The Burger Show

Sometimes the best burgers are in the places where you least expect to find them. On today’s treasure hunt, skate legend Tony Hawk, Alvin Cailan, and Alvin's line cook, Christian Alquiza, are gonna tour some hidden gems of the burger world. For the first stop, Alvin and Tony Hawk will try a classic cheeseburger from an iconic Mexican food stand, Yuca's. After that, Alvin will link up with his line cook to visit his favorite neighborhood teriyaki spot, B-Man's, for a ridiculously good teriyaki burger. You ready? Let’s go!

Get ready for a tour of L.A.'s best backyard, underground burger operations! In today's episode, Alvin will be hitting two special backyard pop-ups—Yellow Paper Burger in Monterey Park to try their classic double cheeseburger, and Hangaburs in El Sereno to try their epic Nayarit-style smashburger. As we all know, the past year and a half was gut-wrenching for restaurants. But in the wake of the pandemic's destruction, a beautiful thing happened in the food world. A vibrant pop-up movement took root in Los Angeles, made up of scrappy DIY food operations—many of them burger stands. It’s no exaggeration to say that we're in the midst of a Burger Revolution, thanks to an explosion of guerrilla-style hamburger stands. This episode is dedicated to the small business owners who took a risk to feed people during tough times. We salute you.

Joshua Weissman teams up with Alvin Cailan to make Cody Ko a crazy, one-of-a-kind, fine-dining burger. Using foams, gels, and other molecular gastronomy techniques, this is a burger unlike anything you've ever seen. Will Cody Ko give it the thumbs up or thumbs down? Find out!

It's the Burger Show season finale! And it wouldn't be a party without chef Joshua Weissman, whose viral TikToks and cooking series "But Better" have turned him into an Internet sensation. Today, Josh and Alvin are going to settle the debate once and for all—what makes the perfect burger combo meal? Beyond the bun and patty. What's your fry of choice? Waffle? Curly? Tots? And what drink are you washing it down with? Tune in to see what's cookin'!

On The Burger Show, smashburgers are gospel. And over the last few years, this iconic style has exploded in popularity all over the world. For today's challenge, three burger experts are going to teach you three different ways to make a smashburger. Burger Scholar George Motz will be giving a history lesson on the original smashburger. Burger Show host Alvin Cailan is flexing his creativity by making a hybrid Jucy-Lucy smashburger. And cookbook author J. Kenji López-Alt will bridge the crispiness of a smashburger with the juiciness of a thick patty in his burger science experiment. Get ready for your ultimate smashburger master class.

Binging with Babish recreates one of the most iconic and endlessly memed burgers in cartoon history: Steamed Hams from The Simpsons. Drawing inspiration from the regional steamed cheeseburger in Connecticut, Babish steams his first burger, while host Alvin Cailan flips the script and invents a steamed patty melt. Did we take this joke too far? Probably! Internet, this one's for you.

For Part 2, Burger Scholar George Motz and Alvin Cailan continue their search for the best burgers in Texas. They first head to Knife Dallas to try one of the most famous steakhouse burgers in America, and cap off their road trip at Keller's, a classic drive-in burger joint.

Marshawn Lynch taste-tests a $777 burger from Burger Brasserie at Paris Las Vegas and a $1200 burger in Las Vegas, and creates his own custom Beast Mode burger. In Vegas, everything is pushed to the extreme—and super-luxe, gourmet burgers are no exception. But are the hefty price tags worth the hype? To get some answers, Alvin is linking up with someone who’s familiar with the Big Baller lifestyle—Vegas veteran and former pro-bowl running back, Marshawn Lynch.

Comedian Nick Kroll taste-tests the ultimate custom burger menu inspired by his career, featuring a "Big Mouth" burger, a Jewish Deli burger, and the ultimate Foodie Fantasy burger.

An all-star burger panel featuring Seth Rogen, Adam Richman, and Tiffani Thiessen rate the best burgers in Los Angeles. Who deserves the crown: a smashburger from Tripp Burgers, a genre-bending bistek burger from LASA, or a classic single burger from Everson Royce Bar?

Adam Richman eats the two best and most iconic burgers in NYC—J.G. Melon and Peter Luger. There are great burgers everywhere in New York, but only a few special ones deserve the title “classic.” Alvin is on a mission to track down two of the most legendary burger icons that have stood the test of time—one from an old-school tavern, the other from a storied steakhouse. And he's hitting up OG New Yorker Adam Richman to show him the ropes.

