In Travel Channel’s Man v. Food, host Adam Richman takes on some of the biggest, baddest food challenges in the country. He’ll go coast to coast to see if he’s man enough for America’s epic eats.

In this previous episode which aired on Travel Channel on Wednesday January 21st, he takes on the famous Sylvia’s Restaurant in NYC. I’ve known people to travel across country just to have an opportunity to eat the classic soul food that is served at this famous eatery located in Harlem, New York.

Sylvia’s Restaurant of Harlem (often called “Sylvia’s Soul Food” or just “Sylvia’s”) is a soul food restaurant which was founded back in 1962 by Sylvia Lester. The restaurant has since expanded to a much larger space at 328 Lenox Avenue (Lenox and 127th Street), and an adjacent building.

The restaurant attracts a clientele that ranges from Harlem locals to visiting celebrities. Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Caroline Kennedy, Al Sharpton and Magic Johnson are among those who have dined there. Watch below for the first clip as Adam talks about how he’s gonna take on some of the famous eateries of NYC and then below as he takes on the culinary delights of Sylvia’s.

Man vs Food NYC

Man vs Food Sylvia’s

In the most recent episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, he visits Azores which is a Pourtegese Island about 3,900 km (2,400 mi) from the east coast of North America. The two westernmost Azorean islands (Flores and Corvo) actually lie on the North American plate and are only 1,925 km (1,200 mi) from St. John’s in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Azores’ most significant industries are tourism, cattle raising for milk and meat, and fishing.

While there he discusses the rise of ecotourism and samples gastronomic treats that make this cluster of islands so unique. Anthony Bourdain worked in kitchens with many generations of Azorean-Portuguese immigrants, and so decided it was time to find out more about their culture. Last week as well as tonight, Tony samples the gastronomic treats that make the Azores’ cuisine so interesting. Watch a clip from last weeks episode below.

New episodes of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations air Monday nights at 10PM ET, only on the Travel Channel http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows…

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A wide variety of food—British, Indian, French, Chinese and Italian—is available in Addis Ababa and, to a lesser extent, in smaller towns.

Elsewhere, you’ll mostly be confronted with local food, which generally goes down well with those who enjoy hot spice.

Kitfo (raw beef) is an Ethiopian delicacy and on the most recent episode of Bizarre Foods Andrew Zimmern tried some.

While traveling through Ethiopia, Andrew samples a cultural delicacy: raw meat dipped in lemon juice and spices. New episodes of Bizarre Foods air Tuesdays at 10 PM only on the Travel Channel. Visit http://travelchannel.com/bizarre

On the September 16th episode of Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern the host heads to Sicily where he is greeted by a variety of odd foods, including sardine meatballs, artichoke ice cream, and cow spleen sandwiches.

The spleen is boiled in a vat of fat before being topped with cheese and tucked inside two slices of bread. I consider myself to be pretty adventurous when it comes to trying new foods, but a spleen sandwich, I’m not too sure!

How about you?

Watch the video and let me know, would you eat a spleen sandwich?
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A whelk is one of several species of large sea snails, marine gastropods mollusks found in temperate waters. In the September 2nd episode of Bizarre Foods Andrew Zimmern eats a giant four pound snail known as a “sea whelk”.

Watch the extended sneak peak below from the season premiere of Bizarre Foods where Zimmern explores the island of Phuket which is in Thailand.

Bizarre Foods airs Tuesdays at 10 PM on Travel Channel. Visit http://travelchannel.com/bizarre for Zimmern’s bizarre adventures!

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Wild China is a five-part geographic and cultural look into the most densely populated and fourth largest country in the world. The series originally aired on the Travel Channel and was released on BBC video on August 5th.

Watch an excerpt from the DVD below.

On Monday, July 14 at 10PM ET/PT travel with Anthony Bourdain t0 Colombia as he lets you experience the unexpected on his hit show on the Travel Channel, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.

The “No Reservations” show focuses around top chef, Anthony Bourdain, who as also been featured on Bravo’s hits series, Top Chef as a judge. On the show he explores every corner of the globe and the culinary “delights” that you might find from Las Vegas to Papua New Guinea.

Watch the clip below as he visits Columbia and the city of Cartagena and the local cuisine.

Lawrence Blendon-Smythe is host of one of my favorite shows on the Travel Channel. Its called Lawrence of America and basically the premise is you have this English journalist traveling across the country and taking park in what he considers some of America’s favorite past times. Check out the episode listings below and see if these are things you would engage in.

Utah Winter Athletes
Lawrence faces the toughest physical challenge thus far as he travels to Utah to meet America’s winter athletes. 

Nashville Country Music
Lawrence meets up with legendary singer Crystal Gayle as he attempts to write and perform a country music song to heal his broken heart.

Viva Las Vegas
He started off hoping to snag a story on gambling in Vegas but he gets blinded by the bright lights of the adult entertainment industry.

Hollywood, GA
Not interested in the life of Hollywood celebrities, Lawrence starts to venture out for those people in Hollywood that are real citizens and actually work for a living.

Watch the clip below as Lawrence tackles the world of monster trucks at the Oklahoma State Fair.

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The Travel Channel’s hit show, Lawrence of America has a blog on the channels webpage. You check out Lawrence’s blog by visiting the follow site: http://lawrence-blog.travelchannel.com/

The show has been doing well and has alot of fans so far. The episodes are so funny. So far he has done “Adult Industry in Vegas” as well as “Fashion in NYC“. Check back on July 14th when I post the episode guides. He’s even planning on doing an episode on College Life at University of Georgia. Go Bulldogs!!!

Watch the clip below as Lawrence learns the basic skills for college cheerleading.

Lawrence of America airs Tuesday at 11PM on the Travel Channel.

British Journalist Lawrence Blendon-Smythe is traveling across the United States to learn more about American culture. Thus far you’ve seen him take on fashion in new york, lap dances in Vegas and now, the art of being a male stripper.

Watch the clip below from the Viva Las Vegas episode as Lawrence gets some tips on how to “work it” from some male strippers in Vegas.

Lawrence of America airs on the Travel Channel on Tuesdays at 11PM ET/PT. This particular episode with the Vegas adult entertainers aired on Tuesday, June 3rd at 11PM.