Food Paradise (season 9)
Restaurant Location Specialty ( s )
Isola Pizza Bar Little Italy , San Diego , California Pizza Napolitana Quatro Carne - topped with homemade chunky tomato marinara , ( made with San Marzano tomatoes , basil , sea salt and olive oil ) , Calabrese sausage , spicy salami , fennel sausage , guanciale ( cured pork jowl ) , pancetta , and fresh mozzarella , baked in a wood-burning oven
Al 's # 1 Italian Beef Chicago , Illinois Italian Beef Sandwich - top sirloin butt roasted in secret spices for 3 ½ hours , chilled and sliced paper-thin , marinated in beef roasting juices , topped with giardiniera ( spicy pickled vegetable mix of celery , peppers and spices ) , with a choice of it dipped in beef drippings
Zia 's On The Hill The Hill , St. Louis , Missouri Spiedini Prosciutto - ( meaning skewers ) chicken breast strips marinated in Zia 's award-winning salad dressing , battered in spiced breadcrumbs , skewered , and grilled over an open flame , topped with picada sauce ( made with water , white wine , chicken broth , lemon juice and butter ) , mushrooms and prosciutto ham , finished with shredded Provel cheese . Toasted Raviolis - local cheese raviolis , dipped in egg whites , breadcrumbs and grated parmesan cheese , deep-fried served with a side of homemade marinara sauce ( made with chopped onions sautéed in olive oil , fresh and granulated garlic , black pepper , salt , basil , sugar , water , and three types of tomatoes : chunk , sauce and paste )
Terramia Ristorante North End , Boston , Massachusetts Aperto ( Open-Face Ravioli ) - homemade ravioli sheets ( made with double zero flour imported from Italy , durum wheat , semolina flour , salt , and egg yolks ) , layered with a lobster puree ( made from Maine lobster claw meat , garlic , olive oil , and mascarpone cheese ) , zucchini , Yutan scallops and shrimp , shallots , sautéed in white wine , cherry tomato juice , cream and lobster mascarpone puree , garnished with parsley and basil oil
Leo 's Grandevous Hoboken , New Jersey Stuffed Calamari - whole calamari stuffed with a mixture of eggs , parsley , garlic , grated parmesan and breadcrumbs , cooked in homemade tomato gravy ( made from tomatoes , garlic , onions , and secret spices ) , excess filling is rolled up into an egg ball , served with angel hair pasta . Mussels Fra Diavolo - fresh mussels and shrimp , sautéed in olive oil garlic , red peppers , and white wine , served over linguini , and covered in red sauce and grated parmesan
Café Firenze Restaurant Moorpark , California Osso Buco Milanese - osso buco ( veal shank ) seasoned with salt , pepper , dredged in flour and braised in a veal stock demi-glace ( made from veal bones , onions , carrots , celery , tomato paste , fresh herbs of sage and rosemary , peppercorns , bay leaves , garlic , water and chianti wine ) , served over pancetta-laced risotto Milanese , topped with grated parmesan , and gremolata ( made with chopped parsley , lemon and orange zest , lemon and orange juice , and garlic )
Trattoria Da Vittorio San Francisco , California Cioppino - clams , mussels , calamari , shrimp , wild salmon , branzino , Petrale sole , Dungeness crab , Main lobster are sautéed in olive oil , garlic , white wine seafood stock , and homemade tomato sauce , garnished with parsley and garlic bread for dipping in the sauce . Eggplant Parmigiana - Malanzana eggplants , sliced and deep-fried , layered with homemade marinara sauce ( made with boiled tomatoes , sautéed onions in olive oil and fresh basil ) , mozzarella , parmigiana reggiano , topped with formaggio cheese , and baked in the oven
Quartino Ristorante & Wine Bar Chicago , Illinois Pappardelle al Sugo di Manzo - homemade pappardelle paired with piedmontese shoulder of shredded beef , ( braised in olive oil , onions , garlic , chianti red wine , Campania tomatoes , salt and black pepper ) and topped with parmigiana reggiano . Gnocchi - blanched gnocchi ( potato pasta ) sautéed in Taggiasca olive oil , sliced garlic , potatoes and green beans , covered in homemade pesto , garnished with fresh arugula and sprinkled with parmesan cheese
Episodes -- Italian Eats
The ninth season of Food Paradise, an American food reality television series narrated by Jess Blaze Synder (formally Mason Pettit) on the Travel Channel, premiered on October 16, 2016. First-run episodes of the series aired in the United States on the Travel Channel on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. EDT. The season contained 13 episodes and concluded airing on January 15, 2017. Food Paradise features the best places to find various cuisines at food locations across America. Each episode focuses on a certain type of restaurant, such as Diners, Bars, Drive-Thrus or Breakfast places that people go to find a certain food specialty.