From St. Thomas to Mackinac Island, Michigan to Montauk, New York, Katie Lee is beach hopping to find the local take on the best treats these islands have to offer. She samples some fresh Ahi Tuna Nachos, helps cook a one of a kind Caribbean Stewed Chicken, kayaks to shore for a burger with a unique twist and enjoys Oyster Escabeche, with oysters she helped harvest. Plus, there's always time for cocktails, sweet treats, and more on this island hopping adventure!
For Katie Lee, one of the most exciting parts of traveling beaches worldwide is finding regional specialties along the way. From Caribbean Squash to Mexico's Raicilla liquor, Katie uncovers some of the best hometown favorites around.
Katie Lee is hitting the beaches for tried and true family dishes. From classic Mexican dishes with personal family flair to a Cuban-influenced ice cream shop, Katie learns the origins of some delicious dishes as well as the heart, soul and story behind them.
Katie Lee searches high and low tide to find new and inventive ways that meals are prepared around the world. Between a Florida-created Reuben sandwich made with snapper to an ice cream sandwich pressed like a panini in Georgia, chefs will teach Katie how to bring some local flare to fan-favorite dishes.
Katie Lee is finding authentic beach cuisine that stays true to its local origins. She hits up a Georgia beach barbecue and then heads to Mexico for Chile Rellenos.
Beach life brings up visions of tasty food, great cocktails and relaxing fun times, and Katie Lee is getting a taste of the amazing bar bites brewing along the beaches of the world. She goes to Mexico for sopes, St. Barts for delicious chicken skewers with a hit of rum, crab hush puppies on Georgia's Golden Isles and coconut arepas in Puerto Rico.
Katie Lee is on a mission to find the best golden-fried goodness on the beach. She tries a perfect Fried Seafood Platter in South Carolina, Chicken Fried Wagyu in Alabama and mans the wok in Hawaii to fry a perfect whole fish.
Nothing goes better with the beach than grilling and barbecuing, so Katie's hunting down the best dishes. She finds Grilled Mango Jerk Chicken in Florida, Grilled Fish Tacos in San Diego and traditional Hawaiian barbecue in Maui.
Katie Lee hunts down breakfasts by the water. She tries a modern version of a classic Hawaiian breakfast in Honolulu, gets a bite of Corn Beef Hash in Gulfport, FL, and livens things up with Dirty Chai Pancakes in San Diego.
Two of Katie Lee's favorite things are coming together, the beach and Sweets, and she is ready to share the best of the best! Decadent donuts in Arizona and Sticky Buns in South Carolina represent the best of pastries. California is representing with the Cococarma, a coconut, caramel, ice cream skillet cookie. Katie delivers the two hottest sweets in Hawaii with a classic Shave Ice on the North Shore of Oahu and a beachside Flourless Chocolate Cake in Maui. A decadent, rich cake with Maui Vanilla Creme Anglaise and Kona Espresso Ice Cream is definitely worth the trip for a Hawaiian-tinged, gooey dessert. In Florida, nachos get amped up and become Dessert Nachos.
Katie Lee's ready to crank it up a notch and that means it's time to bring the heat! Katie scours the beach searching for the spiciest dishes and isn't disappointed in San Diego where her heat index is tested after trying thirty-seven different levels of hot wings and a Spicy Grilled Rib Eye. Next, Katie has Chef Kardea Brown take her to a Cajun hot spot in Charleston to learn about the Gullah-inspired blackened trout called The Islander. Katie digs into a staple of Hawaii, the Spicy Poke Bowl. In Gulf Shores, Ala. Katie quenches her thirst with a Loaded Bloody Mary. And what's breakfast without a kick to it? In Arizona, Katie savors a bit of the Southwest with Sweet Daddy Hotcakes. Because there's nothing hotter than a spicy beach bite!
What's better than delicious beach food? Delicious food stuffed into more delicious food! Katie Lee shares the most stuffed, packed full, brimming to the rim dishes because the more, the merrier! In Florida, Katie finds amazing Empanadas and Brisket-Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers. Next, Katie delights in some Southern cuisine with a Creole Stuffed Tater in Alabama and Southern Stuffed Salmon in Myrtle Beach. Katie features the ancient Hawaiian dish Lau Lau, pork and fish stuffed in to taro leaves. But the most stuffed of the stuffed? Arizona's very own 5-pound, 2-foot burrito!