Lana Condor taste-tests the best veggie burgers in NYC. The actress and star of Netflix's rom-com To All The Boys I've Loved Before will judge best-in-class veggie burgers from Shake Shack and Superiority Burger, and see if Alvin's own recipe can stand up to the test.

Modern Family's Ty Burrell taste-tests classic regional burger styles, cooked by Burger Scholar George Motz. Professor Motz gives us another master class in how to make regional burgers from around the country that every burger fan should know about, including the slugburger from Mississippi, the loco moco from Hawaii, and the Pastrami burger from Utah.

YouTube legend Casey Neistat taste-tests limited-edition burgers from the Shake Shack Innovation Kitchen. For Casey Neistat, there are two competing obsessions in his life: YouTube videos and Shake Shack. So for our season finale, we knew we had to roll out the Burger Show red carpet. Which is why we brought him to the ultimate bucket-list burger experience: to taste-test limited-edition burgers from the Shake Shack archives, and crown a winner.

In episode 4, MythBusters Tory Belleci and Alvin Cailan are testing a burger robot. When Alvin first heard that Silicon Valley had built the world’s first fully automated burger robot, he knew he had to fly to San Francisco to see it with his very own eyes. Not only to taste the burger, but to race it head-to-head in a burger battle, man vs. machine. And he’s bringing along Tory Belleci to judge whether his years of cooking on the line will pay off.

Binging with Babish and Alvin Cailan receive a master class in classic regional burger styles from Burger Scholar, George Motz. The last time Binging With Babish appeared on The Burger Show, he and Alvin combined the best of Shake Shack and In-N-Out into a never-before-seen hybrid burger. Today, Motz teaches them how to make the Jucy Lucy, the Cuban Frita, and the Lacey-Edge.

To be a real burger pro, you have to understand different ways to dial up flavor. Attaining Burger Lord status involves more than just a fancy cast iron or spatula. It involves science. That’s why Alvin is teaming up with food scientist and Museum of Food and Drink founder, Dave Arnold. Dave’s going to to pull back the curtain on essential scientific concepts—things like umami and the maillard reaction—that will help you make the perfect burger.

When the sun sets in Los Angeles and the crowd spills out of Dodger Stadium, that’s when the true spirit of Tommy’s Original World Famous Hamburgers comes to life. While the world sings the praises of In-N-Out, real Angelenos know that this late-night burger temple is the secret handshake, known for its legendary chili burgers and party vibe. On today’s episode, two of L.A.’s greatest ambassadors—Kogi founder Roy Choi and KCRW radio personality Evan Kleiman—meet up with Alvin to talk shop about what makes Tommy’s the ultimate late-night burger spot.

Burgers are universally beloved because they're the food of the people. But few can deny the appeal of secret, off-menu burgers—a concept that was popularized by the GOAT fast-food chain, In-N-Out. With the obsessive demand for Animal-style burgers, other fast-food chains like Shake Shack and Five Guys have taken note, creating more competition in the field. So which fast-food, off-menu burger reigns supreme? Alvin is linking up with his friend and burger lover, Seth Rogen, to crown a winner.

Millions of us have fallen in love with Bob's Burgers, the heartwarming cartoon series that chronicles the life of Bob Belcher and his family-run burger joint. For chefs like Alvin Cailan, many parts of Bob's life resonate with his own experience running a kitchen. Which is why Alvin was so excited to meet the man who voices Bob—H. Jon Benjamin—and cook burgers from the show IRL for the season finale of The Burger Show. If you want to taste burgers made on The Burger Show, check out the last night of Alvin's burger pop-up, March 13th, at the Nolitan Hotel in NYC.

When it comes to food on the Internet, the bigger and bolder—and more rainbow colors—the better. It's a formula that's spawned a wave of "Stunt Food"—food whose sole purpose is to rack up likes on your Instagram feed. Chefs may not crave this kind of food, but it's no secret that they're also natural competitors. When they see something on their social feed, their first instinct is to say "I can do it better." So in the spirit of duking it out in the kitchen, Alvin goes head-to-head with Top Chef alum Ilan Hall to see who has the chops to make the craziest, most gonzo Stunt Burger. And they've got an all-star panel of judges—Sean Evans, Matty Matheson, Miss Info—to see if they've gone too far.

In the second episode of The Burger Show, host Alvin Cailan teams up with burger scholar George Motz to learn about the diversity of burgers across the U.S. Just like barbecue, the burger has absorbed local traditions—in places like Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Connecticut—that reflect a unique sense of regional pride. From the glory of deep-fried patties, to the mechanical wizardry of steamed cheeseburgs, Alvin receives a master class in regional burger styles.