Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Iowa in pursuit of the state's most emblematic foods; once he learns the art of hog calling, Taylor creates a mouth-watering plate with ham balls, succotash, a pork tenderloin sandwich, and rhubarb pie.

Taylor tastes his way across Minnesota in pursuit of the state's most beloved foods; after foraging, fishing and baking, he assembles a mouth-watering plate of morel mushrooms, walleye fish, hot dish, lefse, and Bundt cake.

Taylor tastes his way across South Dakota in pursuit of the state's most monumental foods; he sorts sheep, herds bison and forages for food as he creates a diverse plate of chislic, bison steaks, wild asparagus, wojapi, and kuchen.