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In 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.

Adam Richman

Gratitude is the attitude. That’s the thing.
ADAM RICHMAN

Attitude Gratitude Thing
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 RICHMAN

Doll Episode Felt Hand Shook Soup
It’s the true story of a man stalking and plotting to kill the man who raped him when he was seven.
ADAM RICHMAN

Kill Plotting Raped Seven Story True
“Okay, that’s kind of conceivable.” If you’re talking about the dude from Man V. Food is doing pairings for fine wine, then I think people might not necessarily anticipate that.
ADAM RICHMAN

Anticipate Conceivable Dude Fine Food Man Necessary Okay Pairing Think Wine
One of my great personal triumphs is, because I stay vigilant about my health
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Anand Thakur
I sponsor two soccer teams in England, one of which is called Broadley F.C.
ADAM RICHMAN

Broadley Country Soccer Sponsor Team
If something is nice about you, usually one or two people will tell you. If something is foul about you, everyone will tell you.
ADAM RICHMAN

Nice People Something Tell Two You
If I ever took the spare tire off of my car and was on a survival show, and Bear Grylls was like, “What you need to do in a survival situation is eat your tire,” I’d be like, “That’s moose nose!”
ADAM RICHMAN

Car Eat Show Situation Survival Tire Took
I’m a big soccer fanatic, and although I support a team called Tottenham Hotspur in London –
ADAM RICHMAN

Although Big Fantastic Soccer Support Team
I was 12 or 13, and I had seen a demo about origami at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
ADAM RICHMAN

Age Book Botanic Brooklyn Demo Garden Origami Thirteen Twelve Year
And take on the country’s most legendary eating challenges. I’m no competitive eater, just a regular guy with a serious appetite.
ADAM RICHMAN

Appetite Challenge Competitive Country Eater Eating Guy Legendary Most Regular Serious
Suddenly I was staying there and hiking there, and we took a mini iceberg out of the water and chipped it up and used it as ice cubes and made cocktails with it. It’s surreal.
ADAM RICHMAN

Chipped Cocktail Hiking Iceberg Made Staying Surreal Took
I think in the U.K. people perhaps know me for some other stuff because of my involvement with soccer and support of Tottenham.
ADAM RICHMAN

Country Involvement People Some Stuff Support Think Tottenham
I sponsored every team in the Park Slope Little League for years.
ADAM RICHMAN

Kid League Little Soccer Sponsored Team Year
I thought maybe I would be everyone’s favorite dude-food friend.
ADAM RICHMAN

Dude Everyone Favorite Food Friend
I produced a play in New York that got nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best American Play.
ADAM RICHMAN

Award Country Critic Man Nominated Outer
To be asked to do the pairing menus by Alamos Wineries in Argentina [was the most interesting opportunity].
ADAM RICHMAN

Asked Man Menus Opportunity Pairing People Wine
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?
ADAM RICHMAN

Attitude Better Gratitude Now Pissy Saying Watch
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.
ADAM RICHMAN

Addiction Chilli Hot Pepper Really Red Started Thinking
Generally speaking, there’s a difference. Moose nose is just pure cartilage.
ADAM RICHMAN

Car Cartilage Difference Game Nose Speaking
I’m Adam Richman. A food fanatic who’s held nearly every job in the restaurant biz.
ADAM RICHMAN

Country Fantastic Food Help Job Journey Nearly Restaurant
Man V. Food is the highest-rated show in the Travel Channel’s history, so clearly there’s going to be a correlation.
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Anand Thakur
It’s 24 hours of pretty bright daylight there right now, and I always try to do something nice for my crew every trip or in every other city. So I greeted them with a midnight cruise, but it looked like two in the afternoon.
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Anand Thakur
We were filming in Greenland, and I treated my crew.
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Anand Thakur
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,
ADAM RICHMAN

Chef Dude Food Host Man Pairing Used
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
ADAM RICHMAN

Big Bowl Comen Man Goes Like Number Pho
If I had Sirius FM and fire-breathing in a giant puppy dragon, I’d be golden.
ADAM RICHMAN

Breathing Dragon Fire Golden Puppy Sirius

In 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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In 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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