Denver

THE LEGENDARY BREAKFAST BURRITO AT JACK-N-GRILL'S HERE IN DENVER, COLORADO. THIS BEHEMOTH BURRITO WEIGHS IN AT A WHOPPING 7 POUNDS. AND IF I FINISH IT, I EARN A SPOT ON THE WALL OF FAME. OVER 2,000 HAVE TRIED THE BURRITO, AND ONLY 100 HAVE SUCCEEDED. I'M SO SCARED, JACK. THIS BURRITO MAY ACTUALLY BE A MILE HIGH. I'M ADAM RICHMAN, A FOOD FANATIC WHO'S HELD NEARLY EVERY JOB IN THE RESTAURANT BIZ. AND NOW I'M ON A MOUTHWATERING JOURNEY TO FIND AMERICA'S GREATEST PIG-OUT SPOTS... OH, MY GOD. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME. ...AND TAKE ON THE COUNTRY'S MOST LEGENDARY EATING CHALLENGES. Man: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS THE CARNIVORE CHALLENGE. I'M NO COMPETITIVE EATER... THIS IS HISTORY IN THE MAKING! ...JUST A REGULAR GUY WITH A SERIOUS APPETITE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] Richman: SUICIDE SIX-WINGS CHALLENGE. All: GO, ADAM, GO! Man: ONE MINUTE AND COUNTING! THIS IS MY ULTIMATE HUNGER QUEST. [ CHEERS ] THIS IS... -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY THE TRAVEL CHANNEL, L.L.C. BEFORE I TAKE A STAB AT THE 7-POUND BURRITO, I'M SEEKING OUT ONE OF THE BEST BURGERS IN THE NATION. MY HUNT FOR GREAT GRUB HAS LED ME TO SOME OF THE BEST BURGER JOINTS IN AMERICA. AND DUFFY'S CHERRY CRICKET HERE IN DENVER, COLORADO, IS AMONG THE ELITE. IT WAS OPENED IN 1945 IN THE ORIGINAL OWNER'S LIVING ROOM, AND TODAY THE CRICKET IS A DENVER INSTITUTION. I'M HERE FOR THE CRICKET BURGER -- A HALF-POUND PATTY OF 100% PURE ANGUS. IT'S BEEN VOTED THE BEST BURGER IN A CITY KNOWN FOR ITS BEEF. AND WITH A REMARKABLE 21 TOPPINGS TO CHOOSE FROM, YOU CAN CREATE SOME OF THE MOST UNIQUE BURGERS AROUND. NOW, WHAT DID YOU GET ON YOURS? Woman: ONIONS AND MUSHROOMS AND ONION RINGS. AND ONION RINGS ON THE BURGER. THAT IS INVENTIVE. AND MUSTARD. YOU'RE AN ARTIST. SOUR CREAM? BACON. BACON. I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH. CHEESE. AMERICAN. AMERICAN -- SHE'S A PATRIOT. AND MAYBE SOME JALAPEÑOS. MAYBE SOME JALAPEÑOS. A SPICY PATRIOT AT THAT. FORGET ABOUT INTERNET DATING. DUFFY'S CHERRY CRICKET WILL MATCH YOU WITH THE SPOUSE OF YOUR CHOICE BASED UPON YOUR BURGER SELECTION. I FEEL LIKE DR. PHIL. [ Imitating Dr. Phil ] WE'LL USE 12 POINTS OF BURGER COMPATIBILITY TO FIND YOUR SOUL MATE. BEFORE I CREATE MY OWN VERSION OF THE CRICKET BURGER, CHEF DAVE SHOWS ME A FEW POSSIBILITIES AT THE GRILL. WALK ME THROUGH THE MAKING OF THE CRICKET. WE CAN DO THAT. THAT'S THE TOUGHEST WAY I'VE EVER SAID "CRICKET" IN MY LIFE. CRICKET! [ CRICKET CHIRPS ] THE CRICKET BURGER! WE START WITH THE MOST POPULAR COMBINATION -- CREAM CHEESE TOPPED WITH JALAPEÑOS. AT LAST, MY VERY OWN COMPLETED CRICKET BURGER. THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE LIKE VANNA