Burgers, Brew & 'Que

Michael Symon visits an over-the-top barbecue joint in New York with Bobby Flay, finds out just how spicy he can handle it in Nashville and tackles the mother of all burgers in his hometown of Cleveland.

Michael Symon visits a killer new burger joint in Nashville, hits the heart of Cleveland where a newcomer pushes the boundaries of pub food and housemade brews and joins a Brooklyn pitmaster to smoke Carolina-style barbecue.

Alex Guarnaschelli joins Michael at one of his favourite Manhattan spots, then he heads to Ohio for ribs and visits a very special restaurant in Nashville.

Michael starts off in his hometown of Cleveland by trying out a dessert burger, then visits a Brooklyn deli and a Nashville barbecue joint.

Michael digs into a spicy burger that uses four different types of peppers in New York, takes a bite of Latin-Southern fusion in Nashville and tries chorizo meatloaf in rural Ohio.

Michael Symon starts in San Diego with a burger loaded with beer-braised pork. In Wichita, KS, cola-braised brisket makes the ultimate taco, and wildly inventive rattlesnake and elk sausages make seriously savage dogs in Denver.