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Culinary Neophyte has a blog entry about Outrageous Food recording at Jake's Sandwich Board in Philadelphia last week.
MileHighSoapbox reports that Outrageous Food will record at Corona's Mexican Grill in Broomfield, CO on January, which has a 6.66 pound taco salad challenge.
In a response to a twitter question, Bonnie Bernstein of ESPN says she would not only have joined a collegiate competitive eating team if it existed when she was a gymnast at the University of Maryland, she claims she would have been a four time national champion in eating. update A facebook page about the team has been started.
Female competitive eaters on Outrageous Food
In a December episode of Outrageous Food Stephanie Torres faced off against four men in an Extreme Grizzly (7 pound) burrito eating contest at Marianito’s in San Antonio. A clip of her segment has been uploaded:
StephVsGrizzly.avi (6MB 2 min)
In last night’s episode, Jessica “Queen of Cuisine” was part of a group of women that attempted to eat a single Dog Pounder burger at Lumpy’s Diner in Antioch, CA (She has finished the burger without help) The results of the team challenge was not televised. Stephanie Wu’s name could also be read on the plaque listing the finishers of the “Initimidator” omelet.
Outrageous Food Jan 7, 2010 (“Nuclear Wings”) episode links
Food Network episode guide
Restaurants
- Lumpy’s Diner (Antioch, CA) challenge – “Intimidator” 6+ pound breakfast combo & Kitchen Sink 12 egg omelet
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Gallery of filming session
Videos of Jessica’s attempts at Lumpy’s challenges: “Intimidator” | Dog Pounder Burger
Blog entries by Stephanie Wu about Lumpy’s challenges: Kitchen Sink omelet | Dog Pounder Burger - The Flying Monkey (Philadelphia) meal – “Pumpple” Pie (apple & pumpkin pie baked in a chocolate cake)
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Appearance of the Pumpple Cake on the Rachael Ray show - CK’s Wing-N-Things (Johnstown, PA) meal – “Nuclear Hell” wings (6 million Scoville units)
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Gallery of Nuclear Hell record holder
Tribune-Democrat article about filming at CK’s
List of Oakland / East Bay eating challenges & contests in the eatfeats database
List of Philadelphia eating challenges & contests in the eatfeats database
List of Pittsburgh eating challenges & contests in the eatfeats database
Outrageous Food will be recording footage tomorrow at Jake's Sandwich Board in Philadelphia for a segment about the Philly Challenge defeated by Dave "US Male" Goldstein. [City Paper Meal Ticket]
Don Sturdy reports that Jessica "Queen of Cuisine" will appear on tonight's episode of Outrageous Food on the Food Network (10 pm & 1 am eastern).
The University of Maryland competitive eating team's appearance on CSN Washington last night can be viewed online. (via Josh Weissman)
Scott Bickel's appearance on a segment about Cleveland's most interesting people on today's episode of WKYC's Good Company today can be viewed online.
BrowardPalmBeach.com has an article about the appearance of Shelby's Kitchen on a recent episode of Outrageous Food which claims that a petite woman came closest to completing the undefeated Terminator pancake challenge.
The facebook for the University of New Mexico announces that Man vs. Food is looking for a UNM student with the first or last name Travis to attempt the 6 pound Travis on a Silver Platter burrito at K & I Diner.
"Casting calls" for hot wing eaters on two upcoming episodes of "Outrageous Food" have been posted: Badboyz Bistro in Bedford, Pennsylvania needs five people (3 men and 2 women) to eat its "Hellraiser" wings on January 3 and Rock Rest in Golden, CO is looking for hot wing eaters for recording sessions on January 9 and 13.
PJStar has an article about the video produced by Rich Gerberding to encourage Man vs. Food to record an episode in Peoria, Illinois.
The Travel Channel will run a Man vs. Food marathon starting at 7 am eastern and finishing at 4am on December 26.
Comcast Sports Net in Washington, DC and Baltimore will have a segment about the University of Maryland's competitive eating team tonight at 10.
The new poll asks why you think Man v. Food is changing to a MvF Nation format where fans will attempt the eating challenges. Youtube has a page of submitted audition videos.
Matt Mounier of Crespi High School set the record at Dan's Super Subs in Woodlands Hills, CA by eating 4 jumbo subs in 50 minutes. (Stephanie Wu holds the women's record.)
Outrageous Food Dec 10, 2010 (The Two-Foot Pancake) episode links
Food Network Episode Guide
Restaurants
- Marianito’s Extreme Tex Mex Grill (San Antonio, TX) challenge – 7 pound “Extreme Grizzly” Burrito
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Video from April of Stephanie Torres finishing the burrito in 18 minutes - Fred’s Texas Cafe (Fort Worth, TX) meal – non-standard cow parts
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp - Shelby’s Kitchen (Deerfield Beach, FL) challenge – 2 foot “Terminator” pancake
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Panclayke’s challenge report contradicts the claim in a Sun-Sentinel blog entry that no one has finished the challenge
Adam Richman's appearance on the Today Show yesterday can be viewed online.
The fourth (2011) season of Man vs. Food will have fans attempting the eating challenges. Submit an audition video to be considered.
Adam Richman's talk at the Clinton School at the University of Arkansas can be viewed online.
“Outrageous Food” December 3, 2010 (Super Spicy Sushi) links
Food Network Episode Guide
Restaurants
- Bartolini’s Midlothian, IL (South Chicago area) meal – 10 pound meatball sandwich
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PDF file about the challenge
Southtown Star article about the challenge – an unnamed man from Minnesota is the only person to finish the sandwich alone
picture of the four woman team that will attempt the challenge in tonight’s episode - Yagumo Sushi Van Nuys, CA meal – #10 spicy sushi roll
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Online wall of fame - Slaw Dogs Pasadena, CA meal – hot dogs
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Carmen Torres announces that Stephanie Torres will appear on the December 10 episode of Outrageous Food on the Food Network.
A video clip of Takeru Kobayashi eating 7 hot dogs in a minute on the Brazilian television program Legendarios is available.
Outrageous Food Nov 26, 2010 episode links
Food Network episode summary:
Restaurants
- Fat Sandwich Company (Champaign, IL) meal – “Big Fat Ugly” sandwich
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U of Illinois student paper article about challenge
Article about “Big Fat Ugly” recordholder John Jaeger - Church Brew Works (Pittsburgh, PA) meal – rattlesnake pierogies
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp - Randy’s Premier Pizza (St. Paul, MN) meal – 48 inch pizza
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Page about pizza challenges
Press release about Tim “Gravy” Brown and Hall Hunt completing the 30 inch challenge in 2009
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