Taylor Hicks eats his way across California on a quest to discover the state's most emblematic foods, including cioppino, sourdough bread, avocados, artichokes, and almonds.

Taylor Hicks visits his home state of Alabama to uncover its most iconic foods; he creates a classic Alabama plate of fresh seafood dip, fried green tomatoes, fried okra, white BBQ sauce, and bourbon-laced Lane cake.

Taylor Hicks tastes his way through Mississippi on a quest to discover the state's most emblematic foods; he samples a scrumptious plate of fried catfish, hush-puppies, black-eyed peas, mud pie, and the koolickle.