Photo credit: Rachael Ray Show
Aired May 31, 2018
Photo Courtesy of Balthazar
Sure, they may have “French” in their name, but no one can deny it: America is the land of the French fry!
And we asked our favorite foodies and chefs to dish out their favorites from across the country.
(Spoiler alert: The East Coast is WINNING this round!)
Anne Burrell, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Gail Simmons: Balthazar, New York, NY
Jason Smith: Black Iron Burger, New York, NY
Josh Capon: Bowery Meat Company, New York, NY
Hugh Mangum: Duckfat, Portland, ME
Graham Elliot: Dusek's, Chicago, IL
Mike Solomonov: Five Guys
Emeril Lagasse: Fred's at Barney's, New York, NY
Jeff Mauro: Gene & Jude's, Grove, IL
Geno Vento: Geno's Steaks, Philadelphia, PA
Richard Blais and Curtis Stone: The Breslin, New York, NY
Andrew Zimmern: Lafayette, New York, NY
Marc Murphy: Landmarc, New York, NY
Scott Conant, Daniel Holzman, Daym Drops, Ryan Scott, Sunny Anderson, and Duff Goldman: McDonald's
Fabio Viviani: Portillo's
Michael Chernow: Seamore’s, New York, NY
Kelsey Nixon: Shake Shack
Melissa Clark and Stephanie Izard: The Spotted Pig, New York, NY
The Pizza Cousins: Strange Flavor, Brooklyn, NY
Don Drucker: Superdawg, Chicago, IL
Jet Tila: The Bellwether, Brooklyn, NY
Clodagh McKenna: Union Square Cafe, New York, NY