These dishes may look like one thing but are actually surprising taste bud twists that your eyes won’t believe. Chefs show off their culinary skills by creating visual twists on the classic Mexican street corn, strawberries and cream, carrot cake, Russian cabbage rolls, and the classic peanut butter & jelly sandwich. All these deliciously twisted classics are way more than meets the eye.

Everyone has a childhood favorite food, including the top chefs in the country, but some chefs are adding unique twists to these classic dishes to make them into foods adults would love. Bacon cheeseburgers transformed into dumplings or lobsters inside a toaster pastry? Hot dogs, PB&J, fish sticks and more are transformed from the dish you remember into a dish you will never forget.

Talented chefs are taking their favorite mom-made recipes and adding tasty twists and turns; shepherd's pie, buttermilk pancakes, shrimp and grits, and tacos all get delicious makeovers that rival any mom's masterpiece.

Creative chefs go above and beyond with burgers, heroes, sloppy Joes, ice cream sandwiches, and even Peking duck to push the limits beyond two pieces of bread.

Chefs across the nation show off their most expensive creations by elevating classic foods with over-the-top ingredients; a 30-pound ostrich leg covered in gold leaf; the world's most expensive milkshake; cannoli stuffed with caviar.

Chefs show off their culinary skills with unexpected breakfast twists on cinnamon rolls, pancakes, eggs Benedict and more, creating dishes viewers will want to experience at any time of the day.

Talented chefs are revamping popular comfort foods and cranking them up to a new level of feel-good fun; a sweet grilled cheese sandwich for dessert, chicken pot pie, poutine and more all get an extra helping of imagination.

Deep-fried food has always been a popular favourite; chefs have transformed classic Italian pasta, mashed potatoes, BBQ ribs and even the famous Philly cheesesteak into deep-fried fantasies.

Chefs put a Japanese twist on the classic burrito; Southern shrimp and grits get a crunchy addition; nachos get a sweet strawberry spin; chicken and waffles are twisted with a sugary street snack; a Filipino favorite gets wrapped in a tortilla.

Some creative chefs are taking inspiration from the most classic Southern foods to create mind-blowing new dishes like barbecue spaghetti and stuffed Johnnycakes.

Chefs create a calzone with a clever catch, a hotter version of hot chicken, a cool spin on an ice cream sandwich, a crustacean filled croque monsieur, and a reimagined surf and turf.