How Man vs Food Almost Ruined Adam Richman's Life
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Adam Richman was the host of the hugely popular mid 2000's TV show "Man vs Food". He would take on gargantuan and spicy food challenges, so how did the show almost ruin Adam's life?.....
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00:00 - 01:10 - Introduction/Adam's Early Life
01:11 - 03:34 - The Origins Of Man vs Food/Prime Time
03:35 - 04:16 - Man vs Food International Success
04:17 - 06:16 - Great Balls Of Fire/Habanero Poisoning
06:17 - 06:52 - Chili Me Timbers
06:53 - 8:18 - 86kg Burger & Health Concerns
08:19 - 09:51 - Retiring From Competitive Eating
09:52 - 12:23 - Weight Loss & Getting Cancelled
12:24 - 14:25 - UK Connections/Conclusion
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bro must have been a nuclear reactor of gases and smells after the challenges lol
@bobobobobobo-gw2lr
2 ай бұрын
Have
@goodoldbubba6620
2 ай бұрын
A new source of energy.
@crushbeast29
14 күн бұрын
Stop speaking like a 10 year old.
@phillybul30
6 күн бұрын
Lmao!!!😂
Man Vs Food was a huge part of my childhood and I adored Adam's humorous enthusiasm. The food challenges were endlessly entertaining and fascinating, though in hindsight the show needed to end for Adam's sake. I'm glad he's seemingly in a better place now.
@chrisnelson3668
2 ай бұрын
Sorry about your childhood
@diesel9723
2 ай бұрын
you probably weigh over 300 pounds yourself LOL@@chrisnelson3668
@floydsemlow8253
2 ай бұрын
@@chrisnelson3668😂😂
@monkeyballs512
2 ай бұрын
Not just him. It also popularized food challenges, ridiculous portions, and a generally unhealthy view of eating
@jason0938
2 ай бұрын
Literally same.
My Brother met Adam last year , we live in Scotland and Adam was up filming a segment for his new show at my brothers work. My Brother said he’s one of the most genuine people he’s ever met. After filming the segment he took time to speak to every member of staff and get photos with everyone who wanted one. Bloody legend of a guy
@Otembe
Ай бұрын
That's awesome! I've known people that have worked at places where Guy Fieri filmed DDD and unfortunately, he seems like an a-hole.
@hankstrickland5011
Ай бұрын
He does this because he’s not that famous
@ericharmon7163
Ай бұрын
@hankstrickland5011 he was interviewed on Hot Ones, so ya, he has some fame being that First We Feast has 13 million followers.
@jacobsvetich8735
Ай бұрын
@@ericharmon7163 your brain is mush.
@edenjets
7 күн бұрын
He didn't have to either, speaks volumes
the best part of man vs food was him exploring the town for the first few seconds at the start of each episode, and the unique, historic, and amazing tasty resturants before the challenges.
Him talking about the Habaneros "I didn't know if I wanted to Puke, Shit, Die, Cry, Pray" 🤣🤣🤣
@nolancho
Ай бұрын
Lol just shut up 😅 not funny 😊
@ryancarter2959
13 күн бұрын
That’s about how I felt after eating BWW’s Wild sauce. It had been a hot minute since I had eaten spicy wings and that sauce being 1 step below their top wings was not a good idea 😂
@2nd2LastUnicorn
9 күн бұрын
@@ryancarter2959 even medium are surprisingly hot 🥵
Adam Richman is a legend. Also, he's definitely the guy who would respond to you on Twitter if you were respectful to him. I wish he was on TV more but he really opened the door for the food based entertainment that followed.
Man Vs Food, Top Gear repeats and Storage Hunters on weekday mornings on Dave. The streets won't forget.
@umarrazvi
2 ай бұрын
Trust me that was lit 🔥
@damienlee1165
Ай бұрын
What an era.
@mrclapz1488
Ай бұрын
Back when Cable TV was actually good
@GrayWolf8472
Ай бұрын
The best!👊😎
Fond memories of watching Man v Food all those years ago in 2009, 2010 etc. I'm glad he's still around doing what he loves. You're the man, Adam!
