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41-556: Food Wars may refer to: Food Wars (American TV series) , television program on the Travel Channel Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma , a Japanese manga written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki, also made into an anime series. The Food Wars , a 2009 book by Walden Bello See also [ edit ] Food Battle (disambiguation) Food fight (disambiguation) Food riot Topics referred to by

82-469: A humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ) bordering on a hot-summer humid continental climate ( Dfa ). Summers are hot and humid, with as many as 73 mornings per year staying above 68 °F or 20 °C and eight mornings remaining above 77 °F or 25 °C – indeed in July 2012 the temperature did not fall below 69 °F or 20.6 °C. The hottest morning, however, was on August 10, 2006 when

123-419: A normal training institution . Through the years the college became more diversified in its aims and goals, so that it became a multi-purpose institution. It has always had a strong manual and industrial arts program and has trained many of the area's public and private school teachers. In 1879, two miners from Joplin began the first commercial attempts at mining in close proximity of Broadway Street. A relic of

164-731: A center of broadcast media for southeastern Kansas. Two AM and five FM radio stations are licensed to and/or broadcast from the city, and it is the second principal city of the Joplin -Pittsburg television market . The market's CBS and Fox network affiliates both broadcast from the city along with an independent station . Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Pittsburg include actor Roy Glenn , chemical entrepreneur Kenneth A. Spencer , and broadcast journalism pioneer Paul White . In late 2012, NBC news anchor Brian Williams , who started his career in Pittsburg as

205-538: A day has been 13 inches (0.33 m) on December 13, 2000, and the most snow on the ground 14 inches (0.36 m) on February 4 and 5, 2011 and March 17, 1970. Spring weather is changeable and often suspect to severe storms: Pittsburg lies in the heart of “ Tornado Alley ”. The changeable weather from hot to cold can be accompanied by frequent heavy precipitation: Pittsburg can expect 20.24 inches or 514.1 millimetres of precipitation between March and June, approximately what Dodge City or Liberal further west receive in

246-508: A male householder with no wife present, and 49.8% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age in the city was 26.2 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 27% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 17.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

287-418: A multitude of parks inside its city limits Pittsburg is a charter city of the first class with a commission/manager form of government. The City Manager oversees all City operations and is responsible for all City departments and employees. City Hall is located at 201 West 4th Street. Offices are open from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm Monday through Friday, but are closed on most holidays. The responsibilities of

328-499: A whole year. Temperatures warm up during the spring: the first temperature of 80 °F (26.7 °C) can be expected on March 27, but the first of 90 °F (32.2 °C) does not normally occur until May 28. The 2020 United States census counted 20,646 people, 8,268 households, and 4,123 families in Pittsburg. The population density was 1,578.9 per square mile (609.6/km ). There were 9,650 housing units at an average density of 738.0 per square mile (284.9/km ). The racial makeup

369-401: Is declared the winner of that food war. At the beginning of the series, the panel consisted of two "super fans" - one of each restaurant's most loyal customers and fans - and three impartial judges consisting of local personalities and/or critics. In this format, the judging was done via a blind taste test, where the identity of each sample was not revealed until after the judging. Beginning with

410-409: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Food Wars (American TV series) The show aired 1 season from March to November 2010. It was cancelled and not picked up for any further seasons. In each episode, Food Wars travels to a particular U.S. city and finds two restaurants who are top-rated rivals serving the same dish, one symbolic of

451-439: Is far from the influence of hot chinook winds . Arctic outbreaks bring temperatures to or below 0 °F or −17.8 °C on average once per winter, while maxima over 70 °F or 21.1 °C can be expected four times between December and February. Winter weather is less dry than in most of Kansas since moist Gulf air often penetrates without reaching most of the state: December 2015 saw 7.91 inches (200.9 mm) of rain, and

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492-487: The 2020 census , the population of the city was 20,646. It is the home of Pittsburg State University . On October 23, 1864, a wagon train of refugees had come from Fort Smith, Arkansas , and was escorted by troops from the 6th Kansas Cavalry under the command of Col. William Campbell. These were local men from Cherokee, Crawford, and Bourbon counties. Their enlistment was over, and they were on their way to Fort Leavenworth to be dismissed from service. They ran into

