''Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America'' is an American

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that premiered on June 6, 2012 on the

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. The program is hosted by actor and food enthusiast

Adam Richman Adam Montgomery Richman is an American actor and television host. He has hosted various dining and eating-challenge programs on the Travel Channel and History Channel. Early life and education Richman, an only child, was born into a Jewish fa ...

. In each episode, Richman samples what he considers to be the best sandwiches across the country, chooses a regional favorite, and then pits the winners against each other to find the nation's No. 1 sandwich.

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 the

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, 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 featured eleven episodes (ten half-hour episodes with a one-hour finale).

Opening

The show opens with the following quote:

Celebrities

Every episode (save the Mid-Atlantic episode) starts off with a celebrity recommending his or her favorite sandwich in a different region. *

Kevin Pollak Kevin Elliot Pollak (born October 30, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, impressionist and podcast host. He has appeared in over 80 films; his roles include Sam Weinberg in Rob Reiner's legal film ''A Few Good Men'', Jacob Goldman in '' Grump ...

- Film actor/comedian (favorite sandwich in Northeast: ''Primanti Bros.'' stuffed sandwiches) *

Anthony Bourdain Anthony Michael Bourdain (; June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018) was an American celebrity chef, author, and travel documentarian who starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition. Bourda ...

- Chef/food traveler (favorite sandwich in Gulf Coast: '' Domilise's'' shrimp po'boy) *

Will Hoge Will Hoge (born November 14, 1972) is an American Americana country music singer, songwriter, and musician from Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Early life Will Hoge was born and grew up in Franklin, Tennessee, located just south of Nashv ...

- Rising country music star (favorite sandwich in South: ''Mitchell Delicatessen'' Asian flank-steak sandwich) *

Curtis Granderson Curtis Granderson Jr. (born March 16, 1981), nicknamed the "Grandyman", is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Ange ...

- Professional baseball player (favorite sandwich in Midwest: ''Fifty/50'' "4-Courser" sandwich) *

Mario Batali Mario Francesco Batali (born September 19, 1960) is an American chef, writer, and restaurateur. Batali co-owned restaurants in New York City; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; and Newport Beach, California; Boston; Singapore; Westport, Connecticut; and N ...

- Celebrity chef (favorite sandwich in Northwest: ''Salumi'' braised oxtail sandwich) *

Jay Baruchel Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel (; born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. He is known for his voice role as Hiccup Haddock in the '' How to Train Your Dragon'' franchise, and for his roles in comedy movies ...

- Film actor (favorite sandwich in West Coast: ''JR's Barbeque'' pulled pork sandwich) *

Andrew Zimmern Andrew Scott Zimmern (born July 4, 1961) is an American chef, restaurateur, television and radio personality, director, producer, businessman, food critic, and author. Zimmern is the co-creator, host, and consulting producer of the Travel Chan ...

- Food traveler (favorite sandwich in Great Lakes: ''Tilia'' Fish Taco Torta) *

Bobby Flay Robert William Flay (born December 10, 1964), is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality. Flay is the owner and executive chef of several restaurants and franchises, including Bobby's Burger Palace, Bobby's ...

- Celebrity chef (favorite sandwich in Southwest: ''The Salt Lick'' brisket jalapeño sandwich) *

Samantha Brown Samantha Elizabeth Brown (born March 31, 1970) is an American television host, notable for her work as the host of several Travel Channel shows including ''Girl Meets Hawaii'', ''Great Vacation Homes'', ''Great Hotels'', ''Passport to Europe'', ' ...

- Adventurer/traveler (favorite sandwich in New England: ''Jumpin' Jay's Fish Cafe'' crab-filled grilled cheese sandwich) *

G. Love Garrett Dutton (born October 3, 1972), better known as G. Love, is an American singer, rapper and musician best known as the frontman for the band G. Love & Special Sauce. Biography Dutton, the son of a banking lawyer, was born in the Soci ...

- Rock musician (national championship wild card #1: '' John's Roast Pork'' cheesesteak)

Episodes

Brackets

Northeast

Gulf Coast

South

Midwest

Mid-Atlantic

Northwest

West Coast

Great Lakes

New England

Championship Finale

References

External links

''Adam Richman's Best Sandwich of America'' official website
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