2011

S1.E1 ∙ Kentucky Fried Chicken

Thu, Oct 06, 2011

Todd Wilbur is a food hacker who travels the country to crack America's favorite recipes. This week, Todd takes on one of the world's most famous secret recipes, KFC's original recipe fried chicken. In his traveling kitchen that's known as the Mobile Food Lab, Todd finds his way to Louisville, Ky., to discover what it is that makes Colonel Sanders' recipe so finger lickin' good. He finds a few of the Colonel's friends and speaks to anyone with insider info, but he isn't afraid to do some undercover snooping to figure out the clues that no one will tell him. In a taste test, Todd will attempt to fool three expert judges with his clone of the recipe. Will he be able to do it?

8.9 /10

S1.E2 ∙ Cinnabon

Thu, Oct 13, 2011

Todd heads to Sandy Springs, Ga., to clone one of America's sweetest treats, Cinnabon's world famous cinnamon rolls. It's a race against time, and a multi-city whirlwind adventure as Todd tries to bake a batch of buns worthy of fooling the experts.

7.6 /10

S1.E3 ∙ Outback Steakhouse

Thu, Oct 20, 2011

Todd heads to Tampa, FL, home of the original Outback Steakhouse and birthplace of the Bloomin' Onion. In order to really understand this recipe, Todd must find the man who first created the Bloomin' Onion, but he's not so easy to track down these days.

0 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Domino's Pizza

Thu, Oct 27, 2011

This week, Todd takes on the world leader in pizza delivery, Domino's Pizza. His investigation takes him to Michigan, the birthplace of Domino's. Todd only has three days to clone a recipe that took two years to perfect.

0 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Dippin' Dots

Thu, Nov 10, 2011

This week, Todd tries to clone one of America's most unique, fun-to-eat desserts - Dippin' Dots. He drives the mobile food lab to Paducah, Kentucky to begin his investigation at the Dippin' Dots HQ.

7.8 /10

S1.E6 ∙ Mrs. Fields

Wed, Nov 16, 2011

This week Todd heads to Salt Lake City, Utah to take on the sweet treat that sparked his career as a food hacker - Mrs. Fields' Famous Chocolate Chip Cookie.

7.8 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Chili's

Wed, Nov 23, 2011

This week Todd heads to Dallas to try and clone an American classic - Chili's Baby Back Ribs. After he stops off at Chili's headquarters to elicit some information, he sets out to replicate their famous entrÃ©e.

0 /10

S1.E8 ∙ P.F. Chang's

Wed, Nov 30, 2011

This week Todd is in Scottsdale, AZ, the home of P.F. Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps.Todd decides to try a whole new approach to his detective work this time, & gets himself hired as a waiter at a local P.F. Chang's, gaining valuable access to the kitchen.

0 /10