Hungry for a new foodie-inspired bucket list?
If watching Bobby Flay chilling with local chefs or Guy Fieri biting into a juicy burger makes you want to embark on your own culinary adventure, you're in luck.
We've compiled a list of eateries that have been featured on Food Network shows over the past 30 years. You can try all the restaurants and decide for yourself which one is the “best” one you've ever eaten at.
In Pennsylvania alone, more than 90 restaurants have appeared on 23 Food Network shows, including 17 local favorites such as Longevity Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. “The Best Thing I've Ever Eaten” has stopped in the state 15 times since the program began. Broadcast in 2009.
Three of these eateries are located near Bucks and Montgomery counties.
Guy Fieri visited Daddy Pops on 'Diners, Drive-ins and Dives'
Scrapple took center stage when Guy Fieri visited Daddy Pops in a 2008 episode of “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.” Mr. Fieri conducts blind taste tests, where he tries out the region's favorites two ways: grilled and fried.
Today, Daddy Pop's remains a landmark in downtown Hatboro, with vintage details throughout the dining car exterior and interior, including a jukebox, phone booth, and several vintage cash registers. It recreates the atmosphere of a classic diner.
Lucky Cupcake Company competed in “Cupcake Wars”
Joan Jarin, owner of Lucky Cupcake Company in Lahaska, shared her baking skills in a 2011 episode of “Cupcake Wars,” which aired less than a year after starting her business. I tried.
Jarin continues to do so today, specializing in filled cupcakes and custom cakes, as well as donuts, cookies, pies, and other desserts. He also hosts private his classes, summer his camps, birthday parties, and other special events. Her store is currently located in Pedler's Valley.
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“Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” returns for a stop at Pineville Tavern
Pineville Tavern was featured on a 2011 episode of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” where Guy Fieri sampled the Wrightsville restaurant's snapper soup. This soup is still a popular item on the menu.
In the 13 years since then, The Pineville has remained a family-run business owned by Andrew and Mary Lou Abruzzese, who in recent years have opened a takeout shop, added a garden dining area and expanded the tavern. has been upgraded.
How many restaurants have caught the attention of Food Network celebrities?
More than 3,000 restaurants, cafes, and bakeries appear on nearly 70 TV shows on Food Network.
This list was compiled by USA Today Network of Pennsylvania using the Food Network website directory of restaurants featured in shows, articles, or image galleries. Only stores that appeared on the TV program were included in the list.
California and Texas have the highest number of restaurants listed on the network, at approximately 632 and 398, respectively, while Pennsylvania and New Jersey are in the top 10 most visited states on Food Network. Ranked.
Philadelphia is the seventh most popular city in the country for Food Network programming, with 62 restaurants. That's about two fewer appearances than Las Vegas, Nevada, and about eight more than Brooklyn, New York.
Outside of the City of Brotherly Love, Food Network features more than 30 diners, eateries and chop houses in suburban Philadelphia and several locations in central Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh.
Lucky Cupcake Company is one of 10 Pennsylvania stores featured in Cupcake Wars, which features at least 325 sweet shops and bakeries across the United States.
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In New Jersey, 81 businesses have been featured on the Food Network through 23 different programs, including Yellow Submarine in Maple Shade and Carmen's Deli in Bellmawr, both of which share the same title of “Best Thing I Ever Ate.” Appears in the episode.
Jersey Girl Cafe and Vincetown Diner in Hamilton Township are two of 23 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, making New Jersey the eighth most visited state in the program, tied with Hawaii. It became the state with the most
The three most visited cities in the country are New York, Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois, with 241, 132, and 110 appearances, respectively.
Chris Ullery is a Philadelphia hub data reporter for the USA Today Network. Contact cullery@couriertimes.com or find @ulleryatinell on Twitter.
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