--- Six-part series Devoured premieres at 9.25pm, Saturday 16 April on SBS VICELAND. Episodes air weekly. The full series will also be streaming from 16 April. ---
Things are deliciously scandalous - or sometimes deadly - in this series, narrated by Jon Cryer, which delves into almost unbelievable stories of true food crimes.
Pizza for 'A slice of Pie'
The series kicks off with a look at events that swirled around accusations of a family recipe being stolen from one of Brooklyn's most successful pizza places, L&B Spumoni Gardens. The perfect eat for this story of pizza perfection and mafia justice? You'll want a recipe from the best: luckily, world pizza champion Johnny Di Francesco shared his in Food Safari Fire. Want more pizza action? You can also watch two seasons of The Pizza Show, streaming now .
Pizza margherita. Source: Food Safari Fire
Crunchy croquettes for the fishy business of 'The Codfather'
Carlos Rafael, nicknamed 'The Codfather' ran one of the largest commercial fishing operations in the U.S. and as one of those interviewed says "you didn't mess with him". It's a colourful story - he was expelled from a monastery school as a teen, started with nothing on the docks and built a huge commercial fishing fleet, and faced allegations including theft, damaging overfishing and tax evasion. Sit down to stories of shady operations and undercover agents with some crunchy golden (crocchette di baccalà).
Salt cod croquettes Source: Alan Benson
Honey-sambal chicken for the 'Great Hive Heist'
It's a case of thieves with sticky fingers when hundreds of beehives are stolen. These very easy to make will be just what you need for the buzz of this investigation. (Or if you're after something sweet, get your own fingers sticky with some .)
Honey sambal wings Source: Alan Benson
Comfort food for 'We All Scream' and 'The Fast Food Killer'
Some of these tales are seriously shocking and sad. 'We All Scream' looks at the death of several people that were connected to the consumption of ice-cream products contaminated with listeria, a potentially life-threatening bacteria. The into the tragedy discovered cases of illness ranging over a five-year period, including three deaths, tied to products from one high-profile US manufacturer. Some simple comfort food might be what you want here - like a big bowl of hearty . A similar choice might be best when watching another episode, 'The Fast Food Killer', that looks at the actions of a killer who targeted fast-food restaurants in a series of deadly robberies in 1997.
No-cut whole roasted pumpkin soup Source: Adam Liaw
A Reuben sandwich for 'Deli Wars'
At the world-famous Carnegie Deli infidelity and accusations of stolen recipe put the restaurant in quite a pickle. The owner of the deli of cheating on her and sharing the deli's secret family recipes for its signature pastrami and cheesecake. Settle in with a taste of New York in your hands with a .
Reuben sandwich with spicy Russian mayonnaise and dill and garlic pickles Source: Petrina Tinslay
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