WHITE. READY? SHOW IT. [ AUDIENCE OHs ] WHAT'S GREAT IS I THOUGHT THAT THE JALAPEÑO WAS GONNA BE COMPLETELY OVERWHELMING. YOU ACTUALLY DON'T GET IT RIGHT AWAY. YOU GET THE CREAMINESS OF THE CHEESE. THE BURGER -- THE QUALITY OF THE BEEF IS AMAZING. I APPLAUD YOU, SIR. BIG UP YOURSELF. THEN DAVE CRACKS A FEW EGGS... THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON DUFFY'S. ANY QUESTIONS? ...AND ASSEMBLES A CONCOCTION KNOWN AS THE GUBER BURGER. THE GUBER -- MELTED PEANUT BUTTER AND A BEAUTIFUL FRIED EGG. IT'S SO MANY THINGS -- IT'S BREAKFAST, IT'S LUNCH, AND IT'S DINNER. OH, MY GOSH. IT'S LIKE AN EVENT. IT'S NOT A HAMBURGER. IF YOU ORDER THIS, CANCEL ALL YOUR PLANS. WITH 21 TOPPINGS AT MY DISPOSAL, I CAN'T WAIT TO CREATE MY OWN CRICKET BURGER. THE TOUGH PART IS WHERE TO BEGIN. HOW? GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. HOW CAN I POSSIBLY DECIDE WHAT I'M GONNA PUT ON THE "ADAM RICHMAN 'MAN v. FOOD'" BURGER MASTERPIECE? WELL, IF YOU HEAD OUT TO THE DART ALLEY, THEY CAN HELP YOU OUT WITH THAT. IN THE DART ALLEY, EACH AREA OF THE DART BOARD CORRESPONDS TO A DIFFERENT TOPPING. WHATEVER THE LOVELY WAITRESSES HIT, IT'S GOING RIGHT ON MY BURGER. NICE! SALSA! [ LAUGHS ] GUACAMOLE! BOOM SHAKALAKA! EGG! BACON -- COUNT IT! LET'S ADD TWO MORE. NICE. SMOKED CHEDDAR. BOOM! GRILLED BERMUDA ONION! YES! YES! CAN YOU DEAL WITH THAT?! "MAN v. FOODS"! YEAH! I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BEAUTIFUL LADIES WHO CONSTRUCTED THE "MAN v. FOOD" BURGER -- GRILLED BERMUDA ONION, EGGS, GUACAMOLE, SALSA, SMOKED CHEDDAR CHEESE, AND BACON. I BRING THE RESULTS BACK TO THE KITCHEN, WHERE DAVE CONSTRUCTS MY BURGER OF FATE. ALL RIGHT, NOW, THIS IS ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST DELICIOUS-LOOKING BURGERS I'VE EVER SEEN, AND IT'S THIS KIND OF BURGER THAT BROUGHT ME TO DENVER. GOD, I CAN'T WAIT TO EAT IT. I SIT DOWN WITH G.M. KATHY HUDDLESTON TO SEE IF MY BURGER TASTES AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS. TO DUFFY'S. YOU KNOW, EVERY SO OFTEN YOU COME ACROSS A HAMBURGER THAT WALKS THE LINE BETWEEN BURGER AND RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU. OH, MY WORD. WOULD YOU LIKE A BITE OF MY BURGER? ABSOLUTELY. WHAT DUFFY'S CHERRY CRICKET HATH CREATED, LET NO MAN TEAR ASUNDER. ISN'T IT GOOD? AND THAT'S CHANCE CREATING ONE OF THE BEST BURGERS I'VE EVER HAD. READY? OKAY, READY? THAT IS "MAN v. FOOD" SEXY STYLE, RIGHT THERE. COMING UP, I LEARN THAT ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS IS A EUPHEMISM... IT MEANS BALLS. ...BEFORE I HEAD TO MY SHOWDOWN WITH THE BIGGEST BURRITO IN THE WEST. NOW, THEY HAVE A 7-POUND BURRITO. HAVE YOU GUYS EVER SEEN IT? I HAVE SEEN IT. I WOULD NEVER ATTEMPT IT. I CAME ALL THE WAY TO DENVER TO TAKE ON THE 7-POUND GRANDE