Symon's Dinners Cooking Out

Some of Michael Symon's dishes are influenced by the women around him. He makes grilled lamb chops with rosemary salt inspired by his mother, and halloumi with watermelon kebabs, which is his daughter-in-law's favourite dish off the grill.

Inspired by his heritage, Michael Symon combines traditional Greek dishes with backyard American grilling. He makes sesame roasted chicken thighs and traditional baba ganoush. His wife, Liz, prepares tangy feta waffle chips.

Michael Symon gets nostalgic and makes childhood favourites worthy of a dinner party. He transforms humble mac and cheese into a creamy Marsala and mushroom pasta bake, makes rosemary bruschetta and shares boozy frozen cream bars with his wife.

Michael Symon connects food with memory, making grilled swordfish with salsa fresca that reminds him of heading off to college. For dessert, his wife, Lizzie, joins him to make ricotta cornmeal pound cake and share the memory of when they met.

Michael Symon uses coffee throughout his whole meal, starting with chicken-fried steak with pepper gravy that has a hint of coffee and some tobacco-tasting onions. His wife, Lizzie, shakes up a cold brew martini, and there's banana espresso pudding.

Michael Symon reinvents Depression-era city chicken as cast-iron pork tenderloin with asparagus and a tangy horseradish dressing. His wife, Lizzie, joins him to make foolproof mason jar strawberry ice cream.