with curried mushrooms; and blue is stuffed with Cajun-spiced blue crab), garnished with a deep-fried tempura sweet potato Pac-Man with a blueberry eye; "Pastrami Egg Rolls" (wonton wrappers filled with Katz's Deli pastrami, asparagus, carrots, celery, chili peppers, and cabbage) with a house-made mustard sauce.Peking Tavern Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Beef Noodle Soup (Baijiu or Chinese whiskey infused beef shank slices with hand-cut long noodles); "Beef Roll" (fried flatbread rolled with beef, green onions and hoisin sauce).Doi Moi Washington, D.C. Khao Soi Curry (egg noodles topped with rabbit meat braised in ginger, garlic, guajillo chili paste, coconut milk and chicken stock); Vietnamese Caramelized Pork Ribs (glazed with a finger chili fish sauce caramel).Umai Umai Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Seafood Paella (rice topped with salmon, madai fish, mussels, squid, albacore, shrimp and melted cheese in a Thai green curry sauce made with coconut cream, fish sauce, kaffir lime leaves); "Godzilla Roll" (rolled with tempura shrimp and barbecued eel, topped with avocado and strawberries, sprinkled with eel sauce, macadamia nuts and honey).Clay Pit Austin, Texas "Boti Kebab" (chunks of lamb marinated in Indian chilies and yogurt, served with jalapeño cream cheese nan bread), "Khuroos-e-Tursh" (Persian stuffed chicken rolled with cumin-coriander sauteed onions and peppers, cheese and spinach in a peanut coconut cream sauce).Tuk Tuk Thai Food Lot Atlanta, Georgia Ba-Mee Moo Dang (thin egg noodles topped with five-spice grilled red pork butt, bean sprouts and yu choy); "Bangkok Snow Cone" (shaved ice mixed with condensed and evaporated milk, topped with Jack fruit, red beans, coconut jelly, and lotus seeds, drizzled with rose cane syrup).Cha:n Modern Korean Fusion Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington Braised Short Ribs (braised with sugar, pepper, garlic, onions, soy sauce and soda pop, served with rice cakes and veggies); Bibimbap (mixed rice topped with ribeye meat marinated in sesame oil and gochujang or Korean chili paste, garnished with sauteed veggies, and a fried egg).Mandalay Burmese Cuisine San Francisco, California Pumpkin Pork Stew with Sour Mango (pork sauteed in garlic, ginger, lemongrass, fish stock, pumpkin chunks and sour mango served in a hollowed out pumpkin).

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