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Dec

Wanna be on Man v. Food?

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The next season of Man v. Food won’t be arriving til Summer of 2011 but the show is going to be a little different this time around. They’re looking for the fans of the show to be involved in the episodes. The winners will get to participate in a Man v. Food challenge for the show in their hometown. I’m hoping Miami has a winner because I wasn’t too fond of all the locations selected for last year’s Man v. Food Live episode.
What do you need to to do to be chosen?

Man v. Food: Submit a video response on YouTube telling us about your town — where to go, what to see, where to eat and what dishes to get. If we select you, we might be headed to your town to make you an official part of the MvF Nation show.

Your video should look a lot like this:

There are some official rules you need to follow also and you can read those here.

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Jul

Buffalo Cantina – Brooklyn, New York

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The Buffalo Cantina is best known for being the location of the pilot episode of Man v. Food. Adam Richman attempted a wing challenge in that episode that he could not complete and later of course returned to defeat the challenge, which brings us to why we’re here. My wife Marcela decided that she could do the challenge. I’ve seen her eat spicy food and I have no doubt she could also do it. Problemo numero uno (actually the only problem). The challenge shown on Man v. Food doesn’t exist. You can read about it below.

Man v. Food challenge (click to enlarge)

This Seppuku Challenge will not be as easy for Marcela to accomplish as it is dependent on not only withstanding the heat of the wings but doing it in a speedy manner also. While Marcela is getting mentally prepared and signing the waiver, I’m deciding what I’ll be eating while this is going on.

Buffalo Cantina Waiver (click to enlarge)

The tortilla chips (of the bagged variety) and salsa were served first. The salsa was good but nothing you probably haven’t tasted before.

Chips & Salsa

The chili was also good and saucy, just how I like it. It was topped with a dollop (I finally got to use this word) of sour cream.

Chili with dollop of sour cream

The pulled pork sliders was by far the best of what I had at Buffalo Cantina. They were served on Martin’s Potato Rolls but for the record, they’re not sliders but mini sandwiches. This is of course a discussion for another day.

pulled pork small sandwiches

Back to the Seppuku Challenge.

Seppuku Chalenge:

Victim must sign waiver (while sober – seriously!)
Eat a minimum of twelve (12) Seppuku* Wings in 3 minutes
No getting up
No Napkins! Sauce must stay on the wings. No wiping!

The Suicidal Wing Challenge on Man v. Food was 6 wings in 3 minutes but the Seppuku Challenge is 12 wings in 3 minutes with a sauce that is 10 times hotter. For those of you who might not know what Seppuku is, let me tell you about it. Seppuku was/is part of the samurai code. It involved sticking a sword into your own abdomen and slicing oneself (to the death) to preserve your honor.


Seppuku Wing Challenge aftermath

Marcela was only able to eat 4 of the 12 in the allotted time. She was perfectly fine afterwards but I on the other hand had the great idea to try one. I didn’t fare as well, keep in mind this was not after one whole wing but just one bite:

Buffalo Cantina
Neighborhood: Williamsburg – South Side
149 Havemeyer St. (S 2nd & Havemeyer )
Brooklyn, NY
718-218-7788

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Feb

My Man v. Food Live Adventure

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I sent in an email originally asking to get a Press Pass for the Man v. Food event. I was turned down and told they would not be issuing one. Eventually an email address was listed on the Travel Channel website with a detailed explanation of what needed to be done to be considered to be a part of the “Tailgate Party”. I sent in my email and waited. I received a reply a few days later asking me to confirm my attendance. I did confirm and then again a few days later I received my final email with instructions which are listed below:

Being supremely paranoid that we might be late we left way early and arrived by 4:00PM (5:15PM was the audience arrival time). There was already a line formed of a good 25 or so people when we arrived.

The line at 4:00PM

Someone came up to confirm that are our names were indeed on the list and gave us black wrist bands. We waited about 30 minutes there before we were escorted to a waiting area where we were seated for another hour and a half or so.