BREAKFAST BURRITO CHALLENGE AT JACK-N-GRILL. BUT FIRST I'M GONNA GET MY GAME ON. I'M IN BEAUTIFUL DENVER, COLORADO, IN THE SHADOW OF THE ROCKIES. AND WHEN YOU HAVE A REAL MOUNTAIN MAN'S HUNGER IN THE MILE HIGH CITY, THEN YOU NEED TO HEAD DOWN TO THE BUCKHORN EXCHANGE. FOR OVER A CENTURY, DENVER'S OLDEST EATERY HAS BEEN SERVING UP HEAPING HELPINGS OF COWBOY CLASSICS. TRUST ME -- IF IT MOSEYS ON FOUR LEGS, THEN IT'S GAME FOR THESE COLORADO CARNIVORES. OPENED IN 1893, THE BUCKHORN EXCHANGE ISN'T JUST DENVER'S OLDEST RESTAURANT, IT'S ALSO THE MOST UNIQUE. NOWHERE ELSE CAN YOU CHOW DOWN ON SO MANY MEMBERS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. FOR STARTERS, YOU CAN DIP YOUR NACHOS IN A MIX OF RED CHILI, CHIPOTLE-PEPPER CREAM CHEESE, AND RATTLESNAKE... SH-SH-SH-SH-SH. HOLY... SH-SH-SH-SH-SH. ...OR TACKLE AN ORDER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS. THAT'S BULL TESTICLES TO THE LESS DISCREET. ALL RIGHT. GRAB A GOOD ONE. ONE SECOND. [ COUGHING ] YOU'RE GOOD. I THINK SO NOW. ARE YOU HAVING A BALL? [ LAUGHTER ] THE WILD WESTERN JOURNEY CONTINUES THROUGH THE MAIN COURSE. OH, MY. WE HAVE THE WHOLE VARIETY PACK. SO, WHAT DID YOU ORDER OFF THE WALL? I HAVE QUAIL, BUFFALO, AND OSTRICH. SO IF YOU WANT A TASTE OF DENVER, YOU GOT TO COME HERE? YEAH. PRETTY MUCH. "YEAH, PRETTY MUCH." SHE SAID IT BEST. I'M UNMARRIED, BUT I'M LEARNING HOW TO AGREE WITH ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE. AS EXOTIC AS THE MENU IS, ACCORDING TO OWNER BILL DUTTON, IT'S HISTORICALLY ACCURATE. LIKE THE BUFFALO AND THE ELK, QUAIL, THINGS LIKE THAT WERE TRULY THE MEATS AND STAPLES THAT HELPED DEVELOP THE WEST. HISTORY DEFINES THIS PLACE. BUCKHORN WAS NAMED BY SITTING BULL FOR ITS PROXIMITY TO THE RAILROAD AND COUNTED TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND BUFFALO BILL AMONG ITS CLIENTELE. IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR BUFFALO BILL, THEN I THINK THE HUMBLE HOST OF "MAN v. FOOD" NEEDS HIS CRACK AT A BUFFALO STEAK. MAY I GO TO YOUR KITCHEN? LET'S DO IT. ALL RIGHT, WE ARE IN THE KITCHEN OF THE SINGLE-OLDEST RESTAURANT IN DENVER -- THE KITCHEN OF THE BUCKHORN EXCHANGE -- WITH EXECUTIVE CHEF CESAR GARCIA. CESAR SHOWS ME MEATS OF UNPARALLELED VARIETY. WELL, I'M USED TO SEEING ALL THESE GUYS, LIKE, IN A PICTURE BOOK OR IN THE ZOO, BUT TONIGHT THEY'RE WHAT'S FOR DINNER. LET'S THROW 'EM ON THE GRILL. Richman: THAT'S LIKE THE MAIN WAY YOU PREPARE IT -- Garcia: YES. NOW, IS THAT FOR TASTE OR TRADITION OR WHAT? WELL, IT'S THE COWBOY WAY, I WOULD SAY. YEAH? ARE YOU A COWBOY AT HEART, CESAR? SOMETIMES. I BEGIN MY OLD WEST CHOW-DOWN FEST WITH BUFFALO TENDERLOIN. HOLD ME. [ CHUCKLES ] OH! THEN I TEAR INTO SOME OSTRICH. GOOD MORNING, NURSE. MMM! I SINK MY TEETH INTO ELK WITH A CHERRY-CABERNET