MY NEXT GUEST IS A PROFESSIONAL FOODIE AND HOST OF SHOWS LIKE
"MAN V. FOOD," "FOOD FIGHTERS," AND NOW, "SECRET
EATS."
PLEASE WELCOME ADAM RICHMAN!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AN HONOR TO BE HERE.
>> Stephen: AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU.
NOW YOUR ORIGINAL SHOW, PEOPLE GOT TO KNOW YOU FROM "MAN VERSUS
FOOD."
>> CORRECT.
>> Stephen: THE HIGHEST RATED THINGS EVER ON THE TRAVEL
CHANNEL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T DO THAT SHOW ANYMORE.
>> I DON'T.
>> Stephen: DOES THAT MEAN FOOD WON?
>> NO, I'M STILL STANDING, WHICH MEANS I DID.
>> Stephen: BUT THERE'S STILL FOOD OUT THERE.
>> THERE IS, THERE IS.
THAT'S A NEVER-ENDING STRUGGLE.
>> Stephen: IN THE FIGHT BETWEEN MAN VERSUS FOOD, WAS IT
A FRIENDLY FIGHT.
DID IT EVER GET REALLY HOSTILE BETWEEN YOU AND FOOD?
>> IT DEFINITELY DID.
I DEFINITELY THING, LIKE, YEAH, WITH SPICY FOOD, THAT'S A BATTLE
YOU WAGE ON TWO FRONTS, IF YOU WILL.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE HARDEST THING YOU EVER, LIKE-- HARDEST
CHALLENGE YOU EVER FACED?
>> I THINK ANYTHING INVOLVING THE GHOST CHILI.
THERE'S A PEPPER THAT IS SO STRONG THAT INDIAN POLICE HAVE
FOUND A WAY TO WEAPONNIZE IT INTO GRENADES.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
>> YES, AND I SOMEHOW POSSESSED THE INTELLECTUAL FORTITUDE TO
WANT TO EAT IT.
>> Stephen: DID YOU EAT A GHOST CHILI?
>> I HAVE EATEN THINGS WITH BOTH GHOST CHILLY AND GHOST CHILI
EXTRACT AND BARELY LIVED TO TELL TALE.
>> Stephen: WOW.
IS IT ACTUALLY A FLAVOR, OR IS IT LIKE YOUR HEAD TURNS
ELECTRIC?
>> IT TASTES LIKE BURNING.
APPARENTLY IT CARRIES SO MUCH CAPSAICIN --
>> IS THAT THE STUFF.
WHAT IS IT.
>> A SCHOVILLE UNIT, IT'S APPARENTLY THE AMOUNT OF WATER
IT TAKES TO WASH AWAY THE ELEMENT OF SPICE SO THAT'S A
MEASUREMENT OF SPICE.
UP UNTIL RECENTLY, IT WAS THE HOTTEST PERP ON PLANET EARTH, SO
MUCH SO THEY WOULD TIE IT TO FENCES AROUND RURAL FARMS IN
INDIA TO KEEP WILD ELEPHANTS AT BAY BECAUSE THEY COULD PICK UP
THE CAPSAICIN FROM MILES AWAY.
AGAIN, I THINK I POSSESS LESINTELLECTUAL FORTITUDE THAN A
WILD ELEPHANT.
HOPE I DID YOU PROUD, MOM ?RT >> Stephen: THE NEW SHOW IS
CALLED "SECRET EATS?" WHAT IS A SECRET EAT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE SHAMEFUL SNACKING.
>> THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SHAMEFUL SNACKING.
HIDDEN RESTAURANTS WITH AN OFF-MENU DISH.
>> Stephen: A HIDDEN RESTAURANT?
IS THAT A GOOD BUSINESS MOD TOLL HIDE YOUR RESTAURANT?
IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO HAVE YOUR RESTAURANT RUN.
LET'S NOT TELL ANYONE ABOUT IT.
>> IT'S LIKE IN THE THE MUSICAL "GYPSY."
YOU GOTTA GET A GIMMICK.
IN THIS DAY AND AGE WHERE EVERYTHING IS, "THAT'S SO FIVE
MINUTES AGO.
AND OH, MY GOD, THEY INSTAGRAMMED THAT TRUFF FELL TWO
YEARS AGO.
>> Stephen: I NEVER HEARD ANYONE SAY, "THEY INSTAGRAMMED
THAT TRUFFLE TWO YEARS AGO."
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN.
>> I DON'T KNOW, I I WAS TRYING TO COME UP WITH THE SWEATER
AROUND THE SHOULDERS, PHRASE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU LIKE THE TERM FOODIE.
>> I PREFER GASTRONAUGHT.
>> Stephen: I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND, THIS-- I'VE BEEN
TOLD THIS IS A PICTURE OF A HIDDEN RESTAURANT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> IT IS, INDEED.