533-406: The 1st Indian Brigade led by Maj. Andrew Jackson Piercy near the current Pittsburg Waste Water Treatment Plant. They continued to the north when a small group of wagons broke away in an unsuccessful rush to safety. The Confederate troops caught up with them and burned the wagons. The death toll was three Union soldiers and 13 civilian men who had been with the wagon train. It was likely that one of

574-508: The 20th century. In addition to some coal mining, the economic base of the city now rests on industry. The city has a rich cultural heritage from many Southern and Eastern European mine workers who settled in and around Pittsburg and Southeastern Kansas. It is situated in a once productive coal field. It now relies heavily on education and government-related employment. According to the United States Census Bureau ,

615-415: The 8,268 households, 27.1% had children under the age of 18; 31.1% were married couples living together; 32.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 36.4% of households consisted of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 3.0. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher

656-537: The City Commission are to pass ordinances and resolutions, establish policies for the city, approve the annual budget, appoint members of citizen advisory boards and committees, and appoint the City Manager. Elections for the City Commission are held every other year. In each election, three seats are vacant on the City Commission. The two candidates acquiring the most votes receive four-year terms, while

697-645: The Confederates had also been killed. A granite marker memorial for the "Cow Creek Skirmish" was placed near the Crawford County Historical Museum on October 30, 2011. Pittsburg sprang up in the fall of 1876 on a railroad line being built through the neighborhood. It was named after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , and maps of the time give the town's name as "New Pittsburgh". George Hobson and Franklin Playter are credited with being

738-454: The Pittsburg corporate name. Midway referred to a coal camp in eastern Crawford County, Kansas that was "midway" between Baxter Springs, Kansas and Fort Scott, Kansas . Kenneth A. Spencer , whose father was among the founders of the company was to play an important role in Kansas and Missouri philanthropy. Pittsburg was also the most heavily unionized city in Kansas at the beginning of

779-617: The absence of the Mayor, the President of the Board fulfills the duties of the Mayor. The city is served by Pittsburg USD 250 public school district, which operates the following schools: The Pittsburg Morning Sun is the main newspaper in the city, published five days a week. In addition, Pittsburg State University publishes a weekly student newspaper, the Collegio . Pittsburg is

820-503: The age of 18 and 8.8% of those ages 65 or over. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $ 86,800. The percent of persons age 25 years or older with a high school diploma was 90.8%. As of the census of 2010, there were 20,233 people, 8,142 households, and 4,087 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,580.7 inhabitants per square mile (610.3/km ). There were 9,210 housing units at an average density of 719.5 per square mile (277.8/km ). The racial makeup of

861-456: The candidate obtaining the third most votes secures a two-year term. The City Commission annually elects the Mayor and President of the Board. The Mayor, who has the same authority as the other commissioners, presides over the commission meetings, provides the official signature on documents, represents the City at official and ceremonial functions and presents the annual State of the City address. In

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902-511: The city has a total area of 12.90 square miles (33.41 km ), of which, 12.80 square miles (33.15 km ) is land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km ) is water. Pittsburg sits in the Ozark Highlands region, a mix of prairie and forests. It lies 90 miles (140 km) west of Springfield, Missouri , 124 miles (200 km) south of Kansas City, Missouri , and 137 miles (220 km) northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma . Pittsburg has

943-477: The city was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. Little Balkans Days is a three-day festival celebrating the community's European ethnic heritage, held on the Labor Day weekend. It features games, entertainment, competitions, and arts and crafts. The Pittsburg Art Walk takes features vendors, artists, and musicians; it occurs multiple times per year on Broadway Street in Pittsburg's downtown district. Pittsburg hosts

984-448: The city was 87.1% White , 3.3% African American , 0.9% Native American , 2.0% Asian , 0.3% Pacific Islander , 3.0% from other races , and 3.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.7% of the population. There were 8,142 households out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had

