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The Best Episodes of Carnival Eats

Every episode of Carnival Eats ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Carnival Eats!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Carnival Eats Season 1 Episode 12 - Illinois State Fair/Erie County Fair
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Illinois State Fair/Erie County Fair

    S1:E12

    The Illinois State Fair is one of the longest running fairs in the U.S. and luckily for host Noah Cappe, he's able to sample a taste of Illinois history with the Horseshoe Sandwich: a deep fried pork tenderloin topped with French fries and creamy cheese sauce. Then he puts together an over-the-top deep fried peanut butter sandwich, topped with homemade fluff. Next, Noah travels to New York for the Erie County Fair where he chows down on some local Buffalo favourites like Buffalo Chicken Wing Pizza, Beef on Weck Eggrolls and the Bacon Bomber.

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  2. Carnival Eats Season 2 Episode 5 - From Crawfish to California
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #2 - From Crawfish to California

    S2:E5

    Noah Cappe goes coastal at the Louisiana Crawfish Festival. From Crawfish Cakes to Oyster Rolls, to a pair of classic carnival desserts, this festival covers all the bases from seafood to sweets. Then it's off to Porterville, California where they've got a uniquely savory funnel cake, deep fried pizza and an Inside Out Pineapple Upside Down Cake on a stick makes this event a fork-free food frenzy.

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  3. Carnival Eats Season 2 Episode 6 - From Chowchilla-Madera to Ciao!
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #3 - From Chowchilla-Madera to Ciao!

    S2:E6

    In the tiny town of Chowchilla, CA Noah Cappe discovers some carnival eats that deserve to be shared with the world. First up, it's the Deep Pit Barbeque, a meat extravaganza that takes three days to prepare. Noah also enjoys a Funnel Cake Cheeseburger and the Baja Avocado Taco. Across the country in New Jersey, the St. Michael's Italian Festival celebrates the cultural and culinary history of Italian-Americans with Zeppole, a cheesecake known as Cake 'n Bacon and a bad boy of a sandwich: The Hoboken Fat Boy.

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  4. Carnival Eats Season 1 Episode 6 - California State Fair/North East Fair
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #4 - California State Fair/North East Fair

    S1:E6

    Noah Cappe chows down on a Lobster Corn Dog in California, and inhales a Deep Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich in Pennsylvania.

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  5. Carnival Eats Season 3 Episode 7 - Mac and Cheese and Monster Meat
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Mac and Cheese and Monster Meat

    S3:E7

    Noah Cappe takes a bite out of the Great New York State Fair where The Defibrillator gets his heart pumping. Then he tries on two local favorites -- the piquant Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese and the Crispy Clamwich. For dessert, he wolfs down PB&J Ice Cream. Then it's off to Columbia for the South Carolina State Fair, where the floods don't stop Noah from sinking his teeth into The Super Stick and a Monster Meatball Sub, before The King's Corn Dog gets Noah all shook up.

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  6. Carnival Eats Season 2 Episode 4 - From Small Town to Farmville
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #6 - From Small Town to Farmville

    S2:E4

    On this episode, host Noah Cappe travels to the Nederland Heritage Festival, where food from around the world is prepared by an army of volunteers. From the Cowboy Pistolettes to Sopapillas, to Chicken Fried Bacon and a very fun egg-stravaganza. Later, he travels to Farmville, NC for the Dogwood Festival - home to southern comfort food with a fair flare. From the Oh Boy! Po' Boy sandwich to Cocoa Bananas home made ice cream, these are real garden goodies.

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  7. Carnival Eats Season 3 Episode 8 - Bowls and Rolls
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Bowls and Rolls

    S3:E8

    The Norfolk County Fair in Ontario, Canada, is a culinary carnival. Noah Cappe appreciates the Thanksgiving Bowl, Butter Bacon Poutine, the Cheeseburger Eggroll, and downs it all with Ale and Apple Fritters. In South Carolina, he visits the Columbia Country Fair, where he takes a bite out of Gator Nuggets with Swamp Sauce, squeals with delight over the Hog on a Log and gets dinner and dessert together in the heavenly Angel and Devil Dogs.

