An episode of Man vs. Food was recorded in Minneapolis last weekend. A picasa gallery of Adam Richman attempting a meter long sausage challenge at Gasthof zur Gemütlichkeit is available.

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The segment of Will Work for Food in which Adam Gertler competes in the Famous Famiglia pizza eating contest held last October will be televised at 9:30 pm and rerun tonight at 12:30 am and Sunday at 4:30 pm (all times eastern)

The segment will be available on the Food Network’s website if you are unable to watch it at those times.

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NewsObserver.com has an article about the filming of Adam Richman’s hot dog eating challenge at the Roast Grill in Raleigh for an upcoming episode of Man vs. Food. Richman ate at least 10 hot dogs, but it is not reported if he reached his goal of 17 hot dogs. Jason DiMambro attended the recording and had to sign a non disclosure agreeement that he would not reveal the results of the challenge.

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The competitive eating segment on How I Met Your Mother was televised yesterday and not February 9 as TheTVAddict reported. EatMeDaily has a video from the show containing the eating contest. (from email)

The theme of last night’s program was the removal of resume items which were not beneficial to landing jobs. Lily’s (Alyson Hannigan) accomplishment to be deleted is winning the 1995 “Coney Island Eatfest” (which has a familiar looking logo) by eating 29 hot dogs in 8 minutes. She attempts to see if she is still capable of performing her feat and then updates her resume with her recent total.

Children of Saint Clare has a synopsis of the whole episode and bebo has an official video clip uploaded by CBS.

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Like Apollo 18, it appears that plans for the eighteenth episode of the initial season of Man vs. Food will not come to fruition. A twitter update from the official Man vs Food twitter page announces that there will be 17 episodes in the first season. The 18th episode was to have been recorded in Minneapolis / St. Paul later this week.

Pat Bertoletti (or someone impersonating him on the Travel Channel message boards) had hoped to meet up with host Adam Richman in Minnesota.

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update The episode commercial and a facebook gallery are now available

• Salvador Molly’s challenge restaurant
  home page | “Great Balls of Fire” challenge | “Great Balls of Fire” eating contest March 1
  reviews: yelp | citysearch
• Voodoo Doughnut
  home page | Tex-ASS doughnut eating challenge (Pat Bertoletti currently holds the record of 23 seconds)
  UrbanHonking blog entry about 4 Portland eating challenges, including the Tex-ASS doughnut challenge
  Doughnut eating contest held for Portland mayoral candidates last May
  reviews: yelp | citysearch
• Stepping Stone Cafe
  home page
  reviews: yelp | citysearch

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(From Brian Dwyer comment) The Wing Bowl 13 documentary Swallow Your Pride is for sale on amazon.com at a price of $19.99. Angelo Cataldi, Al Morganti and Bill Simmons are listed as the stars.

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TheTVAddict reports that Alyson Hannigan’s real life pregnancy will be used to simulate a post hot dog eating contest state on How I Met Your Mother. TV.com has additional pictures

The program will be broadcast on February 9 at 8:30 pm, the same night as the competitive eating episode of Will Work for Food

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“Furious” Pete Czerwinski reports in a bodybuilding.com forum thread that he traveled to the United States to record a program for the National Geographic Network today. Customs agents did not believe his job description of competitive eater. Will Millender says in his twitter that he will also appear on the program. The working title of the program is Science Impossible.

Pete also says that his Value Meal charity stunt might appear on the Canadian network Global TV.

update Will Millender has uploaded a picture from the filming

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A posting on craigslist has the following request:

If you have ever competed in a professional eating contest… we might want to book you on our new show.

The only other information is that no compensation will be provided. The name or other details about the show are not listed.

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Philly.com has an interview with Adam Gertler, host of the new Food Network show Will Work for Food who has the following comments about his participation in the Famous Famiglia pizza contest in October:

Asked which of the taped episodes he likes best, he said, “They are kind of like all of my children. I think, though, I really like the competitive-eating segment.”

That one, airing Feb. 9, has Gertler gobbling pizza alongside some professional competitive eaters on a stage in Times Square in Manhattan. He downed 16 slices before throwing in the towel.

The episode will be televised at 8:30 pm eastern time.

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The Denver Post has a report on the filming of a Man vs. Food episode in Colorado last week. One 7 pound burrito completed before Adam Richman started his challenge at Jack-n-Grill (from Skinnyboy).