GLAZE... THAT'S THE GOSPEL, RIGHT THERE. OH, WOW. ...AND PREPARE TO POLISH OFF SOME YAK. THIS IS THE ONE I'M A LITTLE AFRAID OF. YES, IT IS. REALLY, REALLY LEAN. BUT BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, THERE'S STILL, LIKE, A REAL JUICINESS TO IT. I'M DEEP INTO NEW FRONTIERS OF FLAVOR, BUT TO REALLY EARN MY COWBOY CRED, I GOT TO FEAST ON SOME ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS. THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO DO IS CUT THEM IN HALF. YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE THERE ARE COWS ALL OVER, WITH A CHAUVINIST BULL HUSBAND, AND THEY'RE THANKING YOU. THEY'RE GOING, "YOU KNOW WHAT? I'VE WANTED TO DO THAT FOREVER." LET THIS BE A CAUTIONARY TALE TO UNFAITHFUL HUSBANDS RIGHT HERE. [ COW MOOS ] NEXT STEP -- YOU JUST SLICE THEM UP. IT'S WEIRD. IT LOOKS LIKE POTATO NOW. ONCE THEY'RE CUT, PROPERLY THAWED, COATED IN FLOUR AND BREADCRUMBS, AND FRIED UP, THEY'RE AS READY AS THEY'LL EVER BE. I CAN KEEP GOING IF YOU WANT ME TO. PLEASE. PLEASE, PLEASE. OH. MISERY LOVES COMPANY. AND, BESIDES, THESE THINGS NORMALLY COME IN PAIRS, ANYWAY. SALUD! I'M FREAKING OUT MORE BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY ARE, BUT THEY'RE VERY, VERY DELICIOUS. BUT IT'S JUST YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT YOU'RE EATING A BULL'S BOYS. WHILE IT'S BEEN GREAT WALKING A MILE IN ANDREW ZIMMERN'S SHOES, I'M READY TO GO BACK TO THE BASICS. IT'S TIME TO RELISH THE CROWN JEWEL OF BUCKHORN'S MENU -- THE BIG STEAK. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S CALLED "THE BIG STEAK." THE MARBLING IS BEAUTIFUL, AND AS IT AGES, THE FLAVOR KIND OF DEEPENS AND GETS A LITTLE MORE COMPLEX. I HEAD OUT TO JOIN BILL... TO THE DINING ROOM. ...AND THE 64-OUNCE SLAB OF MEAT GRILLS TO A PERFECT MEDIUM RARE. OH, GOSH. THERE'S SOMETHING ALSO SO SATISFYING AS SLICING THROUGH MEAT LIKE THE THICKNESS OF A DICTIONARY. HOUSTON, WE HAVE PERFECTION. WOW. THEN YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO -- I'M NOT EXACTLY A MAN WHO'S A STRANGER TO BEEF. BUT YOU AND THE BEAUTIFUL STATE OF COLORADO AND THIS EXQUISITE CUT RIGHT HERE MIGHT HAVE ACTUALLY SORT OF BROKEN THE MOLD. YEAH, I CAN PROBABLY EAT THIS EVERY DAY. I PROBABLY COULD. WELL, THERE'S ENOUGH BEEF TO DO IT. IN COLORADO. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, DENVER TASTES DELICIOUS, MAN. [ CHUCKLES ] MMM! COMING UP, SEVEN WHOLE POTATOES, A POUND OF HAM, A DOZEN EGGS -- IT'S ALL PART OF ONE MONSTROUS BURRITO. Man: I DON'T THINK I COULD EVER DO IT. THAT LOOKS TREMENDOUS. Richman: I'M AT JACK-N-GRILL IN DENVER, COLORADO, TO TAKE ON THEIR LEGENDARY BREAKFAST BURRITO CHALLENGE -- 7 POUNDS OF EGGS, POTATOES, HAM, AND CHEESE, SMOTHERED IN A SPICY GREEN CHILI. OVER 2,000 BRAVE