Andrew Zimmern's Driven by Food
Andrew Zimmern knows the best way to experience a new place is to follow the locals. With a cab driver in each city as his guide, he explores off-the-map dives and unique regional spots to find the true heart of a city.
- 2016-2016
- 1 season
- Travel Channel
- Reality
Andrew Zimmern knows the best way to experience a new place is to follow the locals. With a cab driver in each city as his guide, he explores off-the-map dives and unique regional spots to find the true heart of a city.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2016
Episode 0
Hyderbad
Tue, Apr 12, 2016 42 mins
Hyderabad, gateway to south India, is an ancient city with a modern mix of cultures. Following his cabbies' tips, Andrew learns how 400-year-old Sultan recipes mix with new flavors, tries Akhada wrestling and enjoys a family meal.
Episode 1
Rio de Janiero
Tue, Aug 16, 2016 42 mins
Three cabbies take Andrew to very different parts of Rio, and he experiences everything from a fun beachside sport to the positive side of a notorious favela. He also eats at a neighborhood institution and treks up Corcovado.
Episode 2
Bangkok
Tue, Aug 23, 2016 42 mins
Andrew is learning from the locals in Bangkok with the help of two cab drivers. He'll meet a famous shoe designer, check out Bangkok's notorious nightlife, watch the art of Muay Thai fighting and visit a crocodile temple.
Episode 3
Medellin
Tue, Aug 30, 2016 42 mins
Andrew's taxi drivers show him very different sides of Medellin, from Paisa hospitality to Pablo Escobar tours. They'll play an explosive game of Tejo, eat roadside steaks and even gamble on guinea pigs in this eclectic city.
Episode 4
Nashville
Tue, Sep 6, 2016 21 mins
Andrew's been to Nashville before, but he's never seen the insider's city. His taxi driver, Finn, takes him to a "meat and three," a cookout at a hometown chef's heritage farm and a Music Row session with country music royalty.
Episode 5
Chicago
Tue, Sep 6, 2016 21 mins
Andrew explores Chicago with two cabbie guides, one from Chicago and the other a transplant from Pakistan. He visits insider spots like an unmarked Krygz restaurant, cheers on the roller derby team and meets a blues music legend.
Episode 6
London
Tue, Sep 13, 2016 42 mins
Three hackney cabbies show Andrew their favorite local spots in London. He hangs out in a cabbie diner near Buckingham Palace, plays darts at a pub that's been open since 1860 and gambles on the greyhounds at Wimbledon Stadium.
Episode 7
Berlin
Tue, Sep 20, 2016 42 mins
Andrew leaves his Berlin itinerary up to two taxi drivers, one from the East side of the city and the other from the West. He eats currywurst and haute cuisine at his cabbies' favorite joints, and then tours a secret war bunker.