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.
ADAM RICHMANIf something is nice about you, usually one or two people will tell you. If something is foul about you, everyone will tell you.
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There are so many chefs out there, and so if you were to say, “The dude who used to host Man V. Food is doing pairing for Jim Beam,” you’d say,
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Now I’m on a mouth-watering journey to find America’s greatest pig-out spots.
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It’s the true story of a man stalking and plotting to kill the man who raped him when he was seven.
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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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People also respected my culinary acumen and my intelligence, and that was their whole thing.
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That was another incredible thing: the opportunity to be in Greenland, a place I had read about in NatGeo a decade before.
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I sponsor two soccer teams in England, one of which is called Broadley F.C.
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It’s not just the end of a chicken leg, it really is – imagine the cartilage of game meat.
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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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Did you see The Never-Ending Story? That’s one kick-ass dragon. It’s basically a giant puppy dragon.
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I’m not kidding you, to utter these words aloud is so surreal to me – but to say, “I had to give up my Super Bowl tickets for my all-expense paid research trip to Argentina’s wine country,”
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You can change your spouse, your friends but never your club.
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I have a master’s from Yale drama, and I auditioned for this.
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I’ve always been a massive Beastie Boys fan, so if you look at their style aesthetic on Check Your Head, that was the headspace I was in for a minute. Whatever that was, that was me.
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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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My mom always says, “Pack your smile,” but [the sound guy] articulated it beautifully, because he saw me go from Joe Schmo who had been on food stamps to Adam Richman from Man V. Food.
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I do feel that, generally, people will see me and go, “He knows where the good food is,” which is an awesome correlative. It’s an awesome simplification.
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Gratitude is the attitude. That’s the thing.
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I’m Adam Richman. A food fanatic who’s held nearly every job in the restaurant biz.
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I was never going to give my detractors the satisfaction of not feeling well, or allowing my health to falter while eating rich and indulgent food all over the world.
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People believe what they want to believe. You have to run your race and be proud of the person you see in the mirror.
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This is my ultimate hunger quest. This is Man v. Food.
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One of my great personal triumphs is, because I stay vigilant about my health
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It’s by a brilliant reporter named David Holthouse.
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So obviously I want to be in the limelight in some capacity, or I want to be in entertainment in some capacity.
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I love that team, I wear their symbol around my neck on a chain – I’ve always had a soft spot for this little club.
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