SOULS HAVE ATTEMPTED THIS CHALLENGE, BUT ONLY 100 HAVE SUCCEEDED. TO DEFEAT THIS BEHEMOTH OF THE MILE HIGH CITY, I NEED TO HARNESS THE SPIRIT OF THOSE WHO'VE MASTERED THE ART OF HIGH-ALTITUDE COMBAT -- THE DENVER BRONCOS. [ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ] I MUST BECOME ONE WITH THEIR STORIED FRANCHISE. AGAINST A BEAST THIS BIG, I NEED THE MAGIC OF LEGENDARY BRONCOS QUARTERBACK JOHN ELWAY -- A MAN WHO FORGED HIS LEGACY BY OVERCOMING IMPOSSIBLE ODDS. GO! [ Distorted voice ] GO! NO ONE CAME INTO HIS HOUSE AND PUSHED HIM AROUND, ESPECIALLY NOT A 7-POUND BREAKFAST BURRITO. IN THE SPIRIT OF ELWAY'S MIRACLE COMEBACKS, I NEED TO DELIVER AN EATING FEAT SELDOM SEEN IN THE ANNALS OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOOD LORE. I NEED TO EAT LIKE A BRONCO. [ Echoing ] "MAN v. FOOD"! CHOCK-FULL OF MILE-HIGH EATING METTLE, I ENTER JACK-N-GRILL TO SCOUT MY OVERSIZED OPPONENT. IF YOU WERE GONNA DO IT, HOW WOULD YOU ATTACK IT? I'D BRING AN ARMY. BRING AN ARMY? [ CHUCKLES ] BUT RIGHT NOW, TODAY, I'M JUST AN ARMY OF ONE. BY YOURSELF? IT'S ROUGH. YOU ROCKED THIS, AND I APPLAUD YOUR TENACITY FOR TRYING IT. THANK YOU. SO, WHAT PIECE OF ADVICE CAN YOU OFFER TO ME? THE FIRST COUPLE OF BITES, ACTUALLY, THE TEMPERATURE IS TOO HOT. LET IT COOL A LITTLE BIT? LET IT COOL A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN GO TO THE NECK WITH IT. LOVE IT -- "TAKE IT TO THE NECK." AND I LOVE THE FACT IT FEELS LIKE A "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THING. WE HAVE A FINITE WINDOW TO MAKE THE ASSAULT ON, LIKE, THE BURRITO FORTRESS. All: 1, 2, 3! "MAN v. FOOD"! JACK-N-GRILL THRUST THE GRANDE BREAKFAST BURRITO CHALLENGE ON THE PUBLIC IN 2003. ROUGHLY 1 OUT OF 20 PEOPLE DEFEAT IT AND BECOME A PERMANENT FIXTURE ON THE WALL OF FAME. BUT THE GRANDE BURRITO ISN'T YOUR AVERAGE TEX-MEX MONOLITH. INSIDE LIES AN INGREDIENT THAT OWNER JACK MARTINEZ HAND-ROASTS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE RESTAURANT -- THE GREEN CHILI. THIS IS THE BASE OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TODAY. AND YOU PUT THE GREEN CHILI IN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING? ABOUT 99.9% OF ALL MY ITEMS ON THE MENU HAVE MY GREEN CHILI IN IT. AND THIS HAS SOME SERIOUS BITE? GOOD LUCK. THIS IS LIKE CHILI BINGO. CHILI BINGO. CHILI BINGO -- OKAY, AND THE FIRST ONE IS... "B" 32! JACK STARTS UP THE FLAME... AND THE CHILIES ROAST UNTIL THEY BLACKEN. THEY'RE PLACED IN A BAG TO SWEAT FOR AN HOUR, MAKING THEM EASIER TO PEEL. LOOK AT THAT BEAUTIFUL COLOR THAT EMERGES ONCE YOU GET ALL THE ASH OFF OF IT AND ALL THE CHARRED SKIN. OH, THAT IS BEAUTIFUL. WITH THE CHILIES PEELED AND READY, IT'S TIME TO CONSTRUCT MY RIDICULOUSLY SIZED RIVAL. ALL RIGHT, SO, WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH