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"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" passed on Tulsa, "Man v. Food" hit it big
Published: 4/4/2011 2:12 PM
Last Modified: 4/4/2011 2:12 PM

Producers from "Man v. Food" were completely tight lipped about the Tulsa restaurants they were scouting and filming for the Travel Channel show.

Last week, readers tipped us to "Man v. Food" sightings and we followed, finding out what host Adam Richman ate along the way.

Two years ago, producers from "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" contacted me about potential Tulsa hot spots before they came to town. They checked into several but ultimately decided to head west, filming at several restaurants in Oklahoma City.

At the time, the producer told me Oklahoma City had a stronger pull and better restaurants for their show's format. It was disappointing to hear, but it's funny now considering all the gems "Man v. Food" found in their time in Tulsa. As best I can tell, Richman and the crew were here for a week, and they didn't have any trouble finding good places to eat.

In fact, last week Richman tweeted "I have to say that the last two episodes we've shot may be our best work yet."

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okie ridgerunner (last year)

Smart man.
Tulsa has some of the best.
With all the competetion each place has to be good to try to out do the other to get customers.

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Food Writer Nicole Marshall Middleton joined the Tulsa World in May 1993 after graduating from Oklahoma State University. She has covered crime, city government and general assignment beats during that time - but mostly crime. But when she isn’t at work, Nicole is a devoted food hobbyist. She enjoys meal planning and cooking with her husband, Steve, every day of the week and on holidays it’s a family affair. When the opportunity to become the food writer at the Tulsa World presented itself in the summer of 2011, Nicole jumped at it. She is excited to explore a new side of Tulsa and make the transition from crime to cuisine. .

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