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- [crowd cheering] - I'm
at Brawler's back alley deli
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in Buffalo, New York,
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taking on the back alley
barrel challenge.
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- Once you actually see it, it's intimidating.
- Damn!
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Corn beef, salami, turkey.
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[man] Every meat has, like,
ten slices? Maybe more?
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I have no clue.
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[Casey] If I can finish this
three-and-a-half pound
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monster of a deli sandwich
in less than 30 minutes.
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You're getting into
a lot of trouble.
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85 percent have failed.
You gotta knock it out.
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I might just punch it
off the plate.
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[crowd chanting]
You're a brawler.
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You're a brawler.
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I get a t-shirt, a certificate
and my photo
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on the wall of fame.
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[man 1] He's gonna
become a hero.
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He's gotta think about
all the glory
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that he's about to have.
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Bring it on, brawlers.
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My fists are up. [whoops]
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[all cheering]
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[Casey] For years,
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food's army has grown unchecked.
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Oh, my God.
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Bigger.
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Wow.
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Spicier.
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[whoops]
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[Casey] Bolder.
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What is that?
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But a hero rises.
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That's tremendous.
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Ready to taste the nation's
most epic eats.
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Uh.
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[all cheering]
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[Casey] I'm Casey Webb.
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Yes!
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Holding the banner of man
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and armed with years
of experience
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in the restaurant industry.
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[crowd chanting] Casey! Casey!
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[Casey] I go into battle.
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Bring out the steak!
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[cheering]
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[Casey] Food,
your days are numbered.
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It's gonna be a wild ride.
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The mighty Casey
has a taste for victory.
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[whooping]
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This is Man versus Food.
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[boxing bell dings]
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A sweet and savory soul journey
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lands me in Buffalo, New York,
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for a feast of flavored wings,
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a Choco factory treat.
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And a sandwich so tall,
it practically defies gravity.
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Buffalo, let's go!
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Sitting south of Niagara falls
lies humble and proud Buffalo.
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New York's second largest city,
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where good neighbors,
historic architecture
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and a raving sports scene
are all easy to find.
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For my first stop,
I'm living like a local
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where Sundays are for football
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and wings are king.
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When you think Buffalo,
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you think wings.
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That's why I'm at
Dalmatia hotel.
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A veritable wing wonderland
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that's elevating this
hometown classic
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with some seriously
adventurous flavors.
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Opened by Croatian immigrants
from the region of Dalmatia,
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this riverside watering hole
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has been around
since the 1930's.
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What was once
a hotel for travelers,
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is now this blue collar city's
cozy neighborhood tradition.
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You want a real
taste of Buffalo?
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This is the place to come.
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[Casey] Many say the Buffalo
wing was born in 1964
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at near-by Anchor Bar,
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cooking left-over chicken wings
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in hot sauce
as a late-night bite.
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But at Dalmatia,
the choices don't stop
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at mild, medium, hot.
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It got over 50 flavors
to choose from.
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50 and then some.
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- Anywhere you go in Buffalo, it's just Buffalo sauce.
- [Casey] Right.
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[customer] We do three at a time
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when we come here
and then check 'em off.
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So, how do you choose?
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Just keep coming back.
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[all laughing]
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[Casey] With wings like,
lavender and maple ranch,
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you can kiss your
comfort-zone good bye.
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[customer] This is different.
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[Casey] Would you
order this again?
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I'm going to order this again.
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- Not, if I would, I'm going to.
- [woman] Yes.
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[Casey] But one flavor
remains at the top
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of the taste test list,
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the nostalgic PB and J.
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Tossed in a raspberry
vinaigrette strawberry jam,
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and drizzled with
a honey peanut butter sauce.
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It just seems to go
so naturally.
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It's not overly sweet.
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- [woman] It's so good.
- Cheers.
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[Casey] I head to the back
for a little deep-fried snack.
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Hello, Theia.
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Hi.
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- How are you?
- Good.
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Thanks for having me.
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You gotta tell me about
Dalmatia hotel.
