BBQ with Bobby Flay (2004)
BBQ with Bobby Flay is a travelogue series, in which celebrity chef and restaurateur Bobby Flay travels around the USA in search of the best and most delectable grilled barbecued food. The chef tours from one city to the other, visiting local grills, barbecue joints and cook-offs and meeting the grilling experts to explore the savory flavors, the cooking styles and the amazing grilling gadgetries that go into creating a smoking palate of grilled barbecued meal.
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Episode 1 - Rocky Mountain BBQ
Release Date: 2007-10-05Bobby takes a jeep ride to a Colorado mountain barbecue and gets a back-country meal prepared by the toughest forest rangers in the mountains. He also visits a spooky ghost town and examines a bug-chasing barbecue light. Menu: Blazing BBQ Sauce or Marinade Blazingly Simple but True Trout Blamburgers Grilled Asparagus Chipotle Tri-Tip Parmesan Polenta Fruit Cobbler Chicken Pinwheels with Telluride's Own Rub and SW Seasoning Kobe Beef Chateaubriand Fillet with Grilled Red Onions Grilled Bananas with Walnut Caramel Cloud Nine Brownies
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Episode 2 - Memphis Madness
Release Date: 2007-10-12Bobby attends Memphis in May also called the Super Bowl of Swine. The three-day competition has smoke, ribs, shoulders and whole hogs. The Big Green Egg gadget is shown in this episode. At the end of 3 days one team will be crowned champions.
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Episode 3 - Totally Texas BBQ
Release Date: 2007-10-19Bobby travels to Texas and visits the all-women trick riding team. Bobby also checks out a BBQ sauce spa treatment and he learns how barbecue changed Dallas, the TV show, and a Texas Red, White and Blue BBQ. He investigates collapsible grilling tools. Menu: • BBQ Chicken with Trish Lynn's Grandma's Famous BBQ Sauce • Brisket with Bob Tallman's Rib Rub • Boiled Potato Salad • Chili Rubbed Rotisserie Prime Rib • Grilled Texas Quail • Racks of Wild Boar • Parker County Peach Barbecue Sauce • Jalapeno Pickled Shrimp • Guajillo Chile Lime Sauce • Fresh Herb and Goat Cheese Stuffed Grilled Portobellos • Grilled Pork Lion with Garlic Rosemary Marinade • Mango Chutney
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Episode 4 - Great Northwest BBQ
Release Date: 2007-10-26Bobby visits Seattle for the best of BBQ in the Northwest, which includes salmon roasted on cedar planks. Menu: • Stuffed Pork • Ahi Tuna • Stuffed Halibut Cheeks • Black Eye Prawns • Fisherman's Grilled Trout • Grilled Zucchini over Baby Spinach • Angler's Creekside Grilled Bruschetta • Seasoning • Secret Sauce Recipe
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Episode 5 - Thrills and Grills
Release Date: 2007-11-02Bobby visits barbecuing paragliders, bull riders, white-water rafters, and race car drivers to find the most thrilling grills around. Menu: • Rib-Eye Steak • Grilled Pork Chops • Grilled Scallops • Quinoa Tabbouleh • Irish Potato Salad with Apples • Ginger Coleslaw • Grilled Prawns
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Episode 6 - Extreme BBQ
Release Date: 2007-11-09Bobby Flay visits Chicago for a pig roast at a rugby match, then he travels to Aspen for a BBQ at the top of a mountain. Bobby also visits the California coast for grilling with dune buggy riders. Menu: • 5-Spice Cajun Shrimp • Portobello Mushrooms • Summer Squash • Garden Pasta Salad • Foie Gras • Hungarian Crepes: Palacsinta • Buffalo Burgers Aspen Style • Santa Maria Style Beans • Rugby BBQ Pig
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Episode 7 - Windy City BBQ
Release Date: 2007-01-19Bobby celebrates the Cubs with Chicago-style hot dogs and smoked brisket, and then visits the Weber Grill kitchen. Menu: • Tailgater's Baby Back Ribs • Tailgater's Pulled Pork Sandwich • Tailgater's Baked Beans • Smoke Daddy's Brisket • The Smoke Daddy Beans • Grilled Pork Tenderloin • Rainbow Rice • Margherita Pizza
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Episode 8 - Spice Girls
Release Date: 2006-10-27Bobby takes a look at the different spices behind the grill and visits the women behind the grill at one of Chicago's top hot dog eateries. Menu: • Portobello Tacos with Pico de Gallo • Elk Carpaccio with Grilled Corn Tortillas and Arugula with Lemon Vinaigrette • Queso Fundido Con Poblano • Spice Rub • Rajas Salsa • Sour Mash Blackberry Cobbler • Pale Ale Sabayon • Virginia's Cuban Garlic Chicken
