The Cooking Channel Hits the Road this July With All New Series and Seasons of Returning Favorites

Cooking Channel hits the road this July with new series and new seasons of returning favorites. First, Michael Symon is road tripping across the country to find the best burgers and barbecue out there on a new season of Burgers, Brew & 'Que premiering Tuesday, July 3rd at 9pmET/6pmPT. Then, chef Richie Farina is going head-to-head with top culinary contenders at the biggest carnivals and fairs in the country to see if he can out do the masters at their own dish on the new series Carnival Kings premiering Thursday, July 12th at 9pmET/6pmPT. Next, Sabin Lomac is traveling to coastal towns and seaside restaurants known for their fresh take on seasonal bites and standout comfort food that customers look forward to all year long on the new series Seaside Snacks & Shacks premiering Thursday, July 19th at 10pmET/7pmPT. Damaris Phillips and Rutledge Wood are back to share even more of their favorite southern delicacies on a new season of Southern Hungry on Monday, July 30th at 10pmET/7pmPT. Also, don't miss new episodes of Beach Bites with Katie Lee, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Extreme Cake MAKERS and MAN FIRE FOOD all month long. CookingChannelTV.com has BBQ recipes perfect for your Fouth of July party. Join the Cooking Channel conversation on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

PREMIERE EPISODES

Beach Bites with Katie Lee
Premiering Thursday, July 5th at 10pmET/7pmPT - "Catalina Island"
An hour off the coast of Southern California, Catalina Island may be small, but it offers a microcosm of classic California cuisine. Katie Lee lands on Catalina and heads to historic Mt. Ada for a juicy lamb burger with a view. Local vegetables rule in California, and when they're paired with wine, Katie discovers they're even better. California's Mexican influence is present in a plate of perfect nachos right on the water, and Katie tries the sweet flavor of Pacific spiny lobsters that differ from Maine lobsters in one major way -- no claws! Katie rounds out her visit with bacon muffins, chocolate turtles and Buffalo Milk, a cocktail only available on Catalina.
Premiering Thursday, July 12th at 10pmET/7pmPT - "The South Carolina Coast" - SEASON FINALE!
A number of quaint beach towns along the South Carolina coast are leading a revolution in Lowcountry cuisine, and Katie Lee finds the best beach bites in Sullivan's Island, Mt. Pleasant, Isle of Palms and Folly Beach. She starts at a hot spot that's elevating the classic Lowcountry boil by turning it into chowder. She also discovers a restaurant that lures skeptics in with typical beach fare and flips the script with perfect Korean cuisine. A breakfast pit stop converts Katie into a devotee after she samples crab cakes eggs Benedict and BANANA bread French toast. And it's not a visit to the Lowcountry without fresh shrimp, fried chicken, a cocktail and some gelato!

Online, Katie shares her tips for traveling like a local on CookingChannelTV.com. Join the conversation with #BeachBites.

The Best Thing I Ever Ate
Premiering Thursday, July 1st at 9pmET/6pmPT - "Comforting Classics"
There's nothing quite as comforting as a classic, down-home meal that reminds you of the good old days. For Ted Allen, it's a cinnamon roll, and for Giada De Laurentiis, it has to be pot pie. RACHAEL RAY heads to New York for a slice of home, while Sunny Anderson finds bread pudding that makes her smile in New Orleans. These comforting dishes are hot from the oven and sure to warm your soul.
Premiering Thursday, July 8th at 9pmET/6pmPT - "Decadent Desserts"
Be sure to finish all your veggies because we've got the scoop on the best desserts around. Ted Allen, Alton Brown, Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay are sharing their favorite sinful sweets, and you won't want to miss a bite. Mo Rocca is tempted by a sundae seductress, while Duff Goldman begs for a slice of killer tres leches cake. Throw your diet out the window -- this episode is decadently delicious.

