Plot Synopsis

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver travels across the United States, exploring places, ingredients, food culture and traditions. In this six-episode series, Jamie tours: Los Angeles, where he experiences the largest concentration of Mexican immigrants; Wyoming, where he samples the cowboy life of rodeo, camp-fire cooking, Rocky Mountain Oysters, and a night sleeping under the stars; New York City, where he explores the underground restaurant scene, shares a Hookah in Queens, makes noodles in Chinatown and hosts his own supper club; Louisiana, where he arrives just weeks after Hurricane Gustav wreaked havoc but still finds time to hunt for alligators, cook gumbo and help a local eatery; Georgia & Florida, where he cooks soul food, listens to gospel music and enters a mass barbecue competition; and Arizona, where he encounters America's oldest cuisine and explores Navajo rituals and traditions. BBC America aired the U.S. premiere of this series on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 10pm ET.