Beard Meats Food

BeardMeatsFood
Personal information
Born	Adam Moran
Occupation	Competitive eater
YouTube information
Channel	BeardMeatsFood
Years active	2015–present
Genre	Competitive eating
Subscribers	4.58 million
Total views	1.48 billion
Last updated: 29 November 2024

Adam Moran (born 8 July 1985), better known as BeardMeatsFood, is a British competitive eater and YouTuber from Leeds.

Career

Moran is a former banker, and a Yorkshireman hailing from Leeds. He is a qualified personal trainer and says that competitive eating together with two hours' weight training per day has improved his body fat ratio over five years. He did his first eating challenge around 2014-2015 as a follow-up to a diet where he got his body fat down to 8%; he started his YouTube channel in 2015, and began competing professionally in 2017. In 2016, he was given a position as food tester by the owner of an American-style diner chain in Yorkshire, who took out £1 million in insurance on his stomach and tastebuds.

He competed in the 2019 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and placed 10th.

Format

Moran's YouTube channel generally features him travelling around the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe, the United States, and Canada to restaurants or other establishments that offer food challenges, and attempting to beat said challenges; during the challenge, he frequently chats with the other patrons and waiting staff, often profusely apologizing for his messy eating, and has a second "TABLE CAM" camera facing away from himself to record the reactions. In the final edit he also provides a sarcastic voiceover commentary track, which he sometimes starts with an excited gibberish exclamation that's vaguely meant to resemble "Let's get it!": he stated it's a "nonsensical yet energetic way of announcing the beginning of the commentary". He has admitted a dislike towards mushrooms and Brussels sprouts, although it's not a deal breaker; he does actively dislike spicy food, however. He often gets Diet Coke or a root beer with his meals, as he claims the carbonation of the soft drink helps getting some of the trapped air out of the stomach, and the sweetness helps break up the monotony of the savory flavor. Despite the size of the challenges, he often orders a dessert once he has finished "as a bit of a gag".

Other media

Podcast

Moran co-hosts the "Breaking Beard" podcast with Josh Gudgeon. This podcast is also available on YouTube in video format.

Christmas parody singles

Starting in 2020, Moran has released a song every December, in which a pop-punk song's lyrics are rewritten with a food theme. All the proceeds from the sales of downloads and streaming royalties are donated to the Stroke Association, a cause which is close to him since his father's death from a stroke. A music video is made for each of these songs, produced by his friend and fellow Breaking Beard Podcast co-host Josh Gudgeon, who has also appeared in videos on the Beard Meats Food YouTube channel.

On 18 December 2020, Moran joined the race for the Christmas Number One. The single "Garlic Bread (I Think I'm In Love)" was a parody version of Mystery Jets' 2008 indie hit "Two Doors Down".

The following year, on 17 December 2021, he released the follow-up single "I Want Chicken Wings". The song was a parody of Canadian pop-punk band Simple Plan's "I'd Do Anything".

On 16 December 2022, Moran's third single "I Got Cheesecake" was released. This one featured Adam performing a duet with his sister Jenna, who sometimes appears in his videos as "Sister Beard", parodying English band Creeper's song "Ghosts Over Calvary".

In 2023, Moran explained that he wanted to stop making these songs, but the popularity of "I Got Cheesecake" and the amount of money it generated for charity compelled him to do it again, and, on 15 December, he released "Grab the Mince Pies", his take on the UK band My Awesome Compilation's song "Sirens".