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This place has been here
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since a year before Prohibition.
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That's probably a soda shop.
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It was a soda shop,
absolutely, yeah.
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They were pouring
a lot of soda pre-prohibition.
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Did you inherit the wings?
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[Theia] We decided to start
developing recipes
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and we just kept adding them
and adding them
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and adding them until
we got to 57 flavors.
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[Casey] So, what kind
of wings are we making?
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Peanut butter and jelly.
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You want some wings? Yeah?
[laughing] Okay, okay.
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We started their
special deep-fryer
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which moves on a timer
to ensure crispy consistency.
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This is very exciting.
I get to do it.
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[beeps]
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What?
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After exactly 20 minutes,
we shake off the excess oil.
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And now, it's
peanut butter jelly time.
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We start with our butter.
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And we go around the pan twice.
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This is raspberry vinaigrette.
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Put it around
the pan twice, too.
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[Casey] Next, we add
strawberry jam,
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jerk seasoning to
offset the sweet
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and a little more butter.
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At last, my favorite part,
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the epic toss.
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[operatic music playing]
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Oh, my. [laughs]
Really getting up there.
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And now, we gotta add
the peanut butter.
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Yes, we do.
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[Casey] Theia combines
creamy peanut butter,
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coconut oil and honey.
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Then we transfer it
to a piping bag.
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Are you a crunchy or creamy
peanut butter person?
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- Creamy.
- Mmm.
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- [mouthing] Crunchy.
- Crunchy people are weird.
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- [buzzer sound]
- Oh.
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- Just saying.
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[Casey] And finally,
peanut butter and jelly
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are where they belong.
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Together, on a chicken wing.
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Does it bring you back
to a butter time?
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[Casey] It sure does.
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This is the kind of crust
you don't need trim off
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the PB and J, right,
you want this crust.
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And the chicken
is just so crispy.
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The jam, there's so many
more layers of jelly flavor
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than I was expecting.
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I've had a lot of
peanut butter and jelly,
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I've had a lot of wings,
but those two never met.
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And they met in your kitchen.
This is so delicious.
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Forget it.
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These wings have me flying high,
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but I still have a tower
of a sandwich to topple.
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[woman] This sandwich is huge.
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I don't even think I
could eat half of that.
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Not even a quarter of it.
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Back alley barrel sandwich?
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Ha! It's gonna be
a barrel of laughs!
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[both laughing]
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[Casey] I'm in Buffalo, New York
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to duel with a daunting
deli sandwich.
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But before we brawl,
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I got a golden ticket to
the sweetest spot in town.
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Buffalo has consistently
ranked as one of the world's
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top candy destinations,
which is why
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I'm at Fowler's chocolates.
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A century-old seller
of a unique Buffalo treat.
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With beginnings
as early as 1901,
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Fowler's is a household
name in Buffalo.
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Serving as one the oldest
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candy manufacturers in the city.
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And what started as
a small candy stand
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is now a wonderous
chocolate factory
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with endless sweet treats.
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So, how long have we been
coming to Fowler's?
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My whole life.
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- Your whole life.
- Yeah.
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[woman] Top quality
that you can count on.
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An institution in Buffalo.
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It's a tradition.
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[Casey] So, there's no shortage
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of Fowler's candy in your house?
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At any given day, probably not.
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[both laugh]
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It's good chocolate.
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[Casey] From
the iconic Trufflaloes,
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to the specialty
ice-cream sundaes...
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- Where does all the goodness end?
- [all chuckling]
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[Casey] It's easy to feel like
a kid in a candy store.
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But there's one confection
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that represents Buffalo
better than any,
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sponge candy.
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A light and crunchy
chocolate covered toffee
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believed to have been invented
by Joseph Fowler himself
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over a century ago.
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When you think of Buffalo,
you think of sponge.
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When you think of sponge,
you think of Fowler's.
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[crunches]
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- You can hear the crunch.
- Look it.
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It's crunchy, it's crispy,
it breaks apart.
