1 Second of Fame

Matthew made it on "Man vs. Food" for the Seattle episode... for one second. It's right after the introduction to Beth's Cafe, about 19-20 minutes in, almost as soon as the show cuts to interior shots. Matthew's moment of fame is super quick - don't blink or you'll miss it.

That's my chest on the right. Good thing I was wearing a turtleneck and a vest that day! It was the first day it snowed in Seattle this past December.

Here's the story of how we ended up at Beth's that day. We were supposed to go to Ocean Shores with our friends Mike and Chrissie, but a huge storm blew it, and knocked out the power to the resort. Although there would have been really great storm-watching on the beach, we had no idea when they would be able to restore the power, and I can freeze for free at home. So instead we decided to go up to visit Mike and Chrissie in Seattle. We stayed the night, and went to Beth's in the morning.

The film crew came in after we had been seated - we had passed them outside, but didn't think much of it. The producer came up and asked if we wouldn't mind talking with them. The host sat and chatted with us, and the crew came back a couple of times to take extra shots. It must be hard editing all of those hours of film, and deciding what to use. We were there at 11am, and the host didn't start eating the omelet until 4pm. That's a whole lot of interviews and tape!

And no, the host was not able to eat the 12 egg omelet. He was so close - two bites away!