Great BBQ joints are highlighted, including a small Atlanta barbecue shack and a dive bar in Cambridge, Mass. Also: smoked chicken in Philadelphia; spicy jerk chicken in the Twin Cities; and a San Francisco restaurant that serves a platter filled with a little something from the entire menu.

The tastiest pizzas from across the country are celebrated, including a margherita in Austin and a meaty pie in Cambridge, Mass. Also: an underground pizzeria with unique toppings in the Northwest is highlighted, along with the story of how the owners of a Southern California restaurant imported material from Italy for their dream oven.

These days, breakfast can be so much more than cold cereal and toast. On the sweet side: the Boston sweet treat so otherworldly, it beat Bobby Flay; in Philadelphia, waffles meet with cake and in the Twin Cities, a hot and hearty pancake that's an engineering marvel. Savory breakfast fans, get a look at the egg and cheese in Los Angeles with real star quality, the Vietnamese twist on bacon and eggs in Austin and the classic New York bagel gets an update with beets. Plus, the breakfast special in Atlanta which is like a buffet on a plate! Get ready to start your day with a bang with these best breakfasts ever.

Americans love hamburgers, and you'll love the best-ever burgers we discovered at restaurants across the country. In Atlanta, a double cheeseburger is so exclusive that only a few dozen are served each night and in the most talked about burger in New York is sandwiched between something usually found in soup. There's a burger served on a bed of freshly-cut fries and topped with everything but the kitchen sink, a cheeseburger stuffed with cheese that melts right out of the patty and burgers that will make you forget they don't have beef. They're the Food Network's best ever burgers.