2007 Canadian TV series or program
Glutton for Punishment is a discontinued 2007–2011 television program on Food Network hosted by Bob Blumer[1] and produced by Paperny Entertainment. The show features the host competing in various daunting, food-related challenges. He is given five days to become proficient enough in the episode's featured specialty, then his newly acquired skills are put to the test by matching him up against champions and experts in the field. In several competitions, Bob Blumer surprises by qualifying ahead of many pros—and he sometimes even wins. When he is not doing so well, he acknowledges the difficulty he has, often with self-deprecating humour.
The show features Blumer breaking the Guinness world record for the largest bowl of salsa at the Jacksonville, Texas, 26th Tomato Fest on June 12, 2010. The final bowl weighed in at 2,672 pounds. The feat was filmed for Season 5 of "Glutton", during which Bob attempted to break six world's records.[2]
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| 01 |
"NYC Waiters' Race" |
Blumer waits tables at a busy brasserie in New York City
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| 02 |
"Flair bartending" |
Blumer trains in the art of flair bartending
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| 03 |
"Médoc Marathon" |
Blumer participates in the Médoc Marathon in France's Bordeaux region
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| 04 |
"Oyster Shuck-Off" |
Blumer learns the technique of oyster shucking and travels to the Urbanna Oyster Festival in Virginia to enter the Oyster Shucking Competition
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| 05 |
"Benihana Chef" |
Blumer trains to become a full-fledged teppanyaki chef at Toronto's Benihana restaurant
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| 06 |
"Barista Competition" |
Blumer enters the Canadian National Barista Championships
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| 07 |
"Hatch chile Festival" |
Blumer enters the Hatch, New Mexico, hot chile eating contest
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| 08 |
"Tour de France" |
Blumer trains with a veteran of the Tour de France and attempts to conquer one of the most challenging sections of the Tour
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| 09 |
"Kansas City BBQ Competition" |
Blumer leads his own team in the Open Competition at a Kansas City BBQ Cookoff
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| 10 |
"Riesling Harvest" |
Blumer assists in the harvest of 17 acres (69,000 m2) of grapes for a maker of fine German Riesling wines
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| 11 |
"Guinness Diet" |
Blumer travels to Dublin, where tries to live on Guinness alone for five full days
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| 12 |
"Noodle Pulling" |
Blumer tries to master the lost art of making hand-pulled noodles
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| 13 |
"Breakfast Line Cook" |
Blumer works as a breakfast line cook
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"Haggis Hurling" |
Blumer's travels to Scotland to try haggis hurling
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"Honey Bee" |
Blumer travels to Oregon to learn the art of beekeeping; at the end of the week, he has to show what he enters the Beekeepers Games
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| 03 |
"Cheese Rolling" |
Blumer's travels to Gloucester, England, to compete in the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake competition
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| 04 |
"Okie Noodling" |
Blumer's travels to Oklahoma to catch catfish with his bare hands
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| 05 |
"Fried Egg/Sidewalk Chef" |
Blumer's travels to the Mojave Desert where he has 15 minutes to cook an egg using only solar power
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| 06 |
"Garlic Braiding" |
Blumer goes to Arleux, France, "garlic capital of the world", to enter in a garlic-braiding contest
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| 07 |
"Watermelon Seed Spitting" |
Blumer's travels to Hope, Arkansas, and challenges past champions at spitting watermelon seeds on the back of a flatbed truck
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| 08 |
"New York Street Vendor" |
Blumer takes over a food cart business at a busy New York City intersection for a 12-hour shift
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| 09 |
"Pike's Market" |
Blumer takes part in tossing salmon with the fishmongers at Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle, Washington
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| 10 |
"Pumpkin Regatta" |
Blumer takes part in a race to paddle a hollowed-out, giant pumpkin across a lake
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| 11 |
"Corn Husking" |
Blumer heads to Dell Rapids, South Dakota, to compete against America's best cornhuskers at the National Cornhusking Competition
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"Perfect Steak" |
Blumer's tries to learn how to cook the perfect steak, then become the head grill master at Bohanan's Prime Steaks & Seafood in San Antonio, Texas
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"Fugu (Fish)" |
Blumer travels to Osaka, Japan, to prepare and eat his own fugu
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"Guinness Book of Records" |
At the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, Blumer tries to break the Guinness World Record for the most pancakes made in one hour
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"One-Man Band" |
In Paris, Blumer tries to run an entire 16-seat restaurant by himself
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"Lobster Banding" |
