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Adam Richman will host an eating contest at AAA Great Vacations EXPO in Columbus, Ohio on January 23. Entrants should write up to 250 characters on why they should be selected on the EXPO facebook page. update The date appears to have been moved to Jan 24.
Andrew "A-Bomb" Lane is posting the restaurants in the list of the "101 Tastiest Places to Chow Down" to his twitter as they are announced on tonight's episode. Denny's Beer Barrel Pub is #100. update TravelChannel.com has a restaurant list and slideshow.
MiamiToday reports that the live episode of Man vs. Food received a filming permit for Domino Park, Domino Park Plaza and Miami Beach citywide.
Competitive eating called “male food porn”
Double XX has a column about Man vs. Food which describes the program as male food porn:
As cultural taboos against ungoverned appetites intensify, porn inevitably follows. And thus we have the phenomenon of expert gluttony. One manifestation of this phenomenon is the professional eating contests that take place under the banner of organizations like the International Federation of Competitive Eating and the Association of Independent Competitive Eaters. Another is that brand of television that showcases promiscuous mastication, with Man vs. Food being the current darling of that genre.
New York Magazine’s Grub Street blog has a response to the column which attributes the popularity of competitive eating to the “distaster factor”.
TravelChannel.com has a video of the "press conference" help by Adam Richman and Greg "The Great Moomsi" Maloomian after successfully completing the pizza challenge at Randy's Wooster St. Pizza.
Rona Conti noted that a Japanese competitive eating DVD will go on sale in March. The programs offered appear to be the two 2005 "Gluttonous King" contests and the 2006 "Gluttonous Queen" competition.
A web page has been set up to promote TV Tokyo's broadcast of a qualifier for the 2010 "Gluttonous Queen" contest on January 1.
The Travel Channel will televise its list of the "101 Tastiest Places to Chow Down" in January 2010. Some of the listed restaurants Katz's Deli in New York, San Francisco Creamery Co. in Walnut Creek, CA and The Salt Lick Barbecue in Driftwood, TX have already appeared on Man vs. Food. Program commercial
William Beutler reports that Kobayashi appeared in ESPN's highlights of the decade montage. (I have not been able to find the video online)
Christopher Elston has a blog entry about the premiere of Nacho Mountain.
The Travel Channel will run a Man vs. Food marathon tomorrow from 9am to 3am eastern.
South Florida burger challenge reports
Clay Cartland has set up a website documenting his Miami-area eating challenges at http://www.panclayke.blogspot.com/ The December 17 entry describes his setting the record for the Doomsday burger at Kingdom and confirms that the restaurant will appear on the February 3 live episode of Man vs. Food. The blog also has a link to donate to Feeding South Florida.
The Broward-Palm Beach New Times has an article about a five pound “Beast” burger challenge attempt at the restaurant owned by former Miami Dolphin Kim Bokamper in Plantation, Florida.
A wing eating contest will be held at tomorrow's screening of Nacho Mountain at the Tally Ho Tavern in Bethlehem, PA.
The Craigslist for New Haven CT announces that an unnamed television program is seeking contestants for an eating contest.
The twitter for the Alexander Hotel reports that the live February 3 episode of Man vs. Food will be televised from the Shula's Steak House located inside that Miami Beach resort.
Greg "The Great Moomsi" Maloomian has posted some pictures to bodybuilding.com of his pizza challenge attempt with Adam Richman that appeared on the previous episode of Man vs. Food
The AV Club section of The Onion has a long article about the Hartford episode of Man vs. Food.
(via HitchcockBlonde) Adam Richman will judge a baby bratwurst eating challenge at Majors Sports Cafe in Minneapolis tomorrow. The top performer will receive a $500 gift card.
Man vs. Food eating challenge picture contest
The Man vs. Food home page has the following announcement:
We want to see photos of you taking on your own food challenges across the country. Your photo could be selected to appear on-air during our 2-hour Man v. Food LIVE event on February 3 at 9 E/P.
The photo contest begins on Wednesday, December 16, at 10:30 p.m. EST and ends on Tuesday, February 2, at 11:59 p.m. EST.
The contest rules indicate that photo submitters are granting the Travel Channel a “non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid up license to make use of and distribute your photograph”.
The Morning Call has an article about Nacho Mountain which will premier this weekend at the Grand Theater in East Greenville, Pennsylvania. The 50 pound Mount Olympus burger at the Clinton Station Diner will be featured in one of the scenes.
Man vs. Food live in Miami Feb 3
Today’s episode of Man vs. Food announced that a live episode of the program will be televised from Miami on February 3. (The Super Bowl will be played in Miami that week).
update BurgerBeast relays a rumor that the program will be televised at K_____m. (There is only one restaurant on the Miami eating challenges list which fits this pattern)
update #2 The program description lists the 48 ounce steak at Don Shula’s steak house as another challenge.
VH1.com has a clip from the reality show For the Love of Ray J 2 of a chili dog eating eating contest held at Pink's Hot Dogs in Los Angeles. (I wonder if the restaurant would have granted filming permission if they knew several of the competitors would vomit.)
Will Millender's twitter reports that he appears (around the 19 second mark) in the trailer for the upcoming season of MTV's Silent Library
Man vs. Food December 16 (Hartford) episode links
Travel Channel episode guide | slideshow | facebook gallery
Restaurants
- Randy’s Wooster Street Pizza challenge – Stuffed Pizza Challenge for 2 person team
Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
Videos: episode commercial | segment about pizza
Adam Richman’s challenge partner is Greg “The Great Moomsi” Maloomian – home page
Picture of team wearing “Hartford Inhalers” shirt
Video of Greg’s previous successful Wooster Street challenge
Youtube channel with more of Greg’s New England eating challenge videos - Doogie’s meal – 2 foot long “Works Dog”
Home Page | Facebook | Citysearch | Yelp
Hartford Courant gallery of recording
NBCConnecticut article about filming - Woody’s meal – Deputy (Hot) Dog
Home Page | Yelp - Ted’s Restaurant meal – steamed burgers
Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
List of Hartford area eating challenges in the eatfeats database
List of Bridgeport / New Haven eating challenges in the eatfeats database
Another Connecticut pizza challenge is available at Bang Bang Pizza in Norwalk. According to the restaurant’s facebook page, no one has finished the 22 inch pizza in the 30 minute limit and the only person to complete the pizza after the time expired is the woman pictured below:
Will Millender on MTV’s “Silent Library”
Will Millender’s latest blog entry describes filming an upcoming episode of MTV’s Silent Library (facebook)
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