Cheap Eats (2015)
Season 5
Join Ali Khan, author of the blog "Bang for Your Burger Buck", on this sweet and savory ride as he searches for breakfast, lunch, a snack and dinner on a budget of only $35.
Released Sept. 21, 2015
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Reality TV
Keywords: imdb.dinner, imdb.non-fiction
Watch Providers: Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel
Network: Cooking Channel
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S5E1 - Filling Up in Florida
Ali Khan is scouring St. Petersburg, Fla., for the best deals for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack. He starts the day strong with a Chopped champion’s hearty French crepe with an American twist and then keeps things rolling at a Brooklyn-style deli serving a mouthwatering braised pork sandwich. A berry-licious white chocolate cheesecake satisfies Ali’s sweet tooth before he brings it on home with a rich and creamy duck confit quesadilla.
Aug. 7, 2018, midnight
S5E2 - Sweet Deals Down South
Ali Khan has only 35 bucks to find the best deals in Savannah, Georgia, for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack! He starts his day with a classic Southern haystack piled high with cheesy grits, hash browns and salsa. Lunch gets explosive at Betty Bombers with the juicy and spicy Fire in the Hole burger. At snack time, Ali smoothes things over with a scrumptiously sweet red velvet whoopie pie, and he dives in for a taste of the sea with a low country boil that might be one of his best dinner deals yet.
Aug. 14, 2018, midnight
S5E3 - Michigan Mealin and Dealin
Ali Khan is hunting down the best deals in Ann Arbor, Mich., for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack. He chows down in this happening college town, starting with a heaping helping of deep-fried French toast covered in berries and whipped cream. Then, Ali gets reeled in by a great deal on blackened mackerel with a Thai chili glaze at a super fresh seafood market. He gets his sweet snack fix thanks to a flaky Hungarian pastry with a sweet apple filling and ends his day with elevated Cuban street food and a piled high “loco” Frita burger.
Aug. 21, 2018, midnight
S5E4 - Big D Delights
Ali Khan is tracking down the best deals in Dallas for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack. He comes in hot with a sweet and savory Monte Cristo doughnut and then checks out the The Big D’s BBQ scene for some succulent burnt ends with a slide of blue cheese slaw. Snack time gets dreamy with a slice of creamy Cloud Nine pie, and finally Ali is blown away by authentic, hand-pulled dan dan noodles.
Aug. 28, 2018, midnight
S5E5 - Queen City Cravings
Ali Khan is out to find the best breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack deals in Charlotte, N.C. Good things take time, so Ali starts his day with the sweet and satisfying “slowberry” cobbler waffle. Then he slides over to a food truck that’s serving up mouthwatering sliders that are too good to try only one. He finds an elegant snack in a decadent French Pot Du Creme, and cultures collide as Ali closes his day with ramen gumbo that’s packed with a fusion of flavor.
Sept. 4, 2018, midnight
S5E6 - Hungry in the Jax
Ali Khan is hunting for the best deals in Jacksonville, Fla., for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack. He kicks off his culinary escapades with a chef-driven dish of chorizo corn cakes with vegan queso and spicy guajillo chile sauce. For lunch, he bellies up to a food truck serving some of the best smoked meats in town. After a chocolaty take on baklava from a friendly Greek grandma, Ali hits up a Jacksonville institution for an old-fashioned jumbo chicken pot pie.
Sept. 11, 2018, midnight
S5E7 - Savory San Antonio
Ali Khan is in San Antonio, Texas, looking for deals on breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack. He starts with a stack of what are quite possibly the world’s best pancakes, piled high with delectable bananas Foster. Then he gets his deli fix with a meat-filled mega sandwich. After scoring a San Antonio two-fer — a kolache filled with mouthwatering barbacoa — Ali finishes strong with a smoky plate of barbecue baby back ribs.
Sept. 18, 2018, midnight
S5E8 - Killer Eats in KC
Ali Khan is in Kansas City, looking for the best deals on breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack. He kicks things off with an innovative breakfast flatbread topped with gravy, scrambled eggs and cheddar. Then, he tries a spin on the classic Vietnamese banh mi sandwich that’s full of juicy pork, and he snacks on the perfect kind of twister, the Donado — a doughnut cone overflowing with soft serve ice cream. Ali polishes off a perfect day of eating with some meat-on-meat action in the form of a burger piled high with succulent KC burnt ends.
Sept. 25, 2018, midnight
S5E9 - Rockin Deals in Memphis
A protein waffle loaded with house-smoked pork, sausage and caramelized onions; a gourmet cafeteria for a turkey, chicken and duck sandwich; the trifecta of ooey-gooey butter cookies; a spicy and sweet coconut Panang curry.
Oct. 2, 2018, midnight
S5E10 - Noshin in Nawlins
A classic Crescent City dish with a twist, crawfish etouffee over grits; a juicy chicken kebab sandwich for lunch; two flavors of gelato; a rich and tender fried shrimp dinner.
Oct. 9, 2018, midnight
S5E11 - Chowin Down in Cleveland
Ali grabs deals on Polish cabbage rolls, fresh pasta and more in Cleveland.
Oct. 16, 2018, midnight
S5E12 - Eatin OK in the OKC
Ali Khan’s day of deliciousness starts with tiramisu pancakes; an authentic, crispy Cuban sandwich.
Oct. 23, 2018, midnight
S5E13 - Belly Full in Buffalo
Ali finds deals on tacos, cookie dough and wings in Buffalo, NY.
Nov. 6, 2018, midnight
Cooking Channel
30 min/ep
30 min
Sept. 21, 2015
Nov. 6, 2018, midnight
Returning Series
NR
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