Episode list

Upload date	Title	Location	Restaurant	Challenge	Approx Weight of Food	Allotted time	Previous Record	Beard time	Win / Loss	Prize	Notes	YouTube Link
25 February 2017	The 35,000 Calorie Cheat Day			Beat ErikTheElectrics 24 Hour Cheat Day record of 30,000.	36,647 calories	24 hours	30,000 calories		Won		1 lg Domino's stuffed crust meateor pizza, 2 grilled cheese donuts, 2 Ben and Jerry shakes, 2 bowls of granola, 2 cups of coffee (one twice as big as the other), double sausage & egg mcmuffin, sausage egg & cheese bagel, 3 pancakes, Egg Benedict, 3 hash browns, and a piece of bacon, double sausage croissantwich, glazed donut, caramel latte, red's BBQ donut burger, cornbread, frickles, fries, peanut butter pancakes and a Hershey's cookies n cream bar.
4 February 2017	The 14,000 Calorie Super Bowl Game Day Feast	Home		Eat all the food while answering super bowl trivia questions.	14,000 calories			Unfinished	Lost		2 racks of ribs, 4 pulled pork sliders, 4 hot dogs, 1 lg pepperoni pizza, 25 chicken wings, stuffed potato skins, mozzarella dippers, pile of nachos, a tub of Ben & Jerrys spectacular specloos ice cream, a cookie pie and a can of coors light.
24 December 2016	The 20,000 Calorie Christmas	Home		Watching Christmas movies and eating	20,000 calories	24 hours			Won		2 lg pizzas, cookies, garlic bread, coleslaw, and potato wedges from Dominoes. Pancakes with chocolate sauce and fruit, french toast with Brandy Butter, and assorted pastries. Christmas Turkey Dinner and lots of Christmas treats.
15 December 2016	The Five Guys 10,000 Calorie Take Down	Home	Five Guys	The Five Guys 10,000 Calorie Take Down	9844 calories			00:26:34	Won		3 bacon cheeseburgers, 2 bacon cheese dogs, 2 grilled cheese, large Cajun fries, and 3 milkshakes with added bacon.
24 November 2016	The 7 X Large Garlic Bread Eat off	Home		Garlic Bread Eat off vs. Mrs Beard	9 lbs			00:38:10	Won		Beard previously won a garlic knot eating contest with Mrs. Beard (fiancee Beard at the time) and got to name the house Beardingham Palace. The bet this time is how long they will wait to get married. Beard has to eat 5 faster than Lindsay's 2 in order to win.
21 October 2016	The Every KFC Box Meal Challenge	Home		KFC Home Challenge	6040 calories			00:28:38	Won		1 Big Daddy Box, 1 Wicked Zinger Box, 1 Cheese and Bacon Box, 1 Fully Loaded Box, 1 Boneless Banquet Box, 5 diet Pepsis, and an Oreo Crusher. Beard also made the All Pro Eating world rankings - 6th place.
6 October 2016	The Undefeated Ghost Chili Dog Challenge	Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK	The Grill Pit	Dynamite Dog		00:30:00		00:24:30	Won		4 foot long hot dogs, 2 lbs of fries, and a milkshake. Spicy! Celebrating 10,000 followers.
24 September 2016	The Caribbean Eat-a-thon (Beard's Vacation Pt 2)	Dominican Republic		Dominican Republic Holiday							Not a challenge - just Holiday eating. Beard mentions a TV appearance on ITV's Go For IT coming up.
17 September 2016	The Holiday & The Biggest Burger I've Ever Seen! (Beard's Vacaion Pt. 1)	Dominican Republic	BRGRSPH	The Machete Burger	10 lbs			Unfinished	Lost	The waiter gave Beard a bottle of Champagne just for trying it solo.	This burger is typically served to groups of 6-8 people! Also, fries. Of course there are. The manager asked if Beard was an American because he was eating so much… Beard spent about a half hour eating most of the plate, but didn't finish the fries.
