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2/10/2012

Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Collection 1 (2007) Review

Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Collection 1 (2007)
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Me and my husband absolutely love this program. My husband especially likes the Phillipines because the people are friendly and they have good food. I like the one in Morocco, because I laugh over and over during the scene when he eats putrid meat, and hits his head with his hands. We enjoy it repeadedly.

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Ever wonder what a piranha tastes like? What about live worms? Now's your chance to find out as BIZARRE FOODS host Andrew Zimmern travels the world on a fascinating mission to indulge in some of the weirdest foods you can imagine! You won't be able to look away as Zimmern puts his iron stomach to the test, swallowing all sorts of exotic creatures and unthinkable body parts. If you dare, come along on this wild gastronomical adventure, and open wide for a taste of daredevil dining! Episodes: MOROCCO: Join Andrew Zimmern as he takes a culinary tour through Morocco where he finds everything from lamb's head to pigeon pie on the menu. SPAIN: The gastronomical world tour continues with a trip through Spain where Andrew chows down on suckling pig brains, bull testicles and just about everything in between. PHILIPPINES: The acclaimed dining critic is off to the island nation of The Philippines - where he feasts on local favorites such as crickets, stuffed frogs and even live worms. ECUADOR: Guinea pigs, piranhas, coconut grubs - it's all in a day's work for this culinary adventurer as he takes a bite out of the South American country of Ecuador. NEW YORK CITY: Andrew heads to his hometown where he is reminded why he got involved in global food foraging as he embraces the wide range of exotic dining this great city has to offer. UNITED KINGDOM: Haggis, neeps and tatties, cockles and whelks - this food aficionado is about to experience a whimsical journey through the UK. AMERICA'S GULF COAST: The renowned food writer takes a slow cruise across America's Gulf Coast in hopes of filling up on everything from pig guts to water rodents and raccoons.

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10/26/2011

Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Collection Three (2009) Review

Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Collection Three (2009)
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I received my DVD in record timing but I was a little put off by the segments missing in collection Three. I was looking forward to seeing Andrew in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Japan. Also missing is the Halloween special and the Holiday special. I can only give this DVD one star.

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Savor the weirdest the world has to offer with Andrew Zimmern, the planet's most adventurous eater! Armed with taste buds of iron, Andrew samples beaver chili in Maine, chows on cheese-sprinkled cow spleen in Sicily, learns to "confit" an entire piglet in a lesson from Chef Ben Ford (Harrison Ford's son) in Los Angeles and enjoys "Bombay Duck" - actually an ugly, smelly lizard eaten whole, bones and all - in Goa and so much more! Each episode of this popular series is a death-defying culinary adventure that will have you salivating for the next!Stills from Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern (Click for larger image)



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10/17/2011

Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Collection 2 (2008) Review

Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Collection 2 (2008)
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My mother taught cooking - first in our home, then in a shop/school/restaurant she opened back in the 1970s. It was not unusual for me to eat sweetbreads or calves brains or raw meat back then - which gave me my foundation for a love of indigenous foods. That may have a bearing on why I just adore Andrew Zimmern and his series Bizarre Foods. He has a love of culture and treats the people who host his tours of different countries with such honor and respect. At the same time he fun, witty and charming. I find every episode of this collection as well as the first one exciting to watch. I cannot say enough nice things about the show itself as I feel there is an importance to people understanding true local foods and cultures that have not been tampered with by refined foods that frankly -are not doing us any good at all. I would rate this series 10 stars if I could. Who knew watching a man eat fish eyes could be so much fun!

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The world's most adventurous eater, Andrew Zimmern, is on a quest to find the planet's most exotic foods. Even if that means chewing on rotten shark meat or polishing off a plate of wild boar brains, Andrew is game for anything. From China to Chile to Minnesota, Andrew takes a fascinating journey discovering one unimaginable food after another.

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4/05/2011

Man vs. Food: Season One (2009) Review

Man vs. Food: Season One (2009)
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Man Vs. Food.. Ahh yes, a guilty pleasure. Now in my travels, should I happen upon one of these locations, I most definitely will stop in for a bite to eat. Adam is a great host. For him being a New Yorker and taking on an eating challenge in Boston and walking out with new friends, that speaks well of the kind of guy he is. Well done Adam. I look forward to Season Two, Three, and so on. =]
I am giving the DVD 4 stars for the DVD itself, not the content. There is no PLAY ALL option. Also, the DVD does not automatically cycle down to the next episode when one finishes. For someone into marathon DVD sessions of TV series, this annoyance is, well, a drag to say the least.
The bonus material is AWESOME. Loved the best places to pig out. That's worth like 3 or 4 episodes in itself.
Again, 5 starts for the show and content. 4 stars because of the DVD itself.

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Get ready to stuff yourself as host Adam Rich indulges his longtime passion for food with a culinary quest across the nation. For Adam, food is not just about taste; it's a competition. The bigger, the spicier, the faster to eat...the better! Whether he's devouring the Sasquatch Burger in Memphis, Atomic Hot Wings in Pittsburgh or a 13-pound pizza in Atlanta, Adam digs in with zeal, becoming our epicurean guide to gastronomic adventure and performer of foodie feats.
Episodes:

MEMPHIS

Adam samples some of the purest golden-brown fried chicken on Earth and takes a crack at the 71/2-pound burger known as the Sasquatch. Thirteen hundred people have attempted to take down the behemoth; only four have succeeded. Can Adam become the fifth?

COLUMBUS, OHIO

Adam chows down on burgers, bratwurst and the biggest sandwich in town. He travels to German Village for a spicy, all-you-can-eat banquet at Schmidt's Sausage Haus and participates in the Ohio Deli's Dagwood Challenge.

AUSTIN

Everything is bigger in Texas, even the food. Adam tackles a 2-pound doughnut, a barbecue platter loaded with mouth-watering pork and the Don Juan Taco Eating Challenge where he must scarf down eight tacos to set the new record.

AMARILLO, TEXAS

Welcome to the meat capital of the world. Adam's first stop is Coyote Bluff, a pig-out joint known for a burger so spicy it's dubbed the Burger from Hell. Then he moseys over to the Stockyard Cafe where he tackles a meal fit for a true cowboy.

CHICAGO

Man vs. Food comes to the Windy City to chow down on the famed Italian beef sandwich known as giardiniera and the city's pride and joy - a meat-laden, 3-inch-thick deep-dish pizza.

PITTSBURGH

Adam tries out some of the best eats the Steel City has to offer. He starts out with a massive breakfast at Deluca's Restaurant, lunches at a Pittsburgh.


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