Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Guy visits restaurants with a definite direction. In Syracuse there's a traditional pasta institution making a tomato sauce just for dipping, spicy chicken and duck and cheese pizza.

This trip, Guy's finding authentic eats in unusual spots. In St Louis, there's a New Orleans roadhouse serving up rice and beans, Cajun pot stickers and pulled pork pasta.

A basement joint serves waffles with fried chicken and a Cuban joint serves salt-cured beef dish.

Barbecue wings and ribs in Brooklyn, NY, crab quesadillas, tuna tacos and shrimp in North Carolina.

This trip, Guy's warming up with some standout specialties. In Brooklyn is a `mum and pop' diner flipping an apple waffle with pancetta, and deep-frying breakfast empanadas.

Guy takes a spin through the town favourites. In Chatham, there's a real deal Italian joint baking up some righteous fried chicken, arancini balls, and a decadent sacred swine sandwich.

This trip, Guy's sampling from the land and the sea. In Syracuse, is an underground joint serving up scratch-made chicken Caesar sandwiches and spicy, sweet sausage fajitas.

This trip, Guy's goin' coast to coast for decadent dishes. In Brooklyn, the southern-inspired spot crankin' out fried chicken and waffles, a spicy pulled pork sandwich and a daily doughnut to die for.

This trip, Guy's feasting on the many tastes of Europe. In Tacoma, he visits the Eastern European joint heating up a hearty hangover soup and meat dish.

This trip, Guy's sampling foods straight off the grill. In Los Angeles, there's a burger joint spicing things up with a hot pork sandwich, and going Mediterranean with a lamb burger.