A Taste of America

"The Early Show on Saturday Morning" presented a holiday travelogue featuring the best Fourth of July foods from across the land. We called it "A Taste of America."

Viewers learned about the best places to get the most delicious holiday favorites.

We began with a look at taste buds. That's right -- taste buds! As in, how is it that one person's favorite food makes another person cringe? We took a look at taste buds to figure out what makes us partial to certain flavors and foods, and dislike others.

Fun 4th of July Recipes
"Early Show" recipes galore!

Then, we let you in on where you can find the best lobster, apple pie, Philly cheese steak, salmon and craft beer.

OUR CHOICES

Lobster: Five Islands Lobster Company Georgetown, Maine

Apple Pie: The Elegant Farmer Mukwonago. Wis.

Philly Cheese Steak: Steve's Prince of Steaks Philadelphia

Salmon: Canlis Restaurant Seattle

Domestic Craft Beers All our picks are made in Portland, Ore., aka "Brevana"!

And what "Early Show on Saturday Morning" would be complete without a "Chef on a Shoestring"? To wrap up our tour, we turned to Cat Cora, the Food Network "Iron Chef" and Bon Appetit magazine executive chef, who harkened back to her childhood in Jackson, Miss. for some good, old-fashioned Southern comfort food!