He said, “For you, it may be your 50th or 100th selfie, autograph, or whatever of the day. But for that person, it may be the first or the only time in their life that they’ve seen someone they enjoy on television. Never lose sight of that.”
ADAM RICHMANActually, 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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It was like, who’s life is this? It was splendid, and the nice thing was that they renewed my contract for another year.
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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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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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It’s by a brilliant reporter named David Holthouse.
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This is my ultimate hunger quest. This is Man v. Food.
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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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They flew me over, and it was this immersive experience.
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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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Now I’m on a mouth-watering journey to find America’s greatest pig-out spots.
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The first one that I went to with my friends was with my buddy Michael – and we actually cut class to get tickets – was INXS at the Garden.
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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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I have a master’s from Yale drama, and I auditioned for this.
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There are soccer athletes that are known the world over except in the U.S. Thierry Henry, for example.
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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 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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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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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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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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I think that in terms of who is known the world over, I would wager that it’s probably someone like Mark Wahlberg or Dwyane Wade.
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“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.
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Gratitude is the attitude. That’s the thing.
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I lived in San Jose for a little bit, and one of my neighbors was Vietnamese and was teasing me.
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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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People follow me on social media, and they can tell I have varied interests.
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