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Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America
GenreFood Reality, Spin-off
Directed byCatherine Pappas
Presented byAdam Richman
ComposersAudio Network
Pump Audio
Country of originTemplate:TVUS
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Executive producersMatt Sharp, Dan Adler, Adam Richman
ProducersJosh Abraham (story), Colin Gilroy (senior)
CinematographyDan Akiba
EditorsScott Besselle
Bobby Munster
Matt Clements
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time21 minutes
Production companySharp Entertainment
Original release
NetworkTravel Channel
ReleaseJune 6, 2012 (2012-06-06) –
present

Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America is an American food reality television series that premiered on June 6, 2012 on the Travel Channel. The program is hosted by actor and food enthusiast Adam Richman. In each episode, Richman samples the best sandwiches across the country, chooses a regional favorite, and then pits the winners against each other to find America's No. 1 sandwich. New episodes currently airs every Wednesday at 9pm EST.

Premise

Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America features "one man's quest"--Adam Richman--to find the best thing since "sliced bread on sliced bread". Richman will sample the three most mouthwatering sandwiches in different regions across America, evaluate each one with his "B.I.T.E. Scale" (Bread, Interior, Taste, and Eating Experience) and then crown one sandwich "supreme". Each episode ends with Richman adding a send-off of the regional favorite sandwiches that got left behind. The weekly series will feature eleven episodes (ten half-hour episodes with a one-hour finale).[1]

Opening

The show opens with the following quote:

The sandwich. I've sampled countless variations of this delectable and ingenious American icon. But one question remains. Which one is the best? To find out, I'm tasting my top three sandwiches in ten U.S. regions. I'll subject each sandwich to my trademark B.I.T.E. Scale. The one who rises above the rest will win the region and move on to the national championship for a chance to be crowned Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America.

Celebrities

Every episode starts off with a celebrity recommending his or her favorite sandwich in a different region.

  • Kevin Pollak - Film actor (favorite sandwich in Northeast: Primanti Bros. stuffed sandwiches)
  • Anthony Bourdain - Chef/food traveler (favorite sandwich in Gulf Coast: Domilise's shrimp po'boy)
  • Will Hoge - Rising country music star (favorite sandwich in South: Mitchell Delicatessen Asian flank-steak sandwich)
  • Curtis Granderson - Professional baseball player (favorite sandwich in Midwest: Fifty/50 "4-Courser" sandwich)
  • Mario Batali - Celebrity chef (favorite sandwich in Northwest: Salumi braised oxtail sandwich)
  • Jay Baruchel - Actor (favorite sandwich in West Coast: JR's Barbecue pulled pork sandwich)

Series Overview

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD and Blu-ray release date
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 11 June 6, 2012 TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2012)

Ep.# Episode Title Original Airdate
1.1"Northeast"June 6, 2012 (2012-06-06)

Adam Richman begins his quest to find America's No. 1 sandwich. In the series premiere, Richman samples the best sandwiches in the Northeast. Featured sandwiches include: a french fry-stuffed capicola-fried egg-and-cheese sandwich from Primanti Bros. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; a juicy roast pork sandwich topped with sharp provolone and sauteed broccoli rabe and drenched in pork gravy from Tommy DiNic's at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and a pastrami-and-corned beef combo sandwich topped with Russian dressing and coleslaw from Katz's Delicatessen in New York City.

Winner: Tommy DiNic's roast pork sandwich

Sandwiches that were left behind: "Beef on Weck" (The Silo, Niagara Falls, NY), the "Hot Beef" (Brennan & Carr, Brooklyn, NY), and the "Triple Decker" (Harold's Deli, New Brunswick, NJ).
1.2"Gulf Coast"June 6, 2012 (2012-06-06)

Richman heads to the Gulf Coast in search of the region's best sandwiches. Featured sandwiches include: a double-dipped fried shrimp po'boy with homemade ketchup at Domilise's in New Orleans, Louisiana; a "medianoche" Cuban sandwich filled with boiled ham, serrano ham, slow-cooked pulled pork roasted in a sour orange and garlic mojo sauce, swiss cheese, salami, mustard, and pickles at the Aguila Sandwich Shop in Tampa, Florida; and a blackened grouper Reuben sandwich with swiss cheese, caramelized sauerkraut and thousand island dressing at Skipper's Smokehouse, also in Tampa.