Burgers, Brew & 'Que - Premiering Tuesday, July 3rd at 9pmET/6pmPT - SEASON PREMIERE!
Meat lovers rejoice! Michael Symon is taking a summer road trip to taste the best of the American classics: burgers and barbecue. Whether it's mouthwatering, mile-high cheeseburgers or slow smoked, fall-off-the-bone ribs, Michael is going to eat and meet his way through some of the best All-American spots to get your grub on. And, what better way to wash it all down than with local beers and brews, sure to make any meal a perfect 10. So, get ready to get full, because you don't want to miss the delicious flavors of Burgers, Brew & 'Que.
Premiering Tuesday, July 3rd at 9pmET/6pmPT - "Smoking Meats and Summertime Eats"
Michael Symon heads to Charleston, where he smokes a whole hog on a supersized indoor smoke pit and devours a slow-smoked rib-eye steak sandwich complete with melted cheddar and caramelized onions. Then, in Houston, he tries a double beef patty burger that gets the royal treatment with two bacon grilled cheese sandwiches for buns. And finally, in Phoenix, Michael finds that a coffee-braised beef taco with mango relish and a duck taco with fried brie and fire-roasted apricot compote are the perfect pairing with a crisp and refreshing local brew.
Premiering Tuesday, July 10th at 9pmET/6pmPT - "Stuffed, Spicy and Cheesy"
In Queens, Michael Symon gets in touch with his Greek heritage with a classic lamb and feta cheeseburger, and then he sinks his teeth into an Italian-style burger stuffed with smoky mozzarella and prosciutto. In Houston, he finds a rabbit-meat hot dog with chile pepper toppings so spicy there's a release waiver to sign when ordering it. And finally, in Phoenix, Michael places an order at a food truck that hitches up a custom smoker to deliver hot smoked meats inside inventive grilled cheese sandwiches across the Arizona desert.
Premiering Tuesday, July 17th at 9pmET/6pmPT - "Mountains of Meat"
Michael Symon meets a chef bringing the Indian street food flavors of his childhood to Asheville, North Carolina, with his own take on a sloppy joe that he calls a Sloppy Jai, with lamb hash and 30 Indian spices. Then, a burger spot in Seattle is serving up towers of Japanese-American Fusion with katsu-style deep-fried burger patties. And finally, in Houston, Michael finds pastrami-spiced burnt ends pork belly and spicy, jalapeno-glazed lamb "pops" fresh out of the smoker.
Premiering Tuesday, July 24th at 9pmET/6pmPT - "Smoked Smorgasbord for a Shark's Appetite"
In Savannah, Michael Symon finds a food truck serving up two can't-miss creations: cheeseburger tacos with a house-made beer cheese sauce and a Jamaican jerk fried fish taco with mango salsa and cilantro sour cream. In Seattle, he tries an enormous bone-in pork chop brined for six hours and fired on a grill. Finally, in Phoenix, a smoked lamb sandwich with homemade mint sauce is made by a chef who loves her smoker so much that she's even smoking brownies.
Premiering Tuesday, July 31st at 9pmET/6pmPT - "Smoked Whole Hog"
Michael Symon heads to Asheville, North Carolina, where he smokes a whole hog in traditional Carolina style for the juiciest, purest pulled pork sandwich around. Then in San Francisco, one chef is serving up the flavors of her hometown, New Orleans, with beignets stuffed with crawfish, shrimp and andouille sausage. Finally, in ATLANTA a supremely spicy burger with Atomic Death sauce and Hell Relish has customers wading through fire for one delicious bite after another.

Online, catch up on past episodes and get the scoop on Michael Symon's favorite spots. Share your thoughts using #BurgersBrewQue.

Carnival Kings - Premiering Thursday, July 12th at 9pmET/6pmPT - SERIES PREMIERE!
Fearlessly innovative artist and Michelin-starred chef Richie Farina is hitting the road in search of cutting-edge culinary competition, looking for adversaries at the biggest "carnival" in the country. Richie has 24 hours to come up with his own take of each fair's famous dish before a head-to-head cook-off judged by real fairgoers decides whose version is better. Fasten your seatbelts for fierce competition, hilarious smack talk and most of all, a mind-blowing variety of deliciously decadent carnival cuisine.
Premiering Thursday, July 12th at 9pmET/6pmPT - "Duck, Duck...Sliders"
Richie Farina hits the road in search of innovative culinary competitions, and he's found one at the Pima County Fair outside Tucson, Arizona. He takes on Dominic Palmieri's Duck Sliders with Flaming Hot Cheetos and Caramel Apple Slaw. Richie has just 24 hours to come up with his own version of Dominic's crazy concoction before a head-to-head cook-off, judged by fairgoers, decides the winner.
Premiering Thursday, July 19th at 9pmET/6pmPT - "We All SCREAM for Ice Cream! And Waffles!"
Richie Farina hits the road in search of cutting-edge culinary competition, and he's found it at the Great American Foodie Fest in Las Vegas, Nevada. He takes on Adam Terry of Waffle Love and his fluffy, ice cream-covered Dulce de Liege Waffle. Richie has just 24 hours to come up with his version of Adam's decadent dessert before fairgoers pick a winner in a head-to-head cook-off.
Premiering Thursday, July 26th at 9pmET/6pmPT - "It's Nacho Business, Dude"
Richie Farina hits the road in search of cutting-edge culinary competition, and he finds it at the Pima County Fair outside Tucson, Arizona. He takes on Nate Janousek of Texas Steak Out and his deep-fried carnival twist on nachos supreme. Richie has just 24 hours to come up with his own version of Nate's insane nachos before a head-to-head cook-off, judged by fairgoers, decides the winner.

