We were filming in Greenland, and I treated my crew.
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We were filming in Greenland, and I treated my crew.
ADAM RICHMANMy 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.
ADAM RICHMANThey had these really sick origami books with an overleaf, but those packs can sometimes blow, because they give you, like, eight sheets.
ADAM RICHMANThere 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“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 RICHMANHe 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 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.
ADAM RICHMANSo obviously I want to be in the limelight in some capacity, or I want to be in entertainment in some capacity.
ADAM RICHMANGratitude is the attitude. That’s the thing.
ADAM RICHMANIt’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.
ADAM RICHMANIt’s by a brilliant reporter named David Holthouse.
ADAM RICHMANThere are soccer athletes that are known the world over except in the U.S. Thierry Henry, for example.
ADAM RICHMANPeople also respected my culinary acumen and my intelligence, and that was their whole thing.
ADAM RICHMANWhat 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 RICHMANThis is my ultimate hunger quest. This is Man v. Food.
ADAM RICHMANI 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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