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Man vs. Food is reportedly recording in Sacramento according to the wife of a security guard assigned to Adam Richman.
Man vs. Food July 28, 2010 (Long Island) Episode links
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Restaurants
- Port Royal Grille challenge – Davy Jones Locker seafood feast
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Page about challenge on restaurant website.
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Episode clip about cooking the challenge - Ciao Baby meal – Old World Meat Platter
Home Page | Yelp - International Delight Cafe meal – The “World”, a 2.5 gallon ice cream dish topped with waffles
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List of Long Island eating challenges in the eatfeats database
On the Box reports that a picnic with giant food items was held in London's Kensington Park to promote the debut of the second season of Man vs. Food today on the Good Food Channel in England. (video of the creation of the giant items)
Furious Pete on “Winner’s Bracket”
A clip of “Furious” Pete Czerwinski on yesterday’s Winner’ s Bracket on ABC has been uploaded. In this segment, Pete’s 72 ounce steak video faced off against a NBA summer league dunk in the semifinals of a 16 item tournament.
FuriousPeteWinnersBracket.avi 3 min 8.5 MB
In the first two rounds, the clip defeated a catch by a ballboy and outfielder Jason Bay running into a wall.
Michelle Beadle posted the following comment about the clip to twitter: “@marcelluswiley and I were pulling for u! I’m going to tackle ice cream now”
Gastroboy has emailed a link to a video of a hot dog eating contest on the Spanish television program Sé lo que hicisteis. The contest was inspired by Joey Chestnut's appearance on Are you smarter than a fifth grader?, which appears at the start of the clip.
http://twitter.com/ESPN_Michelle: "More competitive eating in today's show. Why must I love that sport so much!?!?! I'm obsessed. My friends are starting to worry. Help!" (Michelle Beadle's Saturday show is "Winners Bracket" on ABC at 5 pm) update Furious Pete's 72 ounce steak video advanced to the semifinals of a 16-item tournament, where it was defeated by a dunk in a NBA summer league game.
Here is the clip of "Furious" Pete Czerwinski's 72 ounce steak record receiving 2 cheers on Tuesday's Sportsnation on ESPN:
FuriousPeteSportsNation.avi (35 sec 4 MB)
The Wall Street Journal's Metropolis has an entry about Brick Lane Curry, which has experienced a big increase in the number of orders for its "Phaal Challenge" after it was featured on an episode of Man vs. Food.
Man vs. Food July 21, 2010 (Puerto Rico) episode links
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"Furious" Pete Czerwinski annouces that his 72 ounce steak video will appear on today's episode of Jim Rome is Burning on ESPN at 4:30 eastern. (Jim Rome is not a competitive eating fan, so his commentary might not be %100 positive.) update A post on the Jim Rome facebook page about the steak video currently has 94 comments. update "Furious" Pete has uploaded the "Final Burn" segment of Jim Rome is Burning about Pete's steak video
BonnerSprings.com has an article about Man vs. Food recording at Papa Bob's BBQ in Bonner Springs, KS (Kansas City area) where the challenge was the 4.5 pound "Ultimate Destroyer" sandwich. The episode is expected to be televised on August 11.
Mas3423 has uploaded videos of Joey Chestnut's hot dog eating contest against Shaquille O'Neal. Shaq had four teammates and Tim Janus apparently served as coach for Shaq's team.
Man vs. Food July 14, 2010 (Phoenix) episode links
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- Chompie’s challenge – Ultimate Slider Challenge
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Articles about recording: East Valley Tribune | JewishAZ - Alice Cooper’s Town meal – “Big Unit” 22 inch hot dog
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Episode clip about the hot dog
BPongDude blog entry about recording - Los Reyes de la Torta meal – Torta del Rey
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List of Phoenix eating challenges & contests in the eatfeats database
Las Vegas Weekly reports that Joey Chestnut and Shaquille O'Neal consumed a total of 60 hot dogs in recording a segment of Shaq vs. on Saturday. The episode will be televised in August.
WGRZ reports that Man vs. Food will record in two Niagara Falls restaurants in Canada this weekend. The challenge for the Niagara Falls episode will be the 48 ounce rib eye at the Riverstone Grill in Grand Island, NY. Buffalo News reports septuagenarian Marilyn Gratto has completed the challenge steak 8 times.
The Colbert Report did a segment on the 2010 Nathan's finals.
The Las Vegas Sun has more information about Joey Chestnut competing against Shaquille O'Neal Saturday for an upcoming episode of Shaq vs. The site will be Serendipity 3 in Caesar's Palance and the competition food will be hot dogs.
USA Today reports that 1.2% United States households watched the 2010 Nathan's finals (corresponding to 1.677 million viewers) This is an audience increase of about 400,000 from last year, and about the same number of viewers as in 2007.
Shelby Kerin reports that Man vs. Food is recording in Buffalo, NY today. DazzleMeFormal confirms
Man vs. Food July 7, 2010 (Salt Lake City) episode links
This week’s episode of Man vs. Food has an appropriate location for the eating challenge: Kobe Sushi in Salt Lake City. The sushi is not free if completed; the award is a T-shirt or large ice cream. 😉
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Restaurants
- Kobe Sushi challenge – Hellfire Sushi
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Page about challenge
Episode video clip about challenge - Bruge’s Waffles & Frites meal – “Machine Gun” lamb sausage sandwich
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp - Crown Burger meal – double cheeseburger topped w/pastrami
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Salt Lake Tribune article about Utah eating challenges
List of Salt Lake City eating challenges & contests in the eatfeats database
Press Herald has an article about Man vs. Food recording in Portland, Maine this week. The challenge will be the "Manimal Challenge" at Tradewinds Cafe in Arundel, ME. (A gallery of the recording)
The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that Joey Chestnut will compete against Shaquille O'Neal in an upcoming episode of Shaq vs.. The recording on Saturday at a currently undetermined location in Las Vegas.
ESPN.com Page 2 has an interview with Joey Chestnut and CNN's Eatocracy has a video.
ESPN.com's Page 2 has posted some eating stories that were requested on Monday. Bethany P's tale of eating 71 pigs in a blanket in 20 minutes at a law firm's reception was declared the winner.
Man vs. Food June 30, 2010 (Richmond, VA) episode links
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Restaurants
- Caliente Challenge – “Stupid” Wings
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Episode clip about “Stupid” Wing Challenge tips
Articles about taping: Richmond Times-Dispatch | RVANews
Video of Adam Richman coaching John Berman of ABC News through the “Stupid” Wing Challenge
ABC News Nightline segment about Man vs. Food where John Berman attempts the challenge - The Black Sheep meal – “battleship” sandwich
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Picture of “battleship” sandwich - Buz and Ned’s Real Barbecue
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List of Richmond eating challenges in the eatfeats database
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