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Have you ever seen sponge
candy outside of Buffalo?
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No one knows about it
any place else.
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- [crunches]
- [woman groans]
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Nothing better.
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[Casey] I suit up and head to
the factory to meet Ted,
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a life-long Buffalonian
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and owner of
Fowler's chocolates.
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We're gonna start making
some sponge candy, Casey.
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- You ready?
- I'm totally ready.
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What is this?
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- This is corn syrup.
- Okay.
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Perfect for making candy
because it stops the actual
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sugar from crystallizing,
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to give it, like, a smooth,
hard surface.
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In goes our corn syrup,
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lots of sugar
and a little water.
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This thing's medieval,
I like this.
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[Ted] And you wanna,
sort of, mix it all in,
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so that it boils evenly.
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[Casey] And we move it off
the heat and add gelatin.
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And as it mixes,
it's gonna start steaming.
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[Casey] Oh, yeah,
it is steaming. Woah.
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Like dragon's breath.
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[Ted] Just gonna get it
all to same consistency.
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If it's not,
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you'll end up with
some hard candy bits
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in the middle of your
soft candy.
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- And we don't want that.
- We don't want that.
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Next, we add baking soda
which helps our mixture rise.
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Feel like I'm paddling
upstream, up the Niagara.
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And t's actually rising
as we speak.
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Ted and I dump it into the form
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to let it rise completely
and cool overnight.
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All the way over.
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- Don't be--
- Woah.
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There we go.
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This is-- [laughing]
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- You're not kidding.
- Yeah.
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It's definitely cooled down.
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It looks like a giant
creme brulee.
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We got to make it into
a bite-sized piece.
256
00:09:21,795 --> 00:09:24,095
That takes a bunch
of different cuts.
257
00:09:27,534 --> 00:09:30,368
Don't crack the candy, Casey.
Don't crack the candy.
258
00:09:31,338 --> 00:09:32,537
- I did it.
- [Ted] There we go.
259
00:09:32,539 --> 00:09:34,072
[whoops]
260
00:09:34,074 --> 00:09:36,107
And that's the stuff
we wanna work with.
261
00:09:36,109 --> 00:09:38,176
There's all this nice
stuff on the inside.
262
00:09:41,181 --> 00:09:42,247
Uh-oh.
263
00:09:42,883 --> 00:09:44,282
Then, now, this edge.
264
00:09:47,521 --> 00:09:49,020
[Casey] Closer you get
to the center,
265
00:09:49,022 --> 00:09:52,657
the more finer it gets
and softer.
266
00:09:52,659 --> 00:09:53,925
Really what it is, it's airier.
267
00:09:53,927 --> 00:09:56,194
All the candy
is the same consistency
268
00:09:56,196 --> 00:09:57,996
except this has got
some air pockets in it
269
00:09:57,998 --> 00:10:01,166
that make it softer
and easier to cut.
270
00:10:01,168 --> 00:10:03,034
And this is essentially
what we're looking for.
271
00:10:03,036 --> 00:10:04,069
Can I eat it?
272
00:10:04,271 --> 00:10:05,337
- No.
- No.
273
00:10:05,539 --> 00:10:06,871
Can't eat it.
274
00:10:06,873 --> 00:10:09,908
We drop our pieces of sponge
on the conveyer belt.
275
00:10:09,910 --> 00:10:12,577
[Ted] We do about five
to 600 pounds a day.
276
00:10:12,579 --> 00:10:14,913
And there's about
50 pieces in a pound.
277
00:10:14,915 --> 00:10:17,282
[Casey] Made by hand.
A lot of sponge candy.
278
00:10:19,786 --> 00:10:21,152
All sides are coated
279
00:10:21,154 --> 00:10:23,722
by a tempered
chocolate waterfall.
280
00:10:23,724 --> 00:10:26,524
Wow! I can watch
this all-day long.
