(trailer for upcoming show on October 21, 2008)
Do any of you guys watch this show? My friend Cookie and I were talking recently and it turns out she loves this show. She said that what Andrew Zimmern eats is ridiculous, and that he’s really funny while he’s doing it, too. I can’t imagine eating half the stuff he eats, and I think I’m pretty darn adventurous. I can’t imagine how she watches this either – she’s a vegetarian!!! – but there it is, she DVRs the show every week.
Seriously, if you guys watch this show or are at all interested in my holding a contest with DVDs and autographed publicity stills of Andrew, leave a comment. The PR for the show contacted me about this, but if no one wants to win the stuff, it seems silly to hold the contest (sorry, PR people! You know I heart you, but I don’t want to waste your time).
Bonus: if I do hold the contest, they’ll be sending me edible crickets. Remember my Omnivore’s 100? I put whole insects as one of two things I won’t eat (the other being a Raw Scotch Bonnet Pepper, since I’m positive that will kill me). If they are sent to me, not only will I eat them, I WILL POST ABOUT THEM, with photographs of the whole thing (including a rare shot of my face – EATING A CRICKET).
So you see now why this is important to me? And why it’s really a Friday Afternoon Fun? *shudder* I half-hope you guys keep your mouths shut. I half-hope you don’t, because I’m curious, and when pressed, I tend to do these silly things that I don’t really want to but won’t hurt me so why not.
Ummm, anyway…
Jags says
actually they are pretty good
you can get all sorts of edible creepy crawlies at http://www.hotlix.com/
I hightly reccomend the bbq larvettes (they taste quite a bit like pork rinds!) The salt and vinegar crickettes were good too
i love to eat wierd things and my friends think i’m insane for eating bugs
Anonymous says
AWESOME! I’m in (just to see you eat crickets).
Your friend,
Cookie
Jenn says
LOL! What a giveaway that would be. Remdinded of a program we held a few years ago at the library. A guy who owns a company that sells crickets and other creepy crawlies presented. He gave all the kids who wanted one a choco-covered cricket. I was told by the kids (who were much more adventurous than I am) that it tasted like a Nestle crunch, but chewier. They all receive “I Ate a Bug Club” buttons. LOL!
Mimi says
do it. I love this show and this sounds like fun… the watching you eat crickets I mean… mwahahaha
Christine says
I’d love to take part in a giveaway as well! Only seen a few eps of the show but loved it.
Lizz says
I love this show! It makes me squirm sometimes but I get a kick out of him eating things that I won’t hahah! Now I’d like to see you eat those bugs as well. 😉
David says
I LOVE that show! Basically my entire DVR is full of Bizarre Foods and No Reservations. I really enjoy being able to see all the interesting things he tries and all the fun places he goes. Someone has to show us what passes as normal outside of our own little worlds.
HowFresh says
New to the site- enjoying the read. Definitely hold a little contest. Hopefully he signed the stills with one of the beating hearts he plucked out of a turtle or fish. It would be framed with the quickness. That wasn’t intended to be gross.
Anonymous says
I’m in – but for the love of all things holy email me before you deign to eat a cricket and post about it. I want to skip that day. [weak stomach]
Hugs, SkippyMom
SuDoughName says
I got to watch a few episodes this weekend and really love this show. Andrew is also such a wonderful host – great show! He is so fun and adventurous!
Cindy A. says
Love the show, do the contest!!!
Marc says
I really enjoy that show when I can catch it on, and the contest sounds fun too!