Get ready for the smackdown in Flavortown. Braun Strowman is going to be the Monster Among Foodies now. His new show Everything on the Menu is just as delicious as it sounds.
It is nice to see a wrestler, that I actually like, branching out into the reality show arena. Is a food show a reality show? Well, anyone who has worked in the food industry can tell you it is fueled by high drama. So, that is one of the must haves for a reality show. The other being a larger-than-life personality, which I mean, I don’t think there is anything that Braun has that isn’t larger than life. So, it has the perfect ingredients for an entertaining reality show. It is a relief to watch something that doesn’t have those twins that will not be named in it.
This show is set up to highlight while traveling with the WWE, he would check out the local food scene at each stop. So, it features a lot of local hot spots that have been around for years and usually owned by the same people or family. That is a really encouraging thing to see. Nowadays a lot of big brand name restaurants are going out of business, although IHOP is still around by some twisted miracle. But watching the locals keep small businesses alive really gives me hope.
Braun Strowman is facing his biggest opponent yet, and he’s ready for the challenge. 👏 #EverythingOnTheMenu with #BraunStrowman premieres October 24 after #SmackDown on @USANetwork. pic.twitter.com/7bBP7TmrUg
— USA Network (@USANetwork) September 17, 2025
Braun loves food and it shows. He brings up how he didn’t get to weigh as much as he does without loving food. It is like the never trust a skinny chef saying to the extreme. One of the BBQ restaurants he visits has a taxidermy bear in the front, Braun stands next to it and scoffs at it, since he is about three times the size of bear. But honestly, I thought Braun Strowman was made of muscle and awesomeness, I thought it was all his maniac monster training that got him that big. Never did I think enjoying food had a hand in that. But he has the same extensive culinary vocabulary as the Top Chef judges do. He’s got this.
The title of the show holds up too. He really does order “Everything on the Menu” and then judges which dish is the best. Seeing the server’s reaction to his order each episode is priceless. It is so great to see Braun sitting at a big table, with a giant smile on his face, with around 20 plates of food in front of him. The best dish wins the Everything on the Menu Belt, because of course it does.
Everything on the Menu has all the food show basics. Braun goes into the kitchen and chats with the chef. He gets a history of each establishment. He also meets with some of the regulars and asks about their favorites on the menu and why they keep coming back. Also has all the mouthwatering pictures of the food, it will make you hungry. Let us not forget the speeding editing, which defines the cooking shows. But I do like that better in this show because they cut in a lot of wrestling clips. That makes it fun to see both sides of Braun Strowman together.
One thing that really works well with this show is Braun’s ability to just talk to anyone and make them feel comfortable with him. A skill I am sure he acquired from towering over most people at six feet and eight inches. But that makes for an interesting show and gives some instant chemistry in all conversations. That is something Anthony Bourdain also had, not that I am comparing them, obviously Braun is his own beast. But it really adds some depth to the show.
Everything on the Menu is a fun watch. Braun knows food. All the facial reactions he makes after he takes the first bite of something is reason enough to watch it. When something tastes outstanding, he even does a fork drop. The Braun Strowman fork drop also makes it worth watching. He does like to do taste tests of the house secret sauces to guess the ingredients, and he usually gets most of them right, at least the ones that aren’t so secret. Anytime, he tries something that meets his expectations of what it should be, he calls it “textbook” such as “That is a textbook chilidog.” His personality is a perfect fit for this kind of show.
Give Everything on the Menu a watch. It will give you some ideas about new places to go to and new recipes to try. But be warned, it is going to make you hungry.