I was invited by a restaurant's owner to be an 'extra' when Man vs Food came there. Adam was the same friendly, jovial guy off camera as he was on. Chit chatting in between shoots and making sure everyone was in good spirits through the whole day (and it was a loooong day). Awesome dude.
@nolancho
Ай бұрын
Nope. Wrong. He actually slapped my doggie and gave me a passive wink while crying .
@tuto5311
11 күн бұрын
@@nolanchoLucky man
I remember a while ago there being a talk about how producers had to get involved whenever Adam had to partake in spicy challenges. Because apparently there were multiple incidents where a spicy challenge would opt out of using the fresh chilis (which, while hot, are more flavorful and have limits) and would instead dump in a bunch of chili oil/extract, which is just pure Capsaicin. So these places would hear he was coming and then basically cheat to try and get the win by making the recipes more potent.
The British Sunny V2
@muckymoe5619
2 ай бұрын
Sunny V2 if he was British and actually did research
@JYM60
2 ай бұрын
I actually thought Sunny V2 was also British! Just seen he is Aussie. PM so much better though.
@migzydrift
2 ай бұрын
Sunny V2, the worst evaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh
@brandonm8901
2 ай бұрын
Sunny V2 with actual content
@rootigaroot9922
2 ай бұрын
@@brandonm8901 literally the exact same channel in every way
Back in an era where celebs would reply on social media & your friend would show you at school the next day
@RedFail1-1
Ай бұрын
Can't relate. Was already a grown man when Social Media became a thing.
I remembered that Habanero fritters challenge. So many ppl on the internet thought this was the tamest spicy challenge he ever attempted on the show. "It's just Habanero." Then revealed that he had a Habanero poisoning eating it. Shows that don't judge food challenges by the cover... .
Adam is a legend to be remebered
Adam on Man Vs Food is who inspired me to take on a Food challenge of my own many years ago. On my 21st birthday (instead of my 1st drink like a normal person) I competed against the same large German sausage platter Adam did in the episode that featured: Minnesota, and I won! It was difficult, but without Adam and the show, I would have never known about the challenge or had the incredible memory to go with it!!
The king of Sunday morning hangover tv!
He has a photographic memory? I didn’t know that.
@e-money5085
Ай бұрын
I knew that but I forgot
He ate so much food, it traumatized his taste buds. Ended up living at a place where boiling is the preferred cooking method
Almost at 100k man. Absolute love your editing style!
@phatmemer69
2 ай бұрын
Thanks bro! Always appreciate you watching!
Man v Food, Bizarre Foods, Bourdain's No Reservations, River Monsters; the holy quartet of my college days TV. Love Adam to bits and glad to hear he's doing well nowadays. Hope one day he'll get back into the food show scene, possibly hosting something far less... taxing😅 Honestly i'd love for him to host something like Sonny's Best Ever Food Review Show; Sonny's a great guy too and hell, them co-hosting an episode would be lit af.
I loved watching Adam Richman on Man Vs Food and Andrew Zimmern on Bizarre Foods. TV was actually good when I was younger, now it’s just brain rot.
Considering how the doc' "Supersize Me" got the supersize option in fast food restaurants dropped, due to concerns over obesity. I've always found it confusing how a show like "Man V's Food" is allowed to exist! Surely it encourages the celebration of gluttony and over consumption?
@abcdefg3214
Ай бұрын
You think the government or big pharma give a flying fuck about anyone's health... It's exactly what they want
@___AVARICE___
4 күн бұрын
Because it wasnt about normal big ass meals it was about actual food challenges. Itd be like saying a competitive hot dog eating contest is bad and encouraging obesity
@baxterenrife
4 күн бұрын
@@___AVARICE___ Do you not think these celebrations of abject gluttony encourage an entitlement to access amongst Americans. Who let's face it, are quite fat and unhealthy enough? And what exactly are "big ass meals"?
I loved man vs food, growing up I didn’t have cable in my room but the travel channel was one of the channels I could get, I loved his personality ! God bless him he’s genuinely apart of my childhood
Man Vs Food was one of my favorite shows back in the day. Alwaysgot hungry watching it.
Great video - I learned a bit more about Adam. I always liked him; watched him all the time. He's a great commentator on the History Channel series, "The Food That Built America". Had no idea about his ties to the UK. Very cool!
