State Plate Comes to Bird-in-Hand
The Bird-in-Hand Bakery & Cafe and its delicious shoofly pie are featured in the Pennsylvania episode, airing
Friday, October 6th 2017 at 8p ET on INSP
This road trip is about discovering some of the states’ most symbolic and popular foods. From appetizers to main course to dessert, Taylor piles his plate high with delectable delights, as he makes his way across the country, meeting the people who take pride in their state’s foods.
American Idol’s fifth season winner and Arista Records recording artist Taylor Hicks tastes his way across Pennsylvania on a quest to assemble a plate of its most iconic foods. First stop, the mushroom capital of the world, where Taylor learns how to cultivate edible fungi. Then, it’s off to the City of Brotherly Love to make classic Philly Cheesesteaks. Next, Taylor ventures to Amish country to learn how to prepare chow-chow and twist pretzel dough. Finally, he learns how to make a classic molasses-filled dessert that lives up to its name: shoofly pie. It’s a plateful of Pennsylvania cuisine filled with legends and stories behind the state’s historic foods.