281
00:10:29,763 --> 00:10:31,096
And after making its way through
282
00:10:31,098 --> 00:10:33,164
the cooling tunnel to solidify,
283
00:10:33,166 --> 00:10:37,168
I pick my precious
samples off the belt.
284
00:10:37,170 --> 00:10:39,004
[Ted] There it is,
the finished product.
285
00:10:43,010 --> 00:10:45,343
[Casey] The chocolate
is so creamy,
286
00:10:45,345 --> 00:10:47,679
as soon as the sponge
candy kicks in,
287
00:10:47,681 --> 00:10:50,048
for me, it tastes like
toasted marshmallow
288
00:10:50,050 --> 00:10:52,651
covered in chocolate.
But crunchy.
289
00:10:52,653 --> 00:10:53,918
Really bursts in your mouth
290
00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:55,186
and then, it melts
in your mouth.
291
00:10:55,188 --> 00:10:57,822
People do prefer just
to let it dissolve
292
00:10:57,824 --> 00:10:59,891
in their mouth
from start to finish.
293
00:10:59,893 --> 00:11:01,493
- That's an amazing idea, Ted.
- Yeah.
294
00:11:06,933 --> 00:11:08,066
That's so good, isn't it?
295
00:11:08,068 --> 00:11:10,435
That's a different
experience all to itself.
296
00:11:14,808 --> 00:11:16,708
I might have had dessert
before dinner.
297
00:11:16,710 --> 00:11:18,843
But it hasn't spoiled
my appetite.
298
00:11:18,845 --> 00:11:22,013
[crowd chanting]
Slam the ham!
299
00:11:22,015 --> 00:11:24,082
Pop a cola, I'm gonna
roll ya, yeah!
300
00:11:24,084 --> 00:11:25,850
[all exclaiming]
301
00:11:25,852 --> 00:11:27,385
Back alley barrel sandwich,
302
00:11:27,988 --> 00:11:29,287
meet me out back.
303
00:11:31,058 --> 00:11:32,290
Back.
304
00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,967
I'm at Buffalo, New York,
at Brawler's back alley deli
305
00:11:42,969 --> 00:11:44,936
for the back alley
barrel challenge.
306
00:11:44,938 --> 00:11:46,771
If I can take down a colossal
307
00:11:46,773 --> 00:11:48,540
three-and-a-half-pound
deli sandwich,
308
00:11:48,542 --> 00:11:50,141
I get a t-shirt, a certificate
309
00:11:50,143 --> 00:11:51,976
and my photo on
the wall of fame.
310
00:11:51,978 --> 00:11:53,878
I'm not quittin' cold turkey.
311
00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:56,181
I'm ready to go ham.
312
00:11:59,019 --> 00:12:01,820
Located in one of downtown's
most historic buildings
313
00:12:01,822 --> 00:12:03,088
from 1841,
314
00:12:03,090 --> 00:12:05,790
this traditional
New York style Jewish deli
315
00:12:05,792 --> 00:12:09,060
lies in an authentic
speakeasy era basement.
316
00:12:13,300 --> 00:12:15,200
Find the Brawler and you'll find
317
00:12:15,202 --> 00:12:17,502
big Buffalo flavor.
318
00:12:17,504 --> 00:12:19,304
- Food is important here in Buffalo.
- [woman 1] Huge.
319
00:12:19,306 --> 00:12:20,772
- [woman 2] It's all intertwined.
- Yeah.
320
00:12:20,774 --> 00:12:21,973
[both] Food and sports
321
00:12:21,975 --> 00:12:23,608
and friends and family.
322
00:12:23,610 --> 00:12:25,543
So this is kind of
a central point.
323
00:12:25,545 --> 00:12:27,412
- [woman 1] Oh, definitely.
- For, like, everything else
324
00:12:27,414 --> 00:12:29,681
- that's going around downtown.
- Yeah. Place to be.
325
00:12:29,683 --> 00:12:31,983
[Casey] From a classic
turkey and ham melt,
326
00:12:31,985 --> 00:12:35,053
to Buffalo's renowned
beef on weck.
