Season 1, Episode 1

Shake Your Money Muscle

Michael Symon heads to Tifton, Ga., for the Rhythm and Ribs BBQ Festival, where more than 60 teams fight it out to prove their 'que is the best and claim over $5,000 in prizes. There are longtime friends and rivals as well as newcomers ready to compete.

Thursday
Apr 17
4am | 3c

Michael Symon's Best Recipes

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Vanilla Panna Cotta

Charred Greens with Citrus Vinaigrette

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Bars with Brûléed Marshmallow

Grilled White Pizza

Pine Nut Tart

Salmon Baked in Puff Pastry with Truffles

Braised Swordfish Collar With Chorizo and Clams

Sherla's Southern Greens

Macaroni and Cheese

Chicken and Truffle Terrine

Chipotle Porky Joe Sliders

Bacon and Pecan Brownies

Roasted Banana Cream Eclairs

Salmon with Smoked Bacon and Lentil Salad

Corn and Avocado Salad with Endive and Feta

Baked Cod Shakshuka

Scrambled Eggs

Eggs with Caviar

Holiday Pasta Bake (Pasticcio-ish)

Braised Greens

Strawberry Cheesecake with Pretzel Crust

Blueberry Coleslaw

Watermelon and Halloumi

Lizzie's Pasta

Roast with Root Vegetables and Herbs

Peach on the Beach Cocktail

Herbaceous Potato Salad

Avgolemono

Pork Souvlaki with Honeyed Apricots

Bananas Foster

Spaghetti with Meatballs

Potato Wrapped Pacific Cod with a Grilled Leek, Red Bliss and Purple Peruvian Potato and Lobster Salad

Lemon and Sage Roasted Chicken with Caramelized Endive

Apple Gin Fizz

Filleting Whole Halibut

Grilled Chicken Piccata

Pork and Kraut Patty Melts

Black Velvet

Gumbo on the Grill

Sweet Corn Panna Cotta

Smoked Bistecca alla Fiorentina with Brown Butter Balsamic

Chicken and Pork Souvlaki

"Greek Style" American Dish

Tres Leches

Grilled Skirt Steak with Sticky Barbecue Onions

Spaghetti with Quick Pesto Tomato Sauce

Sesame-Roasted Chicken with Bean Puree

Swordfish Kabobs

Cucumber Jalapeno Margarita

The Lola Burger

Porter-Braised Beef Short Ribs with Salsa Verde

Risotto with Ground Meat and Veg

Slow Roasted Beet Salad with Blue Cheese

Lemon Upside-Down Cake

Michael Symon

Food Network Chef and Host

Chef Michael Symon cooks with soul. Growing up in a Greek and Sicilian family, the Cleveland native creates boldly flavored, deeply satisfying dishes at his four restaurants in America’s heartland: Lola, Lolita, Roast and B Spot. He also shares his exuberant, approachable cooking style and infectious laugh with viewers as an Iron Chef on the Food Network.

About the show

It's the most competitive game in food -- BBQ! Chef and restaurateur Michael Symon heads to the biggest BBQ competitions across America to showcase the talented pitmasters, die-hard devotees and, of course, the most mouthwatering 'que around.