Toronto. March 2, 2009 - Attempting to make over 555 pancakes in one hour to break a Guinness World Record? Nearly drowning off the BC coast while diving for spiky sea urchins? Running an entire Parisian restaurant - full of hungry restaurant critics - alone? It is just another day in the office for fearless “Glutton for Punishment” host Bob Blumer who returns for season three of this popular series by Paperny Films. With thirteen new episodes, “Glutton for Punishment” season three airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. ET/10:30 p.m. PT beginning March 30 on Food Network.
PLEASE NOTE: Bob Blumer will be available for interviews in Toronto March 10 and 11.
“We really pushed the envelope this season” says Bob Blumer, host and co-creator. “There were times when even I was asking myself: what the hell was I thinking when I agreed to attempt this.”
“Bob continues to mesmerize us with his daredevil feats,” says Cal Shumiatcher, executive producer, Paperny Films. “This season, he pulled off crazier and more challenging adventures then any of us initially thought possible. Viewers are in for a real treat.”
No distance is too far and no challenge too daunting for the world’s hardest working bon vivant Bob Blumer. For season three of Glutton for Punishment, Bob and the Glutton crew spent six months chasing down culinary competitions and epicurean challenges around the world. From entering a professional pizza-tossing competition in Naples, Italy to commandeering the galley of a Navy frigate as it sailed from Victoria, BC to San Diego, only the most challenging and extreme food competitions will suffice for Bob. In each episode, Bob has only five days to learn a physically daunting food-related skill that takes others months-if not years-to master. Then he relies on his new-found skills, stamina, and tenacity to aid in his quest to defy the odds and emerge victorious.
- EPISODE 1: Guinness Book of World Records
Mon., March 30 at 8:30 p.m. ET/10:30 p.m. PT
Bob heads to the Calgary Stampede as he attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the most pancakes made in a single hour. Each pancake must be a minimum of 5-inches in diameter, a maximum of 1 centimeter in thickness, and perfectly edible. If Bob can pull off the challenge, he will earn a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, plus the honor of being the fastest breakfast cook in the Wild West.
- EPISODE 2: One-Man Band
Mon., April 6 at 8:30 p.m. ET/10:30 p.m. PT
After only one week of training, Bob attempts to single-handedly take over a highly acclaimed 16-seat restaurant in Paris. His responsibilities include creating the menu, shopping, cooking, serving and cleaning up. Can Bob uphold the restaurant’s stellar reputation on a night when every seat in the house is occupied by one of Paris’s top restaurant critics?
PLEASE NOTE: Bob Blumer will be available for interviews in Toronto March 10 and 11.
“We really pushed the envelope this season” says Bob Blumer, host and co-creator. “There were times when even I was asking myself: what the hell was I thinking when I agreed to attempt this.”
“Bob continues to mesmerize us with his daredevil feats,” says Cal Shumiatcher, executive producer, Paperny Films. “This season, he pulled off crazier and more challenging adventures then any of us initially thought possible. Viewers are in for a real treat.”
No distance is too far and no challenge too daunting for the world’s hardest working bon vivant Bob Blumer. For season three of Glutton for Punishment, Bob and the Glutton crew spent six months chasing down culinary competitions and epicurean challenges around the world. From entering a professional pizza-tossing competition in Naples, Italy to commandeering the galley of a Navy frigate as it sailed from Victoria, BC to San Diego, only the most challenging and extreme food competitions will suffice for Bob. In each episode, Bob has only five days to learn a physically daunting food-related skill that takes others months-if not years-to master. Then he relies on his new-found skills, stamina, and tenacity to aid in his quest to defy the odds and emerge victorious.
- EPISODE 1: Guinness Book of World Records
Mon., March 30 at 8:30 p.m. ET/10:30 p.m. PT
Bob heads to the Calgary Stampede as he attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the most pancakes made in a single hour. Each pancake must be a minimum of 5-inches in diameter, a maximum of 1 centimeter in thickness, and perfectly edible. If Bob can pull off the challenge, he will earn a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, plus the honor of being the fastest breakfast cook in the Wild West.
- EPISODE 2: One-Man Band
Mon., April 6 at 8:30 p.m. ET/10:30 p.m. PT
After only one week of training, Bob attempts to single-handedly take over a highly acclaimed 16-seat restaurant in Paris. His responsibilities include creating the menu, shopping, cooking, serving and cleaning up. Can Bob uphold the restaurant’s stellar reputation on a night when every seat in the house is occupied by one of Paris’s top restaurant critics?