Shannon Ambrosio challenges husband and wife pitmasters, Greg and Kristina of Chicago Culinary Kitchen, to an Italian Beef Sandwich cook-off; with Chicago native Saralynn Pablo by his side, Shannon Brooklyn-izes a 100-year-old classic.

Shannon heads to Milwaukee to challenge the King of Barbecue, Darnell Ashley and his son, Jazz, in an epic beer & cheese BBQ brawl; with chef Michael Feker of Il Mito, Shannon Brooklyn-izes his barbecue rib tips with an Asian twist.

Shannon heads to Minneapolis to battle local barbecue favorites, Charlie and Hannah Johnson of Q Fanatic, in a Bone-in-BBQ Brawl; Shannon enlists the help of celebrated chef, Lisa Carlson; together they create a curry goat feast, fit for a crowd.

Shannon heads to Louisville, Ky. to challenge Pitmaster Chris Williams and his boys from 502 Cafe in a bourbon and bacon brawl served pizza style; chef Loreal Gavin helps Shannon use local ingredients to infuse into his BBQ pizza recipe.

Shannon heads to Indianapolis to challenge local favorite, His Place Eatery, in a smoked meatloaf challenge served TV dinner style; with help from Chris Morrison from Black Metal BBQ, these two create a Brooklyn-ized take on BBQ smoked meatloaf.

Shannon challenges the team at J. Render's BBQ in Lexington, Ky., to add a twist to a classic Kentucky sandwich, the Hot Brown; pitmaster Jen Lyle of Lyle's BBQ helps Shannon add local Kentucky ingredients to his smoky Brooklyn-ized hot brown.

Brooklyn Pitmaster, Shannon Ambrosio pulls into Nashville, to take on Michael Powell and his team from Little Choo-Choo BBQ in a barbecue chicken and biscuits brawl. Using help from a Nashville native, Pitmaster Tony Roney, Shannon sets out to "Brooklyn-ize" this Nashville classic, and capitalize on the popularity of "hot-chicken" for his spin. Is Shannon's dish too hot for the judges to handle? Or will they be singing his praises for the win?

Shannon Ambrosio faces off against Chicago's Rusty Findlay and his team at Demon Dawgs and challenges them to make not one, but two different barbecue hot dogs; Shannon gets help from local barbecue expert Duce Raymond of Sweet Baby Ray's.