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Want to follow the trail of Guy Fieri, the spiky-haired guy who travels the country in his red Chevy Camaro looking for the best "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives?"
Fieri has featured several SC restaurants on his Food Network show, ranging from farm-to-table fare cooked at the farm to giant burgers with a Southern twist.
Some of the segments are online; others continue to be rebroadcast.
Here are 7 of the SC restaurants featured on the show.
"Worth the Trip"
Season 1, episode 10
Fieri pops into the town of Gaffney for Harold's famous chili burger and talks with the diner's owner about chicken stew, homemade pimento cheese and "something called fatback" served on Pinto Bean Wednesday.
Watch it here.
"Diners A-Plenty"
Season 1, episode 11
The specialty at The Beacon is the A-Plenty, your choice of sandwich or meal buried under a pile of fries and onion rings. Since 1946, folks have lined up in Spartanburg for this belly-filling option that caught the eye of Guy Fieri, who was also impressed with the house sweet tea.
"And the Kicker is ..."
Season 8, episode 9
Fieri visits Pawleys in Columbia at Five Points, the dining and entertainment district. His mission: to try the "out of bounds burgers," such as the Fripp Island burger, augmented with fried green tomatoes, Boursin cheese and a Southern salsa made with cowpeas, or the Sullivan's burger, with grilled pineapple, citrus jalapeño mayo and pepper jack cheese.
Visit the show's website for the restaurant's recipe for roasted jalapeno pimento cheese.
"Meat Madness"
Season 13, episode 6
Tattooed Moose owner/chef Mike Kulick shows Fieri how to make their iconic duck confit club sandwich, which has taken Charleston by storm.
Watch it here.
"Multitaskers"
Season 13, episode 8
Fieri gets a taste of the chicken and waffles at the Early Bird Diner. The DDD site has owner Dexter Haigler's recipe for deep fried pork chops with sweet and spicy red pepper jelly
Watch it here.
"Old Faves, New Craves"
Season 13, episode 10
Fieri watches Fuel Charleston chef/owner Justin Broome combine 37 ingredients for his jerk chicken, and he finds the wait is worth it. Broome's recipe for sweet onion relish is on the DDD website.
Watch it here.
"Long Standing Legacies"
Season 13, episode 11
Fieri visits The Glass Onion chef/owners Sarah O'Kelley and Chris Stewart, who he describes as "fine dining veterans bringing high end food to everyday people."
Stewart demonstrates how to make the crispy chicken leg and the smoked pork loin po'boy. Get the recipe for the po'boy and more in their More Glass Onion Classics cookbook.
Watch it here.
