Episode
Man v. Food: Des Moines
Overview
Adam Richman visits Des Moines, Iowa, for the Adam Emmenecker Challenge at Jethro's BBQ. He's got 15 minutes to finish the mammoth sandwich.
Details
- Series
- Man v. Food
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2010-10-06
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
Des Moines is Episode 18 in Season 3 of Man v. Food. It aired on 2010-10-06. The runtime is 21 min.
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