Big Food Bucket List (2019 - 2022)

John heads to Kentucky to try authentic fried chicken; John digs into a surf-and-turf burger in Boston; John visits a Brazilian restaurant in Toronto.

Up first, John digs into some crazy delicious, super-stacked burgers and gargantuan milkshakes in Hamilton, Ont. Next, he heads down south for a taste of the ultimate Southern comfort food: shrimp and grits in Louisville.

John checks off a New England hot lobster roll from his list; John devours a feast of pork belly and chicken adobo; John tries the steak and potatoes of the future and an exotic sea urchin panna cotta.

John devours a mind-blowing fried bologna sandwich and collard green melt at a New Orleans, La. joint that's turning sandwiches into an art form. Then he's off to Vancouver B.C. to check out their ultra-fresh, seafood.

John heads to the birthplace of North American izakaya in Vancouver, B.C. to experience an authentic Japanese pub feast before travelling to the heart of barbeque country to chow down on the best ribs.

John taste-tests a hot pink beet hollandaise sauce and checks the deliciously decadent brunch of his dreams off his bucket list in Calgary, Alta. Then John travels down south to learn how to make perfect smoked meat.

John tucks into the juiciest, most authentically southern fried chicken north of the border in Whitby, Ont., and learns all about meat and three' - the classic southern-style plate with mouth-watering side dishes.

John tries some Viet-Cajun cuisine.

In San Diego, John gets stoked over a post-surf snack spot's stacked bacon cheeseburgers; John meets the chef responsible for the 100-mile menu in Vancouver; John meets the enchilada queen in Houston, Texas, and checks Tex-Mex off his bucket list.

John heads to Irvine, California to check spaghetti grilled cheese off his bucket list; in New Orleans, John gets a taste of Beyoncé's favourite fried chicken; John heads to rural Nova Scotia to try food from an authentic sugar shack.

In Dartmouth, N.S., John chows down on a signature 'crobster' roll made from mountains of crab and lobster meat, as well as one of Nova Scotia's most appetizing export - big juicy Digby scallops.

John makes a pilgrimage to Canada's best fish and chip spot in Dartmouth, N.S, to taste the magic firsthand and learn what makes these flaky haddock filets so incredibly good.

John visits the tiki-crazy San Diego, where he's looking for a bucket list-worthy island feast; John learns about Halifax's official food; John sinks his teeth into authentic Jamaican ackee and saltfish in Toronto.