Glutton for Punishment

Season 4

2010 · 13 episodes · 6h 30m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Kung-Fu Tea Challenge

   18 Jan 2010 · 30 min

   Blumer's tries to master a special Kung-fu tea ceremony and then perform it for a tough panel of judges at the Tai Ji Tea House in Hangzhou, China

2. 2

   2. Nettle Eating

   4 Jan 2010 · 30 min

   Blumer participates in the Stinging Nettle Eating Competition in Dorset, England

3. 3

   3. Sushi Masters

   1 Feb 2010 · 30 min

   Blumer goes head-to-head against a seasoned group of sushi chefs in the Sushi Masters Competition in San Diego

4. 4

   4. Goat Milking

   11 Jan 2010 · 30 min

   Blumer competes at the Mason-Dixon Fair's goat milking competition in Delta, Pennsylvania

5. 5

   5. Slice and Dice

   8 Feb 2010 · 30 min

   Blumer competes against culinary professionals in a Knife Skills Competition at Kendall Culinary College in Chicago

6. 6

   6. Ice Cream Making

   25 Jan 2010 · 30 min

   At the Austin Ice Cream Festival, Blumer competes in the homemade ice cream making contest

7. 7

   7. Potato Peeling

   22 Feb 2010 · 30 min

   Blumer strives to be the fastest at the annual Potato Days Peeling Contest in Barnesville, Minnesota

8. 8

   8. Chinese Dumpling

   1 Mar 2010 · 30 min

   Blumer goes head-to-head against dim sum pros in a dumpling making competition at the Night Market in Richmond, BC

9. 9

   9. Bagel Roll-off

   15 Feb 2010 · 30 min

   Blumer takes part in a challenge to hand-roll 44 perfect bagels in five minutes at the St-Viateur Bagel Bakery in Montreal

10. 10

    10. Coconut Husking

    8 Mar 2010 · 30 min

    Blumer competes in the 13th Annual Coconut Festival in Kapaa, Hawaii

11. 11

    11. Gumbo Cook-off

    22 Mar 2010 · 30 min

    Blumer participates in the Gumbo cook-off in New Iberia, Louisiana

12. 12

    12. Edible Car

    15 Mar 2010 · 30 min

    Blumer is pitted against elite engineering students in the Edible Car Competition at Brown University in Rhode Island

13. 13

    13. Chocolate Fashion Show

    29 Mar 2010 · 30 min

    There was a time when chocolate was for kids, but in these days of gourmet, vintage, fair trade, rare bean bars, chocolate has become a distinctly grown-up affair. In this episode Bob must master the tempering and blending of his own unique chocolate creation under the watchful eye of his mentor, a master chocolatier. Bob learns the ins-and-outs of the world's favourite confection and then enter his unique wearable chocolate creation into a Chocholate Hat Fashion shown in the Salon Passion Chocolat & de la Gourmandise in Montreal. Along the way, Bob submerges himself into a complex world of chocolate and millinery! Think Willy Wonka meets Project Runway.