Carnival Eats

- Season 2

(2015)

In the Season 2 premiere, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Texas is toured by host Noah Cappe, who gets a lesson in meat from the Lone Star State, plus eats a chili burger, barbecue baked potato, tamales and strawberry-waffle bombs. Later, breakfast pizza, a sushi tumito and funnel-cake dog are among the tasty highlights of Lemonade Days in Dunwoody, Georgia.

A renaissance fair features conch fritters, deep-fried brownie bites with peanut butter and jelly, a fried green tomato BLT, and cookies-and-cream sandwich. Also: a cheesesteak, fries and huge taco await Noah in Mercedes, Texas.

Noah attends the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, where he eats a custom-made pizza, Ozark-style loaded fries topped with pork, baked beans and cheddar cheese, fried cookie dough and a festive funnel cake.

Volunteers prepare food from around the world at the "Nederland Heritage Festival" in Texas; and host Noah Cappe discovers Southern comfort food being served at the "Dogwood Festival" in Farmville, N.C.

Host Noah Cappe finds seafood and sweets at the Louisiana Crawfish Festival. Later, he travels to Porterville, California, where he tastes a savory funnel cake, deep-friend pizza and an inside-out pineapple upside-down cake on a stick.

Noah travels to Chowchilla, California, and discovers a meat extravaganza that takes three days to prepare, a funnel cake cheeseburger and the Baja avocado taco. Later, a trip to New Jersey for the St. Michael's Italian Festival includes Zeppole.

Noah visits the "Brandywine Strawberry Festival" in Pennsylvania, where he goes wild over a crab cake/roast beef combo; and he tastes a cheese pretzel, that's spicy and sweet, at the "Silver Dollar Fair" in Chico, Cal.

Noah chows down on trend-setting fair food at the Sacramento County Fair in California's state capitol, where he treats himself to a jalapeño cheese skirt burger and cowboy campfire churros. Also: he eats a to-die-for donut and a giant onion dog.

Noah attends the Start of Summer Celebration in Rockford, Michigan, and discovers a soulful sandwich, to-die-for casserole, and salted caramel-apple gelato. Also: he tries creations with names like the Hillbilly Hamburger and Bacon Screamer.

Noah travels to Fertile, Minnesota, where he eats a "dynamite dog", a sandwich piled high with prime rib and a fusion between barbecue and nachos. Also: he finds quintessential Canadian cuisine, with a carnival twist, at the Red River Exhibition.

The Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, California, finds Noah chowing down on caliente curls, a chile relleno dog, and a burger topped with bacon and mac and cheese. Also: a pastor in Iowa shares the recipe for his heavenly bean dish.

Breakfast on a stick and a new twist on the "green goddess" are found at the "Sonoma Marin Fair" in California. Also: Noah chows down, in Wisconsin, on the Racine County Fair's classic cheese curds and pink taco.

Noah has rave reviews for the "Sound of Music Festival" in Burlington, Ont.; and tries Minneapple pie and jalapeño wontons at the "Red River Valley Fair" in North Dakota.

Noah Cappe kicks things off in Polk County, Minnesota, where he goes local with the North Woods Sandwich Barbe chos. Then, he feels right at home ordering the Redneck Taco at the Red River Valley Fair.