About this season
In this show, host Adam Richman travels to cities around the U.S. to try the signature food dishes of their local eateries. Unlike the previous three seasons of Man v. Food, where he himself took on a food challenge at a local restaurant, in this season, Richman recruits residents of the city he visits to take on a food challenge, while he serves as their coach by giving them tips and advice on how to beat their challenges, using the skills he learned previously from his own food challenges
Episodes (25)
1. New Haven
Aired 1 June 2011 • 21 min
For the first episode of Man v. Food Nation, Adam visited New Haven, Connecticut, home to the prestigious Yale University (where he earned his master's degree from Yale's School of Drama).
2. Tampa Bay, FL
Aired 1 June 2011 • 21 min
This episode showcased the "big food" of restaurants in Tampa. Adam coaches wrestler Jerry Sags in the Davy Jones hot wing challenge.
3. Nashville, TN
Aired 8 June 2011 • 21 min
Adam sampled the best food Nashville had to offer. Adam guides country music stars through 72 ounces of steak in Nashville.
4. Tulsa, OK
Aired 15 June 2011 • 21 min
Adam visited Tulsa, once the oil capital of the world, for their best eateries. Adam is in Tulsa with a local fireman to take on a spicy pizza challenge.
5. Albuquerque, NM
Aired 22 June 2011 • 21 min
Adam started off his trip to Albuquerque with a visit to Frontier Restaurant (across from the campus of the University of New Mexico), which serves nearly everything on its menu with roasted green chili. Adam tried the "Bonanza Burger", which was 2 quarter-pound patties topped with shredded cheese, bacon, and green chili; he tried the burger with a side of homemade onion rings. Next, Adam ventured to Sadie's to try a 6.5-pound sopaipilla appropriately called the "World's Biggest Stuffed Sopaipilla", which is filled with refried beans, fried potatoes, cheddar cheese, stewed chicken, ground beef, carne adobada and both red and green chile (together known as "Christmas"), then topped with more chili and cheese. The final stop, Grandma's K & I Diner, was the setting for the Travis on a Silver Platter Challenge: a 6-pound beef-and-bean burrito filled with sausage-infused red chili and shredded cheddar cheese and topped with green chili, more shredded cheese, then buried in 2 pounds of fries
6. Episode 6
Aired 29 June 2011 • 21 min
7. Episode 7
Aired 6 July 2011 • 21 min
8. Episode 8
Aired 13 July 2011 • 21 min
9. Episode 9
Aired 20 July 2011 • 21 min
10. Episode 10
Aired 27 July 2011 • 21 min
11. Episode 11
Aired 3 August 2011 • 21 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 10 August 2011 • 21 min
13. Episode 13
Aired 17 August 2011 • 21 min
14. Episode 14
Aired 24 August 2011 • 21 min
15. Episode 15
Aired 31 August 2011 • 21 min
16. Episode 16
Aired 7 September 2011 • 21 min
17. Episode 17
Aired 14 September 2011 • 21 min
18. Episode 18
Aired 21 September 2011 • 21 min
19. Episode 19
Aired 28 September 2011 • 21 min
20. Episode 20
Aired 5 October 2011 • 21 min
21. Episode 21
Aired 12 October 2011 • 21 min
22. Episode 22
Aired 19 October 2011 • 21 min
23. Episode 23
Aired 26 October 2011 • 21 min
24. Episode 24
Aired 2 November 2011 • 21 min
25. Episode 25
Aired 9 November 2011 • 21 min