America’s Best Bacon, Burgers and Steak Discovered in Destination America’s ‘United States of Food’

July 6, 2012 | by aharris

Destination AmericaThe Fourth of July has already come and gone, but just because our national holiday passed doesn’t mean we have to forget about one of the most uniting forces in America — food. And chef and restauranteur Todd Fisher searches the country high and low for the best bacon, burgers and steaks in Destination America‘s new series United States of Food.

Chef Todd takes his food seriously, and visits eateries with the best and most inventive dishes in the country. He makes stops at smaller businesses, like the Bacon Bacon Truck in San Francisco that serves scrumptious bacon grilled cheeses, and also at larger businesses, like Crif Dogs in New York City (where he spots the record-holding hot dog competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi among the crowd).

The first installment, United States of Bacon, airs this Sunday, July 8 at 10pm ET/PT, and you can tune in (and let your mouth water) the following two Sundays as Chef Todd explores burgers and steaks. Get ready to feast with your eyes!

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  • Alana Spiteri

    What is the name of the Bacon restaurant in San Francisco – Not the truck that is listed above.

  • http://corporate.discovery.com/blog Discovery Communications Blog

    That’s Sweet Maple! -Amber

  • Drew

    I can believe they used a ripoff of the real inventors of the “bacon bomb” aka ” the bacon explosion” see the NY Time article.

  • Jamesspurgeon

    Apparently the producers of this show did not do their homework. If you really want the best burger you have to go to The Canteen in Ottumwa, Iowa. They only serve loose meat burgers. They have a map of the US with a pin for every place people have traveled from to eat there and the whole map is pretty much “pinned”. They’re a little on the pricey side but once you eat one you won’t care and most people eat a lot more than one at time. Don’t believe me, come try one. The place is on the national historical registry and has and always will be packed.

  • FlyGuy

     What is the temp setting for Millionaire’s Bacon? Wasn’t in the show. My guess 275 degrees for 4 hours

  • Ar19dir

     How did 275 degrees work for you? I was going to try a little lower, maybe 225, but I could only get 7 slices per pound bacon.

  • Spyddr

    Sorry about these have been around for a long time.  If you have every smoked any meat and such they are called Fatties.  Look up the recipes on a few forums and you will see that the one shown was a simple recipe.

  • Armynurse

    The host of this show is absoloutely disgusting. He didn’t wash his hands, yet insisted on touching raw meat, while the cooks were working with gloves on. I wouldn’t eat in any restaurant this guy was associated with.

  • http://www.facebook.com/ThomasJ.W.Sellberg Thomas J.W. Sellberg

    Went to Gino’s East downtown Chicago last night to celebrate my birthday and had the Meaty Legend! Best pizza I have ever had, thanks Chef Todd for the recommendation!

  • http://corporate.discovery.com/blog Discovery Communications Blog

    Mmmm. Glad you enjoyed! -Amber

  • akronight

    I think someone needs to make a roadtrip to Akron, Ohio, and visit Swensons for your next show on hamburgers, or best drive-ins; great history, awesome food.