327
00:12:35,055 --> 00:12:36,221
Is it anything like French dip?
328
00:12:36,223 --> 00:12:37,589
Kind of. It's like an au jus.
329
00:12:37,591 --> 00:12:39,791
And thinly sliced beef.
330
00:12:39,793 --> 00:12:41,793
But I think the Buffalo style
is the kimmelweck.
331
00:12:41,795 --> 00:12:43,895
I think it gives it that
certain taste,
332
00:12:43,897 --> 00:12:45,897
that certain flare that
just tastes like home.
333
00:12:45,899 --> 00:12:48,166
Every sandwich place
would have a beef on weck.
334
00:12:48,168 --> 00:12:49,934
If they don't, they
shouldn't be in Buffalo.
335
00:12:49,936 --> 00:12:50,869
- [Casey] Right. Right.
- [laughing]
336
00:12:50,871 --> 00:12:53,104
But if you're not making
your beef there,
337
00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:54,906
roasting it, like they do
here at Brawler's,
338
00:12:54,908 --> 00:12:56,174
sorry.
339
00:12:56,176 --> 00:12:59,944
[Casey] But I've got my eyes
on a bigger sandwich,
340
00:12:59,946 --> 00:13:02,180
the back alley barrel challenge.
341
00:13:06,586 --> 00:13:09,087
Every meat on the menu
stacked to the sky
342
00:13:09,089 --> 00:13:12,724
with five different cheeses,
lettuce, tomato,
343
00:13:12,726 --> 00:13:16,094
coleslaw, three slices
of rye bread and pickles.
344
00:13:16,096 --> 00:13:19,364
Weighing in at over
three-and-a-half pounds.
345
00:13:24,871 --> 00:13:25,937
- Once you actually see it.
- Yeah.
346
00:13:25,939 --> 00:13:27,105
It's intimidating.
347
00:13:27,107 --> 00:13:29,040
It's big, it's a lot of food.
348
00:13:29,042 --> 00:13:30,942
I take layer at a time.
349
00:13:30,944 --> 00:13:32,544
Treat each one
as a separate meal.
350
00:13:32,546 --> 00:13:34,946
[Casey] Should I harness
the brawler?
351
00:13:34,948 --> 00:13:36,080
[man] Don't dread it,
conquer it.
352
00:13:36,082 --> 00:13:37,148
[Casey] I love that.
353
00:13:37,150 --> 00:13:38,550
You gotta knock it out.
354
00:13:38,552 --> 00:13:40,518
- I might just punch it off the plate.
- [boxing bell dings]
355
00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,488
I'm ready to see this
super-sammy in action.
356
00:13:44,090 --> 00:13:45,323
Hey, Tom.
357
00:13:45,325 --> 00:13:46,825
- How you doing?
- I'm doing great.
358
00:13:46,827 --> 00:13:48,760
So, are you a brawler?
359
00:13:48,762 --> 00:13:50,895
No, I am Irish,
but I'm not a brawler.
360
00:13:50,897 --> 00:13:53,231
But I still go to battle
once in a while.
361
00:13:53,233 --> 00:13:55,266
This was considered
the meanest square-mile
362
00:13:55,268 --> 00:13:56,100
in Buffalo.
363
00:13:56,102 --> 00:13:58,002
'Cause of the Erie canal
ended here.
364
00:13:58,004 --> 00:14:00,238
So, this was the biggest
shipping port in the area.
365
00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:01,706
- So, they brought--
- People got beat up here.
366
00:14:01,708 --> 00:14:03,107
- They got beat up.
- Okay.
367
00:14:03,109 --> 00:14:04,909
The name Brawler's, kind of
signifies that history.
368
00:14:04,911 --> 00:14:05,910
Yes.
369
00:14:05,912 --> 00:14:07,312
All right, so what
am I getting into?
370
00:14:07,948 --> 00:14:09,280
Getting into a lot of trouble.
371
00:14:09,916 --> 00:14:10,849
[Casey] Well, how many people
372
00:14:10,851 --> 00:14:12,250
have actually
succeeded in doing this?