Waiting area with TV in the background

We were watching via a TV some live rehearsals as well as some Travel Channel programming. One of the guys behind me mentioned that whenever he sees Samantha Brown on the TV he knows it’s time to change the channel (bad times for her). All the Travel Channel employees were very courteous and offered water and soft drinks several times.

Last picture I take before we’re asked to turn off our phones, Left to right: Jose-Marcela-John

A couple of things I’d like to point out:

1) All must be 18 and up – Not true, there were children there

2) The No Logos & White was also not true. Anyone wearing something they deemed not appropriate for TV were given Man v. Food Live T-shirts. Great deal for them.

3) No cel phones (must be off) or cameras – This totally not true. There was a dude right next the guys

in blue during the Burger & Beer Joint challenge who was using his cel phone while the show was live on the air. I could have bashed that guy’s brain in. “Yeah, I’m on live TV, on Travel Channel etc…” More than once.

4) I mentioned I was wearing a Black Wristband. Depending on the color of your wristband you were told to stand in a particular area. Our area was by Tony Luke’s and Lou’s. And we were told not to move from there.

5) If you were part of the V.I.P. area you were given liquor and soft drinks. We had water. Most of the V.I.P. folks were also talking on their phones and taking pictures. I guess it pays to be V.I.P.

The very first intro scene where Adam Richman is seated and he’s surrounded by all the fans was filmed at 6:30PM everything else was live. We were finally allowed to eat food at 8:45PM and told to make sure we had plates of food in our hands when the tapings begin. We were also told we would be switching the areas we were located in once the filming began but that went out the window and everyone went wherever they wanted.

The places available to eat from and what was served:

Sarussi (Miami): Sarussi Original

Harold’s NY Deli (New Jersey): Triple Decker Sandwich, Chocolate Cake, Giant Eclair

Tony Luke’s (Philadelphia): Cheeseteak (Philly style)

Lou’s Giant Subs (Pompano Beach): Giant Cold Cut Sub, it was about 12 feet long

Sports Grill (Miami): Special Grilled Wings

Burger & Beer Joint (Miami Beach): Mini version of their Thunder Road Burger

When the filming about to start I was asked to move about 5 times in a row, apparently I kept choosing spots where Adam Richman was going to be doing his initial run through. I was finally positioned behind Lou’s Giant Subs and if you watch the episode you can actually see me standing there in my blue/yellow striped polo shirt when Adam Richman walks by it. I didn’t find being part of the live crowd to be very interesting, as not very much was really going on. The best portion of the show was the 10 lb. challenge involving Burger & Beer Joint’s Mother Burger. After that came the wings challenge with the football players and it was totally lame. John and I decided it was time to go but Marcela stayed behind with Jose. He was desperate to come out on TV and meet Adam Richman. Jose finally came out on TV during the Shula’s Steak Challenge at the very end, he’s wearing a yellow shirt and he’s to the right of the screen. Marcela was also able to get him a Man v. Food Live shirt. The staff was great and very friendly as was the crowd except for a few meatheads. Adam Richman is a legit nice guy as I watched when the cameras were off.

Once we got home, Marcela and I watched the replay at 1AM and I was hoping the show looked better on TV. I was disappointed to see that it didn’t. Most of the challenges, including the final one with the 48 oz were not very exciting. He could have obviously finished it faster and he was milking it. Hearing those same annoying chants over and over didn’t help especially since they would drown out anything Adam Richman had to say. I was disappointed by Man v. Food Live and from what I hear, I wasn’t the only one.

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Feb

Man v. Food Live from Miami Episode Guide

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1st Let’s start with the locations:

Shula’s Steakhouse
5225 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33140

What will he eat at Shula’s Steakhouse:
Live on February 3rd, Adam will attempt the 48 oz. Steak Challenge in under 20 minutes

Burger & Beer Joint
1766 Bay Road
Miami Beach, Florida 33139

What will he eat at Burger & Beer Joint:
It’s looking like the 10lb. Mother Burger

Joe’s Stone Crab
11 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139

What does he eat at Joe’s Stone Crab:
Joe’s Jumbo Stone Crab Claws

La Moon
144 SW 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33144

What does he eat at La Moon:
Supermoon Perro

Adam Richman and the Super Moon Perro

Sarussi
6795 SW 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33144

What does he eat at Sarussi:The Sarussi Original

There are also other non food locations he checks out:

Flamingo Park’s Memorial Football Field
1245 North Michigan Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139

Little Havana
SW 8th Street & 15th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33135

Adam Richman about to get some Cuban Coffee

Lummus Park
10th Street & Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139

There’s the Chow Down Slideshow (links are now dead) and the Best of Fan v. Food Photo Contest (links are now dead).