Never ever bend the knee to the mob.
@LuigiL75
Ай бұрын
Never.
Great video, glad I found your channel mate
I had no idea that he was big in the UK. Man vs. FOOD always felt excessively American in the best way.
@Jessepigman69
5 күн бұрын
He was a huge part of my childhood. I watched him alot on food network uk and Dave. Actually used to record episodes while I was at school so I didn't miss anything. He's a very charismatic guy and he showed the heart of small us towns. It was very interesting
@oniondesu9633
2 күн бұрын
us brits love to hate on americans, but this guy had the right mix of charisma and humility.
Excellent video. Informative and fair to the subject. Definitely will subscribe!
Great vid, great channel. Keep it up pal!
@phatmemer69
2 ай бұрын
Will do, cheers lad!
Loved watching man vs food as a kid with my dad, really interesting watch. love your channel mate!
Love Adam, a genuine salt of the earth guy and the coolest celebrity around right now, he makes anything fun and watchable. It's sad that his career almost ended because of his spat with the hamplanets (i remember he vanished for a while after that). He learned a valuable lesson never to engage with trolls online, they just drag you down into the gutter with them.
This is why I always thought it was smart that the British spin off of this show used a world's strongest man to host. As they need so many calories just to burn for their workout, the risk wouldn't be as high for him as it would be for Adam.
Very well researched video. Subscribed
No one could've done man v food but Adam
Who would have thought eating like that would cause problems
You are gonna get there bud. Your editing is fantastic
@phatmemer69
2 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, means a lot!
I always remember watching these types of shows when I was younger, absolute food fever dream mate 😂😭
great videos mate! you're like the british sunnyv2 🥰
Myself & my housemate at the time (who is a chef) would religiously watch this show here in Australia and would make notes during the show on the restaurants Adam would visit, with the idea that we would both one day go to the 'States & do a road-trip, trying to visit some of these restaurants when we passed through the particulars towns/cities they were located in (not for the challenges, but just for a good feed). Finally managed to complete this trip a couple of years ago, visiting a total of 13 of these restaurants during our stay (sadly, quite a few on our list that we tried to visit had gone out of business during the Pandemic and were no more).
@Lana-vs2gp
2 ай бұрын
Living the dream :)
He was exactly right how he engaged with the eternally offended group. Let them know you don’t give a …. Say sorry and they will never stop.
@Spacecadet690
2 ай бұрын
Spot on.
@daviddavidson4496
2 ай бұрын
Don't give a shit
@glumar9274
Ай бұрын
Like. Yeah, they were wrong. But it’s insane acting like it’s a real war and not just people on the internet being stupid lol
@AL-yk1tc
Ай бұрын
No, he wasn't exactly right, he went way overboard lol
@MasterBlaster3545
Ай бұрын
@@glumar9274 It is affecting lives across the west everywhere so it is a war.
I did that Habanero Fritter challenge and had the same reaction as Adam. The punch in the gut hit on the way home and lasted the rest of the night. Not recommended.
@evandaymon8303
26 күн бұрын
Yea i am still shocked they still allowed that to happen. They seriously asking people to pay for food poisoning
@jazzcatjohn
26 күн бұрын
@@evandaymon8303 Well, it's not food poisoning, just too many habanero peppers. But that's the challenge so I have nothing against the restaurant. It's a personal decision so eat them.
I wish all the best for Adam, he's one talented guy!
Great vid !
when he ate all the oysters i was like he is done
Great vid 👍
One of the things I loved about his Man vs Food show was that when my husband and I would drive across the US we would specifically look for places he'd gone because (outside of the really spicy challenges - we don't like spice) the food was always good. In fact, I didn't know it when I picked it, but in february, on our anniversary as we were driving through, we went to that pasty place in Butte, Montana. Saw his picture on the wall, and we knew it was gonna be good. It was.
Ill never forget his “sandwich” he made….when he explained the complexity of how to eat and why the layering is important….and proceeded to eat it upside down 😂
Worked for MSG Networks. Went on to eat lots of food containing MSG.
Congrats dude!