Online, watch exclusive videos of crazy carnival food, including duck-fat funnel cake.

Extreme Cake Makers
Premiering Friday, July 6th at 10pmET/7pmPT - "A Dark Fairytale Cake"
Rosie wows her former Army Air Corps colleagues with a gravity-defying helicopter cake to mark a big anniversary and Suzanne creates a colorful world with her exotic bird cake. Meanwhile, Ben's dark fairytale cake could win a competition and Molly designs an edible coral reef cake.
Premiering Friday, July 13th at 10pmET/7pmPT - "Five-Star Cakes"
Suzanne creates a Shakespearean showstopper that receives a five-star review and Molly attempts her biggest sculpture yet with a giant cow cake. Former architect Michelle then recreates a flight simulator cake that is ready for takeoff and Nastassja ruffles feathers with her flamingo-inspired wedding cake.
Premiering Friday, July 20th at 10pmET/7pmPT - "Cakes Ahoy!"
Phil and Christina scale a cake model of a beloved Cornish ship and Michelle focuses her design on realism by pouring tea from her suspended teapot cake. Molly then designs an idyllic teddy bear picnic-themed children's cake and Karisha hand paints over 1,000 stitches in her latest wedding cake.
Premiering Friday, July 27th at 10pmET/7pmPT - "Crystal Crazy"
Nastassja has free reign designing a towering gemstone birthday cake and sugar artist Suzanne uses her talents to bring succulent plants to life. Meanwhile, cake maker Molly tires to please her mom with a neon '80s-fitness-themed birthday cake and Eloise hits the mark with a cake for an eggs-tra special person that loves eggs.

Online, check out the coolest cupcake-decorating tips on CookingChannelTV.com. Join the conversation with #ExtremeCakeMakers.

Man Fire Food
Premiering Wednesday, July 4th at 9pmET/6pmPT - "Twist on Texas 'Cue"
Roger Mooking visits two restaurants in the Lone Star State that turn traditional Texas-style barbecue into crafty culinary creations. In Fort Worth, he meets pitmaster Travis Heim and his wife, Emma, the power couple behind the popular restaurant Heim Barbecue. Roger and Travis fill a giant steel rotisserie smoker with slabs of brisket. Then, in the kitchen, Emma and Roger build the Heimburger -- two beef patties mixed with brisket trimmings and topped with molten cheese and bacon burnt end bourbon jam. In Tomball, Roger visits one-of-a-kind spot Tejas Chocolate and Barbecue. Owners Michelle Holland and her brothers Scott and Greg Moore fire-roast cocoa beans for chocolate bars and confections and smoked beef, chicken and pork in a 3,000-pound propane tank smoker for classic Texas barbecue. The "three chocolatiers" show Roger how to make their signature mole sauce with their craft bean-to-bar chocolate.
Premiering Wednesday, July 11th at 9pmET/6pmPT - "Cali Cookout"
Roger Mooking meets San Francisco-based chef Thomas McNaughton at a farm in Healdsburg, California, for a live-fire feast of epic proportions. They affix a whole pig to a metal cross to cook over hot coals for several hours, basted often with a mixture of butter, herbs, warm spices and citrus. The pig roast drippings fall into a potato-filled cast iron pan set over the hot coals, and whole onions and SQUASH are nestled directly in the embers. To complete this feast, Roger and Thomas suspend chickens over a fire to roast. But these aren't just any chickens -- they're black-skinned chickens with a slightly gamier flavor. It's a fiery feast Roger won't soon forget.
Premiering Wednesday, July 18th at 9pmET/6pmPT - "BBQ in Big Cities"
When it comes to finding great barbecue, Roger Mooking knows that it's not just the small towns that dish out big flavors. He heads to Bludso's Bar and Que in Los Angeles, where owner Kevin Bludso brings meat and heat to Tinseltown in a big way. Using the cooking techniques his Texas grandmother taught him, Kevin loads up his massive smoker with brisket, pork ribs and chicken to cook low and slow in oak and pecan smoke. Kevin also shares his family's 70-year-old recipe for mac and cheese with Roger. In San Antonio, another big city stepping up its barbecue game, Roger meets with Emilio and Christi Soliz, who have turned a small house into a restaurant blending Texas-style barbecue with Tex-Mex flavors. They stuff slow-smoked brisket into torta sandwiches with crema and avocado, while fall-apart pork butt is piled onto corn tortillas with cilantro and salsa.
Premiering Wednesday, July 25th at 9pmET/6pmPT - "A Tale of Two BBQs"
Roger Mooking visits an old-school barbecue institution serving CHOPPED pork in South Carolina and a popular restaurant serving Hill Country barbecue classics in Texas. First, he heads to Price's BBQ in Gilbert, South Carolina, which opened back in 1964 and is still run by the Price family. Roger helps fill a massive 20-foot brick and concrete pit with hams, pork shoulders and pork butts to smoke low and slow over hickory and oak coals. Before the pork comes out of the pit, it gets seasoned with Price's time-honored tangy mustard-based barbecue sauce, and Roger learns how to make the family's famed barbecue hash over buttery white rice. In Coppell, Texas, Roger visits Hard Eight BBQ for classic Hill Country barbecue that includes cooking beef, chicken and pork directly over hot coals in rectangular pits. Roger helps owner Chad DECKER fill up two pits with pork ribs, half chickens, briskets and jalapeno sausages.

