8.2/1096 votes#1 - Amarillo
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/3/2008
Adam Richman takes on a spicy "burger from Hell," chicken fried steak, and a 72oz steak challenge in Amarillo, Texas -the meat capital of the world- in his search for America's best pig out spots.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1088 votes#2 - Memphis
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/3/2008
Adam's ongoing quest to find America's best pig out spots brings him to Memphis, Tennessee, home to deep fried Southern cooking, mouthwatering pork barbecue and a seven and a half pound burger known as the Sasquatch.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1093 votes#3 - Pittsburgh
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/10/2008
Adam Richman enters the inferno in Pittsburgh, PA, in order to make his mark in Quaker Steak and Lube history. But he'll have to eat six Atomic Hot Wings first.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1076 votes#4 - Columbus
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/10/2008
Adam Richman travels to Columbus, Ohio, to tailgate with Buckeye fans. He also chows down at a legendary burger joint, feasts at a historic sausage house and tackles the two-and-a-half-pound Dagwood challenge.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1075 votes#5 - Austin
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/17/2008
Host Adam Richman travels to Austin for Texas-sized donuts, authentic Hill Country barbecue, and a near-impossible breakfast taco challenge.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1077 votes#6 - Chicago
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/24/2008
Adam Richman visits the Windy City to chow down on overstuffed sandwiches, Italian beef sandwiches, and of course Chi-town-style deep-dish pizza.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1075 votes#7 - Atlanta
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/7/2009
Adam heads to Atlanta to take on the Carnivore Pizza Challenge. To win, a team of two must devour an 11-pound, 30-inch pizza in under an hour. Four hundred people have tried. No one has ever succeeded. Can Adam and his partner make history?
Director: N/A
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8.2/1075 votes#8 - Boston
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/14/2009
Adam brings some Yankee pride to Boston as he goes head to head with a local Red Sox fan in the Eagles Deli Challenge: a whopping five-pound, 10-patty burger, with 20 slices of cheese, 20 pieces of bacon, five pounds of fries and a giant pickle.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1075 votes#9 - New York
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/21/2009
Host Adam Richman takes down iconic one-pound sandwiches at Katz's Delicatessen, savors soul food at Sylvia's Restaurant, and tackles the hottest curry in the country at Brick Lane Curry House during his return home to the Big Apple.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1071 votes#10 - New Orleans
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/28/2009
Adam Richman is chowing down massive po boys at Mother's Restaurant, succulent seafood at Deanie's Seafood Restaurant, and taking on 180 oysters in the Acme Oyster House Challenge.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1066 votes#11 - Portland
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/4/2009
Adam Richman heads down the Oregon Trail to Portland where a stack of plate-sized mancakes, doughnuts shaped like voodoo dolls, and a spicy habanero fritter challenge await him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1068 votes#12 - Seattle
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/11/2009
Adam Richman is in Seattle for award-winning burgers, mountains of ultra-fresh seafood, and a 12-egg omelet challenge against one of Seattle's own.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1064 votes#13 - St. Louis
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/18/2009
Adam Richman visits St. Louis to chow down on Monte Cristo hot dogs and a platter of barbecue's greatest hits, then attempts to wash 'em all down with nearly a gallon of the best milkshakes in town.
Director: N/A
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8.4/1069 votes#14 - Los Angeles
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/2009
After a french dip and feast of roasted pork tortillas, Adam Richman comes face to face with the Special Number 2: a spicy Ramen made with 10 different chilies.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1062 votes#15 - San Jose
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/4/2009
Adam Richman is in San Jose, California for mouth-watering ribs, a 5-pound burrito, and a hot wing challenge that isn't over when the food is gone.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1063 votes#16 - Denver
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/11/2009
Adam visits the Mile-High City for burgers with enough toppings to fill a dartboard, some Rocky Mountain oysters, and a showdown with the biggest burrito in the West: seven potatoes, a pound of ham, a dozen eggs, a whole onion, cheese, and chili.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1065 votes#17 - North Carolina
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/18/2009
Adam visits the North Carolina Triangle and chows down on chicken biscuit sandwiches, a whole-hog barbecue, and tackles a hot dog eating challenge.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1061 votes#18 - Minneapolis
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/2009
Adam arrives in the Twin Cities, where he'll search for the birthplace of the Juicy Lucy-the Minneapolis cheeseburger with the cheese inside the burger.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of Man v. Food Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Amarillo" is the best rated episode of "Man v. Food" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 96 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/3/2008. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Memphis".