Food TV: 200th Episode of “Bizarre Foods” to Feature Philly (Oct. 20)

The Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods will air its 200th episode on Tuesday, October 20 (8 p.m.), as host Andrew Zimmern tours Philadelphia.

Back in May, Zimmern spent nearly a week in the city making stops at Rieker’s, the German butcher shop in Fox Chase; Zitner’s candies; Federal Donuts; Le Mandigue, a sub-Saharan African restaurant in Southwest Philadelphia; the Italian Market with chef Peter McAndrews of Paesano’s; Abe Fisher and Zahav with chefs Michael Solomonov and Yehuda Sichel; and an outing to Lambertville for a look at shad fishing with Steve Meserve, regarded as the last commercial shad fisherman on the Delaware.

In this clip, Zimmern samples the lamb tongue (“Jewish bacon”) at Zahav with Solomonov.

And in this clip, Zimmern talks with Steve Meserve, a commercial shad fisherman in the Lambertville area.

Photo credit: Jim Berman