You Gotta Eat Here! - British Columbia

Get ready for a new dance craze to sweep the nation as John shows off his signature “bacon-mushroom-cheeseburger” moves at The Tomahawk in North Vancouver, BC (est. 1927).

John attempts to finish the massive K2 Mountain Burger and get his face on the “wall of fame” – will he be triumphant, or will he fail to scale this mountain of meat and bust a gut while trying?

In Victoria B.C, Brooklyn-born brothers, Howie and David Siegel, owners of Pagliacci’s, show John some New York City attitude. Their restaurant’s claim to fame? Homemade, creamy, dreamy and definitely calorie enhancing New York-style cheesecake.

They serve up everything from your typical diner food like grilled cheese sandwiches and fries to bistro-caliber duck confit.

It’s high stakes fun for a chef’s preference mystery meal at Floyd’s Diner in Victoria, BC. Customers who feel lucky raise the stakes on eating when they let John flip a coin for their order of the famous “Mahoney.” Heads, it‘s a free meal, tails, they pay double!

Off-the-beaten-path in Burnaby BC, John arrives to shake things up at Fraser Park Restaurant, a joint known only to locals where they string up German sausage and serve home cooking with a German flair.

John chows down on authentic, homemade, California-style Mexican dishes which include their signature Wet Burrito with oh so much extra guacamole. It’s a fiesta of food when Enchiladas, Tacos, Tostadas, Nachos Supreme, are added to the menu, not to mention the unexpected, yet famously delicious, homemade chocolate cake. Olé!

Host John Catucci indulges in classic favourites with a twist - more than 10 varieties of Eggs Benny at John’s Place in Victoria, BC.

John hits the Rock Cod Café in Cowichan Bay, BC famous for mouth-watering dishes like The Captain’s Plate, stacked with deep-fried goodness including halibut, prawns, oysters, scallops and calamari. Even for John’s appetite, that’s a really big catch!