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Episode 9 - Crazy 'cues
Release Date: 2007-09-28Bobby checks out some of the craziest barbecues around, to grilling on rocks, to a service station that serves gas and tri-tip, to barbecued tofu. Menu: • Snoqualmie River "Hot Rocks" Pacific Coast Seafood and Marinades • Gas Station Cue • Barbecued Tofu
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Episode 10 - Sizzlin' Seafood
Release Date: 2007-03-09Bobby travels around the country for the best seafood: salmon in Seattle, New Orleans-style seafood, and albacore in California. Menu: • Salmon Medallions • BBQ Soft-Shell Crabs with Grilled Vidalia Onions • Bronzed Shrimp • Redfish on the Half-Shell with Lemon-Butter Lump Crabmeat Sauce • Smoked Albacore Loin • Barbecued Mahi Mahi with Yellow Pepper-Cilantro Pesto • Whole Sea Bass with Charred Serrano-Basil Vinaigrette
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Episode 11 - Cues by the Coast
Release Date: 2006-01-07Bobby Flay hosts a BBQ-themed engagement party on the beach in Santa Barbara, California, that includes a menu of turkey ABC burgers, sesame teriyaki/honey-glazed pork ribs, tequila-lime shrimp skewers, cedar-plank grilled salmon with cilantro pesto, and Brazilian slow-roasted injected tri-tip.
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Episode 12 - Big Easy
Release Date: 2006-02-25Bobby Flay takes BBQ grilling to New Orleans, then hosts a Cajun-spiced Mardi Gras party. Menu: • Baked Tasso Butter Oysters • Mother of the Pearl River Grilled Oysters Bruschetta • Honey Island Swamp Frog Leg Skewers • Baked Spinach Butter Oysters • Grilled Grouper Fillets with Creole Salsa • Grilled Shrimp and Andouille Salad with Sugarcane Vinaigrette • Spicy Crab Boil BBQ Chicken with Cajun Barbeque Sauce
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Episode 13 - Big Apple BBQ
Release Date: 2006-10-06Bobby visits the biggest BBQ in New York City, which is on the flight deck of the USS Intrepid. Then it's baseball and barbecue Coney Island style. There's a backyard BBQ showdown in the heart of Queens and visit the BBQ University. This grilling gadget in this episode is a propane level indicator. Menu: • Whole Grilled Bluefish • United Nations Beer Can Chicken • "Drunken Shrimp Style" Quick Marinade • Hellraisin' Wild Boar-Wrapped Wild Boar
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Episode 14 - Beefed Up BBQ
Release Date: 2006-03-11Bobby goes from a ranch in California cattle country to the heart of Texas in search of the best beef to be barbecued. Then he travels to Louisiana to sample brisket prepared by the commander at Louisiana's naval station. The grilling gadget of the week is the pig tail. Menu: • Huey's Beef Brisket Rub • Cowboy Beans • Twice-Smoked Potatoes
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Episode 15 - BBQ Bashes
Release Date: 2007-11-30California's Creole Queen celebrates her birthday with a barbecue bash. Then Bobby goes to the World Paint Horse Championship in Ft. Worth. Finally he attends a BBQ bash at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Menu: Broiled Salmon B.B.Q. Garlic Crab Broiled Prawns
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Episode 16 - BBQ Rewards
Release Date: 2007-12-07Bobby Flay honors members of the U.S. Coast Guard with a barbecue to award them for their hard work. Menu: • Grilled Peaches with Raspberry Sauce and Lemon Cream • Miso Glazed Salmon • Grilled Portobello Mushrooms • Grilled Tomatoes • Grilled Onions • Tequila Lemon Chicken Breast • Dip in the Sea • Jamaican Jerked BBQ Sauce • Captain Tom's Pineapple Cole Slaw • Shrimp on the Barbie • BBQ'S Soft Shell Crabs • Grilled Bacara Ranch Romaine Leaves with Prosciutto, Pine Nuts and Basil • Grilled Summer Squash Salad with Arugula, Ranch Tomatoes and Tarragon Vinaigrette • Grilled Bacara Ranch Spring Onion • Grilled Santa Barbara Prawns with Blood Orange Glaze
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Episode 17 - Extreme Sports BBQ