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  8. Carnival Eats Season 1 Episode 10 - K-Days/North Dakota State Fair
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #8 - K-Days/North Dakota State Fair

    S1:E10

    In this episode, host Noah Cappe travels to Edmonton, Alberta for K Days. He starts the day off right with a Canadian specialty turned into brunch: Breakfast Poutine. The creative combos continue with a fusion-inspired Japanese Dog and a S'mores Mini Donuts, with the summer camp favorite topping the perennial carnival classic. Across the border in North Dakota, Wild Rice Burgers, Idaho Tacos and Kettle Corn make up the regional fare in this prairie state.

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  9. Carnival Eats Season 2 Episode 1 - From Livestock to Lemons
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #9 - From Livestock to Lemons

    S2:E1

    The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is one of the biggest events in Texas. With over 2.5 million visitors a year, it's the perfect place for carnival concessionaires to perfect their offerings. Host Noah Cappe gets a lesson in the meat that makes Texas famous, sampling the Texas Chili Burger and the Big Texas Barbecue Baked Potato. Then he tries a local legend's tamale recipe before rounding off the day with Strawberry Waffle Bombs. Next, he arrives at Lemonade Days in Dunwoody, Georgia to discover a new breakfast concept called Rise & Shine Pizza. A Sushi Burrito is an East-West fusion food that tickles his taste buds while The Funnel Cake Dog proves that even the wackiest carnival concoctions can be a success.

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  10. Carnival Eats Season 2 Episode 2 - From Renaissance to Rio Grande
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #10 - From Renaissance to Rio Grande

    S2:E2

    Young squire Noah Cappe tries his hand at making the King's Court Conch Fritters, decadent Deep Fried Peanut Butter and Jelly Brownie Bites, a picquant Fried Green Tomato BLT and the Cookies and Cream Sandwich. Biding adieu to his new friends, Noah heads west to Mercedes, Texas where the rough and ready cowboys and girls at the Livestock Show rustle up some western grub like Deep Fried Cheesesteak, Outlaw Fries and the enormous Suicide Taco that's so huge you need two plates and four hands to hold it.

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  11. Carnival Eats Season 2 Episode 3 - From Derby Day to Down State
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #11 - From Derby Day to Down State

    S2:E3

    Host Noah Cappe is off to the races in Louisville Kentucky at the Kentucky Derby Festival. First he chows down on a custom made pizza - the Kentucky Hot Brown. Then it's time to get a little bit country with Ozark Style Loaded Fries, piled high with pork, baked beans and cheddar cheese. Ending the day are two sweet treats: Festive Funnel Cake made with pumpkin and Kentucky's Fried Cookie Dough. Next he heads to Beaumont Texas for the South Texas State Fair where local specialties are The Swamp Thing and Hush Kitties.

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  12. Carnival Eats Season 2 Episode 9 - From Michigan to Maize
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #12 - From Michigan to Maize

    S2:E9

    Rockford, Mich., is home to the Start of Summer Celebration, where Noah Cappe gets busy with the Soul On A Roll sandwich, and the To Die For Casserole. Salted Caramel Apple Gelato is the thing to beat the heat, while a Beer Can Chicken Pizza Cone combines the best of two worlds. Then it's off to the corn fields of Iowa, where three generations of one fabulous fair family keep Noah entertained with the Hillbilly Hamburger, the Dream Puff and the Bacon Screamer.

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  13. Carnival Eats Season 2 Episode 13 - From Rock and Roll to Red River
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #13 - From Rock and Roll to Red River

    S2:E13

    The hills are alive with the sound of satisfied stomachs at the Burlington, Ontario, Canada, Sound of Music Festival, where Noah Cappe gives a rave review to a hit parade of new releases: The Rockin' Roti hits all the right notes, while the OMG Bar has Noah singing the blues after he eats the whole thing. Then Noah takes the show on the road and arrives at the Red River Valley Fair in North Dakota, where he gets up close and personal with local favorites Minneapple Pie and Jalapeno Wontons.

