List of The Best Thing I Ever Ate episodes
The Best Thing I Ever Ate, an American television show, premiered on June 22, 2009, on Food Network in the United States. In 2017, the series transferred to Cooking Channel for one season of compilations from the previous six seasons, then with new episodes in its eighth season. As of 2021, eleven seasons have aired, for a total of 143 episodes. (This does not include the eight-episode special series All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate that aired on Food Network in 2020.) The show features renowned chefs like Bobby Flay, Guy Fieri, and Ted Allen talking about their favorite dishes in specific categories.
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 10 | June 21, 2009 | August 18, 2009 | |
| 2 | 13 | December 1, 2009 | March 26, 2010 | |
| 3 | 13 | May 31, 2010 | September 6, 2010 | |
| 4 | 14 | September 27, 2010 | January 3, 2011 | |
| 5 | 13 | May 16, 2011 | August 22, 2011 | |
| 6 | 7 | September 12, 2011 | December 5, 2011 | |
| 7 | 15 | September 3, 2017 | January 14, 2018 | |
| 8 | 13 | December 11, 2017 | March 19, 2018 | |
| 9 | 17 | September 3, 2018† | April 8, 2019† | |
| 10 | 14 | November 15, 2018† | July 15, 2019† | |
| 11 | 14 | October 28, 2019 | February 10, 2020 | |
† - NOTE: The listed airdates for Seasons 9 and 10 (via the COOKING CHANNEL GO App) have some overlap.
Episode list
[edit]Season 1: 2009
[edit]| No. | # | Topic | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Totally Fried" | June 1, 2009 |
| 2 | 2 | "Bar-B-Que" | June 8, 2009 |
| 3 | 3 | "With Bacon" | June 15, 2009 |
| 4 | 4 | "Sugar Rush" | June 22, 2009 |
| 5 | 5 | "Pizza" | June 29, 2009 |
| 6 | 6 | "Obsessions" | July 6, 2009 |
| 7 | 7 | "Wake Up Call" | July 13, 2009 |
| 8 | 8 | "Between Bread" | July 20, 2009 |
| 9 | 9 | "With My Hands" | July 27, 2009 |
| 10 | 10 | "Filled With Envy" | August 3, 2009 |
Season 2: 2009–2010
[edit]| No. | # | Topic | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Holiday" | October 31, 2009 |
| 12 | 2 | "Hometown Favorites" | November 7, 2009 |
| 13 | 3 | "Cheesy" | November 14, 2009 |
| 14 | 4 | "Salty Goodness" | November 21, 2009 |
| 15 | 5 | "Meat-Fest" | November 28, 2009 |
| 16 | 6 | "Snack Attack" | December 4, 2009 |
| 17 | 7 | "Chocolate" | December 11, 2009 |
| 18 | 8 | "Crunchy" | December 18, 2009 |
| 19 | 9 | "The Classics" | January 28, 2010 |
| 20 | 10 | "Guilty Pleasures" | February 4, 2010 |
| 21 | 11 | "Hot & Spicy" | February 11, 2010 |
| 22 | 12 | "Totally Unexpected" | February 18, 2010 |
| 23 | 13 | "Served Cold" | March 1, 2010 |
Season 3: 2010
[edit]| No. | # | Topic | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | "Grilled" | April 14, 2010 |
| 25 | 2 | "Simply Irressistible" | April 21, 2010 |
| 26 | 3 | "Regional Favorites" | April 28, 2010 |
| 27 | 4 | "Sweet Tooth" | May 5, 2010 |
| 28 | 5 | "Burgers" | May 12, 2010 |
| 29 | 6 | "Appetizers" | May 19, 2010 |
| 30 | 7 | "In a Bowl" | May 26, 2010 |
| 31 | 8 | "Hidden Treasures" | June 2, 2010 |
| 32 | 9 | "Sauced" | June 9, 2010 |
