Hooter’s will be the business featured in the February 14 “Undercover Boss”. The NY Post has more about the episode:

In an episode slated to run Sunday, CEO Coby Brooks discovers a restaurant supervisor staging an eating contest for female employees, forcing them to bury their faces in platefuls of food without using their hands.

“Ladies, if you want to leave early today, you’re going to play my reindeer game,” the manager says, howling “Hoooo, doggie!” as the women eat.

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The Bad Rapper has produced a parody video of “Pants on the Ground” for Wing Bowl 18 called “Throw up on the Ground” featuring footage of famous Wing Bowl reversals including “Sloth”‘s regurgitation inundation from Wing Bowl 9. Captures of “Sloth” can be viewed after the jump.
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The 48 ounce steak at Shula’s Steak House does not offer any awards besides being added to the finishers list, but Sam’s Steakhouse in Terre Haute, Indiana and Marshall, Illinois has a 48 ounce steak that is available for free. The time limit is 20 minutes, same as Adam Richman’s goal time. Bodybuilder Isabelle Turell received a free 48 ounce steak in 2008.

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Dave “Megamunch” Shoffner, who has a competitive eating website at http://megamunch.blogspot.com/, is one of the three finalists for the Man vs. Food photo contest. Text A to 66789 to vote for Dave.

You can also vote by tweeting A, B or c to twitter.com/manvfood

update Here is the blog entry on megamunch where the picture of the 120 ounce steak at Gregory’s in Allentown, PA was taken.

update #2 Will Millender at Chick & Ruth’s Delly in Annapolis is #4 in the list of Fan v. Food Photo Contest winners.

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(via Liz K) HugeEaters.com, Ed “Cookie” Jarvis’ home page, has been updated with the following sad news:

“Cookie Jarvis” to begin his next big battle.
His personal battle with Thyroid Cancer.

Let’s keep Cookie in our thoughts and prayers and hope his condition responds to treatment.

update Feb 5 SonyaTheBlackWidow.com has been updated to wish Cookie a quick recovery.

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Youtube has a video about the construction of the set for tonight’s live episode of Man vs. Food. The show’s facebook page lists what will be involved in the program:

300 guests, 150 crew members, 120 minutes of MvF fun, 68 degrees (tonight’s forecast), 48oz Porterhouse, 16in Cuban sandwiches, 10lb hamburgers, 8 hi-def cameras, 6 NFL players taking spicy hot wings challenge (including Dhani Jones), 5 food stations for guests, 1 giant Man v Food Live scoreboard.

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Travel Channel Episode Home Page | Episode Guide | Slideshow | Fan v. Food photo contest

Babe v Food promo videos: Nori (milkshakes) | Jen (chili cheese fries)

Restaurants

• Shula’s Steak House challenge – 48 ounce steak in under 20 minutes
  Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
  Finishers database on donshula.com – Taft Parker has completed the challenge over 175 times

• Burger & Beer Joint challenge – 10 pound “Mother Burger”
  Home Page | Menu | Yelp
  Video of 4 models (2 female, 2 male) attempting a “Mother Burger”

• Joe’s Stone Crab
  Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp

• La Moon meal – Supermoon Perro Columbian style hot dog
  Yelp | Urbanspoon

• Sarussi meal – The Sarussi Original 2.5 pound Cuban sandwich
  Citysearch | Yelp | Menupages
  episode video clip of Adam Richman at Sarussi

411Mania interviews Adam Richman about the episode

list of Miami area eating challenges in the eatfeats database

updated Feb 11 Episode writeups: Slashfood | Sun-Sentinel

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