Winner: Domilise's fried shrimp po'boy

Sandwiches that were left behind: "The Muffuletta" (Calypso Beach Cafe, Panama City Beach, FL) and the "Big Pulled Pork Sandwich" (The Brick Pit, Mobile, AL).
1.3"South"June 13, 2012 (2012-06-13)

Richman seeks out the best sandwiches in the South. Featured sandwiches include: the Asian Flank-Steak Sandwich, a soy sauce and brown sugar-marinated grilled Angus steak topped with provolone cheese and an Asian-Italian giardiniera (and is only served on Mondays) from Mitchell Delicatessen in Nashville, Tennessee; the Chicken-and-Cheddar Biscuit at the "Research Triangle" of UNC, Duke and NC State at the college hangout Time-Out Restaurant in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and the "Chicken Conquistador" sandwich, a mustard-based marinated grilled sliced chicken topped with two secret sauces at Zunzi's Express in Savannah, Georgia.

Winner: Zunzi's Chicken Conquistador sandwich

Sandwiches that were left behind: "The Hot Brown" (The Brown Hotel, Louisville, KY) and the "Chopped Pork Sandwich" (Mean Pig BBQ, Cabot, AR).
1.4"Midwest"June 20, 2012 (2012-06-20)

Richman scopes out the tastiest sandwiches in the American Midwest. Featured sandwiches include: the "4-Courser", a unique sandwich combining jerk-rubbed pulled pork sauteed in a Béchamel sauce, fried jalapeño chips, "waffle-ized" 6-cheese macaroni and cheese, crunchy sweet potato chips, and barbecue sauce, all inside a pretzel bun, at Fifty/50 in Chicago, Illinois; the iconic Italian beef sandwich, featuring sliced roast beef in Italian bread, both drenched in hot beef gravy and topped with sweet peppers and spicy giardiniera at Al's #1 Italian Beef, also in Chicago; and the "Heart Stopping BLT", which features 14 strips of crispy kettle-cooked bacon, plus lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise, all inside toasted white bread, at Crown Candy Kitchen in St. Louis, Missouri.

Winner: Al's Beef's Italian beef sandwich

Sandwiches that were left behind: The "Adam Emmenecker" (Jethro's BBQ, Des Moines, IA) and "The Godfather" (Amato’s, Omaha, NE).
1.5"Mid Atlantic"June 27, 2012 (2012-06-27)

Richman samples the best sandwiches in the Mid-Atlantic region. Featured sandwiches include: a saltine-encrusted lump crab cake sandwich from Faidley's Seafood at Lexington Market in Baltimore, Maryland; the deluxe double-decker chicken club (rosemary-marinated chicken breast, applewood-smoked bacon, a sunny side-up egg, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and avocado all between sourdough toast) that's only ordered through room service at the W Hotel in Washington, D.C.; and the "C.S.S. Virginia" (named after the Civil War ironclad battleship) which is a 2-foot panko-breaded fried-chicken liver baguette "battleship" sandwich topped with an apple-cabbage-green onion slaw from the The Black Sheep in Richmond, Virginia.

