MiamiNewTimes.com reports that a portion of the “live” episode of Man vs. Food will be recorded at Don Shula’s Steakhouse at the Alexander Hotel in Miami tomorrow between 1 and 2:30 pm. The session is open to the public.

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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”.

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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.

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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”.

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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.

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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”
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  Hartford Courant gallery of recording
  NBCConnecticut article about filming
• Woody’s meal – Deputy (Hot) Dog
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• Ted’s Restaurant meal – steamed burgers
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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:

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(Via Greg Avola twitter) The commercial for next week’s episode (Hartford) of Man vs. Food is available on youtube and it reports that Greg “The Great Moomsi” Maloomian will be Adam Richman’s partner for the two person pizza challenge at Randy’s Wooster St. Pizza. Previous New England eating challenges by “The Great Moomsi” can be seen at Grippa69’s youtube page.

update This will be the second national cable TV appearance for a bodybuilding.com member in ten days. “Furious” Pete Czerwinski appeared on last Sunday’s episode of “Humanly Impossible” on the National Geographic Channel.

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Travel Channel episode guide | slideshow

• RU Hungry Grease Trucks challenge – 5 fat sandwiches
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  Extreme Pigouts segment about grease trucks
  Rutgers student newspaper article about recording (contains spoilers)
• Harold’s New York Deli meal – triple decker sandwich
  Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp | flickr gallery
  Episode clip about triple decker sandwich
  2008 New York Times article
• Stuff Yer Face meal – giant stromboli
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List of north New Jersey eating challenges in the eatfeats database.

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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an article about Adam Richman’s appearance at at the Giant Eagle Market District in Robinson, PA which reports that the third season of Man vs. Food will begin recording in January and that book project for the program is in the works.

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Travel Channel episode guide | slideshow

AZStarnet intreview with Adam Richman about the episode

Restaurants

• Lindy’s on 4th challenge – O.M.F.G. 12 pattie burger
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  AZStarnet reporter attempts burger challenge at Lindy’s
  Tuscon Weekly review
  TusconScene blog entry about episode recording
• El Güero Canelo meal – Sonoran hot dogs
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  Episode commercial about Sonoran hot dogs
  AZStarnet article about El Güero Canelo owner Daniel Contreras
• Mi Nidito Restaurant meal – President’s Plate combo platter
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List of Tuscon eating challenges in the eatfeats database

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Guidelive reports that Adam Richman’s appearance in Dallas tonight has been cancelled. The House of Blues home page does not mention the cancellation, but the event is no longer listed on the calendar. A Houston appearance that was to have taken place tomorrow was previously cancelled.

update LiveNation lists the cancellation of all 4 Adam Richman appareances this month. The December 15 Anaheim show has been postponed to an unlisted date.

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AZStar has an interview with Adam Richman to promote next week’s episode of Man vs. Food set in Tuscon.

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