Online, gear up for the new season of fire-driven foods with our best flame-grilled recipes for hot dogs, burgers, ribs and more. Join the conversation with #ManFireFood.

Seaside Snacks & Shacks - Premiering Thursday, July 19th at 10pmET/7pmPT - SERIES PREMIERE!
Lobster roll entrepreneur and lover of all things summer, Sabin Lomac travels the coasts, waterways and lakes of the USA searching for the legendary local dishes, seasonal standouts and classic comfort foods enthusiastic customers wait all year to dig into. From fresh seafood and flame-grilled burgers to slow-and-low BBQ and double-dipped desserts, these mouthwatering memory MAKERS showcase vacation eating at its finest.
Premiering Thursday, July 19th at 10pmET/7pmPT - "Burgers, Beaches...Bananas!"
Sabin Lomac is searching out the country's most decadent and delicious eats by the seaside. First he lands at Lulu's, a "high class dive" in Gulf Shores run by Jimmy Buffet's sister Lucy, for a Fried Green Tomato Pimento Cheese burger and Lulu's Gumbo. Next, Sabin hops on a golf cart and heads straight for Lucy Bell's on South Carolina's Dafuskie Island, where he tries their famous deviled blue crab and show-stopping Southern fried chicken. From there, Sabin goes to Cali for a hot seven-salsa Bombero Dog from Barrio Dogg in San Diego. His last stop is Sugar 'n Spice on Balboa Island, California, where the frozen BANANA has been king since 1945. Sabin tries out the standard chocolate dipped with rainbow sprinkles and the famous PB&J frozen bananas before he creates his own.
Premiering Thursday, July 26th at 10pmET/7pmPT - "From Carolina to Corona Del Mar"
Lobster roll expert Sabin Lomac is searching for delicious seaside fare from all over the country. In Key West, he finds a beachfront restaurant serving fresh-daily red snapper Alfredo and a light grouper cake with a few surprises. Then at California's Del Mar State Beach, he tries a West Coast twist on clam chowder at Tackle Box. Then it's back DOWN SOUTH to the Old 27 Grill in Fairhope, Alabama, for the Holy Cow Burger with creamy au poivre sauce. Finally, in Miami, Florida, Sabin checks out Lulu's Nitrogen Ice Cream for the ultimate Goat Cheese and Guava Ice Cream with Graham Cracker Crumble.

Online, watch original clips of Sabin, including Fresh or Fried and Top Beach Snacks, and get the list of locations, along with top recipes for beach-inspired fare.

Southern and Hungry- Premiering Monday, July 30th at 10pmET/7pmPT - SEASON PREMIERE!
Southern food expert Damaris Phillips and NASCAR personality Rutledge Wood are two friends that are obsessed with everything southern: the people, the culture, but mainly the food. On their road trip through the South, they'll highlight the most memorable dishes and real, down-home restaurants that remind them of the ones they grew up eating in and that always feels like home.

Online, watch exclusive behind-the-scenes antics from Damaris and Rutledge. Join the conversation with #SouthernandHungry.

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