373
00:14:12,252 --> 00:14:14,519
[Tom] 85 percent have failed.
374
00:14:14,521 --> 00:14:15,920
[Casey] That's not good.
375
00:14:15,922 --> 00:14:16,988
- That's not good at all.
- No.
376
00:14:16,990 --> 00:14:18,122
But I think you can do it.
377
00:14:18,124 --> 00:14:18,957
All right, let's
build this thing
378
00:14:18,959 --> 00:14:20,525
'cause I'm getting hungry.
379
00:14:20,527 --> 00:14:23,294
We begin with their specialty
in-house roast beef.
380
00:14:23,296 --> 00:14:25,997
[Tom] So, we start off
with a top round
381
00:14:25,999 --> 00:14:27,131
made specially for us.
382
00:14:27,133 --> 00:14:29,300
- [Casey] Top round is a very lean cut of meat.
- Yeah.
383
00:14:29,302 --> 00:14:32,136
That's found closer to
the leg of the cow.
384
00:14:32,138 --> 00:14:34,138
We add salt, pepper,
385
00:14:34,140 --> 00:14:35,907
garlic powder and rosemary.
386
00:14:35,909 --> 00:14:37,008
[Tom] While that's in there,
387
00:14:37,010 --> 00:14:38,877
- we'll get a nice coating on there.
- [Casey] Yeah.
388
00:14:38,879 --> 00:14:41,880
[Casey] We briefly roast
our beef at 425.
389
00:14:41,882 --> 00:14:44,883
And lower the temp
for another two hours.
390
00:14:44,885 --> 00:14:46,885
So, I put that
right on a sandwich.
391
00:14:46,887 --> 00:14:48,086
I just wanna sink my teeth
into one of these.
392
00:14:48,088 --> 00:14:50,221
Quite honestly.
393
00:14:50,223 --> 00:14:53,057
- [machine whirring]
- Just gonna put this on.
394
00:14:54,361 --> 00:14:55,393
[Casey] Woah.
395
00:14:55,695 --> 00:14:57,128
Like, paper thin.
396
00:14:57,130 --> 00:14:59,731
Tom stacks our
house made roast beef,
397
00:14:59,733 --> 00:15:03,034
two slices of American
and a turkey.
398
00:15:03,036 --> 00:15:06,037
Next, cheddar, ham
then, provolone.
399
00:15:06,039 --> 00:15:09,274
We hit halfway with another
daunting slice of rye.
400
00:15:09,809 --> 00:15:11,009
[Tom] So, that's done.
401
00:15:11,011 --> 00:15:12,277
- That's the first half.
- Oh.
402
00:15:12,279 --> 00:15:13,811
- First half.
- First half.
403
00:15:13,813 --> 00:15:14,779
First half.
404
00:15:15,015 --> 00:15:17,916
[Casey] On goes capocollo,
swiss, salami,
405
00:15:17,918 --> 00:15:20,752
spicy pepper jack and corn beef.
406
00:15:20,754 --> 00:15:21,886
[Tom] So, that's it
for the meat.
407
00:15:21,888 --> 00:15:23,688
- 30 ounce--
- 30 ounces of just meat.
408
00:15:23,690 --> 00:15:25,523
[Tom] Just meat. Quite a bit.
409
00:15:25,525 --> 00:15:27,859
[Casey] Finally, we cap
our colossal sandwich
410
00:15:27,861 --> 00:15:29,193
with lettuce, tomato
411
00:15:29,195 --> 00:15:32,030
and a heaping pile of coleslaw.
412
00:15:33,867 --> 00:15:35,934
- Friggin' massive.
- [Tom] Yes.
413
00:15:35,936 --> 00:15:37,335
You got that, Tom?
You need a hand?
414
00:15:38,204 --> 00:15:40,004
[Tom] Left the chainsaw at home.
415
00:15:44,110 --> 00:15:45,076
Yikes.
