“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.”

Did you see The Never-Ending Story? That’s one kick-ass dragon. It’s basically a giant puppy dragon.

I was 12 or 13, and I had seen a demo about origami at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Gratitude is the attitude. That’s the thing.

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,”

You can change your spouse, your friends but never your club.

The play is called Stalking The Bogeyman. It was a story on This American Life, and my former roommate is the artistic director of the New York Repertory Theater.

Now I’m on a mouth-watering journey to find America’s greatest pig-out spots.

I think the most surreal moment for me having been a kid who was on unemployment, was on food stamps

They flew me over, and it was this immersive experience.

I produced a play in New York that got nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best American Play.

People believe what they want to believe. You have to run your race and be proud of the person you see in the mirror.

“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.

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.

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.

If I had Sirius FM and fire-breathing in a giant puppy dragon, I’d be golden.

And take on the country’s most legendary eating challenges. I’m no competitive eater, just a regular guy with a serious appetite.