7 September 2016	The Entire McDonald's UK SAVER MENU Challenge	Home		McDonalds Saver Menu	4200 calories	00:30:00		00:14:20	Won		1 of each item on the saver menu: Chicken BLC, Spicy Chicken Wrap, Cheeseburger, Double Cheeseburger, Chicken Mayo, Fries, 3 McFlurries, 2 sundaes, and 5 sodas.
23 August 2016	The Undefeated 8 lb Chili Cheese Challenge & The UK's Second Biggest Freakshake	Yeadon, UK	Huckleberry's Diner	Dr Jekyll Freakshake		00:20:00		00:09:02	Won		One Gallon chocolate milkshake topped with a waffle, donuts and a slice of cheesecake
23 August 2016	The Undefeated 8 lb Chili Cheese Challenge & The UK's Second Biggest Freakshake	Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK	The Grill Pit	Chili Cheese Slider Challenge		00:30:00		00:18:31	Won		8 Chili Cheeseburgers, 2 lbs of fries, and a pint of Milkshake. Previously undefeated.
11 August 2016	Britain's Biggest Freakshake - the MR HYDE Milkshake Challenge	Yeadon, UK	Huckleberry's Diner	MR HYDE Freakshake	10 lbs	00:20:00		00:14:28	Won		1 gallon bacon milkshake, topped with candied bacon and a GIANT pulled pork waffle burger. Beard is the first to try it - one week before its official restaurant debut.
29 July 2016	Hunger Games 10 lb Undefeated BBQ Challenge	Flaxton, North Yorkshire, UK	Huckleberry's Diner	Hunger Games	10 lbs	1:00:00		00:03:22	Won	Only pay if you lose.	Ribs, chicken strips, waffle fries, mac n cheese, a three patty burger, pulled pork and bacon bits. Previously undefeated. Beard mentions a recent interview with "Chub Life." Tactical Diet Coke employed.
21 July 2016	The 6 lb Breakfast, The Waffle Burger Freakshake & The Trip to London	Nottingham, UK	Rub Smokehouse	Dr Way Out West Burger / Shake		00:12:00	00:06:00	00:08:56	Won	Free T-Shirt, Wall of Fame	National Junk food day. The burger was on top of the milkshake. With waffles for buns. The milkshake is beer Dr Pepper milkshake.
21 July 2016	The 6 lb Breakfast, The Waffle Burger Freakshake & The Trip to London	Leicester, UK	Jones' Cafe & Bistro	666 Breakfast Challenge	6 lbs	00:30:00	00:11:50	00:12:31	Won		Beard was travelling to London to film for an upcoming TV show. Apparently he did his own stunts! He did two eating challenges on the way home. This challenge had only been defeated 4 times previously. Record of 11:50 was set by Randy Santel.
23 June 2016	The UK's Biggest Mixed Grill	Stockton-on-Tees, UK	The George Pub and Grill	Mixed Grill Challenge	10 lbs	00:45:00		00:17:45	Won	Free Hoodie	9,000 calories, previously undefeated. Burger, eggs, 2 steaks, onion rings, fries, ribs, chicken breasts, piri piri chicken, pulled pork, sausages, bacon, coleslaw, black pudding, mushrooms, peas, tomatoes, and gravy. Tactical Ice Cream was deployed. Battered Mars bar for dessert.
20 June 2016	The Yorkshire Pudding Eating World Championships 2016	Yorkshire, UK		Yorkshire Pudding World Championship 2016		00:03:00	40 eaten in 3 minutes	35 eaten in 3 minutes	Won	Winner's Medal, Title of World Champion	Beard Defends the title!
19 June 2016	5LB Parmo Challenge	Middlebrook, UK	Cafe Central Park	Parmo Challenge	5 lbs	00:45:00	00:11:57	00:19:05	Won	T-Shirt	Beard got engaged! Rematch for this challenge - lost 10 months ago. Parmo and a small side salad. Paul Lawton recently completed this challenge in 11 minutes and 57 seconds.
9 June 2016	World Record Biggest English Breakfast Ever - The Kraken	Whitby, UK	Skipper's Cafe	The Kraken - World's Biggest English Breakfast	13 lbs			00:16:47		Free T-Shirt, Wall of Fame	2 person teams head to head. Beard and Paul Lawton vs Randy Santel and Magic Mitch from the USA. 13 lbs of food for each team.