Babe v. Food:

Jen’s Chili Cheese Fries Challenge » (links are now dead)

Katie’s Chicken Wing Challenge » (links are now dead)

Nori’s Milkshake Challenge » (links are now dead)

Rebecca’s Burger Challenge » (links are now dead)

Best part is what he told Al Norton from 411mania.com:

“Yes, that’s exactly the reaction we are going for. It bears noting, and I really do mean this, it’s not just going to be tune in, challenge, done. It’s a two hour event and we’re going to be in the Alexander Hotel in Miami Beach with the ultimate tailgate party. We’re bringing back chefs and restaurants from the first two seasons, we’ve got some correspondents, NFL athletes, fan v. fan challenges, fan v. food challenges, university of Miami cheerleaders…I’ve been trying to explain to people that it will be a cross between the Roman Coliseum and Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In.”

And for those lucky enough to have been chosen as one of the Tailgate Party, look for me, I’ll be there.

(Thanks to The Travel Channel for the Pics/Videos)

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Jan

Sign up to be a part of the Live Man v. Food Event February 3rd

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Straight from the Travel Channel Man v Food Forum:

BE PART OF THE AUDIENCE FOR MAN VS FOOD TAILGATE PARTY! LIVE FROM MIAMI

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Time:
7:00pm – 11:00pm
Location:
Miami Beach, FL

Looking for fans to be part of the LIVE AUDIENCE to cheer on Adam Richman as he host 2 hours of local food rivalries, a tailgate party and sun-soaked Miami excitement. Will Adam overcome the mammoth 48-oz. Steak Challenge? See if he can bring it home strong on Wednesday, February 3.. Bring your friends to hang out, eat and cheer on Adam during the show!

GOING TO BE IN MIAMI FEB 3?
CONTACT US TODAY TO BE PART OF THE AUDIENCE
Email: manvsfoodmiami@gmail.com

Type AUDIENCE in subject line of email
Please include your name, photo, number of guests in your group, telephone #, address, age
18 years & up

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Jan

Man v. Food Live Episode February 3rd Locations

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Travel Channel has named the restaurant locations for the February 3rd Episode and here they are:

Location:
Shula’s Steakhouse
5225 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33140

What will he eat at Shula’s Steakhouse:
Live on February 3rd, Adam will attempt the 48 oz. Steak Challenge

Joe’s Stone Crab
11 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139

What does he eat at Joe’s Stone Crab:
Joe’s Jumbo Stone Crab Claws

La Moon
144 SW 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33144

What does he eat at La Moon:
Supermoon Perro

Sarussi
6795 SW 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33144

What does he eat at Sarussi:
The Sarussi Original

There are also other non food locations he checks out:

Flamingo Park’s Memorial Football Field
1245 North Michigan Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139

Little Havana
SW 8th Street & 15th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33135

Lummus Park
10th Street & Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139

To see some of the pictures from the episode check out the Chow Down Slideshow.

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Dec

Man v. Food Live Episode in Miami – February 3rd

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It was officially announced tonight that Man v. Food will be having it’s first live episode on February 3rd in Miami. It’s going to be “a special real-time television event during America’s biggest football weekend in Miami, FL.” He’s going to attempt Shula’s 48 oz. Steak Challenge. I also heard a rumor that he might be checking out a certain bar on Biscayne Blvd known for its burger.

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Aug

Man v. Food – New Season Starts Tonight August 5th at 10PM

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The new season of Man v. Food starts tonight at 10pm. He visits San Antonio: Adam Richman’s food quest takes him to San Antonio, Texas where a 3 _ pound cinnamon roll, a 42-inch pizza, and a burger topped with the spiciest chilies in the world await.