Congratulations on 100k man 💪
@phatmemer69
2 ай бұрын
Legend! Thanks for watching!!!
adam having to apologise when they came after him first is ridiculous
Im here because I spoke out loud about this show 2 days ago. Never stop listening phone, never stop listening....
for being called Phat Memer, you really do make some proper good videos on subjects
“Fatctorvist” I didn’t need to hear anymore….
@kieronparr3403
2 ай бұрын
I thought that 🙄
@Aussiematee
2 ай бұрын
It made me giggle, and I’m fat. Fat positively and fat activism is fn stupid. Body positivity is good though, but people who promote obesity are fn idiots
@TheOrignalKillezz
2 ай бұрын
I'm fat. Being fat isn't healthy period. People thinking otherwise are delusional
@SolidSnake240
2 ай бұрын
must be a miserable existence getting offended by light jokes
@CO-Ray
2 ай бұрын
Fatty ahead
I loved this show, well, the version with Richman on it. The ironic thing is Adam is heavier now than he every was on MvF, by a LARGE margin.
I honestly loved watching the episodes while eating
Clearly "Beard Meats Food" is doing something right as he's been eating huge challenges for years and stays lean and healthy. I'm guessing Adam's diet outside of the show wasn't all that great, and he always seemed to carry extra weight which he can't simply blame on the food challenges. Beard never eats more than around 17,000 calories a week, regardless of the challenges he does. It's all about keeping it in balance.
Another banger video👌 Also, as if I didn’t love Adam enough already- he’s a Spurs fan?! Absolute baller! ⚪️ 🔵 🐓
Meanwhile BeardMeatsFood and EriktheElectric keep doing insane challenges all the time and are fine over year now. The human body is a wonder
@infinidominion
Ай бұрын
Beard has been doing it for years and years
@tommyfraz.
Ай бұрын
To be fair, BMF is a physical beast, and probably burns 5000 calories a day in the gym.
@nilsschear1095
Ай бұрын
Yeah they don’t admit it but they just puke it all up later. No one can sustain this for as long as bmf has without purging. The damage to his health cannot be countered by twice a day gym runs. Bmf does multiple challenges a week consistently, even if he ran for 2-3 hours a day and fasted in between he’d still gain weight. Some of his challenges are 10k plus calories, a guy that size working out constantly would burn maybe 3-4k calories. And that much exercise isn’t sustainable long term. He’d have to fast two days for every challenge, have you ever tried to burn that many calories with an empty stomach? No, the simple answer is he gets rid of it. I just wish they were honest.
@Sadreath
Ай бұрын
@@nilsschear1095 BMF does one video a week. Meaning 52 challenges per year or on average one challenge a week. Not multiple a week the entire time with no breaks. Also lets say a challenge is 10k calories. There is evidence that above certain thresholds calories can no longer be processed and stored by the body so they just go through without actually adding fat. But even if you take in 10k calories on average once a week. At 2.5k daily needed calories without exercise you only need to reduce your intake on non challenge days to by 1250 calories. If you burn about 500 calories with workouts you come down to a daily calorie intake of ca. 1750kcal on non challenge days which is easily doable. So no. Puking it out is not necessary.
@nilsschear1095
Ай бұрын
@@Sadreath He puts out one video a week, but he will film multiples a week on his trips. Which could be weeks at a time. He even talks about doing back to back challenges regularly in his videos. Best case scenario is he gains a ton of weight on his trips then starves himself when he gets back to lose it. Or maybe he’s running a marathon everyday on his trip to Oklahoma or some place. It’s just not sustainable. Now if he’s getting rid of the calories the easy way? He can probably do this indefinitely. Either way it’s absolutely terrible for his health and just the sheer amounts of cholesterol, sodium, sugar etc he gets from these “once a week” challenges will eventually give him a heart attack. Not to mention the giant bowel movements and sluggishness he undoubtedly has the days following a challenge. Which would make exercising difficult for even the fittest among us. No, he’s doing it the easy way. This video is proof of what happens when you don’t, and he’s not going to give up his meal ticket.
Finally found a channel to binge-watch during the break 😊 love the content and i hope you keep it up!
@phatmemer69
2 ай бұрын
Glad you're enjoying the content Ara! Appreciate you watching :)
I've had those great balls of fire, Salvador Mollies in Portland. I took the day off work the next day
I used to watch this alot when I was a kid a lot of nostalgia for this show
He pave the way for alot of these food bloggers.