Filming this week at the Roast Grill in Raleigh, NC has been moved to Friday and will apparently take place during normal business hours.

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VGF.com has a guide on how characters in the Major League Eating video game become available.

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• Acme Oyster House Challenge (15 Dozen Club) restaurant: Home page (the website has an online wall of fame – click on Contest, then Leader Board – which has not been updated since 2005. Pat Bertoletti set the record in early 2007. A screen capture of the Wall of Fame is available after the jump
  • 15+ Dozen Club in the eatfeats database
  • #5 entry on the Travel Channel’s list of best places to pig out – video clip from that program
  • Reviews: yelp | citysearch
• Mother’s Restaurant home page | yelp | citysearch
• Deanie’s Seafood home page | yelp | citysearch

update: commercial | gallery
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DowntownRaleigh.com reports that Man vs. Food will be filming at The Pit in Raleigh Wednesday evening from 6 to 9 pm. The restaurant will be serving customers during that time and will offer discounts on two BBQ meals in honor of the event. Adam Richman will not just be dining at the restaurant; he will also learn pork BBQ cooking techniques.

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The food locations list on the official Man v. Food page has been updated with restaurant information and broadcast dates for the episodes which will air through March 18 (See the list on the Travel Channel’s website for the non-challenge restaurants) :

• New Orleans, NO Jan. 28
  Challenge: 15 Dozen Club at the Acme Oyster House
• Portland, OR Feb. 4
  Challenge: Great Balls of Fire (habanero chili cheese fritters) Challenge at Salvador Molly’s
• Seattle, WA Feb. 11
  Challenge: The Southwestern Exposure 12 egg omelet at Beth’s Cafe
• Los Angeles, CA Feb. 18
  Challenge: The Special Number 2 at Orochon Ramen
• San Jose, CA Feb. 25
  Challenge: The 911 (Hot Wing) Challenge at Smoke Eaters
• St. Louis, MO March 4
  Challenge: The Malt Milkshake at Crown Candy Kitchen
• Denver, CO March 11
  Challenge: The 7 pound Breakfast Burrito at Jack-N-Grill
• Raleigh-Durham, NC March 18
  Challenge: Hot Dogger (15 hot dogs) Eating Challenge at The Roast Grill.

All of the above episodes have been filmed, except for the North Carolina episode The Minnesota episode, which is expected to be filmed in early February, was not listed.

RockyMountainNews has a report (contains spoilers) on Adam Richman’s attempt at the 7 pound burrito. 9 News has a preview of the filming with a lot of comments.

BlogCritics.org calls Man v. Food “the best thing on television”

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Badlands Booker’s myspace says that the episode of Wife Swap in which Regina Booker and female boxer Jennifer Alcorn swapped families will be rerun on Tuesday January 27 at 5 pm eastern on Lifetime.

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The San Jose Mercury reports that Bear Silber purchased Pizza Party (formerly Pizza and Pipes) restaurant. Silber finished the restaurant’s Belly Buster Pizza challenge in December 2006 with a time of 38 minutes. (Joey Chestnut completed the pizza four days later with a time of 15 minutes.

In other San Jose news, one of the Man vs. Food sites was SmokeEaters (former University Chicken) and Adam Richman tried the Hellfire Challenge there.

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NewRaleigh.com has information about the three Raleigh-Durham restaurants where Man vs. Food will film on January 27: Mama Dips (Chapel Hill), The Pit (Raleigh) and The Roast Grill (Raleigh). Adam Richman will attempt to eat 15 hot dogs, 15 buns, a half pint of mustard, one pint of chili sauce, and three drinks at The Roast Grill, which does not appear to have an official eating challenge.

In other Raleigh televised competitive eating news, a twitter update says that the Krispy Kreme Challenge on February 7 will be covered by ESPN.

