State Plate with Taylor Hicks

Taylor Hicks visits his home state of Alabama to uncover its most iconic foods; he creates a classic Alabama plate of fresh seafood dip, fried green tomatoes, fried okra, white BBQ sauce, and bourbon-laced Lane cake.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way through Mississippi on a quest to discover the state's most emblematic foods; he samples a scrumptious plate of fried catfish, hush-puppies, black-eyed peas, mud pie, and the koolickle.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way through Vermont in pursuit of the state's most noteworthy foods; along the way, he samples a mouthwatering plate of cheddar cheese, maple syrup-glazed ham, fiddlehead ferns, common crackers and apple pie.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across New York in pursuit of the state's most iconic foods; after much debate, he samples a Waldorf salad, salt potatoes, Utica greens, Delmonico's steak, and New York cheesecake.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Missouri in pursuit of the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he creates a mouth-watering plate of toasted ravioli, BBQ pork steak, pork and beans, gooey butter cake, and a crispy waffle cone.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Iowa in pursuit of the state's most emblematic foods; once he learns the art of hog calling, Taylor creates a mouth-watering plate with ham balls, succotash, a pork tenderloin sandwich, and rhubarb pie.

Taylor tastes his way across Minnesota in pursuit of the state's most beloved foods; after foraging, fishing and baking, he assembles a mouth-watering plate of morel mushrooms, walleye fish, hot dish, lefse, and Bundt cake.

Taylor tastes his way across South Dakota in pursuit of the state's most monumental foods; he sorts sheep, herds bison and forages for food as he creates a diverse plate of chislic, bison steaks, wild asparagus, wojapi, and kuchen.

Taylor tastes his way across Pennsylvania in pursuit of the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he assembles a tasty plate that includes mushrooms, a cheese-steak sandwich, soft pretzels, chow-chow, and shoofly pie.

Taylor tastes his way across Maryland in pursuit of its most iconic foods; along the way, he assembles a seafood-inspired plate of coddies, blue crab, freshly harvested oyster stew, beaten biscuits, and Smith Island cake.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Oregon in search of its most beloved foods; along the way, he assembles an iconic plate of Pacific Northwest favorites, including pears, Dungeness crabs, truffles, hazelnuts, and marionberries.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Washington in search of its most iconic foods; he fills up his plate with local favorites, such as geoduck, Coho salmon, stewed apples, fresh raspberries, and a perfect shot of espresso.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across the great state of Alaska in search of its most iconic foods; along the way, he samples favorites such as reindeer hot dogs, pickled kelp, king salmon, king crab, and Eskimo ice cream.

In Montana, Taylor Hicks meets Coach Bob Knight and samples the state's iconic dishes, including Cornish pasties, trout, lentils, wheat, and huckleberries.

Taylor Hicks samples North Dakota's iconic foods, including honey drizzled cornbread, northern pike, barley risotto, chokecherry sauce, and sunflower pie.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Rhode Island in search of the Ocean State's most iconic foods; along the way, he fills up his plate with local favorites such as calamari, clam stuffies, johnnycakes, donut cake, and a "coffee cabinet" milkshake.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across New Jersey in search of its most iconic diner foods; along the way, he fills up a plate with local favorites such as a sloppy Joe, disco fries, a pork roll, an Italian hot dog, and saltwater taffy.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Ohio in search of the Buckeye State's most iconic foods; along the way, he fills up his plate with local favorites like baby Swiss cheese, pierogis, Cincinnati chili, pawpaws, and buckeye candies.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Kentucky in search of the Bluegrass State's most iconic foods; along the way, he fills up a plate with local favorites such as Benedictine spread, burgoo, spoon bread, a Hot Brown sandwich, and bourbon balls.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across North Carolina in search of the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he fills up his plate with local favorites such as muscadine jelly, kilt lettuce, two types of barbeque, coleslaw, and sweet potato pie.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across New Hampshire, filling up his plate with the state's most iconic foods such as pumpkin bisque, grilled venison, farm-fresh yogurt, the original white potato, and apple cider donuts.

Entertainer Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Connecticut in search of the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he fills up his plate with local favorites like a pizza, hot lobster rolls, steamed cheeseburgers, oysters, and ice cream soda.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across New Mexico in search of the state's most iconic foods; along the way, he fills up his plate with local favorites such as Hatch chile stew, carne adovada, calabacitas, sopaipilla, and pinon nut brittle.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Nevada, filling up on the state's iconic all-you-can-eat buffets; aong the way, he tries smoked shrimp cocktail, snow crab legs, rainbow sushi, prime rib, and Gateau Basque, a culturally-rich dessert.