Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Season 3”
“Area Code” Story Behind the Name This was a complete accident. Episode 313 turned out to be on Detroit. That either is a cool coincidence or it shows how little we pay attention to things. Either way, it was a perfect way to tie in the area code of Detroit to the show name. Detroit Well, I may not be …
“Pretty in Pink” Story Behind the Name Another restaurant special and another chance to show Tom off in the pink apron he was wearing at Sweetie-licious. He still has that apron. Never returned it. Thief. In this episode of UTR we took viewers to more of our favorite restaurants we discovered in our first two seasons. We even gave it …
“Corn Nutty Professor” Story Behind the Name Corn nuts are the official snack food of UTR (at least, until someone buys that sponsorship package).So when we hit the road for Jackson, a spilled bag of corn nuts got Tom thrown out of the UTR mobile with Eric and Jim. Then he hopped the Amtrack with a duffel bag filled with …
“Hey Buddy, Can I Get a Ride?” Story Behind the Name When we were filming up at the Legs Inn, the owners had a friend there who owned a Ferarri. When you’re offered a ride in a Ferrari, you take it. When you can work it into your TV show, you do it. That car cost more than most of …
“First Ever Restaurant Special” People say that we eat a lot on our show, and we do, but there’s a good reason for it. We burn a lot of calories producing this program, and we need to maintain our stamina and energy levels with… You’re not buying this, are you? Well, truth is we just like to eat, and there …
“burgermeisters, Meisterburger” Story Behind the Name You know we can eat on UTR. But when you try to hit five iconic slider joints in Metro Detroit, the cardiologist is going to call after viewing the episode just to make sure you’re okay. We are the burgermeisters. We ate a ton of burgers. Southeast Michigan I’ve got five great reasons for …
“Wanna See a Trick?” Story Behind the Name Illusions and trickery. It’s all magic and when anyone in Marshall or Colon asks if you want to see a trick, the answer should always be a resounding, “YES.” Marshall If you want to step back in time, don’t buy one of those expensive time machines off the Internet, do what we …
“The Sand is EVERYwhere!” Story Behind the Name Ever tried to vacuum sand out of your car after a trip to the beach? Try it after a trip to the Silver Lake Sand Dunes. WITH TOM! How does sand get on the head liner? Jim is still vacuuming his car out. Silver Lake Silver Lake was nominated by Travel & …
“Detroit is for Lovers” Story Behind the Name Jeordi moved all the way from Spain to Detroit for love. Sorry, Virginia, Detroit is for lovers. Southwest Detroit Southwest Detroit continues to be one of Michigan’s most diverse communities. Detroiters from a dozen different cultures live, work and play there, all with a unified plan to grow and prosper. These are …
“I Can See Jim from Castle Rock” Story Behind the Name Settle in, this one will take some time: When we were filming in St. Ignace, we got a call from Scott Brown. “How’d you like to go to the top of the Mackinac Bridge?” We’re not dumb. We know how rare of a question that is. So, we jumped …
