The BEST episodes of Carnival Eats
Every episode of Carnival Eats ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Carnival Eats!
Carnival Eats celebrates today's modern gastronomic freak show and takes you on an international, food-frenzied roller coaster of culinary delights, to the new epicenter of carnival life — food! Foods of every imaginable shape, size, color and taste are being created specifically for the connoisseurs who ply midways and fairgrounds, and Carnival Eats is there for every delicious bite.
#1 - Beach Eats
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/24/2018
Host Noah Cappe goes surfside for a coastal fairground adventure. He'll sample creative beach eats from midway vendors all around the country.
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#2 - Stick It to Me
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/9/2015
Fork-free and portable foods served on a skewer; Family Dog; Bacon Bomber; Gator Kabobs; Fudge Puppy.
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#3 - Seafood Sampler
Season 5 - Episode 26 - Aired 6/14/2018
Noah Cappe dives into the fairground for some of the yummiest seafood snacks on the midway.
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#4 - Campfire Creations
Season 5 - Episode 25 - Aired 6/7/2018
Noah Cappe is following the smoke signals to the fairground! He's chowing down on midway food inspired by cooking over an open campfire.
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#5 - Carnival Italiano
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/13/2017
Noah travels the country checking out unique carnival-inspired twists on classic Italian dishes like deep-fried cannoli and a mash up of calzones and lasagna.
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#6 - Fairground Showdown
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/2020
Noah Cappe is showing off the best carnival eats in California, home to some of the biggest and best fairs in America. First, Dominic Palmieri, known as The Midway Gourmet, serves up the iconic Big Rib. Then Noah digs into a Churro Dog from Fabe's Churros and Gelato. At the San Diego County Fair, Noah meets Chicken Charlie and gets a taste of his mind-blowing All-Chicken Taco. Finally, at the LA County Fair in Pomona, Calif., Noah reunites with all three vendors for the ultimate fairground showdown.
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#7 - Noah's Favs
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2018
After trying almost 500 fairground foods, Noah Cappe is a midway culinary expert. Now he's sharing his personal greatest hits by taking a trip down the memory midway of his favorite foods.
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#8 - Festival of Fries
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/22/2018
Everyone's favorite side dish takes center stage as Noah Cappe celebrates over-the-top fries loaded with every topping you could imagine. He even tries a few that only the craziest carnival cooks could create.
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#9 - Munchies On the Go
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/29/2018
The fairground wasn't made for forks and knives, so Noah Cappe is checking out the fork-free favorites and the hand-held carnival treats that keep us coming back!
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#10 - Go Nuts for Donuts
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/2/2015
Inventive dishes featuring donuts; glazed donut bacon cheeseburger; grilled chicken raspberry donut; donut ice cream sandwiches.
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#11 - Ohio State Fair/NC Potato Festival
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/13/2014
In Ohio, Noah gets pulled in by the Pulled Pork Donut and goes fish in North Carolina for Calabash Flounder.
#12 - Hogs and Dogs
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 6/30/2016
Noah arrives at The Great Frederick Fair in Maryland, where he enjoys the Whole Hog, the Crabby Dog and the Cake-a-Dilla; Noah visits New York's Wyoming County Fair and samples the Monster Veggie Wrap, the Mexita and the Exploding Fireball Taffy.
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#13 - Southern Treats
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/5/2018
Host Noah Cappe samples Southern hospitality on fairgrounds across the county. The carnival treats he finds are all infused with a down-home goodness that makes each bite taste like Southern sugar and spice.
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#14 - From Michigan to Maize
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/24/2015
Rockford, Mich., is home to the Start of Summer Celebration, where Noah Cappe gets busy with the Soul On A Roll sandwich, and the To Die For Casserole. Salted Caramel Apple Gelato is the thing to beat the heat, while a Beer Can Chicken Pizza Cone combines the best of two worlds. Then it's off to the corn fields of Iowa, where three generations of one fabulous fair family keep Noah entertained with the Hillbilly Hamburger, the Dream Puff and the Bacon Screamer.
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#15 - Everything's Bigger and Better In Texas
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/3/2017
The Lone Star state's best carnival food takes center stage in this episode. From a giant BBQ stuffed baked potato at the Houston Livestock show, to a Forth Worth Tex Mex Burrito almost as big as the state itself, Noah discovers that everything is bigger, and yummier, in Texas.
#16 - Toastbusters
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/29/2019
Noah Cappe hits the Hunt County Fair in Greenville, Texas, and makes short work of the Smoke Bomb and the French Toast Crunch Burger. But it's the Blue Bacon Cheesecake that really knocks him out. Then he's off to California, where the annual Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival has inspired sweet berry treats like the Pizza Berry Pie and the surprising Strawberry Crisp Corn Dog.
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#17 - Bayou Bites
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/12/2018
Down in Texas and Louisiana, the bayou fairgrounds are full of rich and tasty food. Crawfish, alligator and frogs are all on the menu as host Noah Cappe wades through the swamp to try unusual carnival fare.
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#18 - Local Legends
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2018
Regional specialties get a carnival upgrade on the midway! From sandwiches that put cities on the map to desserts representing an entire state, host Noah Cappe is determined to try them all.
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#20 - Planet of the Funnel Cakes
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/30/2017
Noah Cappe drops in on central California's Placer County Fair, the home of some one-of-a-kind fair foods, including the World's Largest Funnel Cake. Noah lends a hand as a new world record is set -- and then happily samples the result. He wraps up his visit with two Argentinian offers and a fudge/cookie mashup. Then he's off to the Mississippi Valley Fair in Davenport, Iowa, where Deep-Fried Peaches and Ice Cream and a Walking Fish Taco keep him on the go.
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#21 - Supersized
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/20/2017
Noah takes a big appetite to carnivals around the world where he samples seven of the most belly-busting eats around.
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#22 - From Crawfish to California
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/13/2015
Noah Cappe goes coastal at the Louisiana Crawfish Festival. From Crawfish Cakes to Oyster Rolls, to a pair of classic carnival desserts, this festival covers all the bases from seafood to sweets. Then it's off to Porterville, California where they've got a uniquely savory funnel cake, deep fried pizza and an Inside Out Pineapple Upside Down Cake on a stick makes this event a fork-free food frenzy.
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#23 - Point Break-fast
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/23/2017
Noah Cappe starts the day right at the Shasta District Fair in Anderson, Calif. where he devours a Southern-style Biscuits 'n' Gravy Breakfast and rides off into the sunset with the Cowboy Funnel Cake. Later he takes to the skies at the National Balloon Classic in Iowa, where there's an Iowa-only pizza with his name on it.
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#24 - The King Crab and I
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/1/2018
Noah Cappe visits the Alaska State Fair, which is older than the state itself! He tries some local fresh seafood and state secrets, including the Sasquatch Sandwich. Down south at the Georgia National Fair, Noah finds that mornings are brighter when the day starts with the Country Breakfast Tots and Peach Fritter Funnel Cake.
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