- MAN V. FOOD: SEASON 1 (DVD MOVIE)
Description
Get ready to stuff yourself as host Adam Rich indulges his longtime passion for food with a culinary quest across the nation. For Adam, food is not just about taste; it’s a competition. The bigger, the spicier, the faster to eat…the better! Whether he’s devouring the Sasquatch Burger in Memphis, Atomic Hot Wings in Pittsburgh or a 13-pound pizza in Atlanta, Adam digs in with zeal, becoming our epicurean guide to gastronomic adventure and performer of foodie feats.
Episodes:
MEMPHIS
Adam samples some of the purest golden-brown fried chicken on Earth and takes a crack at the 71/2-pound burger known as the Sasquatch. Thirteen hundred people have attempted to take down the behemoth; only four have succeeded. Can Adam become the fifth?
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Adam chows down on burgers, bratwurst and the biggest sandwich in town. He travels to German Village for a spicy, all-you-can-eat banquet at Schmidt’s Sausage Haus and participates in the Ohio Deli’s Dagwood Challenge.
AUSTIN
Everything is bigger in Texas, even the food. Adam tackles a 2-pound doughnut, a barbecue platter loaded with mouth-watering pork and the Don Juan Taco Eating Challenge where he must scarf down eight tacos to set the new record.
AMARILLO, TEXAS
Welcome to the meat capital of the world. Adam’s first stop is Coyote Bluff, a pig-out joint known for a burger so spicy it’s dubbed the Burger from Hell. Then he moseys over to the Stockyard Cafe where he tackles a meal fit for a true cowboy.
CHICAGO
Man vs. Food comes to the Windy City to chow down on the famed Italian beef sandwich known as giardiniera and the city’s pride and joy – a meat-laden, 3-inch-thick deep-dish pizza.
PITTSBURGH
Adam tries out some of the best eats the Steel City has to offer. He starts out with a massive breakfast at Deluca’s Restaurant, lunches at a Pittsburgh.
I found this show by accident one night and i’ve been hooked every since. Adam Richman goes from state to state and trys different food challenges. I have no idea how this guy isn’t dead or 500 lbs but that’s a different story. The set comes with 20 epsiodes presented in widescreen and a beautiful crystal clear picture. When you open the dvd up, it features a brief synposis of the epsiodes. It was very convenient to find the epsiode I wanted to watch where he eats that massive pizza. I do however notice more I watch the more annoying Richman can get or it seems like he is forcing himself to say he likes the food. He does not have the same omph like Guy Ferria (or however you spell it) but I still enjoy this program.
Rating: 5 / 5
My family loves what we call our “food porn”. Adam is a lot of fun to watch..it’s unbelievable what this man will eat! Pure entertainment!
Rating: 5 / 5
Man Vs. Food.. Ahh yes, a guilty pleasure. Now in my travels, should I happen upon one of these locations, I most definitely will stop in for a bite to eat. Adam is a great host. For him being a New Yorker and taking on an eating challenge in Boston and walking out with new friends, that speaks well of the kind of guy he is. Well done Adam. I look forward to Season Two, Three, and so on. =]
I am giving the DVD 4 stars for the DVD itself, not the content. There is no PLAY ALL option. Also, the DVD does not automatically cycle down to the next episode when one finishes. For someone into marathon DVD sessions of TV series, this annoyance is, well, a drag to say the least.
The bonus material is AWESOME. Loved the best places to pig out. That’s worth like 3 or 4 episodes in itself.
Again, 5 starts for the show and content. 4 stars because of the DVD itself.
Rating: 4 / 5
Very funny and interesting. And yes, Adam has a serious appetite problem. I’ll go for sure to take some challenges.
Rating: 5 / 5
I got this for my husband becuase he loves food. Not foo-foo, ritzy food, but greasy, fried, meaty food! We don’t have cable so we’d never even seen an episode, but I’d heard about it from friends and gave it a try. Although I’m sure some people would just cringe at the serving sizes and amounts of butter/grease on display here, we think it’s very entertaining! And my husband always says that watching this show makes him hungry. This was a good buy for never seeing it before and now I think it’s time for a road trip to find some of the “treasures” we’ve seen on here!
Rating: 4 / 5