Top Secret Recipe

This week, Todd heads to Sandy Springs, Georgia to clone one of Americas sweetest treats, Cinnabons World Famous Cinnamon Rolls. But copying that ooey-gooey goodness of a Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll in just 3 days will be no easy feat. Todd taps into his vast knowledge of baking and uses trial and error to get as close as possible to the real deal. He is ultimately forced, however, to make a long trip to try and find proprietary ingredients, and the one person who may have all the secrets to the dough. Its a race against time, and a multi-city whirlwind adventure, as Todd tries to bake a batch of buns worthy of fooling the experts. Will his last-minute ingenuity pay off or will the door hit him in his buns on the way out?

This week, Todd takes on the world leader in pizza delivery, Dominos Pizza. His investigation takes him to Michigan, the birthplace of Dominos. Todd only has three days to clone a recipe that took two years to perfect, and with so little time, he has to supplement his own knowledge with some undercover work. He talks his way into extremely high security areas and works in disguise to uncover bits and pieces of Dominos guarded recipe. Todd even uses scientific analysis on the sauce with the help of a university professor. Theres cheese, dough and sauce that have to be perfected, and this might just be Todds most difficult challenge yet.

This week Todd heads to Salt Lake City to take on the sweet treat that sparked his career as a food hacker -- Mrs. Fields Famous Chocolate Chip Cookie. Theres definitely something that sets this recipe apart from your mothers, and Todd is on a mission to find out what that secret something is. In his quest to unravel the cookie mystery, he seeks help from some very special, "little" chocolateers, and he even finds himself doing some undercover work as an electrician in a Mrs. Fields store. Eventually, he tries to find the woman behind the cookie (Debbie Fields), but soon realizes she is impossible to find. As a last resort, Todd uses an unconventional method to make a connection to Mrs. Fields through psychic powers. Will he successfully uncover the secrets and finally get this recipe down pat, or will it take him another 20 years to crack the cookie code?

Todd is in Scottsdale, Ariz.,, the home of P.F. Changs and one of the most popular appetizers around, Changs Chicken Lettuce Wraps. Todd learns at P.F. Changs test kitchen that in Chinese cuisine, you need to have a seasoned wok, which he does not have. He also learns that the biggest secret to the recipe lies in the sauce. Todd decides to try a whole new approach to his detective work this time, and gets himself hired as a waiter at a local P.F. Changs, gaining valuable access to the kitchen. Hilarity ensues as Todd tries to balance waiting tables and running back to the kitchen to try and uncover cooking secrets from the master chefs. Todd manages to get a meeting with the restaurants founder, Philip Chiang, only to learn that the recipe is Philips mothers. Todd pulls a sneaky move to land her number and actually gets her on the other line. The problem is she only speaks Chinese!