ps is ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁food ▁item ▁or ▁style ▁of ▁food ▁which ▁is ▁featured ▁during ▁the ▁ 3 0 ▁minute ▁program . ▁ ▁In cluded ▁in ▁the ▁line up ▁are : ▁cookies , ▁ste ak , ▁comfort ▁food s , ▁coffee , ▁tail g ating ▁and ▁pop c orn . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁comb ines ▁history ▁segments ▁with ▁reci pe ▁segments . ▁The ▁history ▁segments ▁highlight ▁key ▁events ▁in ▁a ▁food ' s ▁history , ▁usually ▁including ▁where ▁it ▁origin ated . ▁In ▁the ▁reci pe ▁segments , ▁George ▁travel s ▁to ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁America ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁" ass istant " ▁in ▁the ▁kitchen ▁of ▁a ▁store ▁or ▁restaurant ▁which ▁special izes ▁in ▁the ▁item ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁episode . ▁ ▁A ctor ▁Jim ▁O ' Con nor ▁hosted ▁the ▁show ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁several ▁years ▁of ▁its ▁existence . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁O ' Con nor ▁era , ▁the ▁show ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁" J im ▁O ' Con nor ▁Road ▁Show " ▁where ▁Jim ▁highlight ed ▁locations ▁and ▁festiv als ▁which ▁celebr ate ▁food ▁in ▁unique ▁ways . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁( A pril ▁ 2 ▁was ▁the ▁date ▁announced ▁in ▁a ired ▁prom os ), ▁George ▁Dur an ▁took ▁over ▁hosting ▁duties . ▁ ▁George ▁Dur an ▁was ▁formerly ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁Food ▁Network ' s ▁Ham ▁on ▁the ▁Street , ▁but ▁with ▁his ▁current ▁hosting ▁duties , ▁that ▁show ' s ▁status ▁is ▁unclear