Man Finds Food (later called Secret Eats with Adam Richman) is an American food reality television series that premiered on the Travel Channel on April 1, 2015. The series is hosted by food enthusiast Adam Richman who tracks down secret specialties in cities all over America, and later the planet.
The show was scheduled to debut July 2, 2014, with episodes airing every Wednesday night at 9:00 pm ET, but Travel Channel delayed the program indefinitely after Richman posted crude messages on his Instagram account in response to people criticizing a hashtag he had used in one of his pictures. It was unknown when and if the show would air. The show page reappeared on the Travel Channel's website and ultimately premiered at 9:00 pm ET on April 1, 2015, with two back-to-back episodes ("Incognito in Escondido" and "Chi-Town Franken-Sandwich").
Despite the delay on Travel Channel, Australian channel 7mate broadcast the first episode of the series on October 7, 2014. They also ran promotional advertising for the show within the Seven Network group of channels. The station has listed the episode as the first in a 3-episode series. The episodes were available on the Plus7 catchup service after a placeholder page for the show was created on the service.
For Season 2, the show's name was changed to Secret Eats with Adam Richman. The first episode aired on August 8, 2016 on the Travel Channel.
Season 1 and 2 episodes currently air on the Cooking Channel (all of which are being aired under the season 2 name of Secret Eats with Adam Richman). The episodes premiered on the network on January 9, 2018.
For season one, Adam Richman travels the United States in a food quest to discover culinary secrets of the more unusual and delicious specialties at eating establishments in each city he visits. He delves deeper by exposing their off-menu hidden dishes and what he calls "off-the-grid" restaurants which even the locals don't know about.
In season two the focus shifts to different countries around the world, but the basic premise of "secret" menus and little-known eateries is maintained. Due to the global nature of each episode, Richman has local guides who support him and the crew, offering commentary on the history of each location. Season 2 also saw Richman engage more with the film crew and involve them in conversation on-camera than had been the case for season 1.
Note: For this season, the show was renamed Secret Eats with Adam Richman.