SO THAT LOOKS LIKE THE INSIDE OF P.D.T., WHICH STANDS FOR "PLEASE
DON'T TELL" HERE IN NEW YORK CITY.
THAT IS ACTUALLY INSIDE OF A HOT DOG PLACE IN THE VILLAGE.
IF YOU CALL, MAKE A RESERVATION, YOU GO INTO THIS VERY TELEPHONE
BOOTH, YOU PICK UP, SAY WHO YOU ARE --
>> RIGHT THERE?
>> RIGHT THERE.
GUIN THE BOOTH AND OFFER SAY WHO YOU ARE, YOU HANG UP THE PHONE
AND THE THE BACK WALL OF THE PHONE BOOTH OPENS AND THERE'S A
HIDDEN RESTAURANT THROUGH IT.
>> Stephen: WHAT!
AND THEN THEY TAKE YOUR KIDNEYS OR SOMETHING.
THAT SOUNDS-- >> ONE DRINK AT A TIME.
NO, REALLY AWESOME FOOD AND THEY HAVE MARQUEE CHEFS MAKING FUN
DISHES.
YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A HOT DOG PLACE TO FIND IT.
>> Stephen: IS THAT THE SORT OF THING THAT HAPPENS JUST HERE
IN NEW YORK OR ALL OVER THE WORLD?
>> THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE BEEN FINDING.
WE SHOPT THE FIRST SEASON OF "SECRET EATS "IN UNITED STATES
BUT WE SHOT IN COUNTRY COUNTRIES ON FOUR CONTINENTS AND FOUND
THINGS IN SINGAPORE ON THE BACK OF A PARKING DECK IN SOUTH
AFRICA.
THERE'S A PLACE CALLED SPAVZI, SOMEONE WILL TAP YOU IN SOUTH
AFRICA AND HAND YOU A WATCH WITH A NOTE SAYING YOU ARE INVITED TO
A PRIVATE DINNER.
THIS ENTITLES AND FOUR GUESTS TO COME, AND YOU SHOW UP AT THE
TIME ON THE POCKET WATCH AND THERE'S A PRIVATE DINNER JUST
FOR THEM.
I URNT VIEWED THESE PEOPLE.
I SAID, "HOW ON EARTH DID YOU GET THE POCKET WATCH?"
AND THEY SAID, "JAMES CRAIG."
>> Stephen: JUST RANDOMLY.
>> HE WAS SHOOTING SOMETHING IN CAPE TOWN.
HE MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE, HELLO.
AND HANDS THEM A WATCH.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE AIM A COUPLE OF FOODS THAT YOU SAY
COME FROM A SECRET EAT.
>> THAT'S P.D.T.
THIS IS TATER TOTS, I GUESS TAKEN TO HAWT CUISINE.
AND SO IT'S SORT OF AN UPDATED VERSION --
>> DO I JUST GO LIKE THIS.
JOIN ME HERE.
>> PLEASE, OF COURSE,.
>> Stephen: A LITTLE BIT OF CREME FRESH AND CALFAUR.
I'M GOING WITH A LOT OF CAVIAR.
AND YOU WOULD EAT THIS IN A SECRET ROOM.
>> YOU WOULD, BEHIND A PHONE BOOING P BOOTH.
>> Stephen: WOW, THAT IS LIKE A COMBINATION OF THE RUSSIAN TEA
ROOM AND THE DRIVE-IN AT SONIC.
>> I WANT TO LIVE THERE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S FANTASTIC.
WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE HERE?
WHAT IS THIS?
>> OH, HALLELUJAH.
OH, WOW.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS THAT?
>> THIS IS FROM A PLACE CALLED EL SUBROSEO.
ROAST PORK, RED SAUCE AND RICE AND BEANS.
>> Stephen: IN WHAT WAY IS THIS SECRET?
>> IT'S ON A LODING DOCK IN THE FASHION DISTRICT, ACROSS FROM
F.I.T., THE FASHION INSTITUTE.
THERE ARE SOMETHING LIKE SIX TOOLS, TWO TABLES SET UP WITH
PATIO FURNITURE, AND GUYS WHEELING GARMENT RACKS WHILE
YOU'RE EATING AND ONE FAMILY MAKING THIS.
IS THAT HOT?
APON MUSRED SAUCE.
THE RED SAUCE-- SOME PEOPLE CALL IT THE JOINT WITH THE RED SAUCE.
>> Stephen: DAMN, GIRL.
( LAUGHTER ) I KNOW MY BARBECUE.
THAT IS OFF THE HOOK.
AND THAT'S NOT GHOST PEPPER, BUT THAT IS GOING TO HAUNT ME.
( LAUGHTER ) ADAM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE.
>> AN ABSOLUTELY PLEASURE.
>> Stephen: "SECRET EATS" IS ON THE TRAVEL CHANNEL MONDAY'S AT
10:00 P.M.
ADAM RICHMAN, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.