| 33 | 10 | "With Fruit" | June 16, 2012 |
| 34 | 11 | "Sliced" | June 23, 2010 |
| 35 | 12 | "Last Supper" | June 30, 2010 |
| 36 | 13 | "Best Thing I Ever Drank" | July 7, 2010 |
Season 4: 2010–2011
[edit]| No. | # | Topic | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | "Bang for the Buck" | September 27, 2010 |
| 38 | 2 | "Close to Home" | October 4, 2010 |
| 39 | 3 | "Nutty" | October 11, 2010 |
| 40 | 4 | "At a Deli" | October 18, 2010 |
| 41 | 5 | "Under Wraps" | October 25, 2010 |
| 42 | 6 | "Cake Walk" | November 1, 2010 |
| 43 | 7 | "With Chopsticks" | November 8, 2010 |
| 44 | 8 | "That I'm Thankful For" | November 15, 2010 |
| 45 | 9 | "Crazy Good" | November 29, 2010 |
| 46 | 10 | "With Garlic" | December 6, 2010 |
| 47 | 11 | "The Best Thing I Ever Made for the Holidays" | December 13, 2010 |
| 48 | 12 | "For Brunch" | December 20, 2010 |
| 49 | 13 | "On a Stick" | December 27, 2010 |
| 50 | 14 | "Reinvented Classics" | January 3, 2011 |
Season 5: 2011
[edit]| No. | # | Topic | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 1 | "Combos" | May 16, 2011 |
| 52 | 2 | "Fried Chicken" | May 23, 2011 |
| 53 | 3 | "Smoky" | May 30, 2011 |
| 54 | 4 | "Better than Mine" | June 6, 2011 |
| 55 | 5 | "Las Vegas" | June 13, 2011 |
| 56 | 6 | "Road Trip" | June 20, 2011 |
| 57 | 7 | "Old School" | June 27, 2011 |
| 58 | 8 | "Ice Creamy" | July 3, 2011 |
| 59 | 9 | "French Favorites" | July 10, 2011 |
| 60 | 10 | "Eggstraordinary" | July 17, 2011 |
| 61 | 11 | "Finger Food" | July 24, 2011 |
| 62 | 12 | "Street Food" | July 31, 2011 |
| 63 | 13 | "Childhood Favorites" | August 22, 2011 |
Season 6: 2011
[edit]| No. | # | Topic | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 1 | "All American" | September 12, 2011 |
| 65 | 2 | "New Orleans" | September 19, 2011 |
| 66 | 3 | "Messy" | September 26, 2011 |
| 67 | 4 | "As Good as Mom's" | October 3, 2011 |
| 68 | 5 | "Frightfully Good" | October 24, 2011 |
| 69 | 6 | "Bird is the Word" | November 14, 2011 |
| 70 | 7 | "Season's Eatings" | December 5, 2011 |
Season 7: 2017 (compilations)
[edit]| No. | # | Topic | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 1 | "Chicago" | September 3, 2017 |
| 72 | 2 | "Atlanta" | September 10, 2017 |
| 73 | 3 | "Miami" | October 22, 2017 |
| 74 | 4 | "Mid-Atlantic" | September 24, 2017 |
| 75 | 5 | "Los Angeles" | October 1, 2017 |
| 76 | 6 | "Memphis" | October 8, 2017 |
| 77 | 7 | "Dallas" | October 15, 2017 |
| 78 | 8 | "New England" | September 17, 2017 |
| 79 | 9 | "Philadelphia" | October 29, 2017 |
| 80 | 10 | "Seattle" | November 5, 2017 |
| 81 | 11 | "New Orleans" | November 19, 2017 |
| 82 | 12 | "New York" | November 26, 2017 |
| 83 | 13 | "San Diego" | December 24, 2017 |
| 84 | 14 | "Bay Area" | January 7, 2018 |
| 85 | 15 | "Vegas" | January 14, 2018 |
Season 8: 2017–2018
[edit]| No. | # | Topic | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 1 | "Worth the Wait" | December 11, 2017 |
| 87 | 2 | "Feats of Meat" | December 18, 2017 |
| 88 | 3 | "Life Changers" | January 8, 2018 |
