There is a Renaissance of donut making. So Steve and Rick head to Firecakes Donuts to taste the new generation of fried dough delicacies. 

Steve and Rick, talk to Rebecca Flint Marx, the Food Editor at San Francisco Magazine, about the state of food and dining in the Bay Area. Then, Steve and Rick discuss up-and-coming, trendy and surprising, off the beaten path restaurants in Chicago's ever blossoming food scene.

Steve tours Barcelona to enjoy the versatility of Catalonian cuisine, specifically seafood with El Mundo food writer Xavier Agullo. Back in the Studio, Steve and Rick partake in some imported Spanish seafood from a local Chicago vendor, Donostia Foods.

Steve goes down under the Green Door Tavern on Chicago’s River North neighborhood to a legitimate speakeasy, The Drifter and speaks with owner Annemarie Sagoi about aperitifs. Then, back in the studio, Steve and Rick share some of their favorite aperitifs as an opener.