Jamie goes hunting for alligators and cooking gumbo in Louisiana, as well as helping a local eatery get back on its feet again just weeks after Hurricane Gustav has wreaked havoc.

Jamie drives across America's Deep South in search of the best cheap food in the US. Along the way, he cooks soul food, listens to gospel music and enters a mass barbecue competition in Florida.

The final stop on Jamie's tour is a Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona, where he encounters America's oldest cuisine and explores Navajo rituals and traditions.