The host enjoys homemade ice cream at Evelyn's Memory Lane Cafe in High River, Alb. He also samples smoked meats at the Main Deli in Montreal and huge burgers with names like the Colossal Colon Clogger at Dangerous Dan's in Toronto.

The host helps prepare Québécois comfort foods at Chez Claudette in Montreal. Other stops include Tunnel Bar-B-Q in Windsor, Ont.; and Coastal Waters Restaurant in Ingonish, N.S.