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Glutton for Punishment

Season 1 Episode 12: Noodle Pulling

This week, Bob faces his toughest challenge yet: mastering the lost art of making hand-pulled noodles. This labour intensive technique involves folding, twisting and stretching dough until it separates, as if by magic, into perfectly equal...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Oyster Shuck-Off

1. Oyster Shuck-Off

Aired: Nov 29, -1

Oysters are loved throughout the world, but before you enjoy them, you have t...

Episode 2 Waiter's Race

2. Waiter's Race

Aired: Jul 17, 2007

In the world of food and wine, waiters are the true unsung heroes. Working th...

Episode 3 Flair Bartending

3. Flair Bartending

Aired: Nov 29, -1

Popularized in the Tom Cruise movie Cocktail, flair bartending is the practic...

Episode 4 Benihana Chef

4. Benihana Chef

Aired: Nov 29, -1

Benihana is a chain of classic Japanese restaurants that elevates table-side ...

Episode 5 Barista Championship

5. Barista Championship

Aired: Aug 7, 2007

You see them plying their trade every day as they provide the weary and red-e...

Episode 6 Hatch Chile Festival

6. Hatch Chile Festival

Aired: Aug 14, 2007

Bob Blumer loves spicy foods. The hotter the better (at least that's what he ...

Episode 7 Médoc Marathon

7. Médoc Marathon

Aired: Nov 29, -1

Making it to the finish line of a 26-mile marathon is a grueling test of stam...

Episode 8 Alpine Cyclist

8. Alpine Cyclist

Aired: Dec 9, 2007

Cycling is Bob's second favorite activity after eating. And the two actually ...

Episode 9 BBQ Competition

9. BBQ Competition

Aired: Nov 29, -1

Good old-fashioned, high fat, cholesterol-laden barbecue is all the rage. Dra...

Episode 10 Riesling Harvest

10. Riesling Harvest

Aired: Nov 29, -1

Bob is passionate about wine. He has toured many of the world's renowned wine...

Episode 11 Guinness Diet

11. Guinness Diet

Aired: Nov 29, -1

Bob Blumer attempts the ultimate "Guinnes Diet". A challenge of having nothin...

Episode 12 Noodle Pulling

12. Noodle Pulling

Aired: Sep 25, 2007

This week, Bob faces his toughest challenge yet: mastering the lost art of ma...

Episode 13 Egg Cook

13. Egg Cook

Aired: Nov 29, -1

Breakfast line cooks are like the marathon runners of the kitchen; the toughe...

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Info about Glutton for Punishment

Current Status: Ended

Network: Food Network

Genres:Reality-TV, Adventure