A 7-POUND BREAKFAST BURRITO, WE START WITH AN ENTIRE BUCKET OF POTATOES. NOW WE'RE GONNA ADD THE 12 EGGS. OF COURSE, 'CAUSE AFTER A BUCKET OF POTATOES, 12 EGGS IS NATURAL. THEN COMES A POUND OF HAM AND A WHOLE ONION. NO WAY. THAT'S ONE SERVING. THIS IS ONE BURRITO? THIS IS THE ONE BURRITO. THAT LOOKS LIKE A HAYSTACK. YOU NEED TO PUT LIKE A PITCHFORK IN IT OR SOMETHING. AND FINALLY, IT'S CHILI TIME. YOUR GREEN CHILIES, CAPTAIN. OKAY. THE SIGNATURE ITEM AT JACK-N-GRILL -- FRESH FIRE-ROASTED CHILIES. Richman: ALL RIGHT, SO IT'S NOT JUST THAT THEY HAVE AN ENTIRE BUCKET OF POTATOES. IT'S NOT JUST THAT THEY HAVE A POUND OF HAM, 10 OUNCES OF GREEN CHILIES, 12 EGGS, AND THEN THEY WRAP IT IN A TORTILLA. BUT THEN, LADLE AFTER LADLE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL, DELICIOUS NEW MEXICO PORK GREEN CHILI. AND THEN THEY TOP IT OFF WITH CHEESE. THIS IS AN EVENT. WITH THE BURRITO FINALLY COMPLETE... WHAT YOU WANT? WHAT YOU WANT, BURRITO? YOU AIN'T NOTHING. ...I TAKE MY SEAT FOR THE MOMENT OF RECKONING. [ CHEERS ] OKAY. THESE ARE THE RULES. OKAY. YOU CANNOT GO TO THE BATHROOM WHILE YOU'RE EATING THIS, AND THERE'S NO TIME LIMIT. IF YOU FINISH IT, YOU GET YOUR PICTURE ON THE WALL OF FAME. WHICH WOULD BE LOVELY. WHICH WOULD BE LOVELY, YES. SO GOOD LUCK. LET'S SEE IF HE CAN DO IT. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] GO GET IT, BROTHER. REMEMBERING THE PREGAME REPORT, I LET THE BURRITO COOL A LITTLE, AND THEN IT'S TIME FOR KICKOFF. ALL RIGHT, MILE HIGH, FIRST BITE! [ CHEERS ] THE GREEN CHILI IS GREAT, BUT I'M GONNA TELL YOU RIGHT NOW -- THE BIGGEST ENEMY IS GONNA BE THE POTATOES. AND YOU SAW IT WAS A WHOLE BUCKET OF THEM. BECAUSE JACK IS A SICK MAN. [ LAUGHTER ] [ CROWD CHANTING "MAN v. FOOD"! ] ADMIT IT -- IT LOOKS GOOD. IT LOOKS GOOD. THERE'S JUST SO MUCH OF IT, BUT IT LOOKS GOOD. 10 MINUTES AND SEVERAL DELICIOUS BITES INTO THE CHALLENGE, AND I'M NOT SURE IF I'M MAKING ANY PROGRESS. I'M CONVINCED THAT JACK HAS, LIKE, A PUMP PUSHING MORE EGG-AND-POTATO MIXTURE, LIKE, THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THIS DISH. WELL, HE'S BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR ABOUT 10 OR 15 MINUTES, AND NOTHING HAS REALLY CHANGED. IT'S LIKE I QUANTUM LEAPT BACK TO WHEN I STARTED THE CHALLENGE. YOU KNOW SOMETHING? COME HERE. I THINK BY THE TIME I FINISH THIS YOU'LL HAVE GRANDCHILDREN. [ LAUGHTER ] 15 MINUTES IN AND I STILL HAVEN'T MADE MUCH OF A DENT. FOR ADAM'S ODDS, GUESS WHAT. IT AIN'T LOOKING GOOD. COMING UP... CAPTAIN, WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER SPOON. CAN THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB LAUNCH A HISTORIC COMEBACK? HE'S THE MAN! HE'S GOT WHAT IT TAKES! HE CAN DO IT! [ CHEERS ] I'M AT JACK-N-GRILL IN