The seventh season of the food reality television series Man v. Food premiered on May 28, 2018 at 9PM ET on the Travel Channel. This is the third season of the show to be hosted by actor and food enthusiast Casey Webb,MAN V. FOOD hosted by Casey Webb returning to Travel Channel for third season who took over as host in 2017 following a 5-year hiatus for the show. As ever, Webb spends each episode visiting local eateries in a different city to sample their "big food" offerings before taking on an existing local food challenge in that city.
This season ended with an even record of 7 wins for "Man" and 7 wins for "Food".
Episodes Episode Episode Number Original Air Date Winner Jersey Shore 1 (110) May 28, 2018 Man The first episode of Casey's third Man v. Food journey brought him back to his home turf and a favorite destination among beachgoers, the Jersey Shore. His first stop was The Speakeatery in Asbury Park, Known for their innovative sandiwches, The Speakeatery features such creations as The General (a General Tso cooked chicken breast topped with broccoli cabbage and ginger slaw on a rice bun) and South of The Mason (a pulled pork sandwich smothered with macaroni and cheese). Casey also sampled the "Hand Grenade", a wrapped sandwich of smoked baby back ribs (coated in a sugar-based dry rub and also including a pull-out bone for the hand-grenade feel) topped with barbecue sauce, 5-cheese macaroni and cheese (using mozzarella, cheddar, muenster, parmesan, and Velveeta) and creamy coleslaw, all inside a toasted bun slathered with a baked bean-bourbon puree. Afterwards, Casey was joined by his father, brother and nephew at one of his family's favorite haunts, Bahrs' Landing in Highlands. They dined on a 4-pound steamed lobster with a crab cake stuffing (featuring a mix of back fin, lump, and jumbo lump crab meat, along with homemade Old Bay Seasoning, Dijon mustard, onion, red and green pepper, Worcestershire sauce, mayonnaise, eggs, and Panko bread crumbs). The crab cake is baked for 10 minutes and the lobster steamed for 25 minutes. The lobster tail is split and the crab cake stuffing added. After trying a few rounds of miniature golf and seeking advice from other fellow mini-golfers, Casey visited Papa Pancho Pizza in Little India, Edison (just outside the Jersey Shore) for the "Spicy Pizza Challenge". Papa Panchos doesn't use a traditional tomato sauce for most of their pizzas, but an Indian inspired sauce. However, the pizza for the challenge is a wood-fired 10-inch Indo-Chinese-influenced pizza topped with a spicy take on marinara sauce (which includes olive oil, onions, garlic, basil, white wine, and bhut jolokia (ghost chili) powder). It is then topped with assorted vegetables, mozzarella cheese and pineapple pieces plus a mix of chopped thai red chili, Indian green chili, and fresh bhut jolokia. It is then drizzled with a concentrated bhut jolokia sauce (salt, pepper, vinegar, water, roasted garlic and bhut jolokia). Casey had to finish this pizza in under 10 minutes. Prior to his attempt, only one person out of 200 challengers had ever beaten this challenge. With only ice water to help him out, Casey started off by finishing the first slice in just over a minute, but immediately felt pain after the very first bite. The pain only got worse as he completed his third slice. But, with his hometown crowd behind him, he picked up speed and came to his last slice with minutes remaining. The pain from the heat was overwhelming Casey. But then his brother, Keith, came by to push him forward, and Casey ultimately went on to finish the last slice with less than a minute to go and win the challenge. That made him only the second winner of the challenge. For his victory, Casey got his picture on the Wall of Fame and five free pizzas, which he then distributed to people in the crowd. Minneapolis, MN 2 (111) May 28, 2018 Food Casey traveled to Minneapolis, one of Minnesota's famed Twin Cities, to discover its tastiest and biggest food offerings. First on his visit was The Blue Door Pub which puts crafty spins on a Twin Cities invention, the Juicy Lucy, such as the Munster stuffed "Islander" and the Colby stuffed "Bacon Loaded." They dub their version "Blucys," which get their name from the "Mount Blucuvious" burger, a half-pound Juicy Lucy stuffed with ghost pepper cheese and topped with cayenne-spiced bacon, fried panko-breaded avocado, and a creamy cilantro sauce, all inside of a butter-grilled Brioche bun. After enjoying this delectable creation, Casey visited Betty Danger's Country Club, a "quirky" brunch spot which includes a "rotating patio" - or tables within a Ferris wheel known as "The Danger." Casey made Carolyn Kennedy's famous streusel-(made of brown sugar, almonds, flour, spices and eggs) topped coffee cake with the restaurant's owner. They then assembled "The Brunch of Champions", a sampling of the restaurant's best brunch offerings: scrambled eggs, bacon, biscuits, potatoes au gratin squares (which can be served with a cheese sauce poured over them)j, breakfast sausage patties, mini pancakes, chicken tenders, a "mini-Danger" ferris wheel with bacon and sliders, miniature donuts and the freshly made coffee cake. After seeking out advice from shoppers in the famed Mall of America, Casey went to Lu's Sandwich to face the "Bánh Mì Sandwich Challenge." Bánh Mì is Vietnamese for bread. But, it has become famous around the world as a sandwich that melds French ingredients such as baguette, pate and mayonnaise with native Vietnamese ingredients like pickled vegetables, cilantro and cucumbers. The Bánh Mì Sandwich Challenge features a 4-pound Vietnamese bánh mì sandwich loaded with two pounds of pork shoulder that has been marinated for 48 hours and then grilled, green onions, pickled carrots and radishes, sliced cucumbers, cilantro, and sliced jalapeño peppers, all inside of a 2.5-foot-long baguette spread with mayonnaise and liver pâté, and all of which must be completed in 30 minutes or less. Victory would earn Casey a picture on the Wall of Fame and a free t-shirt, but only 10 out of about 200 challengers prior to Casey have emerged victorious. Casey started the challenge by splitting the sandwich in half and following some advice he received earlier by eating fast, but the bread, as well as the amount of chewing, began to overwhelm him soon afterwards. Casey fought on and finished the first half of the sandwich at 15 minutes in, but the amount of chewing slowed him down greatly and he was ultimately unable to finish the sandwich in time, with about a quarter of it remaining. For losing, Casey had to pay $25 for the price of the meal.
Post-episode update: According to news reports, Betty Danger's Country Club permanently closed in August 2022 with the owner citing mental health as the main reason for closing the restaurant.