At the Pictou County Lobster Carnival in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Blumer competes the Lobster Banding Contest
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"World Pizza Cup" |
In Naples, Blumer competes for the title of World's Best Pizza-Tosser
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"Morel Mushrooms" |
In a burnt forest in northern British Columbia, Blumer competes to pick the heaviest load of morel mushrooms
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"Deep Fried Competition" |
At the L.A. County Fair, Blumer competes in the Fair's Deep Fry Contest
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"Sea Urchins" |
On Vancouver Island, Blumer competes in a sea urchin harvesting race
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| 08 |
"Hot Sauce Judging" |
At the Austin Hot Sauce Festival in Austin, Texas, Blumer becomes one of the official judges
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| 09 |
"Pie Baking" |
Blumer competes in the Shelburne Orchard's Annual Apple Pie Baking contest in Vermont
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"Pasta Cook" |
Blumer works on the line on a busy Friday night at the Mia Francesca restaurant in Chicago
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"Grape Stomp" |
At the Sonoma County Harvest Fair in Santa Rosa, California, Blumer competes in the World Grape Stomp
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"Coffee Picking" |
In Kona, Hawaii, Blumer competes in the annual Coffee Picking Contest
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"Navy Head Cook" |
Blumer works in the galley of a Navy ship
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| 01 |
"Kung-Fu Tea Challenge" |
Blumer's tries to master a special Kung-fu tea ceremony and then perform it for a tough panel of judges at the Tai Ji Tea House in Hangzhou, China |
2010-01-18 January 18, 2010
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| 02 |
"Nettle Eating" |
Blumer participates in the Stinging Nettle Eating Competition in Dorset, England |
2010-01-04 January 4, 2010
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| 03 |
"Sushi Masters" |
Blumer goes head-to-head against a seasoned group of sushi chefs in the Sushi Masters Competition in San Diego |
2010-02-01 February 1, 2010
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| 04 |
"Goat Milking" |
Blumer competes at the Mason-Dixon Fair's goat milking competition in Delta, Pennsylvania |
2010-01-11 January 11, 2010
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| 05 |
"Slice and Dice" |
Blumer competes against culinary professionals in a Knife Skills Competition at Kendall Culinary College in Chicago |
2010-02-08 February 8, 2010
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| 06 |
"Ice Cream Making" |
At the Austin Ice Cream Festival, Blumer competes in the homemade ice cream making contest |
2010-01-25 January 25, 2010
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| 07 |
"Potato Peeling" |
Blumer strives to be the fastest at the annual Potato Days Peeling Contest in Barnesville, Minnesota |
2010-02-22 February 22, 2010
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"Chinese Dumpling" |
Blumer goes head-to-head against dim sum pros in a dumpling making competition at the Night Market in Richmond, BC |
2010-03-01 March 1, 2010
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"Bagel Roll-off" |
Blumer takes part in a challenge to hand-roll 44 perfect bagels in five minutes at the St-Viateur Bagel Bakery in Montreal |
2010-02-15 February 15, 2010
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"Coconut Husking" |
Blumer competes in the 13th Annual Coconut Festival in Kapaa, Hawaii |
2010-03-08 March 8, 2010
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"Gumbo Cook-off" |
Blumer participates in the Gumbo cook-off in New Iberia, Louisiana |
2010-03-22 March 22, 2010
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| 12 |
"Edible Car" |
Blumer is pitted against elite engineering students in the Edible Car Competition at Brown University in Rhode Island |
2010-03-15 March 15, 2010
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"Chocolate Fashion Show" |
Blumer enters his unique wearable chocolate creation into a Chocolate Hat Fashion Show in the Salon Passion Chocolat & de la Gourmandise in Montreal |
2010-03-29 March 29, 2010
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Season 5 (Record-Breaking Edition)
[edit]Bob attempts to break Guinness World Records.
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"Pizza Making Record" |
Toronto |
Most 12-inch pizzas stretched, sauced, cheesed and fired in one hour |
2011-01-03 January 3, 2011
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"Rice Eating Record" |
Taipei |
Most rice grains eaten one by one with chopsticks in 3 minutes |
2011-01-10 January 10, 2011
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"Largest Bowl of Salsa" |
Jacksonville, Texas |
Largest bowl of salsa |
2011-01-17 January 17, 2011
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"Egg Cracking Record" |
Granby, Quebec |
Most eggs cracked with one hand in one hour |
2011-01-24 January 24, 2011
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"Caesar Salad Record" |
Yuma, Arizona |
Most table-side Caesar salads made in one hour |
2011-01-31 January 31, 2011
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"Onion Peeling Record" |
Walla Walla, Washington |
Fastest time to peel 50 pounds of onions |
2011-02-14 February 14, 2011
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"The Best Of" |
n/a |
Highlights from the previous five seasons |
2011-02-21 February 14, 2011
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