5 June 2016	Fish N Chip shop Platter Challenge	Home		Fish N Chips	10,000 Calories	1:00:00		00:41:21	Won		3 portions of fish and chips, 3 battered sausage, fish cake, fish sandwich, meat and potato pie, scampi, beans, gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce, and a pickled onion. With Bitter Shandy to wash it down. Celebrating national Fish N Chips day.
21 May 2016	11LB Chicken N Waffles Challenge	Darlington, UK	Huckleberry's Diner	No Cluckin' Chance Challenge	11 lbs	00:40:00		Unfinished	Lost	Free Jersey	8 Waffles, 8 fried chicken breasts, corn on the cob, bacon, onion rings, pickles, onions, and 3 lbs of cheesy fries. This food event was used to promote the Grand Opening of the new Huckleberry's location. The challenge has been reduced in size (post Beard) to encourage participation. Smore's Galore for dessert.
1 May 2016	The Italian Stallion Burger Challenge	Flaxton, North Yorkshire, UK	Huckleberry's Diner	Italian Stallion Challenge		00:40:00		00:10:29	Won	Free Meal	2 lb burger topped with chicken, pizza sauce, cheese, pepperoni, and veggies in a huge garlic focaccia loaf. With fries. Previously undefeated. Key Lime pie for dessert.
26 April 2016	Huge BBQ Platter Challenge	Newcastle, UK	Longhorn's Barbecue Smokehouse	Breaking Badass Challenge	7 lbs	1:00:00		00:53:00	Won		12 chicken wings, full rack of ribs, sausages, brisket, 2 lbs of fries, coleslaw, 4 buns, 3 pots of beans, 1 pot of jalapenos, 5 strips of pork cracklin and lots of pulled pork. Repeat Challenge - tried in 2015, was filmed by a local news team. Previously Undefeated.
15 March 2016	The Farmyard Burger Challenge	Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK	The Grill Pit	Farmyard Burger Challenge		00:35:00		00:15:36	Won	Free Meal if you win, if you lose: pay £25 and get a spot on the wall of Shame.	Only defeated twice previously. 1 Beef, 1 lamb, 1 pork and 1 chicken patty topped with bacon, cheese, and veg. 2 cups of slaw and fries. Still room for dessert!
12 March 2016	Undefeated Donut Ice Cream Mountain Challenge	Yeadon, UK	Huckleberry's Diner	Load of Dough Dessert Challenge		00:20:00		00:19:48	Won		15 fried glazed donuts, 20 scoops of ice cream, two cans of whipped cream, toppings and two sparklers. Previously Undefeated. 4K followers - new milestone.
19 February 2016	Taking the Smoke BBQ Leeds Challenge Record Back	Leeds, UK	Smoke BBQ	Man V Food Burger Challenge		00:30:00	00:21:00	00:18:36	Won	£100 voucher for the restaurant if you set a new record.	Burger, Shake and Fries again. Repeat Challenge. Beard mentions an upcoming Guinness World Record challenge he is training for that is two weeks away.
6 February 2016		Leeds, UK	My House Diner	20 Pancakes in 20 Minutes	7 lbs	00:20:00		00:18:41	Won		Previously Undefeated. Topped with syrup and ice cream. First use of tactical diet coke!
23 January 2016	10 lb Cheesecake 2 man tag-team challenge	Flaxton, North Yorkshire, UK	Huckleberry's Diner	UK's Biggest Cheesecake	10 lbs	1:00:00		Unfinished	Lost		First two person challenge! Beard rookie Johnathan. 10 lb peanut butter oreo cheesecake.
10 January 2016	One Man vs 200 McDonald's Chicken Nuggets (3000 Subscriber World Record Attempt)	Home		Beat the World Record	8350 calories	1:00:00	150 chicken nuggets in 1 hour	155 eaten in 49 minutes	Won		Previous world record of 150 nuggets eaten in 1 hour, set by Naader "Freak Eater" Reda. BBQ sauce and Sweet Curry sauce - sweet curry sauce was almost puke inducing.
