Plot Synopsis

EAT THE WORLD is a half-hour series that follows chef Emeril Lagasse as he embarks on a global adventure with the world's most celebrated chefs to their favorite destinations. Each 30-minute episode pairs Emeril with a different culinary star to discover the history, tradition and techniques behind their favorite dishes -- with Mario Batali in China, Jose Andres in Spain, Nancy Silverton in Italy, Aaron Sanchez in Cuba, Marcus Samuelsson in Sweden and Danny Bowien in Korea. Amazon released all of Season 1 of EAT THE WORLD on Friday, September 2, 2016 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT. In the six-episode first season, Emeril visits:

China with Mario Batali: Emeril and his longtime friend Batali, the founder of restaurants including Babbo and Eataly, start off their journey with ravioli in New York City, and then head to China in search of the best soup dumpling in Shanghai.

Spain with Jose Andres: Emeril arrives in his good friend and modernist chef Andres' hometown, Oviedo, to explore the roots of Modernist cuisine. Together they visit Ferran Adria's never before filmed and famed ElBulli Lab in Barcelona, in which Adria is decoding the secrets of food.

Italy with Nancy Silverton: Silverton, founder of LA's Pizzeria Mozza and La Brea Bakery, brings Emeril to her second home to seek out what she thinks is the world's best pizza, courtesy of Franco Pepe.

Sweden with Marcus Samuelsson: Samuelsson, who at 24 became the youngest chef ever to receive a three-star restaurant review from The New York Times, brings Emeril to Sweden to experience New Nordic Cuisine, which incorporates new flavors into traditional Swedish food.

Cuba with Aaron Sanchez: Emeril and Sanchez, Chef-Partner of Johnny Sanchez restaurants and co-star of the Food Network series Chopped, head to Cuba to meet with leaders of the modern Cuban culinary world at the moment the country is on the brink of epicurean and economic change.

South Korea with Danny Bowien: Bowien, winner of the James Beard Award in 2013, has credited Emeril as a de facto mentor for years, and relishes the opportunity to travel with him to Korea to meet Jeong Kwan, a Zen Buddhist nun who's been called "the Philosopher Chef" by The New York Times.