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Adam Richman became famous as the guy who would eat what disgusted, terrified or vanquished others. That 5-pound hunk of meat, wrapped in bacon, battered-soaked, then deep-fried then smothered in fries and a cheesy sauce? He ate it, and with gusto. Richman could apparently eat it all. And it did catch up with him. In Travel Channel's "Man Finds Food" debuting Wednesday, July 2, viewers learn about fun discoveries. First, though, they will notice a svelte Richman. He's dropped about 100 pounds, eats clean and works out. He's playing soccer and eating a strictly vegan diet, which Richman describes as, "amazing. It made me grow as a chef, made me learn more and play more with flavors. "Right now I am obsessing on veggie meats and proteins and making them work so that has been kind of groovy," he says. "I have always had a soft spot for sushi." Richman trained as a sushi chef. He also trained as an actor at Yale Drama School and is a peripatetic traveler, so creating television about new places is perfect for him. " 'Man Finds Food' is about the off the beaten track restaurants and restaurants that have hidden items only available to those in the know," he says. On the show, he finds places that look like the wrong end of a warehouse but open up into lovely bistros. Richman is particularly thrilled with the unexpected such as finding delicious food in a Hawaiian bowling alley. "I had been to this place before with a Cordon Bleu chef," he says. "They throw up temporary screens and do fine dining and people fly in from the mainland. Expect the unexpected. Sometimes it's a restaurant within a restaurant. Sometimes it's a really residential area. We found a lobster place in Cambridge in this dude's house." How, though, is the average person supposed to know that a restaurant awaits when it has no sign, no advertising? That's part of the reason Richman is so proud of the show; the staff susses out these places and he brings them to Travel Channel's viewers. BY JACQUELINE CUTLER Adam Richman Is there anything you will not eat? "I am not a big green pepper fan. I hate maraschino cherries. I can appreciate capicola ... With ham, in general, it's a texture thing. I appreciate pork products. What is always in your refrigerator? "Sriracha, wasabi paste, tamari light soy sauce, about five or six different kinds of hot sauce. Blackberry or raspberry jam with seeds, a ton of water." What is the best dish you cook? "Miso roasted veggies for sure. My Thanksgiving turkey is pretty epic. I change it up from injections to cheesecloths to rubs to the way I stuff it. I make a good steak, a good hamburger. My 4th of July is on point." What was the first dish you learned to cook? "Cheese omelet." 'Man Finds Food' and viewers find less of the man BEST STEPHEN KING ON TV "Salem's Lot" (1979) After the success of the first screen version of "Carrie," King stories became hot commodities for studios and networks ... a phenomenon fortified by this Tobe Hooper-directed retelling about a town overrun by vampires. "It" (1990) Anyone who's ever had a fear of clowns will feel more justified after experiencing the fearsome Pennywise, who casts terror upon such familiar faces as John Ritter, Richard Thomas, Harry Anderson and Annette O'Toole. "Golden Years" (1991) A elderly lab janitor's (Keith Szarabajka) sudden age reversal, and the government's keen interest in it, fueled this King-created series. "The Tommyknockers" (1993) The town of Haven, Maine, appeared earlier in this tale of a crashed UFO that has a pronouced effect on the local residents. "The Stand" (1994) A virus ravages the world, leaving the relative handful of survivors – including those played by Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald and Rob Lowe – to wage an epic battle between good and evil. "The Langoliers" (1995) Several airplane passengers find themselves apparently the last people left in the world ... with some deadly creatures on their trail. "The Shining" (1997) Jack Nicholson's "Here's Johnny!" has kept the 1980 feature film legendary, but this miniseries – with Steven Weber as the possessed innkeeper and Rebecca De Mornay as his terrified wife – has its own power. "The Dead Zone" (2002-07) Anthony Michael Hall did much to surpass his teenage movie image during his six seasons as Johnny Smith, who emerged from a coma with the ability to read into others' lives. "Haven" (2010-present) Based on King's story "The Colorado Kid," this Syfy series has subjected supposed FBI agent Audrey Parker (Emily Rose) to all sorts of strange phenomena during her time in the title Maine town. "Under the Dome" (2013-present) Not only has King reaffirmed his own television viability with the big audience this CBS drama drew in its first season, he jump-started television's rather dormant miniseries format with its success. BY JAY BOBBIN "Haven" "It" "The Stand" 8 The Goshen News • TV Spotlight • June 30 - July 6, 2014

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