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Anyone else watch this show? I love it, I just wish there were some decent restaurants in San Antonio like the ones on the show.

I can't figuer out how the host isn't like 300 pounds. He must run to each location.

He eats a very strict diet in between binges and works out. He doesn't pig out everyday.

i watch the show up to the point they get queasy

i dunno but i never saw "big enough to make you sick" a good selling point for food.

I think the most I've ever eaten at once is maybe 3 LBs of food.

Last big thing I had was a quadruple meat burger at Whataburger with 4 slices of cheese. It's about 1 pound of beef and a 1/2 pound of others. I put it down in under 10 minutes and had room for more.

Amaya wrote:He eats a very strict diet in between binges and works out. He doesn't pig out everyday.

Did they ever fit that into a show or was it in like commentary on a dvd? I've only seen about 4 or 5 full episodes.

The whooping annoys me, but its a funny show.

That guy is great with spicy gak!

I used to watch it, mainly because Adam is fething hilarious. But I started eating healthy and exercising and now I see him eat all that food, it just makes me nauseous

I enjoy it from time to time. I like the some of the other shows like Drive-ins, Diners and Dives a little better as I've found a few nifty places around me from them, including a 5 star restaurant in a gas station It just screams novelty.

Along the lines of KC, I've started eating more healthy and I find I no longer crave meat that often, or when I cook with it, it's only just as important to the flavor of the dish as and of the veggies or spices involved. I tried to go veggie briefly before and failed miserably, but in allowing myself to balance out I've actually found balance it seems. Tomato soup and cheese bread ftw, however.

It was an amusing concept for about 3 episodes.

Crablezworth wrote:

Amaya wrote:He eats a very strict diet in between binges and works out. He doesn't pig out everyday.

Did they ever fit that into a show or was it in like commentary on a dvd? I've only seen about 4 or 5 full episodes.

See here. It explains how he does it.

Great show! My family enjoys it a lot. Not so much the pig-out parts but the exploration of all the local restaurants that takes place before the challenge.

I think he visited San Antonio..

Yep, found it:

http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Man_V_Food/Episodes_Travel_Guides/Episode_San_Antonio

Gitsplitta wrote:Great show! My family enjoys it a lot. Not so much the pig-out parts but the exploration of all the local restaurants that takes place before the challenge.

Aside from the gluttony, it appears to be quite an informative show...

Why do things need to be taken to the extreme to receive airtime these days?

The place he went to in San Antonio is disgusting and has gone seriously downhill in recent years.

I have watched the show, and find it lightly entertaining. I am not into the food feats he does where quantity is the challenge, I prefer things like the hot wing challenge. It looked excruciating even if you like hot foods.

A friend of mine who is a big guy and can eat lots ate at a local burger stand challenge. They have a huge burger, burger, cheese, bacon, ham, repeat, repeat, pile of fries and a large drink. Record was like 45 minutes, you have an hour to do it. My friend did it in 21 minutes, on the way out he waved to them and said "See you tomorrow". Outside he admitted he was waaay full and will not be seeing them tomorrow. I am sure Adam from man versus food would whomp that challenge as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xc5wIpUenQ

Epic mealtime, this is the turkey day one, they make a GIANT burrito that dwarfs anything Adam has challenged. To be fair, they have groups of people eat, not just one.

I watched it when it was on and do every now and then. Fun show, and some things really make your mouth water.

I've got to go get one of those 3 lb Cinnamon rolls now.

J-Roc77 wrote:I have watched the show, and find it lightly entertaining. I am not into the food feats he does where quantity is the challenge, I prefer things like the hot wing challenge. It looked excruciating even if you like hot foods.

A friend of mine who is a big guy and can eat lots ate at a local burger stand challenge. They have a huge burger, burger, cheese, bacon, ham, repeat, repeat, pile of fries and a large drink. Record was like 45 minutes, you have an hour to do it. My friend did it in 21 minutes, on the way out he waved to them and said "See you tomorrow". Outside he admitted he was waaay full and will not be seeing them tomorrow. I am sure Adam from man versus food would whomp that challenge as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xc5wIpUenQ

Epic mealtime, this is the turkey day one, they make a GIANT burrito that dwarfs anything Adam has challenged. To be fair, they have groups of people eat, not just one.

I don't think anyone actually eats those meals form epic meal-time.

Man vs Food is weak.

Get on YouTube, and search EpicMealTime.

It's infinetly funnier, with some really huge meals. I think their current record is 100,000 calories, and god knows how many units of alcohol.

I've only reccently discovered this show, that and the blond fella with a goatee who visit's resturants around the US. (He does another show called Big Bite I think.)

Certainly opened my eyes to some places I wouldn't mind visiting if I ever get stateside for a break.

Well now I certainly wish I had never heard of this show. Blech.

I love the show, some of the places I want to go to and have some of the normal food. Not try the challange.

The show gave me the inspiration of what I want to do when I retire.

Better to die happy.

Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:I've only reccently discovered this show, that and the blond fella with a goatee who visit's resturants around the US. (He does another show called Big Bite I think.)

Certainly opened my eyes to some places I wouldn't mind visiting if I ever get stateside for a break.

Guy Fieri is awesome, would rather watch his shows than Man Vs Food. While both are good in their own right Guy's shows actually make me want to head over to the US to try some of the places!

The only good food show is no reservations, period.

Soladrin wrote:The only good food show is no reservations, period.

Chopped and Iron Chef (both versions) are also good, and you can't hate on Julia Child.

But yeah, Bourdain is awesom. I would kill for his life.

dogma wrote:

Soladrin wrote:The only good food show is no reservations, period.

Chopped and Iron Chef (both versions) are also good, and you can't hate on Julia Child.

But yeah, Bourdain is awesom. I would kill for his life.

Agree with both posters but for some reason I enjoy Gordon Ramsey as well, maybe I find it funny seeing a short-tempered British man swear at average Americans.

So anyone else picking up the $650 cookbook Modernist Cuisine? I think you can get it on amazon for just under $500.

Here is the 30 hour Cheeseburger:

Mushroom Swiss burger

From top to bottom: seeded bun, beef suet glaze, grilled maitake mushroom, smoked lettuce, compressed heirloom tomato, gruyere cheese slice, sous vide cooked and cryo fried patty, mushroom ketchup.

Question we had to ask - Can we get the recipe?

Max from Modernist Cuisine: No. The recipe is too long to reprint here, but the hamburger patty is cooked sous vide at 54C, dunked in liquid nitrogen and deep fried. The cheese slice is constructed from Gruyere cheese, Comte cheese and wheat beer using sodium citrate as an emulsifying salt. The lettuce is vacuum-infused with smoked flavored water. Our mushroom ketchup is thickened with freeze-dried shiitakes to give greater depth of flavor without diluting the mixture.

Crazy fact: This recipe takes 30 hours, including 3 hours of active prep.

The recipe for that isn't in the book, but it is to cool not to post.

I can think of 3 places off the top of my head that he went to in San Antonio/Austin area. Salt Lick, Round Rock Donuts, and LuLu's Cafe.