Elvis, BBQ pizza and the blues. Bobby goes to the classic Memphis BBQ joint to get the secret to amazing ribs, bites into Elvis' favorite pizza and finds a perfect match - BBQ and the blues.

Recipes in This Episode

* Memphis Style Dry Ribs: Corky's Ribs

* Barbecue Pizza: Elvis Pizza (Coletta's Italian Restaurant)

* Blues City Cafe's World Famous Ribs

If it's good enough for the White House, is it good enough your house? Try the President's favorite BBQ. Join a party marking the end of slavery and the beginning of a BBQ tradition, and at a Honky Tonk, you don't have to choose between the brisket and the band.

Recipes in This Episode

* Rib-eye Steak

* Roasted Corn and Green Relish

* Texas Hash

* Grilled Bartlett Pears A La Mode

* Broken Spoke BBQ Brisket

* Cooper's Pork Ribs

Bobby shows crazy things that can be done on the barbecue grill from BBQ bologna sandwiches to a BBQ fraternity. Bobby also visits Ben's Longbranch BBQ, Barbecue Bride, and other barbecue restaurants in and around Austin, Texas.

Menu: • Award Winning Ribs (Sticky Ribs) • BBQ Bologna Sandwich • Ruby's Barbecue Sauce • Ranch Hands' Grilled Tri-Tip • Jack Daniel's Shrimp Shooters • Ranch Hands' BBQ Chicken

What's the best BBQ in Kansas City? You'll have them all, from Arthur Bryant's burnt ends to L.C.'s spare ribs and the elegant Jack Stack BBQ. Even dogs benefit from the Kansas City BBQ enthusiasm, they actually sing for barbecued biscuits.

Recipes in This Episode

* Arthur Bryant's Burnt Ends

* Bark B Que Rrrrribs (Canine Treat)

Bobby Flay travels to the South to find the biggest shrimp in Texas. Further south Bobby discovers alligator ribs.

Menu: • Guero's Shrimp Alambres • The Tomales Bay Po Boy Sandwich • BBQ Snapper Fillet: Filete de Huachinango Sarandeado • Alligator Ribs

Whethey they're smoked, grilled, or barbecued, the best side dishes are almost as popular as the main attraction. Visit Kansas City for smoky "killer beans" and a sports favorite, barbecued nachos. Plus, Miami's Latin grilled Provoleta cheese & Venice Beach's boardwalk for gourmet sausages.

Recipes in This Episode

* Grilled Provoleta

* The Original BBQ Nachos

* Jack Stack Barbecue Beans

* Hot Italian Sausage

* Tequila Sausage

Bobby reveals the science behind creating barbecue sauces, including a white sauce and a barbecued spaghetti sauce. This episode features sauce secrets from the man who created KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce, Dr. Rich Davis.

Menu: • Big Bob Gibson's Alabama White BBQ Sauce • The Working Man's Filet • BBQ Spaghetti • Kansas City Classic Sauce

In Texas, hog riding lovers are making hogs of themselves over pork grilled on what is believed to be the world's largest barbecue pit. High in the bleachers, baseball fans are digging into barbecue, and with this Cuban immigrant's magic box you can grill a whole hog in less time than it takes to say, La Caja China Box.

Recipes in This Episode

* Grilled Pork Tenderloin a la Rodriguez with Guava Glaze and Orange-Habanero Mojo

* Avocado Salad with Tomatoes, Lime, and Toasted Cumin Vinaigrette

* Mojo Criollo Roasted Pig

* Cha Cha Bowl

* Honey Q Cuz Chops

Sweets on the grill? Start the day with a BBQ breakfast; French toast and juicy plum kabobs hot off the grill. In Miami plantain bananas are caramelized on the grill and served over cinnamon ice cream. Plus grilled pineapple upside-down cake & grilled toast marshmallows S'mores.

Recipes in This Episode

* Grilled Plantains with Cinnamon Ice Cream

* Molasses Brined Pork Chops

* Croissant French Toast Stuffed With Grilled Peaches

* Apricot Banana Frappes

* Southmoreland Plum Kabobs with Cardamom Sugar Rub

* Traditional S'mores

* S'moritos

* Prize Winning Pineapple Upside-Down Cake on the BBQ

It may be the key to great bbq - but what's in a rub is a closely guarded secret - watch what happens as Bobby tries to get to the bottom of this bbq mystery. We visit Santa Maria California for tip secrets, Memphis for ribs and the oldest restaurant in San Francisco for seafood secrets. Then it's on to the Kansas city's Old World Spice Factory.

Recipes in This Episode

* Rib Dry Rub

* Chipotle Chile Rub

* "Santa Maria Style BBQ" Oakwood Grilled Tri-tip

* Chilean Sea Bass*

* Italian Halibut

* Petrale

* Swordfish

The greatest debates in BBQ; America's BBQ Capital - is it Memphis, Kansas City, or Texas? The Neely brothers have become the Hatfield's and the McCoy's over Wet Versus Dry Ribs in Memphis, and Pork Versus Beef pits the South against the mighty state of Texas, while backyard grillers argue over the merits of Charcoal Versus Gas.

Recipes in This Episode

* Cabernet Steak and Mushrooms

* Dry Rub Fo Yo Chicken

* Neely's Wet BBQ Ribs

* Neely's Dry BBQ Ribs

* Barbecued Cedar Plank Salmon

* Cola Ribs

No one handles fiery foods like Texas cowboys who brave spicy chuck wagon chile. America's bravest know heat too, but we're not talking fires, we're talking red-hot firehouse sausage. They're going to need back up in Kansas City for the hottest buffalo wings around, and it's all about salsa in Pasadena, California.

Recipes in This Episode

* Cowboy Chili

* Campfire Beans

* Dutch Oven Cobbler

* Sourdough Biscuits

* Mincemeat Stuffed Chiles: Otros Chiles en Frio

* Stuffed Whitefish: Pescado Blanco Relleno

* Cream Tacos: Tacos de Crema

* Spicy Chicken Wings

* Hot and Spicy Fajitas