416
00:15:45,144 --> 00:15:48,146
[crowd cheering]
417
00:15:52,319 --> 00:15:54,118
[crowd chanting] Man
versus food! Man versus food!
418
00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:55,520
Ah!
419
00:15:55,522 --> 00:15:57,956
You have to eat everything
that's on this tray.
420
00:15:57,958 --> 00:15:59,190
And you get a half-hour.
421
00:15:59,993 --> 00:16:01,192
Buffalo, are you ready?
422
00:16:01,895 --> 00:16:05,163
[crowd cheering]
423
00:16:05,165 --> 00:16:07,899
[crowd] Three, two, one,
424
00:16:07,967 --> 00:16:10,101
go!
425
00:16:13,073 --> 00:16:15,106
[crowd chanting]
Man versus food!
426
00:16:15,108 --> 00:16:17,041
Man versus food!
427
00:16:17,043 --> 00:16:19,077
[Casey] I begin the brawl
with a clean fight.
428
00:16:19,079 --> 00:16:21,512
[crowd cheering]
429
00:16:23,917 --> 00:16:26,718
You know, you got
corn beef, salami, turkey.
430
00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:32,023
My stomach is simultaneously
growling and also queasy.
431
00:16:32,959 --> 00:16:34,625
[Casey] But all these
different flavors
432
00:16:34,627 --> 00:16:37,028
are throwing me off my game.
433
00:16:37,030 --> 00:16:39,630
Every meat has, like, what,
ten slices on them?
434
00:16:39,632 --> 00:16:42,066
Maybe more? I have no clue.
435
00:16:42,068 --> 00:16:45,370
[Casey] And my jaw's
already struggling to keep up.
436
00:16:46,740 --> 00:16:50,108
[crowd cheering]
437
00:16:50,110 --> 00:16:54,078
[Casey] Will this barrel tip
me towards my breaking-point?
438
00:16:58,918 --> 00:17:02,854
[crowd chanting] Buffalo!
Buffalo! Buffalo!
439
00:17:02,856 --> 00:17:05,723
[Casey] I'm in Buffalo,
at Brawler's back alley deli,
440
00:17:05,725 --> 00:17:07,492
fighting their barrel
sandwich challenge
441
00:17:07,494 --> 00:17:09,494
with force and ferocity.
442
00:17:09,496 --> 00:17:11,129
This sandwich is huge.
443
00:17:11,131 --> 00:17:13,531
I don't even think
I could eat half of that.
444
00:17:13,533 --> 00:17:15,900
Not even a quarter of it.
He's doing great.
445
00:17:15,902 --> 00:17:17,335
[crowd chanting] Topple
that tower!
446
00:17:17,337 --> 00:17:18,803
Topple that tower!
447
00:17:18,805 --> 00:17:20,805
Topple that tower!
448
00:17:20,807 --> 00:17:22,874
All right, Casey,
you're up to 15 minute point.
449
00:17:22,876 --> 00:17:24,442
You're halfway there.
450
00:17:25,211 --> 00:17:27,045
- [crowd cheering]
- [man] Good going.
451
00:17:28,181 --> 00:17:31,516
[crowd chanting] Halfway!
Halfway! Halfway!
452
00:17:31,518 --> 00:17:32,716
Ah!
453
00:17:36,122 --> 00:17:38,523
[Casey] All this meat
and cheese has me dreading
454
00:17:38,525 --> 00:17:40,158
the next daunting tower.
455
00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:42,994
But I remember what
a fellow brawler once told me.
456
00:17:42,996 --> 00:17:44,629
Don't dread it, conquer it.
457
00:17:44,631 --> 00:17:47,098
"Don't dread it, conquer it."
I love that.
458
00:17:47,901 --> 00:17:51,769
I push forward and let that
bread take a backseat.
459
00:17:51,771 --> 00:17:55,773
My soul desires
the delicious roast beef.
460
00:17:55,775 --> 00:17:57,308
[Tom] You can put that
right on a sandwich.
