Man vs. Food in the 'Cuse

I can't believe they let this man loose in the 'Cuse.  I mean, how great is it that Adam Richman, of Man vs. Food, came here to take on some of the iconic eats of our area?  For the Travel Channel! 

I must confess, I hadn't watched this program till now--I'm a member of Slow Food.  So spoiler alert:  Richman doesn't visit our sustainable, locavore establishments to consume mass quantities of heirloom tomatoes and pork belly two ways.  He does, however, visit places that are known for throwing down some down-home delicious food.  So of course, he hits up the Dinosaur, and Heids of Liverpool, and then a surprise to me, Mother's Cupboard. 

That last one is a surprise because I'm always complaining about the lack of really good breakfast joints around here.  I mean, really good breakfast, because if I'm going to leave my routine, I want it to be good.  Richman's visit culminates in his attempt to tackle the 6 pound frittata at Mother's. 

If any of you have had this thing, drop me a comment--it looks amazing!  We're talking a pound of potatoes chunked up into home fries, broccoli, sausage, onions, pepperoni, and just a few eggs to hold it together.  It is massive and though I watched the episode on a full stomach, it still made me hungry.

You can check out the episode when it airs tomorrow night at 9pm on the Travel Channel.  Richman is hilarious, he shows up Syracuse for the great place it is and he even taught me a few things about these food institutions that I hadn't known before.  Plus you'll want to see how he fares against that enormous frittata.  

Man vs. Food, Travel Channel (channel 41 on Time Warner in our area) 9:00pm, September 1.

Photo courtesy of the Travel Channel website.

Comments

[Katie Didit]

Mother's Cupboard is fabulous. It's one of the first places my boyfriend took me to when he moved here. He knew if he was ever going to get me to relocate with him he'd have to feed me giant pancakes :) I've never had the fritatta (wayyyy too big!), but the pancakes and homefries, which only come in 1/2 pound increments, are delicious!

[Mark B.]

I've been there. The food is decent, but nothing gourmet. Good for the hungry morning belly or for the comfort food craving.

I know someone who ate the whole frittata and well, felt a little ill afterwards. He wanted to eat again in an hour and a half, but then upon trying failed to eat much. I guess that thing sits heavy.

[Chris Michel]

I tried the frittata — foolishly enough, I asked them to add sausage gravy on top, which they did. I finished just under half of it, which was still filling enough to make my eyes water.

Mother’s Cupboard is great — It’s a diner, so you should expect greasy-spoon style food. But they cook it right in front of you, everything is tasty as can be, and it’s fast, friendly and cheap. If you’re looking for a little staple food, you can’t go wrong. Of course, I doubt that much of it is local, organic, or the like.

[ColleenM]

Love Mothers for breakfast! Everything is good.