Food Paradise (2007)

Visit these manly restaurants for the next guys outing to get hefty portions of crispy, juicy fried chicken, steaks and 5-pound sandwichs.

The best college game day eats, from alligator gumbo to deer fritters, are sampled outside college stadiums across the country.

We've crossed the US and back again to find some of the hottest and savory spice dishes that America has to offer. Whether it's NYC's Brick Lane Curry House or Li'l Dizzy's Cafe in New Orleans, the following places are sure to please all heat-seekers.

Gut-busting portions of beef you can eat are featured, from a 10-pound steak in Wisconsin to a 300 pound burger in Michigan.

A look at the country's manliest eateries, as chosen by the editors of Men's Health magazine. Included: BBQ joints; steakhouses; sandwich shops.

They're fast, they're easy, and next to apple pie, they're as American as you can get. Whether you like your hamburger made of beef or something more exotic, like kangaroo, there's a hamburger for every taste. Thirteen billion hamburgers are consumed each and every year. Clearly, Americans have a love affair with burgers, and with several phenomenal hamburger joints scattered throughout the US, there is no wonder why.

America's best BBQ dishes are featured in this episode of Food Paradise, including slow-smoked brisket in Texas, sauce-dripping ribs in Kansas City and mouth-watering pulled pork in North Carolina.

Bite into the best bratwurst, bangers, sausage patties and links across America, including rattlesnake tube steak in SoCal, long smokies in Texas and a heaping helping of Germany -- in Milwaukee.

From a chock-full-of-chicken pie on Cape Cod and a manly Aussie meat pie in Georgia to a rib-sticking steak pie in Chicago, get a hearty helping of these comfort foods.

From the scorching Triple-X Texas Red to a hard-rocking roadhouse chili in Seattle, Travel Channel is serving up the hottest and meatiest bowls of chili in the country.

Enjoy America's manliest places to get your grub on, including a wild steakhouse in Texas, butcher-fresh burgers in Chicago and a towering Manhattan mountain of meat!

Get a taste of America’s top hunger-filling, handheld feasts from a latke-and-corned-beef masterpiece in Colorado to a big hunk of BBQ bologna in Tennessee.

Dig into this super-sized serving of the country's hottest dogs, including a chili-dog feud in Detroit, the deep-fried “Home Wrecker” in West Virginia and a red-hot Miami dog covered in whipped cream.

From a gooey mac and cheese stuffed loaf in Florida to a burly barbecued meatloaf in Phoenix, take a bite out of these heaping helpings of America's rib sticking classic comfort food.

Buckle up for the hottest places for grub-to-go, from belly-busting burritos in San Diego and hot smokin' barbecue in Ohio to a beastly burger piled high with pastrami in Las Vegas.

Pig out on America's most porktastic eats, including a good ole Virginia country ham, a crispy tenderloin sandwich in Indiana and slow-cooked Hawaiian whole hog.

Get ready for hearty helpings of mouthwatering meatball dishes, from cheese-smothered meatball parm perfection in Philadelphia to burly balls of Texas brisket -- and even to a 1-pound wonderball in Las Vegas!

Travel Channel is serving up slice after slice of pizza perfection, from the crispy New York classic, to a 14-lb force of nature in Colorado, to Chicago's deepest most delicious dish.

Indulge in a bucketful of crispy, finger lickin', fried chicken goodness! Sample fiery Memphis hot chicken, a wild red-velvet-battered bird and the original Kentucky fried classic!

Travel Channel is dishing out comfort food that's good for the belly and the soul, from the rib-sticking, gravy-smothered oxtails in Houston, to crispy fried catfish in Memphis, to hot spicy Gumbo in New Orleans.

These food joints serve up dish after dish of deli delights, from a 5-lbs. monster Reuben in Seattle to a primo pastrami in New York City and a boisterous brisket sandwich in Michigan.

Load up on crunchy, deep-fried deliciousness, from a gut-busting double bacon corn dog in Iowa to a lip-smackin' fried hamburger in California.

We’re serving up mounds of ooey-gooey, cheesy goodness, from Cleveland's colossal triple-decker grilled cheese sandwich, to a luscious lobster-stuffed mac and cheese in New York, to a fiery cheese spectacular in Chicago.

Get ready for plate after plate of America’s best beefy steaks, from a titanic 2 1/2-lbs. porterhouse in Mississippi to a premium dry-aged rib-eye masterpiece in New York City.

Travel Channel is serving up a mouthwatering fiesta of flavors -- from sizzling, juicy fajitas in Texas, to spicy, belly-warming tamales in San Diego and piping-hot chimichangas in Arizona.

Delicious grub found at truck stops. Included: a 16-ounce steak in Virginia; a deep-fried pork sandwich in Iowa; and crawfish stew in Louisiana.

A celebration of garlic concludes Season 4. Included: a festival devoted to the pungent bulbs in Gilroy, Cal.; a 40-clove chicken dish in San Francisco; and a garlic-lover's version of the Philly cheesesteak.