he was featured on chef michael symons' show burgers brew and que. jimmy gibson joins us this morning. guest: jimmy g's executive chef, jimmy gibson overview jimmy g's executive chef, jimmy gibson, was on food network's burgers brew & 'que on friday, march 4th in an episode titled super chef's favorite foods. about jimmy g's jimmy g's is a retro modern house of the heart of downtown cincinnati's newly created entertainment district. this chef driven concept has proven to be an alternative favorite to the classic steakhouse experience. about burgers brew & 'que meat lovers, rejoice! michael symon is taking a road trip to taste the best of the american classics: burgers and barbecue. whether it's mouthwatering, mile-high cheeseburgers or slow-smoked, fall-off-the-bone ribs, michael is going to eat and meet his way through some of the best all- american spots to get your grub on. and what better way to wash it all down than with local beers and brews, sure to make any meal a perfect 10. so, get ready to get full, because you don't want to miss the delic

plus, michael symon is putting his spin on an american classic, the casserole. the adventure begins right now on "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, hello. welcome to "the chew." thank you guys very much, we appreciate that, thank you. you know -- [ patriotic music ]

his parents get to see him in prison only get to see is the gravesite tells him they say that michael symon you've been through something like this,, it goes on but the tears and heartache is still there. >> he is a chance to make his case before the parole board next month , they reached out to him for comment to the department of corrections but have not heard back, thet o'donnell's are collecting petition signatures to keep him in prison, and weon have information on that at fox 8.com . >> workers at city hall opened the purse bids from companies to provide security equipment for the summer rnc on the equipment the city buys his police bikes,t send vast fortune companies turned in bids, only four are from northeast ohio including rust belt weldingff delves to think it is exciting, this is the largest project that we've been involved with the learned a lot in the process and a much better start a campaign to place like this in the future, the city board of control will review the bidsi can pick the winning companies. >> changes are coming to the q. and rock hallll. >> bill sheil is in fro

plus, michael symon is putting his spin on an american classic, the casserole.ns right now on "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> thank you, hello. welcome to "the chew." thank you guys very much, we appreciate that, thank you. you know -- [ patriotic music ] america, it's the land of the free and the home of some delicious food. from the atlantic to the pacific, from north to sou,

everybody in chicago talks just like michael symon. they say salad -- i love chicago. it's a great city. it is a wonderful city.

if iron chef michael symon gives his stamp of approval you know a place is worth eating at. jen picciano is making a tempting dish you can cook up for breakfast, lunch or dinner, a sweet and savory chicken and waffles dish in this week's cleveland cooks. >> jen: we followed the smoke to the oak, we are in oak and embers tavern. i have gretchen with me. what are we making, a crowd pleaser, right? >> a southern twist on chicken and waffles. >> jen: sweet, spicy and savory. >> jen: we start with the >> yes. i'm gonna take this here -- >> jen: is this more of a sweet or savory waffle? >> it is a savory waffle. a little different than a regular waffle we have corn meal or polenta in there. milk, butter and the oil. >> jen: making her do the muscle work. >> fresh cilantro. and shredded white cheddar cheese. >> jen: yum, tell me when, we are all in on this waffle. >> we have our dry ingredients, we are going to add flour, corn meal or pollen a little baking powder. we are going to combine our ingredients here. let it hang out for a little. >> jen: moving to the fried chicken part.

plus, michael symon is putting his spin on an american classic, the casserole. the adventure begins right now on "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, hello. welcome to "the chew."

plus, michael symon is putting his spin on an american classic, the casserole. the adventure begins right now on "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, hello. welcome to "the chew." thank you guys very much, we appreciate that, thank you. you know -- [ patriotic music ] america, it's the land of the

pjen just tweeted michael symon papparently he's found out that phis restaurant is going to be popen in time for the rnc. pwhy p p>> jen: yes. ptarget date april. pi heard from him today. p>> mark: get that smocker pmoving, michael. pwe'd appreciate it. p>>> kevin love is taking a break pagainst the wizards. pthey recently beat us. ptony and i are going to discuss pwhy he needs some rest. p. p>>> this is good news. pin about 15 minutes or so paccording to twitter page, the prestock was closed for a little pwhile while construction and the lace for all things kicks is pstill at its original location pon prospect avenue. phow about that. pthe reopening is from 5:00 p.m. puntil 9:00 p.m. p. p>>> now for a quick timeout with promona and tony. p>> romona: okay, tony. plet's get to. p>> tony: first four games of pthe season for violating the pleague's rule on drugs and erformance enhance ing drugs. pthis goes back to christmas and pcharged with two felony counts pof drug possession. pthis is a big blow to his pcareer. plet's face it, he came in with pbaggage. phad a marijuana arrest back i

plus, michael symon is putting his spin on an american classic, the casserole. the adventure begins right now on "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] welcome to "the chew." thank you guys very much, we appreciate that, thank you. you know -- [ patriotic music ] america, it's the land of the free and the home of some delicious food. from the atlantic to the pacific, from north to south, today, we're celebrating america's best dishes. [ cheers and applause ] well, let's -- i want you guys to use your imagination. an alien comes down from some other planet and wants to taste a dish from every country on earth. what is the dish that you would present to that alien to say, "this is a quintessential american meal." >> is it justin bieber? [ laughter ] >> the alien? >> the alien. [ laughter ] >> he's more of a snack. >> all right, all right. >> you know you love his music. you know your ipad has -- >> i like the last record, i'll admit it. i like it, i'm just trying to figure out where he came from. >> with the justin bieber thing, do you -- on twitter, you know how the

plus, michael symon is putting his spin on an american classic, the casserole. the adventure begins right now on "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, hello. welcome to "the chew." thank you guys very much, we appreciate that, thank you. you know -- [ patriotic music ] america, it's the land of the free and the home of some delicious food. from the atlantic to the pacific, from north to south, today, we're celebrating

plus, michael symon is putting his spin on an american classic, the casserole. the adventure begins right now on "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, hello.

everybody in chicago talks just like michael symon. they say salad -- i love chicago. it's a great city. it is a wonderful city. i had a delicious dinner, by the way, at the grill my goat. i've got a foodie first for you guys never before seen on "the chew." this is a donut ice cream cone. [ audience oohs ] let me explain how this came to be. there's a traditional eastern european dessert called a chimney cake, which is basically dough wrapped around a dowel, and then it's baked on a rotisserie, but this prague bakery found out a way to dodo them in a cone shape, and now they are serving them with ice cream in the inside. we got ours from a food truck