This is my ultimate hunger quest. This is Man v. Food.
ADAM RICHMANIn the early ’90s I was floating somewhere between the Brat Pack/Andrew McCarthy/James Spader/Pretty In Pink kind of stuff and the alterna-pop look, crossed with a very distinct grunge sensibility.
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If it’s a question about stuff that matters to you personally, like favorite food, favorite piece of knowledge, favorite animal, it’s hard not to have an opinion and want to quantify things.
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I said “I’ve had pho,” and then he goes, “Oh, what do you get, the number one big bowl?” I was like, “Come on, man
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I’m not a plumber who accidentally blew up or a math professor who accidentally backed into notoriety.
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He heard the NPR show, contacted them, and essentially – shortest synopsis ever, like I’m the Cablevision guide button
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And take on the country’s most legendary eating challenges. I’m no competitive eater, just a regular guy with a serious appetite.
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They flew me over, and it was this immersive experience.
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When Lollapalooza started, and I was really into Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane’s Addiction, Soundgarden. I went to that Lollapalooza tour twice, I think.
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I think the most surreal moment for me having been a kid who was on unemployment, was on food stamps
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I think in the U.K. people perhaps know me for some other stuff because of my involvement with soccer and support of Tottenham.
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My dad, my step-mom, and I were at the Japan pavilion of Epcot, and my dad was going to get me an origami book.
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Actually, I am loathe to admit, but I also remember freshman year of Emory – and I’m so sorry to have to admit this – but there was a Domino’s Pizza in Emory Village, where I went to college, and I was ordering a pizza.
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What they’re saying is, “I know who you are. I watch your stuff.” What’s better than that? Gratitude is the attitude. That’s the thing. What am I being pissy about?
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They had these really sick origami books with an overleaf, but those packs can sometimes blow, because they give you, like, eight sheets.
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I’ll go to a restaurant where I’ve never been before, and someone will say, “I don’t have anything big for you to eat.” I used to be a little salty about that, but at the end of the day
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Shaq is Shaq. I did an episode of The Soup with Shaq, and he shook my hand, and I felt like I was a Ken doll, like I had no hand.
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