I swear that guy was a food pornographer!!!!! He was GREAT!!!!! LOL!!!!!🤗🤗🤗
I used to watch MVF with my Mom and children in Wednesday after dinner every week. Brings back good memories.
I watched it on food network , didn’t know Dave also showed it ! 😮
Used to love watching this man
Smoking the leaf watching this was torture
@floydsemlow8253
2 ай бұрын
💚💚😜
I shat out a lung a few years ago. I’m feeling much better now…. Thx Phat! 🕳️
I’m starting to realize SunnyV2 is the new KZread meta. But I’m not complaining.
I used to be a teacher and the 4th and 5th graders that I used to teach LOVED Man Vs Food. I used to show dvds of it on Friday afternoon.
He went from doing nothing particularly wrong with that "thinspiration" comment to digging himself into a hole for no good reason.
I remember watching this when I was younger, loved all of it
I loved Man v. Food when I was growing up. It was a pinnacle show in the 2000s.
Sounds like Adam's stint on twitter was Man vs Food Enjoyers
I've always wondered where he ended up until his show on Copa90 aired and I loved it. Didn't know about his success in the UK, it seems like he's got a place he loves and the place loves him with how much success he's seeing.
The Bizarre Foods, No Reservations, Man Vs. Food era on the Travel Channel was truly peak
I still watch MvF, iconic
I jus KNEW a fully operational ambulance was posted at every challenge. I was always so concerned with his health
Good ol Dave 🥲
W Chanel 🎉
All the hot challenges that used super hot powders really made me angry. Use real peppers or simply don't do it. Adam always brought the entertainment. He, and his replacement, Casey were awesome.
It’s like you just know what things I’d like to know about, then make fucking awesome content about it.
Always reminded me of John Belushi
Man this and pimp my ride where my teenhood lol
lmfao dangerously based near the end
My man just wanted to play in soccer aid and got 2 seconds as a substitute 😂
I did the great balls of fire challenge and while I didn’t finish I was sick/miserable for almost a full day. It’s funny to look back now but man oh man was I in pain.
Shoutout to the firebrand chili! From my hometown Springfield, Illinois
Loved this show. Especially when hungover 😂
I bought Doner Kebabs every night for 2 weeks and my insides stopped working. When eventually I popped the toilet had an inch of fat floating on top of the water. That stuff is deadly if you eat it constantly.
@sholas2088
2 ай бұрын
That’s rank 😂
@smthompson89
2 ай бұрын
Hahahahaha bloody hell mate!
@taup1007
2 ай бұрын
Brooooo what the actual @@@@
@tomh6588
2 ай бұрын
And that's why he's the master blaster
@MasterBlaster3545
2 ай бұрын
@@tomh6588 Haha good one.
Wow that's interesting ❤❤❤
14:08 that pic of Matt is craaazy
Loved that show!
Is that Jessica chastain at 0:57? Looks indentical!
@phatmemer69
2 ай бұрын
yeah! pretty sure they went to college together
So, I'm a pepperhead and generally handle spicy foods well. (I've done this challenge at Salvador Molly's in Portland, Or) Anyway, one morning after a long night at a block party my buddies dared me to eat a fresh habanero from the host's garden. I had an empty stomach and I was trying to nurse my hangover back to party mode. I are the pepper. It was hot! My eyes were watering, nose running, but nothing major for me. However, to cool it down, I just kept swishing beer in my mouth. I probably went through 3 beers in 10 minutes. Finally everything subsides, life is ok again. A few minutes later I had the EXACT feeling that Adam describes. My gut is wrenching and I made straight for the bathroom, truly not knowing which end it was coming out. I just knew IT WAS COMING OUT! Luckily, with a stomach full of beer foam, that was one of the most pleasant vomits of my life!
0:12 that was harsh lol
Unicef might be one of the worst charities to give too. They have a judge marketing budget. Salaries to the ceos and middle managers. A tiny percentage of what you give actually goes to poor people. You're better off donating to your local soup kitchen.
I also want to shout-out Erik The Electric for his food challenges too. And The Electrics too with Kristie.