Ali Khan goes back in time to 2016 when Cooking Channel and Cheap Eats brought him to Miami. And if you're in Miami you need to eat Cuban food like Frita Cubana aka the Cuban Burger.

Food Network + Cooking Channel's Ali Khan got a craving for late night taco trucks and checks out Tacos El Charly in Austin TX.

Food Network + Cooking Channel's Ali Khan tracks down Bahn Mi sandwiches at Saigon Le Vendeur, one of Austin's most celebrated food trucks.

Food Network + Cooking Channel's Ali Khan goes to Austin City Limits Music Festival and scores Arepas, pulled pork sandwiches, falafels, gyros and even a Muffuletta sandwich.

Food Network + Cooking Channel's Ali Khan goes to Austin City Limits Music Festival for their food line up. Smoked meats tacos, Shawarma, burgers and Korean fried chicken make the rounds.

Food Network + Cooking Channel host Ali Khan visits Trill Foods in Austin TX for their elevated tacos and tostadas featuring farm sourced ingredients and fine dining cooking techniques.

Food Network + Cooking Channel's Ali Khan gets down with some crazy dogs at T-Loc's Sonoran Style Hot Dogs and street food in Austin TX

The Vitals: the spot: Sandy’s Hamburgers 603 Barton Springs road Austin TX 78704 the eats: cheap burgers the bucks: cheeseburgers for $5, a double will run $6.40 the full nelson: a nostalgic burger experience fueled by freezer to table fare Sandy’s Hamburgers puts their frozen custard out there front and center. Sure it’s on the signage but if you do a little digging you might find more skeptical critics throw their weight to getting the custard vs the savory fare. ...

The Vitals: the spot: Steak ‘n Shake vs Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers locations throughout US the eats: double steakburger w/ cheese.  the bucks: Steak ‘n Shake: $3.99  Freddy’s: $5.89 the full nelson: a smashed burger chain throw down!! Steak ‘n Shake vs Freddy’s: a smashed burger chain throw down. Being a childhood fan of Steak ‘n Shake, it seems ridiculous that I’m finally getting around to writing about this spot. But perhaps it was all mean to be. Enter ...

a Slider Recipe A slider recipe. Really? Yeah, it seems so simple you don’t even need one but consider these two fundamental burger realities: Everybody loves the sound of making burgers on the grill but they don’t always come out primetime. Everybody loves the sound of sliders but lots of restaurants serve up overpriced lil’ burgers and let’s be real: White Castle is awesome in idea, less so in reality. Unless you are hammered. Which brings me to an enchanted ...