Release Date: 2007-12-21Bobby hosts a barbecue in California that includes wakeboarding, cycling, paintballing, and skating with the Derby Dolls. Menu: • Lemon Marinated Carne Asada • Pineapple Teriyaki Marinated Chicken • Hawaiian BBQ Chicken • Tri Tip • Mungo-lian Barbequed Tri-Tip Sandwiches • No-Meat Dairy-Free Garlickee Tacos
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Episode 18 - Wacky Qs
Release Date: 2006-02-04Bobby visits Google in Mountain View, California, to grill artichokes in the artichoke capital of America. He then presents BBQ cooked specially for dogs. Menu: • Grilled Sea Bass with Thai Chili Sauce • Curried Tofu Vegetable Skewers • Artichoke BBQ Recipe • Barky Burgers (FOR K-9s) • Frogmore Stew • Shark Tacos
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Episode 19 - Cultural 'Cues
Release Date: 2008-01-05Bobby hosts a luau in Hawaii, then visits Chinatown in San Francisco. Menu: • Imu Pig • Tea Smoked Duck • Greek Chicken • Lamb Shish Kabobs
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Episode 20 - Blast from the Past
Release Date: 2007-06-29Bobby explores historical barbecues from the battlefields of the Civil War to the grillers who are keeping Route 66 alive. Then he helps celebrate the Texas roots of barbecue cooking and visits Cannery Row in Monterey. Menu: • Tri-Tip • Dutch Oven Confederate Pot Roast • Breakfast Casserole • Prairie Gasada • The Best BBQ Sauce on 66 • Cornell BBQ Chicken • Chipotle Dijon Sauce • Fennel Remoulade • Grilled Monterey Sardines
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Episode 21 - Hot Hawaiian BBQ
Release Date: 2006-05-20Bobby visits the Big Island of Hawaii where he hosts an ATV Adventure Cue and rides the waves to a barbecue at the beach. He discovers the freshest grilled lobster in Kona and takes a helicopter tour of the island and views a volcano. Menu: • Island Raised Steaks • Grilled Fresh Opihi Limpet • Grilled Onaga • Jake's Keawe-smoked Chicken Halves served with Jake's Smoked Pineapple-Mango Salsa • Sugar Cane Skewered Shrimp • "Ono-lishious": Grilled Sesame Chicken Satay Papaya Salad with Hoisin Balsamic Vinaigrette • Teriyaki Kabobs • Lobster with Macadamia Nut Butter
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Episode 22 - Beautiful BBQs
Release Date: 2007-06-22Bobby helps to make a couple's dreams come true when they are married on the Big Island of Hawaii. He then smokes salmon in Big Sur, California, and enjoys a tropical sunset barbecue on the beach. Menu: • Grilled Leg of Lamb with Mango and Mint sauce • Kiawe-Grilled Flank Steak and Spicy Green Papaya Salad • Big Sur Smoked Smoked Salmon • Yucatan Chicken • Grilled Steak • Grilled Potato • Oysters • Lemon Grass Skewered Shrimp
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Episode 23 - Creative Qs
Release Date: 2006-07-08Bobby cooks with coffee in Kona, Hawaii. Then he adds cheese to the grill followed by a visit a chocolate factory where the treats are grilled. Menu: • Keawe Grilled Baby Back Ribs with Kona Coffee BBQ Grilling and Dipping Sauce • Cacao Nibs Rub on Tri-Tip or Skirt Steak • Pumpkin Chutney
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Episode 24 - Hooked on Cues
Release Date: 2006-06-17Bobby makes time for barbecue along the Kona coast in Hawaii. He then hosts a tailgating party in San Francisco at a football game and visits Chicago for another big BBQ event. Menu: • BBQ Salmon • Gourmet Cole Slaw • Lamb Lollipops • Rosemary Roasted Potatoes • Caramelized Pears • Cajun Shrimp • Asian Beef Short Ribs • Asian Lamb Chops • Whole Hog
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Episode 25 - Crazy BBQs
Release Date: 2006-06-24Bobby plays high stakes poker in Las Vegas while waiting for a chance to hit the grills. Menu: • Pork Tenderloin • Pete's Chunky Apple Pecan Dressing for Turkey or Pork • Grandma Irene's Corn Souffle • Pete's "Cut-up" Beer Brined Apple Smoked Turkey • Smoked Pork Loin Center Cut Chops in Belgian Ale Marinade • Rib-Eye Steak • Mike Mill's Beef Ribs
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Episode 26 - BBQ by the Bay
Release Date: 2006-07-01There's nothing better than BBQ by the bay. And we're doing it all over the U.S. from Oyster Bay, to Monterey Bay, to San Fran. Fire up the grills and just add water! Menu: • Skinless Bass Menu for Houseboat Grilling • London Broil • Seafood Grilled in Foil • Grilled Green Apples • Wild Alaskan Salmon Fillet • Mussels • Chile Lime Shrimp Marinade