461
00:17:57,310 --> 00:17:59,110
I just wanna sink my teeth
into one of these.
462
00:17:59,112 --> 00:18:00,344
Quite honestly.
463
00:18:00,346 --> 00:18:02,080
[crowd chanting]
Roast that beef!
464
00:18:02,082 --> 00:18:03,514
Roast that beef!
465
00:18:03,516 --> 00:18:04,949
Roast that beef!
466
00:18:04,951 --> 00:18:07,351
[crowd cheering]
467
00:18:09,789 --> 00:18:12,857
Winning takes dedication,
it takes drive.
468
00:18:12,859 --> 00:18:15,059
You're on the home-stretch.
Get this done!
469
00:18:15,061 --> 00:18:16,894
[all cheering]
470
00:18:16,896 --> 00:18:19,297
[Casey] I make my way
through the meats.
471
00:18:19,299 --> 00:18:21,099
Pop a cola, I'm gonna roll ya.
472
00:18:21,101 --> 00:18:22,533
Yeah!
473
00:18:25,205 --> 00:18:27,872
[crowd chanting]
Slam that ham! Slam the ham!
474
00:18:27,874 --> 00:18:29,640
Slam that ham!
475
00:18:29,642 --> 00:18:34,045
[Casey] And fight bite by bite
with this leftover bread.
476
00:18:34,047 --> 00:18:36,681
It's coming down to the bread.
It's so close.
477
00:18:36,683 --> 00:18:37,915
I know he can do it.
478
00:18:37,917 --> 00:18:40,685
[crowd chanting] Almost there!
Almost there!
479
00:18:40,687 --> 00:18:42,120
Almost there!
480
00:18:42,122 --> 00:18:43,988
[Casey] With five minutes left,
481
00:18:43,990 --> 00:18:46,023
it's no longer a battle of time,
482
00:18:46,025 --> 00:18:47,992
but one of will.
483
00:18:47,994 --> 00:18:49,894
He's gonna have
to dig real deep.
484
00:18:49,896 --> 00:18:51,262
He's gonna become a hero.
485
00:18:51,264 --> 00:18:53,064
He's gotta think about
all the glory
486
00:18:53,066 --> 00:18:54,232
that he's about to have
487
00:18:54,234 --> 00:18:56,767
after he finishes these
last couple of bites.
488
00:18:56,769 --> 00:18:58,102
[crowd chanting]
One more bite!
489
00:18:58,104 --> 00:19:00,705
One more bite! One more bite!
490
00:19:00,707 --> 00:19:03,107
[crowd clapping]
491
00:19:04,077 --> 00:19:06,077
[Casey] With that,
I barreled my way
492
00:19:06,079 --> 00:19:07,211
to the finish line.
493
00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:08,846
Yeah!
494
00:19:08,848 --> 00:19:10,047
[crowd chanting]
You're a brawler!
495
00:19:10,049 --> 00:19:11,282
You're a brawler!
496
00:19:11,284 --> 00:19:13,384
[crowd cheering]
497
00:19:15,121 --> 00:19:18,956
[crowd clapping]
498
00:19:27,967 --> 00:19:30,268
[Tom] All right, Casey,
you pulled it off.
499
00:19:30,270 --> 00:19:33,938
So, you can consider
yourself a brawler.
500
00:19:33,940 --> 00:19:34,872
I'm a brawler!
501
00:19:34,874 --> 00:19:37,942
[crowd cheering]
502
00:19:38,611 --> 00:19:40,411
Thank you, Buffalo.
Thank you, Brawler's.
503
00:19:40,413 --> 00:19:43,948
And I'm proud to see
the battle of Man versus Food,
504
00:19:43,950 --> 00:19:45,149
man won!
505
00:19:45,151 --> 00:19:48,019
[crowd cheering]
506
00:19:49,889 --> 00:19:50,955
[crowd chanting] MVF!
507
00:19:50,957 --> 00:19:53,958
MVF! MVF!
508
00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,427
[crowd cheering]