Winner: Black Sheep's C.S.S. Virginia battleship sandwich

Sandwiches that were left behind: "The Raven" (Chaps Charcoal Restaurant, Baltimore, MD), the pit beef sandwich (Chaps Charcoal Restaurant, Baltimore, MD) and the "U.S.S. Brooklyn" battleship sandwich (The Black Sheep, Richmond, VA).
1.6"Northwest"July 11, 2012 (2012-07-11)

Richman visits the Pacific Northwest to sample the region's best sandwiches. Featured sandwiches include: a braised oxtail sandwich, featuring oxtail stewed in marinara sauce with two house-made sauces (breadcrumb olive oil and parsley caper) and topped with sauteed onions and peppers at Salumi (run by Mario Batali's sister, Gina) in Seattle, Washington; the "Big-Ass Roast-Beef", a massive sandwich loaded with 1/4 lb roast beef, bacon, onions, cheddar cheese Béchamel sauce, hot sauce, and stuffed with two layers of hand-cut fries at the Big-Ass Sandwiches cart in Portland, Oregon; and the "Pork-Belly Cubano" sandwich, a non-traditional Cubano filled with Italian spiced and molasses rubbed pork belly, ham, pickles, aged swiss cheese and topped with mayo, yellow mustard and Mexican hot sauce at Bunk Sandwiches, also in Portland.

Winner: Big-Ass Sandwiches' Big-Ass Roast Beef sandwich

Sandwiches that were left behind: None
1.7"West Coast"July 18, 2012 (2012-07-18)

Richman continues his sandwich-eating quest on the west coast of California. Featured sandwiches include: a Memphis-style pulled pork sandwich topped with a maple syrup-and-pineapple-sweetened coleslaw, plus hot barbecue sauce, all inside a Brioche bun, at JR's Barbeque in Los Angeles, California; the "El Toro", a sandwich of double-grilled tri-tip beef doused in a sweet barbecue sauce, all inside a fresh Kaiser roll, at Phil's BBQ in San Diego, California; and a "pulled" lamb sandwich topped with pickled watermelon rind and served with a unique watermelon vinegar from Wexler's in San Francisco, California.

Winner: Phil's BBQ's "El Toro" tri-tip sandwich

Sandwiches that were left behind: The Fried Chicken Benedict (Hash House-a-Go-Go, Las Vegas, NV) and the "Kryptonite" (Ike's Place, San Francisco, CA)
1.8"Great Lakes"July 25, 2012 (2012-07-25)

Richman heads to the Great Lakes region to sample their best sandwiches. Featured sandwiches include: a pulled-pork sandwich at Slows Bar-B-Q in Detroit, Michigan; a featured sandwich at Kroll's in Green Bay, Wisconsin; and a featured sandwich at Tilia in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Winner: TBA

Sandwiches that were left behind: TBA
1.9"TBA"July 25, 2012 (2012-07-25)

Locations to be announced.

Winner: TBA

Sandwiches that were left behind: TBA

Brackets

Northeast

 
Round 1Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Tommy DiNic'sWIN
 
 
 
  Primanti Bros.LOSS
 
Northeast Champ
 
 
 
  Tommy DiNic'sWIN
 
  Tommy DiNic'sWIN
 
 
  Katz'sLOSS
 

Gulf Coast

 
Round 1Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Domilise'sWIN
 
 
 
  Aguila'sLOSS
 
Gulf Coast Champ
 
 
 
  Domilise'sWIN
 
  Domilise'sWIN
 
 
  Skipper'sLOSS
 

South

 
Round 1Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  MitchellWIN
 
 
 
  Time-OutLOSS
 
Gulf Coast Champ
 
 
 
  Zunzi'sWIN
 
  MitchellLOSS
 
 
  Zunzi'sWIN
 

Midwest

 
Round 1Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Fifty/50LOSS
 
 
 
  Al's BeefWIN
 
Midwest Champ
 
 
 
  Al's BeefWIN
 
  Al's BeefWIN
 
 
  Crown CandyLOSS
 

Mid-Atlantic

 
Round 1Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Faidley'sLOSS
 
 
 
  The WWIN
 
Mid-Atlantic Champ
 
 
 
  Black SheepWIN
 
  The WLOSS
 
 
  Black SheepWIN
 

North West

 
Round 1Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  SalumiLOSS
 
 
 
  Big-Ass SandwichesWIN
 
North West Champ
 
 
 
  Big-Ass SandwichesWIN
 
  Big-Ass SandwichesWIN
 
 
  BunkLOSS
 

References