Carnival Eats (2014)
Carnival Eats celebrates today's modern gastronomic freak show and takes you on an international, food-frenzied roller coaster of culinary delights, to the new epicenter of carnival life — food! Foods of every imaginable shape, size, color and taste are being created specifically for the connoisseurs who ply midways and fairgrounds, and Carnival Eats is there for every delicious bite.
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Episode 1 - 89er Days/Pungo Strawberry Festival
Release Date: 2014-08-11Host Noah Cappe moseys over to Oklahoma to pig out on the Giant Texas Tenderloin Sandwich, and gets berry excited over Strawberry Pizza in Virginia.
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Episode 2 - Viva! Vienna! Festival/Contraband Days Festival
Release Date: 2014-08-25Host Noah Cappe goes coastal in Virginia for creamy crab dip and discovers the secret to authentic Crawfish Gumbo in Louisiana.
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Episode 3 - Oak Mountain Spring State Fair/Apache Rattlesnake Festival
Release Date: 2014-09-01Host Noah Cappe is smitten over Fried Bread Pudding Bites in Alabama and gets bitten by Fried Rattlesnake in Oklahoma.
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Episode 4 - Portland Rose Festival & Got to be NC Fair
Release Date: 2014-09-08Host Noah Cappe keeps things weird in Portland with Beef Tongue Tacos and samples a Donut Sloppy Joe in North Carolina.
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Episode 5 - Meadowlands State Fair/Gardendale Magnolia Festival
Release Date: 2014-09-15Noah Cappe samples the freak show of food in New Jersey and indulges in Southern sweet potato pie ice cream.
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Episode 6 - California State Fair/North East Fair
Release Date: 2014-09-22Noah Cappe chows down on a Lobster Corn Dog in California, and inhales a Deep Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich in Pennsylvania.
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Episode 7 - Miami-Dade County Fair; Sarasota County Agricultural Fair
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Episode 8 - Carnival
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Episode 9 - Stanislaus County Fair; Texas Crab Fest
Release Date: 2014-10-10Noah is California dreaming as he takes on Lobster Fries and jumps for Grasshopper Fried Pie in Texas
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Episode 10 - K-Days/North Dakota State Fair
Release Date: 2014-10-16In this episode, host Noah Cappe travels to Edmonton, Alberta for K Days. He starts the day off right with a Canadian specialty turned into brunch: Breakfast Poutine. The creative combos continue with a fusion-inspired Japanese Dog and a S'mores Mini Donuts, with the summer camp favorite topping the perennial carnival classic. Across the border in North Dakota, Wild Rice Burgers, Idaho Tacos and Kettle Corn make up the regional fare in this prairie state.
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Episode 11 - Indiana State Fair/Old Canal Days
Release Date: 2014-10-23Noah constructs a Collosal Grilled Cheese in Indiana, and goes a round with Black & Blue Fries in Illinois.
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Episode 12 - Illinois State Fair/Erie County Fair
Release Date: 2014-11-06The Illinois State Fair is one of the longest running fairs in the U.S. and luckily for host Noah Cappe, he's able to sample a taste of Illinois history with the Horseshoe Sandwich: a deep fried pork tenderloin topped with French fries and creamy cheese sauce. Then he puts together an over-the-top deep fried peanut butter sandwich, topped with homemade fluff. Next, Noah travels to New York for the Erie County Fair where he chows down on some local Buffalo favourites like Buffalo Chicken Wing Pizza, Beef on Weck Eggrolls and the Bacon Bomber.
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Episode 13 - Ohio State Fair/NC Potato Festival
Release Date: 2014-11-13In Ohio, Noah gets pulled in by the Pulled Pork Donut and goes fish in North Carolina for Calabash Flounder.
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Episode 14 - Canadian National Exhibition/PrairieFest
Release Date: 2014-11-20At the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Ontario host Noah Cappe has nothing but appreciation for the Thanksgiving Waffle: a turkey dinner served on a waffle made from classic stuffing ingredients. Ethnic food options abound with traditional Arancini and a vegetarian Tofu Bao Taco. Then it's off to PrairieFest in Oswego, Illinois, where Noah indulges in a Chicago-style Beef and Sausage extravaganza, a Kimchee Korean Dog and some homemade Churros with Deep Fried Ice Cream.
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Episode 15 - Calgary Stampede
Release Date: 2014-12-04It's the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, and host Noah Cappe has arrived at the Calgary Stampede ready to eat! He starts his visit off with the Stampede's hot new hit, Scorpion Pizza -- a slice of pizza loaded with edible insects. There are fair classics like Deep Fried Butter, Hot Beef Sundae, Deep Fried Mac and Cheese and Saltwater Taffy. Noah partakes of Calgary's cowboy culture in the traditional Stampede Breakfast, and finds some fusion food in the form of the Chicken Tinga Masala Tostada.
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Episode 16 - All American Eats
Release Date: 2015-07-02Margaret's Soul Food Fried Chicken; Big Daddy's BBQ Ribs; fried green tomatoes; lobster rolls; apple pie fries.
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Episode 17 - Go Nuts for Donuts
Release Date: 2015-07-02Inventive dishes featuring donuts; glazed donut bacon cheeseburger; grilled chicken raspberry donut; donut ice cream sandwiches.
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Episode 18 - We Deep Fried That!
Release Date: 2015-07-09Deep fried treats of the carnival.
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Episode 19 - Stick It to Me
Release Date: 2015-07-08Fork-free and portable foods served on a skewer; Family Dog; Bacon Bomber; Gator Kabobs; Fudge Puppy.
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Episode 20 - Fully Loaded
Release Date: 2015-08-26Noah puts the spotlight on foods piled high with flavor. Foods included are the "Loaded Potato Bites" at Illinois' Old Canal Days; "Cookie Dough Split" at the North Dakota State Fair; a BBQ Baked Potato at Alabama's Oak Mountain Spring State Fair; a "Colossal Grilled Cheese" at the Indiana State Fair; "loaded Pierogies" at the Virginia's Viva Vienna festival; "Lobster Fries" at California's Stanislaus County Fair; and the "Ice Cream Sundae Funnel Cake" at the Ohio State Fair.
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Episode 21 - All You Can Meat
Release Date: 2015-09-02Noah recalls over-the-top meat delicacies at the fairs featured this season. Foods included are a "Tri-Tip Beef Sandwich" in Portland's Rose Festival; "Maple Bacon Funnel Cake" at Louisiana's Pirate Contraband Days; "Philly Cheesesteak Fries" at Virginia's Viva Vienna Festival; Chimichurri Steak Tacos at the Illinois State Fair; a "Giant Texas Tenderloin Sandwich" at Oklahoma's 89'er Days; a "Hot Beef Sundae" at Canada's Calgary Stampede; and "Chicken Wing Ice Cream" at Florida's Miami-Dade County Fair.