19 December 2015	The Undefeated Philly Cheesesteak Challenge	Yeadon, UK	Huckleberry's Diner	Beard's Got Beef	7.5 lbs	00:40:00		00:39:57	Won		5 lb Cheese Steak sandwich with mushrooms and onions, with bonus 1 lb of chocolate ice cream and 2 pints of root beer. Beard himself got to help design the food challenge with the restaurant owners.
12 December 2015	Trying to eat the biggest Christmas Dinner ever assembled	Stockton-on-Tees, UK	The George	Special Food Stunt by the Restaurant	20 lbs	1:00:00		Unfinished	Lost		Huge Christmas dinner - World Record Breaking size. A whole turkey, potatoes, parsnips, sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, stuffing, gravy mashed swede, and cranberry sauce. Battered Mars bar for dessert. Beard managed to finish 12 lbs in an hour.
15 November 2015	The Hibernator Giant Breakfast Challenge	Congleton, UK	Bear Grills Cafe	The Hibernator Challenge	7 lbs		00:39:00	00:09:59	Won		8,000 calorie breakfast challenge. First attempted in April 2015. Previous record holder was Randy Santel - 39 minutes, and runner up was Emma Dalton with a time of 59:38.
7 November 2015	The 30 XL Wing Challenge	London, UK	Man Vs Food London	Man V Food Burger Challenge		00:30:00		00:05:32	Won	T-Shirt, Wall of Fame, Free meal and £50	If you lose, you go on the wall of SHAME in the toilet and pay the restaurant £50! 30 wings in BBQ sauce - only 3 previous winners.
19 October 2015	Three Eating Challenges in One Day (2000 Subscriber Landmark Thank you Challenge)	Leeds, UK	Smoke BBQ	Man V Food Burger Challenge		00:30:00		00:21:35	Won	If you set a new record, you get a £100 voucher.	4 patty burger topped with fried onions, brisket pulled pork and cheese. Sides: 2 cornbread muffins, 1 lb of fries and a 2pt milkshake. Previously undefeated at the Leed's branch, but completed by Randy Santel at the Sheffield Branch. Cheesecake for dessert!
19 October 2015	Three Eating Challenges in One Day (2000 Subscriber Landmark Thank you Challenge)	Leeds, UK	Meat Liquor	Triple Chili Challenge		00:10:00		00:09:57	Won		Repeat challenge, new location - Chili burger, chili dog and chili cheese fries
19 October 2015	Three Eating Challenges in One Day (2000 Subscriber Landmark Thank you Challenge)	Leeds, UK	The Greasy Pig	Headingley's Paralyzer Breakfast		00:12:00		Unfinished	Lost		Full English Breakfast
8 October 2015	The 32oz Whale Fish N Chips Challenge	Ossett, UK	Casey's Fish N Chip Shop	The Whale Challenge	"1/2 the size of a 6 year old"		00:27:00	00:23:36	Won		Previously only defeated 1 time. 32oz battered cod, chips, bun, beans, gravy, curry, and a slushy.
30 June 2015	The Desperate Mexican Burrito Challenge	Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK	The Smokehouse	Desperate Mexican	6 lbs	00:30:00	Undefeated	00:14:05	Won		Previously Undefeated. 6 lb Pulled Pork burrito with the works! Vanilla milkshake on the side. Cheesecake for dessert. Two upcoming eating competitions mentioned in the video - hot dog eating competition Trinity Kitchen in Leeds, and The Fat Donut eating competition.
21 June 2015	The Yorkshire Pudding Eating World Championships	Yorkshire, UK		Yorkshire Pudding World Championship 2015		00:03:00			Won	Trophy, Title of World Champion	Beard's Competitive Eating Debut. 40 Puddings Eaten!