Life is too short for food to be boring, which is why Katie Lee is on the hunt for dishes and restaurants that are off the beaten path. Katie's in the know on Sullivan's Island, S.C where she is introduced to the Peanut Butter and Jelly Burger. In Myrtle Beach, S.C Katie is treated to the unexpected at a sushi restaurant when she tries the Fried Chicken Sushi Roll. Wanting to step further outside of the box, Katie strikes gold in Hawaii with the Mac & Cheese Pancakes and Pho-Strami, a Vietnamese spin on the East Coast classic deli sandwich. Katie flips over the Lobster Egg Roll in Florida, and the Crab "BLTA" in California.
Katie Lee is toasting the gooey-est of dairy delights. Katie teams up with her Kitchen Co-Host, Marcela Valladolid for tacos in San Diego. But there are no tortillas here, just cheese curds! San Diego also brings Chorizo Fundido - an epic, spicy waterfront treat. How does one liven up a cheesy Au Gratin? Well, when on the Alabama shores of the Gulf of Mexico, Katie adds gorgeous local shrimp! Florida doubles down with Mac & Cheese Grilled Cheese, while Arizona serves up seriously stuffed mushrooms! But Katie find one of the most creative uses of this versatile ingredient in Hawaii, Goat Cheese Truffles!
Katie Lee is on a mission to find the best beach food along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. The Biloxi Bay Bridge connects historic beach town Biloxi to Ocean Springs, an artistic community that’s becoming a hot spot for eclectic, diverse restaurants, and Katie finds that there’s great food waiting to be discovered from one end of the bridge to the other. She starts with seafood gumbo made with crab straight out of the local waters, fishes for one of her meals, and samples some soul food that’s not your typical beach cuisine. Down-home barbecue is a must-have for food lovers in the South, so Katie digs into the best ribs below the Mason-Dixon Line. Chicory coffee, homemade buttery biscuits and refreshing ice pops round out a perfect culinary tour of the Mississippi coast.
Katie Lee jaunts just off the coast of Florida to the most accessible, populated and food-centric island in the Bahamas, New Providence, and the city of Nassau. Conch is a staple here, so Katie can’t turn down the freshest conch salad, and local specialties like hog snapper, chicken patties and a Bahama Mama cocktail also represent the island culture. Local spices give barbecue a uniquely Bahamian twist, and a Louisiana family is bringing N’awlins Creole to these majestic isles. Katie wraps things up with a true island classic, the Guava Duff, for dessert.
Katie Lee is hitting California's famed Pacific Coast Highway to find delicious, international beach food in a beautiful coastal setting. In Monterey, she discovers rich Italian influences in cioppino with local Dungeness crab. Then she finds an almond croissant in Carmel that makes her think she's been transported to France. Mexican fare in California is always authentic and unbeatable, and Katie samples a perfect pork mole, smooth Mezcal and a Mexican specialty snack, grasshoppers! She can't leave wine country without pairing some vino with local seafood, and sweet treats like fudge and candy apples are always in order.
She starts with seafood gumbo made with crab straight out of the local waters, fishes for one of her meals, and samples some soul food that’s not your typical beach cuisine. Down-home barbecue is a must-have for food lovers in the South, so Katie digs into the best ribs below the Mason-Dixon Line. Chicory coffee, homemade buttery biscuits and refreshing ice pops round out a perfect culinary tour of the Mississippi coast.
Katie Lee lands on Catalina and heads to historic Mt. Ada for a juicy lamb burger with a view; local vegetables paired with wine.
A number of quaint beach towns along the South Carolina coast are leading a revolution in Lowcountry cuisine, and Katie Lee finds the best beach bites in Sullivan’s Island, Mt. Pleasant, Isle of Palms and Folly Beach. She starts at a hot spot that’s elevating the classic Lowcountry boil by turning it into chowder. She also discovers a restaurant that lures skeptics in with typical beach fare and flips the script with perfect Korean cuisine. A breakfast pit stop converts Katie into a devotee after she samples crab cakes eggs Benedict and banana bread French toast. And it’s not a visit to the Lowcountry without fresh shrimp, fried chicken, a cocktail and some gelato!