Man vs Food

[Ben]

I'm sure I'm late to the game on this, but I just discovered the Travel Channel show, 'Man vs Food'. They're doing a marathon right now, and I'm hooked. I may give up one of my fishing trips this year for a food road trip to a few of the places he's featuring .

[Gewehr98]

Whatever that hot curry was that he sampled in the one episode, I'm not going to attempt.

The chef was using a mask when preparing it.  That's clue enough for me. 

[Ben]

I'm thinking about catching a Red Eye to get to Round Rock, TX for the two pound donut...

[Ben]

The curry one just aired here. Yeah, if they're wearing respirators while cooking it, I imagine you'd have to be sitting on a block of ice while "disposing" of it later. 

[280plus]

A cleverly sculpted block of ice I would say. 

[Ryan in Maine]

The Barking Crab is the only reason to go to Boston. It had a good showing.

www.barkingcrab.com

[280plus]

I don't know, I think pretty much any pizza joint in the north end is worth going for too. 

[Uncle Bubba]

I had no idea there was a place near Atlanta that sells an eleven pound pizza until I saw it on that show.

As much as I enjoy it I can't watch it much because A. it makes me hungey, even if I just ate, and B. it makes me hungry for the stuff he shows and there isn't any way for me to get to those places any time soon.

[HankB]

I'm thinking about catching a Red Eye to get to Round Rock, TX for the two pound donut...

Round Rock donuts are good, better than Krispy Kreme (faint praise, to be sure) but I don't think they deserve the almost cultlike status that some people give them.

I think the problem is that there aren't any of the really good bakeries here in the Austin, TX area (Round Rock is a suburb) the way there are in other parts of the country, so there's no real basis for comparison. When I was growing up in Chicago, there were a number of really, really good bakeries, and even the chain donut shops (like Amy Joy) put out a better product.

[Ben]

Round Rock donuts are good, better than Krispy Kreme (faint praise, to be sure) but I don't think they deserve the almost cultlike status that some people give them.

Hmm, there's a bakery the next town over that makes killer donuts. I wonder if I can use some of the money I save on air fare to get them to make me a two pound donut? 

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

You're watching a show... about food? Never been able to figure out the fascination with food.

[seeker_two]

You're watching a show... about food? Never been able to figure out the fascination with food.

Depends on how it's done....I'm not much for most cooking shows, but something like Alton Brown or Anthony Bourdain has me hooked for hours.


...and I was just in Round Rock today....and missed the two-pound donut.... 

[crt360]

I'm thinking about catching a Red Eye to get to Round Rock, TX for the two pound donut...

I've never tried a two pounder, but they do make good donuts.  I could send you one, but somehow I don't think it would be the same after a couple of days in the mail.  :D

[BlueStarLizzard]

my boss always has cooking shows on the tv on saterdays. she gets sucked in to it and so do i. the worst part is by that point i am almost finished working and am STARVING, plus louise starts talking about cooking the stuff which makes it ten times worse.
i'm not crazy about thanksgiving dinner. i mean i like it, but i'm not "oh its my favorite holiday food!!!" about it. however, if louise cooked thanksgiving dinner every day for me, i would eat it and enjoy it every night. and here she is, the master of the kitchen, the women that can do things with a smoker that make you drool more then a neopolotein mastif, talking about cooking all these things that look so tasty on the tv, and you KNOW she could make it so much more tasty then a silly picture on a tv....


must stop talking about lousie's cooking now, before i drool on the keyboard 

[mtnbkr]

I like the cooking shows that either get into the mechanics and science of cooking (Good Eats) or showcase new, different, out of the ordinary foods (Bizarre Foods, various ethnic food shows).  I have no interest in "reality" cooking shows or the normal cooking shows that have a single chef going walking you through a single meal.

Chris

[Ben]

I've never tried a two pounder, but they do make good donuts.  I could send you one, but somehow I don't think it would be the same after a couple of days in the mail.  :D

But thanks for the offer! I don't think it would be the same in my stomach either. 

As for watching food shows, I like this show and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on the Food Network. I have a coworker who could be the host of DD&D. Anytime we're on work travel together, he always knows about or finds the dumpiest looking holes in the wall with the best food ever.

[MillCreek]

When it comes to doughnuts, I am a fan of the apple fritter.  I like them large, with lots of apple chunks, a knobby and irregular shape as opposed to a flat blob and on the well-done side.  The pale apple fritters that look like a smooth flat disk do not appeal to me. It is not easy finding a fritter to my liking.

[Brad Johnson]

The curry one just aired here. Yeah, if they're wearing respirators while cooking it, I imagine you'd have to be sitting on a block of ice while "disposing" of it later. 

That was a good one. My favorite, though, is the night he took on the Pasta From Hell.

Brad