16 June 2015	The Widowmaker Hot Dog Challenge	Huddersfield, Yorkshire, UK	The Ox and Bone	The Widowmaker		00:45:00	00:43:00	00:20:00	Won	T-Shirt, Free Meal and Dessert	Only finished once before Beard. Fully loaded giant hot dog with pulled pork, brisket, crispy onions, pickles and chips.
29 May 2015	The Pig Out Platter Challenge	Yarm, UK	The Purple Pig	Pig Out Challenge		00:30:00	00:20:00	00:19:11	Won	Lifetime 25% off card, Free Meal	Burger with five patties, pulled pork, chili, onion rings and mushrooms (ew.) Also, a chili dog, 10 pigs in blankets, sweet potato wedges, fries, hashbrowns, waffles, guacamole, and four cobs of corn. Finally a shake and an ice cream sundae. Served on a bin lid.
28 May 2015	THE TRIPLE CHILLI CHALLENGE	London, UK	Meat Liquor	Triple Chilli Challenge		00:10:00	00:03:00	00:05:15	Won	Free Meal	Hot dog eating competition is mentioned, not shown. 25 hotdogs eaten prior to this challenge. Chili Dog, Chili fries, Chili Burger.
17 May 2015	The MONSTER DOG CHALLENGE	Birmingham, UK	Smokey's	Monster dog	4 lbs	01:00:00	00:27:00	00:19:32	Won		Chili Cheese dog, over 1 meter long, plus fries and coleslaw. Previous record holder: Emma Dalton
12 May 2015	ANOTHER BIG BREAKFAST CHALLENGE	Leeds, UK	Cafe Indulgence	Breakfast challenge		00:30:00		00:15:27	Won		Beginning of video - Cream egg challenge is mentioned (Not Shown.) Full English breakfast.
6 April 2015	6LB BURRITO CHALLENGE	Harrogate, UK	Salsa Posada	El Conquistador	6 lbs	00:30:00	00:28:00	00:13:04	Won	Wall of Fame	6 lb Burrito, shot of Tequila, and 1 lb sweet potato fries
25 March 2015	4FT HOT DOG CHALLENGE: Man Vs Dog 2 - Dog Harder @ Huckleberry's Diner, York	Flaxton, UK	Huckleberry's Diner	Man Vs Dog 2		01:00:00		Not completed	Lost		4 ft hot dog with toppings, tactical ice cream on the side. It was supposed to be a hot dog bun, but the chef used a baguette by accident. Oops!
18 March 2015	THE UNDEFEATED GIANT NAAN BREAD CHALLENGE	Bradford, UK	Omar's restaurant	Omar's Unfinishable Naan Challenge		00:35:00		00:21:53	Won	Trip to Barcelona, Free Meal	Undefeated 10 years! Over 700 attempts. 3 ft Naan bread and choice of curry.
22 February 2015	CHEESEY BURGER & SHAKE CHALLENGE	Wakefield, UK	Grill Pit	Le Grande Fromage		00:35:00	00:17:00	00:15:40	Won	T-Shirt, Wall of Fame, Free Meal	Burger, hot dog, mozz sticks, cheese fries and cheesecake milkshake. Bonus Cheesecake dessert!
16 February 2015	GIANT PANCAKE CHALLENGE	Flaxton, UK	Huckleberry's Diner	Pancake problem challenge	4 lbs	01:30:00	00:58:00	00:16:21	Won		4 lbs of pancakes with ice cream, fruit, syrup and cream. Bonus meatloaf dinner for "dessert."
13 February 2015	THE UNDEFEATED YORKSHIRE PUDDING BURGER CHALLENGE	Wakefield, UK	Smokehouse	Yorkshire Pudding Burger Challenge		00:25:00		Not completed	Lost		Burger (2 patties) with mozzarella, pulled chicken, beef brisket, and gravy all between two Yorkshire puddings. 1 pt chocolate shake and 1 lb fries
2 February 2015	Macho Nacho Challenge @ Huckleberry's Diner (Again)	Flaxton, UK	Huckleberry's Diner	Macho Nacho Challenge	4 lbs	Unknown	00:32:00	00:31:00	Won	Wall of Fame	Pulled pork nachos, side of chocolate ice cream (not included in challenge.) Sped up video with commentary.
27 January 2015	UK GIANT BURGER CHALLENGE: Lawrence Light Lunch Challenge @ Huckleberry's Diner	Flaxton, UK	Huckleberry's Diner	Lawrence Light Lunch Challenge (Hamburger)	6 lbs	01:00:00		00:45:00	Won	T-Shirt, Bumper Sticker, and £20 Gift Card	Burger, onion rings, fries. Sped up video with Banjo music, no commentary.

See also

• List of competitive eaters

External links

• Official website