Ham on the Street

It's the show you knew he had to make. George is serving up Ham on the Street's namesake meat as only he can. There's geography meets meat in Name That Ham--as deli customers must I.D. a ham's home country. HOTS goes high-art, with our first annual ham sculpting contest. George puts a devilish spin on the classic ham and cheese sandwich. Plus, play brain-teasing Ham Trivia and watch Cuba and Argentina engage in a Fresh-Ham-Roast-Off for the ages.

What goes better with Ham on the Street... than cheese? Because the curds are flying fast, furious and plentifully--with everything from George's trip to the petting zoo to seek out the source of goat, sheep and buffalo cheese to a good old-fashioned cheese rolling championship. Want to learn to make your own cheese? Always dreamed of a Parmesan "Leaning Tower of Cheese-a" for your Caesar Salad? George delivers the secrets to both!

George Duran says Mangia! in true Ham on the Street fashion with his unique take on that American favorite: Italian food! Your spaghetti will never be overcooked again as George enlists some flame-throwing Little Leaguers to help him debunk the ol' "throw it against the wall" test. Dry meatballs? A thing of the past thanks to George's juicily delicious recipe. And if you've got olive fever, HOTS has got the cure: a fresh olive taste test. Plus, watch passersby play "Fill That Cannoli," then see how George turns spaghetti into an hors d'ouevre and converts lasagna to dessert!

George Duran proclaims his affection for confections with a headlong rush into the sugary stratosphere—that is, candy. Candy guilt gets the Ham on the Street treatment when George hits the street with a briefcase full of black market candy jewelry. Love caramel? With celery? Chicken? George helps you expand on your affection with his caramel fondue. Then HOTS meets NASA as George and Professor Perkins take the infamous Mentos and soda experiment where no Mentos and soda experiment has gone before! Plus, play "What's in My Mouth?" with the most bizarre Asian candies on earth, learn the secrets to making cotton candy and get the first look at George’s latest creation: the HOTS Candy Bar!

Foodstuffs that are stuffed are on George’s agenda as he explores the untold delights of cram-packed cuisine! A trip to San Francisco provides the perfect opportunity to see what dim sum diners in Chinatown think of George’s take on this stuffed food classic. Two San Fran psychics become stuffed food seers with a friendly game of "What’s in My Empanada?" And the famous cable cars provide the perfect place to serve up George’s San Francisco treat: Armenian Stuffed Grape Leaves! Plus, jelly doughnuts lose the fruit filling and get pumped full of George’s savory stuffings! But will they pass the Cop Test? Stuffed buffalo wings? Impossibility becomes reality with the HOTS Stuffed Buffalo Chicken Breast. And you won’t believe George’s unique take on the red hot Turducken trend, featuring... dried fruit!

Everybody needs to chill. And George is just the man for the job, as frozen food gets the HOTS treatment! Frozen food for breakfast? Believe it, as morning commuters get an icy-cool kick start from George's frozen banana and cereal pops. Then it's time for serious science as George enlists Professor Perkins—and a gutsy guinea pig named Kevin—to uncover a cure for brain freeze. What the heck is granita? You’ll find out—and learn how to give it the Ham on the Street mojito treatment. Plus, the frozen TV dinner gets a serious upgrade as George unveils his HDTV version. And George shows just how "handy" he can be by creating the world’s first all-natural hand-shaped herbsicles!

George dives deep to fish up a Ham on the Street style seafood extravaganza. Got a favorite fishing hole? George reveals his to you... and some shocked discount store shoppers! Then it’s man meets machine in the first annual HOTS Oyster Shuck-Off, and seafood meets spicy citrus in George's Frozen Jalapeno-Lime-Oyster Shooters! George explores the mystery of imitation crabmeat and resuscitates its reputation with one real delicious recipe. Plus, an old lobsterman's trick gets a modern-day interpretation as George brings some lobsters to a hypno-therapist. And do muscles help you clean mussels? George puts two pro wrestlers to the scrub test—with the fate of his delectable French Mussels hanging in the balance!

George is in a most magnanimous mood, as he offers up his unique take on the delicious tradition of gift foods. The infamous fruitcake gets a HOTS update as George creates a kid-friendly version, then pits it against the classic in an elementary school taste test. Sand art gets taken out of the crafts fair and into the kitchen with George’s ingenious chocolate version that’s really a cake mix! Think you know your brittle? Then step up to the candy dish for a special presentation of "Name That Nut." Then, everyone loves homemade cupcakes. Whip up a batch from George’s hot new recipe and use his highly scientific cupcake carrier test to make giving them as a gift with less of a mess. Last, nothing adds warmth to holiday tipping like George’s cash-packed gift bread!

George bites into the ever expanding universe of America’s favorite dessert—cookies. Cookie immortality is on George’s menu as creative contestants vie to design the most convincing "George Face Cookie." Bored with the same old chocolate chip cookies? George comes to the rescue of a woman named Cookie, supercharging her recipe in true HOTS fashion. And if you thought cookies are always sweet, think again. Then sink your teeth into George’s Lemon-Thyme savory sensations! And why should humans have all the fun? George’s Carob Chip Cookies are canine-safe, but will the dogs on the taste panel agree? Plus, test your cookie trivia skills with a game of Gingerbread Hangman. and witness George’s latest deep fried delight—cookie balls!