Embark on a madcap quest to find the world’s weirdest restaurants

CEBU, Philippines - Culinary adventurer, chef and seven-time Guinness World Record holder Bob Blumer has spent a lifetime cooking and exploring the outer limits of the food world, but there are still a few surprises out there, even for him. In World’s Weirdest Restaurants, host Bob Blumer takes a wild ride around the globe to find the wackiest, craziest and downright strangest places to grab a bite.

From monkeys that serve beer in a Japanese tavern to dining naked in New York and eveneating curry out of mini toilet bowl in Taiwan, Bob seeks out the most eccentric and extreme dining experiences available.

Join Bob on his voyage of discovery that takes him into a host of ‘believe-it-or-not’ dining subcultures and food adventures where the human imagination is the only limit. World’s Weirdest Restaurants premieres every Monday at 9:00 p.m., beginning tonight, January 7 on TLC.

World’s Weirdest Restaurants is a 13-part global extravaganza that features 52 off-the-wall eateries packed with crazy characters and extreme cuisine across US, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Germany, Amsterdam, Czech Republic, England and many places in between — all served up with a side order of “weird”.

Each colorful episode showcases four of the planet’s most eccentric and eclectic restaurants that’ll leave you begging for seconds. Best known for his surreal gourmet creations, Bob hops over to the other side of the table and peels back the multi-layers that go into creating an extraordinary odd dining environment, where food takes a back-seat to the strangeness of it all.

Brace your taste buds and be prepared for a sensory overload with a feast of original unique concepts -World’s Weirdest Restaurants is an all-out adventure in international dining!

Join Bob Blumer in the following unforgettable episodes:

Culinary Speed Dating. It is off to Vancouver to “No Fixed Address” for culinary speed dating, where food and romance are blended together.

Dinner Ninja Style. In this episode, we head to a “Ninja New York”, where at any moment a loud Ninja-waiter might pop out of nowhere to scare the living daylights out of you, while serving up high-end Asian Fusion cuisine.

Down For The Count. We’ll travel to Asia, for traditional Thai cuisine, where the tables surround a regulation-sized boxing ring.

Escape From Alcatraz. In Japan, we’re going to prison at “Alcatraz ER”—there’s no escape from the mad-scientist themed, Japanese cuisine, served up to you inside a cell, by men in white coats.

Going To The Dogs. We head to the Pacific Northwest, to the “Dining Dog Café,” where dogs slip into formal wear and dine on a four course gourmet meal. (FREEMAN)