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  14. Carnival Eats Season 1 Episode 1 - 89er Days/Pungo Strawberry Festival
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #14 - 89er Days/Pungo Strawberry Festival

    S1:E1

    Host Noah Cappe moseys over to Oklahoma to pig out on the Giant Texas Tenderloin Sandwich, and gets berry excited over Strawberry Pizza in Virginia.

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  15. Carnival Eats Season 1 Episode 13 - Ohio State Fair/NC Potato Festival
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Ohio State Fair/NC Potato Festival

    S1:E13

    In Ohio, Noah gets pulled in by the Pulled Pork Donut and goes fish in North Carolina for Calabash Flounder.

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  16. Carnival Eats Season 2 Episode 7 - From Strawberry to Silver Dollar
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #16 - From Strawberry to Silver Dollar

    S2:E7

    The Brandywine Strawberry Festival in Pennsylvania is home to "The Colossal" a crab cake/roast beef combo that has host Noah Cappe going wild. Other favorites at this annual celebration include The Sizzler, the Chicken Parm'wich and Strawberry Kettle Corn. Then Noah heads to Chico, CA for the Silver Dollar Fair, where he strikes gold with the Sinfully Sweet Spicy Cheese Pretzel.

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  17. Carnival Eats Season 1 Episode 4 - Portland Rose Festival & Got to be NC Fair
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Portland Rose Festival & Got to be NC Fair

    S1:E4

    Host Noah Cappe keeps things weird in Portland with Beef Tongue Tacos and samples a Donut Sloppy Joe in North Carolina.

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  18. Carnival Eats Season 1 Episode 2 - Viva! Vienna! Festival/Contraband Days Festival
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Viva! Vienna! Festival/Contraband Days Festival

    S1:E2

    Host Noah Cappe goes coastal in Virginia for creamy crab dip and discovers the secret to authentic Crawfish Gumbo in Louisiana.

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  19. Carnival Eats Season 1 Episode 5 - Meadowlands State Fair/Gardendale Magnolia Festival
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Meadowlands State Fair/Gardendale Magnolia Festival

    S1:E5

    Noah Cappe samples the freak show of food in New Jersey and indulges in Southern sweet potato pie ice cream.

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  20. Carnival Eats Season 1 Episode 3 - Oak Mountain Spring State Fair/Apache Rattlesnake Festival
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Oak Mountain Spring State Fair/Apache Rattlesnake Festival

    S1:E3

    Host Noah Cappe is smitten over Fried Bread Pudding Bites in Alabama and gets bitten by Fried Rattlesnake in Oklahoma.

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  21. Carnival Eats Season 1 Episode 7 - Miami-Dade County Fair; Sarasota County Agricultural Fair
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Miami-Dade County Fair; Sarasota County Agricultural Fair

    S1:E7

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  22. Carnival Eats Season 1 Episode 8 - Carnival
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Carnival

    S1:E8

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  23. Carnival Eats Season 1 Episode 9 - Stanislaus County Fair; Texas Crab Fest
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Stanislaus County Fair; Texas Crab Fest

    S1:E9

    Noah is California dreaming as he takes on Lobster Fries and jumps for Grasshopper Fried Pie in Texas

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  24. Carnival Eats Season 1 Episode 11 - Indiana State Fair/Old Canal Days
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Indiana State Fair/Old Canal Days

    S1:E11

    Noah constructs a Collosal Grilled Cheese in Indiana, and goes a round with Black & Blue Fries in Illinois.

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  25. Carnival Eats Season 1 Episode 14 - Canadian National Exhibition/PrairieFest
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Canadian National Exhibition/PrairieFest

    S1:E14

    At the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Ontario host Noah Cappe has nothing but appreciation for the Thanksgiving Waffle: a turkey dinner served on a waffle made from classic stuffing ingredients. Ethnic food options abound with traditional Arancini and a vegetarian Tofu Bao Taco. Then it's off to PrairieFest in Oswego, Illinois, where Noah indulges in a Chicago-style Beef and Sausage extravaganza, a Kimchee Korean Dog and some homemade Churros with Deep Fried Ice Cream.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Illinois State Fair/Erie County Fair" is the best rated episode of "Carnival Eats". It scored 8.8/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/6/2014. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "From Crawfish to California".