Adam Richman grew up in the food Mecca of New York City and began his love affair with food early on, sampling all of the diverse culinary specialties The Big Apple had to offer. From samosas to sushi, even at a young age, Richman had a desire to taste it all.

Years later, as an undergraduate at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, Richman began a food journal to document the standout food establishments he was discovering throughout the Southeastern U.S. Though he majored in international studies, his love of all things edible naturally drew him into the culinary world after graduation. Subsequently, he built a solid resume working in nearly every echelon of the restaurant world, from coast to coast and from the counter to the kitchen. Though he never trained professionally, Richman was able to gain invaluable on-the-job experience in the various restaurants he worked in.

After earning a master's degree in fine art from Yale University's School of Drama, he traveled the United States acting in many regional theaters. The nature of his work allowed him to feed his appetite for the best local dishes across America - all of which found their way into his food journal. In 2008, he began hosting "Man v. Food" for the Travel Channel, which quickly became their highest-rated show. With "Man v. Food Nation," "Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America" and "Fandemonium," Richman not only hosted but co-executive produced. His next show on Travel Channel, "Man Finds Food," on which he stars and produces, premiered April 1, 2015.

In 2014 he hosted NBC's new food competition show "Food Fighters," which delivered the biggest regularly scheduled week-one-to-week-two gain in its demographic for any new series on the Big 4 networks in the prior two years. The second season premieres July 2, 2015.

Richman's first book, "America the Edible" (Rodale Publishing), hit stands Nov. 9, 2010, and his second book, "Straight-Up Tasty" (Clarkson Potter), was released May 12, 2015. He is a board member of the Armed Services Foundation, and in 2009 and 2012 he won the Cablefax Award for Best Host. Aside from TV, Adam has acted in numerous theater productions in New York and a variety of TV shows.

He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.