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• Asparagus contest at the Stockton, CA Asparagus festival returns April 25
• Video of Pat Bertoletti completing a 29 inch pizza in 34 minutes without assistance. The pizza is probably from Barlo’s Pizza in Indianapolis
• Man vs. Food Merchandise page with 3 t-shirts and a food journal (The graphic on the right is one of the t-shirt designs)
• The LA Times reports that the Los Angeles challenge on Man vs. Food will be the spicy ramen called Special #2 at Orochon Ramen and the other foods will be the French Dip sandwich at Phillipe the Original and the Manuel Special burrito at El Tepeyac
• The Cherry Cricket will be another Denver Man vs. Food location
• ESPN.com clip of Kobayashi’s fruitcake record clip
• Chicago chili contest January 31
• Pie eating contest on UK Big Brother in honor of Obama’s inauguration

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Commercial co-starring Adam Richman’s mother, facebook gallery

Facebook photo gallery

Restaurants

• Brick Lane Curry House Challenge Restaurant
  Home Page – Reviews: Citysearch, Yelp
  Serious Eats blog entry about Phall of Fame curry challenge attempt
• Katz’ Deli
  Home Page – Reviews: Citysearch, Yelp
• Sylvia’s
  Home Page – Reviews: Citysearch, Yelp

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Westword has information about the two Travel Channel programs recording at Jack n Grill in Denver this week:

Today at lunchtime, a film crew from the Travel Channel’s new show, Extreme Places to Pig-Out, will be at the restaurant filming fans’ attempts to down the big burrito. And on Thursday, January 22, Adam Richman, host of the channel’s Man v. Food, will be back at Jack-n-Grill at noon, taking on the seven-pounder himself.

In other Denver news, Skinnyboy has a blog entry about the final KBPI Wing Bowl qualifier.

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• Beautiful Brian wants to know who will stop the Shea Stadium rain
• Rice and Bean Pot burrito eating contest at Boston area colleges starts January 27
• Nacho eating contest in Paul Blart: Mall Cop
• Questions about performance enhancing substances in competitive eating
• Picture of 29 inch pizza at American Pie Pizza in Florida
• Oyster Bowl X to award 4 Night All Inclusive Trip to Cancun or Punta Cana for two Adults
• Hot dog eating contest in Hong Kong
• A youtube page by “Kobayashi”
• Don Lerman has resumed competitive eating posts on mosesnews.com
• Olivia Wilde of House MD once ate 33 pancakes in 20 minutes to win an eating contest – interview video (from Sebastian Walters)

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Andrew Zimmern’s blog for MSP Magazine reports that Man vs. Food will be filming in Minneapolis / St. Paul from February 5 to 8. Restaurant locations are not listed, but one of the foods will be a juicy Lucy burger.

A UNC scout.com forum thread has the following information about Raleigh / Durham locations:

I have a friend that is a producer on the show and they are coming to Chapel Hill/Durham for a show. Thus far they have chosen the Roast Grill (hot dogs) and The Pit for barbeque and they are thinking about Mama Dip’s but are worried that the portions are not big enough.

They looked at Sutton’s and Time Out but they were too small and didn’t have large enough portions. THe sad thing about the area is that the food that is true to North Carolina doesn’t usually come in a challenge type of serving.

A twitter update from December says that Man vs. Food will record at the Roast Grill sometime in January.

The Krispy Kreme Challenge appeared to be a possibility for the North Carolina challenge, but Man vs. Food will be in Minnesota on the February 7 race date.

update BeautifulBrian.com has a review and a clip from Man vs. Food

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Cities for the next eight episodes of Man vs. Food after the initial batch of ten have been listed on the program’s slideshow page:

Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
Los Angeles, CA
San Jose, CA
St. Louis, MO
Denver, CO
North Carolina
Minneapolis, MN

The Travel Channel’s schedule page says that the Portland episode will be televised on February 4 and the challenge will be Salvador Molly’s Great Balls of Fire habanero chile cheese fritters. The episode was recorded on December 9.

Information about restaurants in other cities is available on the internet. The Seattle challenge will be the 12 egg omelet at Beth’s Cafe. Red Mill Burgers was another site for that episode. The Saint Louis challenge restaurant was Pappy’s Smokehouse and the meal was the Big Ben (full slab of ribs, 2 sandwiches, a quarter-chicken, and 4 side dishes)

The Denver episode has yet to be filmed and the challenge will be the 7 pound breakfast burrito at Jack n Grill

The commercial for next week’s New York episode, which co-stars Adam Richman’s mother, is available.

update El Tepeyac, which is famous for giant burritos, and Daichan Kaiten-Sushi were sites for the Los Angeles episode

Iguana’s Taqueria is a San Jose location and the challenge meal there will be the Burritozilla. Joey Chestnut started his competitive eating career in a Burritozilla eating contest and still holds the record of 4 minutes and 26 seconds.

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