Travel Channel episode guide

Restaurants

• Melt Bar & Grilled challenge – Melt Challenge 5 pound grilled cheese sandwich
  Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
  Page about the challenge | Online wall of fame displaying 9 finishers
  Episode clip about the sandwich
  Broken Headphones blog entry about the recording
  Cleveland Scene blog entry about the challenge
• Steve’s Gyros meal – Jumbo Gyro
  Home Page | facebook | Yelp
• Hot Sauce Williams meal – Polish Boy
  Yelp | Citysearch

List of Cleveland / northeast Ohio eating challenges in the eatfeats database

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Adam Richman will do a chat session on ESPN.com to promote the debut of the third season of Man vs. Food at 12:30 pm update a transcript is available

update videos from Adam Richman’s appearances
Gatorade challenge on First Take
Penalty kick challenge

Michelle Beadle offers the following proposal to Adam: “you, me, and 1000 rice krispie treats….u scared??? Let’s do this…”

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Travel channel episode guide | slideshow

Restaurants

• The West End Tavern challenge – Wing King Challenge 50 wings in 30 minutes
  Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
  Challenge page | online Wall of Fame
  Andrew Lane’s blog entry and gallery about his successful attempt at the challenge
  Man vs. Food watch party June 16 at the tavern
• Beau Jo’s meal – Grand Sicilian 12-14 pound pizza
  Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
  Successful Grand Sicilian challenges
  Jason and Todd from the Longmont Fire Department
  Anna and Micah (110 pound Anna ate over half of the pizza)
  Two unnamed thin women
  Unsuccessful Grand Sicilian challenges
  Metromix.com gallery of Alex & Adolpho’s attempt
  Blog entries about Andrew Lane’s attempts: 2009 | 2006
  According to Andrew Lane, the challenge was started in 1973 and only 11 attempts out of 1960 (as of August 2009) have succeeded.
  Videos
  Grand Sicilian commercial
  Metromix video about the construction of the Grand Sicilian
• The Buff Restaurant – meal Saddleback pancakes
  Home Page | Facebook | Yelp

List of Boulder eating challenges in the eatfeats database
List of Denver eating challenges in the eatfeats database
Andrew Lane’s Colorado eating challenges & contests blog
Episode links for the Denver episode of Season 1 of Man vs. Food

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Travel Channel episode guide | slideshow

Restaurants

• Broken Yolk Cafe Challenge – Iron Man 12 egg omelet
  Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
  Video of “The Great Moomsi” (from the Hartford episode) attempting the challenge
  Pictures of Ben Monson setting the challenge record of 11 minutes
• Phil’s BBQ meal – Dinosaur Sized Ribs
  Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
  Blog entry about the filming at Phil’s
• Lucha Libre Gourmet Taco Shop meal – Surfin’ California Burrito
  Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
  Episode clip about the burrito
  Lucha Libre has a TJ Hot Dog challenge. Ben Monson is also the record holder for that challenge

List of San Diego eating challenges in the eatfeats database.

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Sam Skelton relays a rumor that Man vs. Food will record at Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse today. Dan Hardy reports that the program recorded at Wohl Practice Field at Syracuse University earlier today. update Syracuse.com has an article about the recording. A commenter says the program will record at Mother’s Cupboard on Thursday.

update June 9 Syracuse.com reports that Man vs. Food is recording at Heid’s in Liverpool, NY today

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TravelChannel.com has a list of the sites for the third season of Man v. Food which will debut on June 16. No air dates are listed. Restaurants are listed for 6 of the cities.

A list of the locations follows after the jump:
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Last night’s Nightline segment about Man vs. Food can be viewed online. Host Martin Bashir calls the star of the program “Alan Richman” in his introduction. John Berman attempts the “Stupid Wing” challenge at Caliente in Richmond in the segment.

RVANews and RichmondBizSense have articles about the upcoming Richmond episode of Man vs. Food.

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