Man V. Food

I saw a Tweet this afternoon that said Adam Richman was taping an episode of Man V. Food at a restaurant in a city not too far away.  Being a total dork, I jumped in the car with Princess E, drove to hubby's work, picked him up, and we sped off to the taping location.  Yes, I'm kooky enough to do that. 

When we arrived, they had closed the restaurant.  It was full.  But, they were allowing folks to sit outside at the few remaining tables.  They were full, too, but one group of friends scooted over and allowed our family to have a table.  That was really nice of them.

We kept hearing that he was inside taping the kitchen portion, and we saw some of the camera crew while we were waiting.  Food service was understandably slow.  Our dinner arrived and we ate our sandwiches.  While we were sitting there, the cheers started.  Oh my goodness!  There he was, walking by us.  He looks just like he does on TV and he waved to the crowd.  Princess E was beside herself.  He is one of the two television celebrities who fascinate her.  (The other is Mike Rowe.)

Oh, how I wish I could've gotten a few photos.  I did take my camera.  But, we were told not to take any photos, so I didn't.  (I just can't teach our daughter that breaking the rules is okay for me but not her.)  I did send out a couple of tweets, though. 

So, do you want to know whether or not he won the challenge?  Yeah, me too.  We left before the challenge ended.  Princess E wouldn't have been able to keep it a secret, so we didn't want her to see the end and have to stay quiet about it.  I wouldn't have wanted to keep it quiet either, although I certainly would have.  So, we'll all get to find out at the same time.  If I understand correctly, the episode will air on July 4. 

My only regret is that we didn't wait around to see if he was going to do a meet-and-greet.  I think Princess E would have melted if Adam Richman spoke directly to her, shook her hand, or signed an autograph.  (I wouldn't say she's star-struck or anything, but she did want to go to Eagle's Deli when we were in Boston and Lexington BBQ while we were in Lexington...just because Adam Richman had been there.)