DENVER, COLORADO, TRYING TO EAT THE 7-POUND GRANDE BREAKFAST BURRITO AND GET MY PICTURE ON THE WALL OF FAME. I'M 15 MINUTES INTO THIS NO-TIME-LIMIT CHALLENGE, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE BURRITO REMAINS. [ CROWD CHANTING "ADAM!" ] AS THE MINUTES FLY BY, THE BURRITO RESISTS ALL MY EFFORTS TO CONSUME IT. UGH! MY, OH, MY! I'VE BEEN EATING FOR A HALF-HOUR, AND IT'S STILL FULL. MY MILE-HIGH WILL HELPS ME POWER MY WAY TO THE HALFWAY POINT. WOULD YOU AGREE THAT'S HALF? YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD HALF OF MY 7-POUNDER, SO YOU DID ABOUT 3 1/2 POUNDS SO FAR. [ CROWD CHANTING "HALFWAY THERE!" ] I'M ROOTING FOR HIM, BUT, UH... HE'S GONNA MAKE IT. HE'S DEFINITELY GONNA MAKE IT. THIS FAR? HE'S NOT A QUITTER. YEAH, COME ON. HE IS IN THE MILE HIGH CITY. COME ON. ADAM! LET'S DO THIS, ADAM! COME ON, ADAM! GO! 35 MINUTES IN, OVER HALFWAY TO THE FINISH, AND THINGS ARE NOT GETTING ANY EASIER. IT'S DEFINITELY MADE ME AWARE OF BEING ALIVE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] WHOO-HA! IT'S DO-OR-DIE TIME. I'M GONNA TAKE ONE LAST SHOT AT DOWNING THIS BAD BOY, AND I'M GONNA DO IT WITH A BIGGER SPOON. [ CHEERS ] I TELL YOU, THAT WAS KIND OF A STRATEGIC MOVE ON HIS PART. I KIND OF LIKED IT BECAUSE NOW HE CAN SHOVEL IT IN FASTER. FAST IS THE KEY. [ CROWD CHANTING "MAN v. FOOD"! ] IT'S TIME FOR MY O.A.S. COMEBACK -- 2 MINUTES TO GO. DOWN BY 6. GOOD IDEA. All: DENVER LOVES YOU, ADAM! [ CHEERS ] BUT THE DRIVE STALLS SOON AFTER IT BEGINS. HOMINA, HOMINA, HOMINA, HOMINA, HOMINA, HOMINA. [ CHEERS ] I'M TOUCHED BY DENVER'S UNWAVERING SUPPORT, BUT IT CANNOT RALLY MY APPETITE. YOU KNOW, AFTER SOME MEALS, YOU NEED TO TAKE A NAP. AFTER ONE OF THESE, YOU NEED TO HIBERNATE. 50 MINUTES INTO THE CHALLENGE, I FACE THE REALITY. WOW. I AM THOROUGHLY IMMOVABLE NOW. MY BELLY HAS NO MORE ROOM FOR BURRITO. [ BELL TOLLS ] I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SURRENDER TO MY GARGANTUAN OPPONENT. AWW! TODAY IN THE BATTLE OF "MAN v. FOOD" IN DENVER, COLORADO, FOOD NARROWLY -- OH, WHO AM I KIDDING? TODAY IN THE BATTLE OF "MAN v. FOOD," FOOD WON. AWW. WHAT'S IT LIKE DOING A FOOD CHALLENGE OUT OF MILE HIGH? THOUGH MY BODY MAY BE A MILE HIGH, I THINK MY LOWER INTESTINES ARE AT LEAST A MILE BELOW THE CRUST OF THE EARTH. IS THAT THE BEST-TASTING BURRITO YOU'VE EVER EATEN? I'VE TASTED SO MANY GREAT GREEN CHILIES BOTH IN MY OWN LIFE AND ON "MAN v. FOOD." BUT WHEN YOU GET THEM FRESH, ROASTED AND, LIKE, FROM YOUR TABLE TO THE ROASTER IS LIKE MAYBE AN HOUR, THE FLAVORS MADE THIS ONE OF THE MOST DELICIOUS CHALLENGES I'VE EVER FACED. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW IF I'VE CAUGHT MY BREATH FROM BEING IN THE MILE HIGH CITY, GO TO travelchannel.com, CHECK OUT MY BLOG AND THE MESSAGE BOARDS.