| 89 | 4 | "Picture Perfect" | January 15, 2018 |
| 90 | 5 | "Throwback" | January 22, 2018 |
| 91 | 6 | "Voted Most Popular" | January 29, 2018 |
| 92 | 7 | "Southern Charm" | February 5, 2018 |
| 93 | 8 | "Extra Crispy" | February 12, 2018 |
| 94 | 9 | "Big Cheese" | February 19, 2018 |
| 95 | 10 | "Sandwich Hall of Fame" | February 26, 2018 |
| 96 | 11 | "Serious Spice" | March 5, 2018 |
| 97 | 12 | "Hamburger Heaven" | March 12, 2018 |
| 98 | 13 | "Small Plates, Big Taste" | March 19, 2018 |
Season 9: 2018–2019
[edit]| No. | # | Topic | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 1 | "Chocolicious" | September 3, 2018 |
| 100 | 2 | "Southern Eats" | September 10, 2018 |
| 101 | 3 | "Awesome Asian" | September 20, 2018 |
| 102 | 4 | "Terrific Italian" | September 27, 2018 |
| 103 | 5 | "Rise and Dine" | October 4, 2018 |
| 104 | 6 | "Mexican Favorites" | October 11, 2018 |
| 105 | 7 | "Brilliantly Baked" | October 18, 2018 |
| 106 | 8 | "Sweet Stuff" | October 25, 2018 |
| 107 | 9 | "High Steaks" | January 28, 2019 |
| 108 | 10 | "Decadent Donuts" | February 18, 2019 |
| 109 | 11 | "The Upper Crust" | February 25, 2019 |
| 110 | 12 | "Lets Do Lunch" | March 4, 2019 |
| 111 | 13 | "Back to School" | March 11, 2019 |
| 112 | 14 | "The Closers" | March 18, 2019 |
| 113 | 15 | "Layers of Goodness" | March 25, 2019 |
| 114 | 16 | "I'll Have What They're Having" | April 1, 2019 |
| 115 | 17 | "One of a Kind" | April 8, 2019 |
Season 10: 2018-2019
[edit]| No. | # | Topic | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | 1 | "Trigger Foods" | November 15, 2018 |
| 117 | 2 | "On a Date" | February 4, 2019 |
| 118 | 3 | "Chocolate Bliss" | February 11, 2019 |
| 119 | 4 | "Game Changers" | April 29, 2019 |
| 120 | 5 | "Best Meal Deal" | May 6, 2019 |
| 121 | 6 | "Asian Sensations" | May 13, 2019 |
| 122 | 7 | "Key Ingredient" | May 20, 2019 |
| 123 | 8 | "Feast of the Middle East" | June 3, 2019 |
| 124 | 9 | "New Deli Done Right" | June 10, 2019 |
| 125 | 10 | "Special Occasion" | June 17, 2019 |
| 126 | 11 | "Genuine Legends" | June 24, 2019 |
| 127 | 12 | "Yummy in the Middle" | July 1, 2019 |
| 128 | 13 | "Culinary Revolutions" | July 8, 2019 |
| 129 | 14 | "In the Last Place You'd Expect" | July 15, 2019 |
Season 11: 2019-2020
[edit]| No. | # | Topic | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 1 | "Desert Island Dish" | October 28, 2019 |
| 131 | 2 | "On Wheels" | November 4, 2019 |
| 132 | 3 | "Thanksgiving" | November 18, 2019 |
| 133 | 4 | "Kids' Menu" | November 25, 2019 |
| 134 | 5 | "Holiday Delights" | December 9, 2019 |
| 135 | 6 | "Low and Slow" | December 16, 2019 |
| 136 | 7 | "Pie's the Limit" | December 23, 2019 |
| 137 | 8 | "On the Waterfront" | December 30, 2019 |
| 138 | 9 | "Borrowed Favorites" | January 6, 2020 |
| 139 | 10 | "Stacked" | January 13, 2020 |
| 140 | 11 | "Stretchy Pants Required" | January 20, 2020 |
| 141 | 12 | "More Than I Can Count!" | January 27, 2020 |
| 142 | 13 | "Fried and Gone to Heaven" | February 3, 2020 |
| 143 | 14 | "Buttered Up" | February 10, 2020 |