Eat St.
Eat St. is a Canadian reality television series produced by Paperny Entertainment that airs on Food Network Canada and Cooking Channel. Hosted by Canadian comedian James Cunningham, the show tours North America in search of the most inventive meals served from food trucks. To accompany the series, an Eat St. App was developed that uses GPS to track street fare near the user. The series, which premiered April 6, 2011, has filmed in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, as well as a number of cities in the United States. The show will be airing its fourth season in 2013.
Overview
Eat St. is a Canadian reality television series produced by Paperny Entertainment that airs on Food Network Canada and Cooking Channel. Hosted by Canadian comedian James Cunningham, the show tours North America in search of the most inventive meals served from food trucks. To accompany the series, an Eat St. App was developed that uses GPS to track street fare near the user. The series, which premiered April 6, 2011, has filmed in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, as well as a number of cities in the United States. The show will be airing its fourth season in 2013.
Episodes
1. Grilled Cheese Heaven
The first stop on "Eat St." is Los Angeles, California to visit the traffic-stopping Grilled Cheese Truck. This popular mobile truck with an avid online following, serves gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, such as the Cheesy Mac’n’Rib. Next up is Austin, Texas to visit Izzoz Tacos, a 42 foot stationary trailer that prides itself on family tradition and using fresh ingredients. Things heat up when viewers then venture to G’Raj Mahal, an eclectic and artsy stationary trailer in Austin, Texas that serves authentic Goan dishes. Eyes water as folks try the spicy Rechard Masala Shrimp dish or naan freshly baked in a tandoor oven that is built right into the trailer. The final stop is New York City for some schnitzel with an attitude at Schnitzel & Things. This mobile food truck, operated by a former Wall Street investment banker, serves authentic Austrian schnitzel platters, sandwiches and side salads.
2. Gut Busting Brunch
At the Brunch Box, a stationary cart in Portland, Oregon, outrageous items line the menu, like the Redonkadonk, a massive burger all dressed with a fried egg, spam, ham, turkey and bacon stuffed between two grilled cheese sandwiches. Nothing screams innovative dessert like curry coconut flakes or crushed wasabi peas over soft-serve ice cream from the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck in New York City. Their specialty is the Salty Pimp - vanilla soft serve ice cream drizzled with dulce de leche, sprinkled with rock salt, and dipped in melted chocolate! Next stop is Sâuçá, a mobile food truck in Washington, D.C. with world-fare cuisine served in flatbread. Dishes include Bombay-style butter chicken and Buffalo chicken served, of course, with your choice of specialty house-made sauces. In Seattle, Washington, Where Ya At mobile truck serves dishes New Orleans style with chicken and Andouille sausage gumbo – all created and served by charismatic New Orleans-expat, Chef Matthew Lewis.
3. French Fry Extravaganza
This episode begins at the Frysmith Truck in Los Angeles where viewers get a heaping serving of crispy Belgian style fries with toppings like kimchi with Kurobuta pork belly and cheddar cheese. Then it is off to Portland, Oregon to visit Crème de la Crème - a mobile converted school bus, serving classic French cuisine, such as escargot and French onion tart, baked fresh inside the bus. Things sweeten up at the Sugar Philly Truck in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where classic desserts like crème brûlée are served to the university student crowd. The final stop is at Fusion Taco in Houston, Texas where customers get a worldly helping of ethnically inspired tacos including Korean-Mexican, Indian-Mexican and Middle Eastern-Mexican.
