Travel Channel’s New Show Food Wars Premieres March 9!
There’s a debate brewing across the country with legions of loyal fans passionately defending the local eateries and the iconic dishes that make their towns famous.
Travel Channel’s newest show, Food Wars, sets out to find the country’s most celebrated dishes – foods that define destinations and create local rivalries spanning generations – and settle the debate, “Who makes the Best Dish in Town?” once and for all. We’re featuring two cities, Buffalo and Chicago, for the premiere in back-to-back episodes of Food Wars on March 9 beginning at 10pm.
http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Food_Wars
Rivalry Details – Buffalo
In Buffalo, NY there is a forty-year food war between Anchor Bar and Duff’s – each claiming to have the best chicken wings in town. The iconic dish was first invented by the people at Anchor Bar earning the restaurant the reputation as being “home to the original”. But first doesn’t necessarily mean “best” and many Buffalonians believe that Duff’s is where it’s at when it comes to Buffalo Chicken Wings. A few years after Anchor Bar, Duff’s began selling its own version of wings and people have been “flocking” to it ever since. But does Duff’s have what it takes to knock the original off its pedestal? It’s gonna take a star-studded blind taste taster panel and even a visit from the city Mayor to settle this city’s serious wing war – which side will you be on?
Rivalry Details – Chicago
Chicago, IL is home to an age-old battle between legendary Italian Beef Sandwich dynasties – Al’s Beef and Mr. Beef. Al’s Beef is an iconic Chicago eatery featuring paper-thin beef slices and spicy homemade gardinaire toppings on a toasted French bread roll only to have all of these delicious delicacies soaked in a perfectly seasoned beef juice. Also boasting the city’s best Italian Beef Sandwich, Mr. Beef prides itself on having the most delicious Italian beef and gardinaire in the country. But which restaurant has what it takes to win the title of best beef in Chicago? Personally, I would gladly eat either, but in a blind taste test, five panelists will try both sandwiches and declare a winner. Which one will it be?
Here is a preview of Food Wars. Feel free to post this to your blog or website and, as always, any feedback you have is much appreciated. (Warning: Watching this clip may make you hungry.)
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