The premiere episode, “Showdown at the Broken Spoke,” is centered on Terri White, who works as a two-step instructor at her family business, the famed South Lamar honky-tonk Broken Spoke. This was the only episode to be filmed in the city before the pandemic shut down the world. It begins with the Fab Five greeting patriarch James White (who died during the pandemic; the show offers a lovely tribute to him later on in the episode), and they all surprise Terri during a dance lesson, which they end up taking themselves.

The dance hall has received negative Yelp reviews alleging racist, homophobic, and other offensive remarks, as noted by Gawker recently.

In Episode 1, “Showdown at the Broken Spoke,” Porowski takes White to Clarksville restaurant and bakery Swedish Hill, where they briefly are greeted by McGuire Moorman Lambert’s pastry director Jen Tucker. He whisks White to the kitchen, where her grandson Alex is waiting for her to whip up her grandmother’s banana cake, a recipe that White keeps on her home fridge and makes often. They follow the recipe, and White recreates the rum glaze portion from memory. “This is legit freakin’ delicious,” Porowski declares after sampling their baked good. The group bakes their own cake to present to White when they come back to visit her.

Episode 2, “Angel Gets Her Wings,” features a visit to the South Lamar location of beer garden/bakery/restaurant Easy Tiger. Brown has a deep conversation with episode subject Angel Flores’s estranged father Jose about accepting his daughter as a trans woman. Later on in the episode, the two begin their path to reconciliation.

As part of Navarro Early College High School’s epic outdoor prom at the Long Center in Episode 4, “A Night to Remember,” Georgetown food truck Taconmaye served food, including tacos, flautas, and nachos with carne asada, al pastor, and vegan asada.

Episode 5, “Craw-Zaddy”s makeover subject is Todd Madoxx, the owner and operator of Canyon Lake restaurant Plookys Cajun Boiling Pot. There’s a lot of crawfish talk in the episode, from the hosts playing with live mudbugs, Porowski talking through what crawfish are (“I love crawfish. They’re sweet. They fall apart when you suck the brains out.”), and seeing Madoxx and his daughter Kaci prepping a boil. Later, Berk upgrades the restaurant, turning it from an admittedly run-down space into a bright, comparatively more modern one while still paying tribute to its kitschy soul.

In Episode 8, “Gimme Shelter,” Porowski takes Chris Baker, an advocate for the homeless, to Alive + Well, a wellness center in Bee Cave with a gluten-free cafe. Here, Porowski teaches Baker, who had gastric bypass surgery, how to make protein-dense smoothies.

Episode 9, “A Legend in the Baking,” focuses on Sarah Lim, the owner of Tex-Asian bakery OMG Squee. The Fab 5 lose it over her adorable baked goods, sampling several doughnuts including the lemon, and the dulce de leche macaron, and Porowski eats some of the frosting straight from the piping bag (Tan France’s favorite flavor is lemon and Porowski’s is strawberry). The shop also gets a facelift courtesy of Berk, who adds more indoor seating, a patio, and a display case. Lim also makes macarons of the Fab 5 (which are purchased by local artist Kathy Phan in the episode, who is featured in the 2021 Eater Gift Guide).

In Episode 9, “A Legend in the Baking,” Karamo Brown takes Sarah Lim from OMG Squee meets with CK Chin, owner of Austin Chinese restaurant Wu Chow, to talk about their experiences as Asian-Americans during the trying pandemic, as well as finding Asian grocery stores and starting their own restaurants.

In the final episode of the season, “The Mis-Inspiration of Reggie Devore,” Porowski takes Reggie Devore and his son (also named Reggie) to Top Chef winner Kristen Kish’s Arlo Grey, pointing out Kish’s grandmother’s recipes framed on the wall. Since Little Reggie is passionate about cooking, Porowski shows him how to make a whole filet mignon with béarnaise sauce, while his dad takes notes.