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Man v. Food is an American food reality television series. It premiered on December 3, 2008 on the Travel Channel. The program is hosted by actor and food enthusiast Adam Richman.[1] In each episode, Richman explores the "big food" of a different American city before facing off against a pre-existing eating challenge at a local restaurant. The program currently airs two back-to-back episodes every Wednesday at 10:00PM and 10:30PM U.S. Eastern Time. Season 2 began airing on August 5, 2009 at 10:00PM EST.
[edit] The hostSeries host Adam Richman grew up in Brooklyn, New York, completed his undergraduate degree in International Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and earned a master's degree from the Yale School of Drama.[2] A self-educated food expert, since 1995 he has kept a travel journal including each of the restaurants he visited and what he learned from the trip.[1] Although described as "a bit on the husky side", to maintain his health while indulging for the show, Richman exercises twice a day while he's on the road.[2][3] When the schedule permits, he does not eat the day before a challenge and he tries to stay "crazy hydrated" by drinking lots of water or club soda and forgoing coffee or soft drinks.[4] After taping for a challenge is complete, Richman spends an hour or so on a treadmill, telling the Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Being sedentary is incredibly uncomfortable. [...] [D]espite the fact that the first 10 minutes or 15 minutes on the treadmill might suck, it actually does alleviate a lot of pressure, and you feel better."[5] [edit] The premiseIn Man v. Food, Adam Richman travels across the United States to explore the culture and unique "big food" of one city in each episode. He finds places in each city to indulge his appetite and visits local landmarks.[6] Richman interacts with local restaurateurs as they demonstrate the making of a house specialty or element of local cuisine. He gives a brief insight to the local community by talking to patrons at the establishments and asking about the most-talked about orders. The show emphasizes quality as well as quantity—a number of the locations in season one are Zagat-rated, while others have received honors from Esquire magazine as home of "The Best Sandwiches in America".[7] Episodes sometimes include a brief fantasy sequence where Richman pretends to be a character to psych himself up for the episode's big food challenge. The half-hour show culminates in Richman facing off against an established local food challenge. Each show wraps with a fake press conference where Richman fields questions about the challenge as if it were a just-concluded sporting event or as if he had just won, or in some cases lost, a big award. [6][8] So far, with all of this "big-eating", Adam has only made one attempt at a Guinness World Record with the 190 lb burger, in which case food won the epic battle. [edit] Critical reactionThe Los Angeles Times noted that the Travel Channel received its highest-ever ratings for a new debut with Man v. Food. They highlighted the show as an example of other networks moving in on the traditional turf of the Food Network.[9] In the Star-Ledger, television critic Alan Sepinwall wrote, "It ain't deep, and it certainly ain't healthy (I could feel my arteries clog just from watching), but it's fun."[10] Features reporters Thomas Rozwadowski of the Green Bay Press-Gazette said that "playfully eager host Adam Richman has won me over" and that "it's all in good fun."[6] CityPages Minneapolis/St. Paul describes the show, "...like the food version of Jackass, with host Adam Richman as its very own Steve-O."[11] Christopher Lawrence of the Las Vegas Review-Journal describes Richman as "impressive" and "likable" saying "think a beefier Fred Savage, although one who somehow weighs less than he did last season."[5] Jonathan Bernstein of British newspaper The Guardian described "mixed feelings" about the series saying he likes "the concept" and "the guy" but that the challenges make him "a little uneasy".[12] Emley Kerry of Tiger Weekly wondered, "Why isn't he fatter? Or just dead?"[8] [edit] Episodes[edit] Season 1: 2008-2009 Main article: Man v. Food (season 1) The weekly series premiered on December 3, 2008, with back to back new episodes airing for the first two weeks then settling down to a pattern of one new episode followed by one repeat episode. First-run episodes of the series aired in the United States on the Travel Channel on Wednesdays at 10:00 PM Eastern time. The first season of Man v. Food was initially picked up for 10 episodes and then, after initial ratings success, an additional 8 episodes were ordered.[4] The show travelled to Amarillo, Memphis, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Austin, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, New York City, New Orleans, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Jose, St. Louis, Denver, North Carolina, and Minneapolis. Over the course of the first season, the final record wound up at 11 wins for "Man" and 7 wins for "Food". Season 1 was released on DVD in the United States on October 6, 2009.[13] [edit] Season 2: Mid-Late 2009Main article: Man v. Food (season 2) The second season of Man v. Food premiered on August 5, 2009. First-run episodes of the series aired in the United States on the Travel Channel on Wednesdays at 10:00 PM Eastern time. The 20 scheduled episodes included visits to San Antonio; Las Vegas; San Francisco; Durham, North Carolina; Honolulu; Sarasota, Florida; Philadelphia; Springfield, Illinois; Boise, Idaho; Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; Detroit; Brooklyn; Anchorage; Little Rock; Tucson; New Brunswick and Hartford, plus a "Baseball Special" scheduled to air on September 30, 2009.[14] The final second season tally stood at 12 wins for "Man" and 8 wins for "Food". [edit] Man v. Food LiveDuring the season 2 finale in Hartford, Adam announced a "live" episode of Man v. Food which would take place in Miami on February 3, 2010, just days before Super Bowl XLIV. [edit] References
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