1025-417: The city's best Buffalo wings . The show was filmed in late December 2009. Food Wars traveled to Chicago to settle a rivalry between two Italian-beef sandwich restaurants: Al's #1 Italian Beef and Mr. Beef. In a lopsided victory, Mr. Beef soundly defeated Al's 4-1. Food Wars' visit to Pittsburg, Kansas pitted fried-chicken rivals Chicken Annie's and Chicken Mary's against each other. The episode

1066-541: The city's coal mining days was the Pittsburg & Midway Coal Company , founded in 1885, and one of the oldest continuously running coal companies in the United States (even though its headquarters moved several years ago to Denver, Colorado after the Kansas mines closed). In September 2007, Chevron which owned the company, merged it with its Molycorp Inc. coal mining division to form Chevron Mining, thus ending

1107-471: The city's founders, establishing a government after its beginnings as a coal mining camp in the 1870s. The city was incorporated in 1879. The “New” was dropped upon incorporation of the city as a third class city on June 21, 1880, with M. M. Snow as its first Mayor. In 1892 it was advanced to a city of the second class, in 1905 Pittsburg attained the rank of first class. The first dwelling was built by J. T. Roach in July 1876. The first post office in Pittsburg

1148-476: The city's signature Jucy Lucy (or Juicy Lucy), a hamburger that boasts melted cheese cooked inside the meat patty. This installment was filmed February 8–10, 2010. Food Wars' excursion into Tucson, Arizona featured two purveyors of the Sonoran hot dog , a hot dog wrapped in bacon and topped with pinto beans, chopped tomatoes, both fresh and grilled onions, mustard, jalapeño sauce and mayonnaise. This episode

1189-516: The fall season, temperatures cool off fairly rapidly: the last 90 °F or 32.2 °C temperature can be expected on September 22, and by the end of October temperatures have usually fallen to a comfortable level. Heavy rainfall from frontal systems or remnant tropical storms are common during this period: the wettest day with 8.77 inches (222.8 mm) was on September 25, 1993, a year which saw 47.85 inches (1,215.4 mm) between April and September as against only 10.54 inches (267.7 mm) during

1230-478: The featured city (e.g., Buffalo wings in Buffalo, New York ). Ford visits both restaurants, tries the dish in question and talks with owners and fans. The show presents a history of each restaurant and origins of the rivalry. At the end of each episode, a taste test is conducted with the judging panel. Each judge tastes a sample of each dish and votes for his or her favorite. The restaurant that receives more votes

1271-704: The fourteenth episode the taste test format changed. The superfans were dropped and host Ford joined the taste test panel with two other locals. The panel is no longer blindfolded; they know whose dish they are tasting and can ask the owner questions. Food Wars debuted on March 9, 2010 with two back-to-back episodes that premiered at 10:00 and 10:30 PM EST, featuring buffalo-wing restaurants in Buffalo, New York and Italian-beef restaurants in Chicago . Further episodes aired on Wednesday nights at 10:00 PM EST. Food Wars traveled to Buffalo, New York to pit Anchor Bar against cross-town rival Duff's to decide which serves

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1312-422: The median household income was $ 34,353 (with a margin of error of +/- $ 3,233) and the median family income was $ 45,946 (+/- $ 5,025). Males had a median income of $ 20,107 (+/- $ 2,989) versus $ 17,708 (+/- $ 3,426) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $ 19,176 (+/- $ 2,042). Approximately, 18.6% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 30.9% of those under

1353-414: The same period in 1980. September 1993 was also the wettest month on record with 19.37 inches or 492.0 millimetres, while the wettest calendar year overall has been 1985 with 66.52 inches (1,689.6 mm) and the driest 1963 with only 21.50 inches (546.1 mm). As with all of Kansas, winter weather is extremely variable, although extreme maxima are not as hot as in the southwest of the state as Pittsburg

1394-415: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Food Wars . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Food_Wars&oldid=1169446235 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1435-487: The temperature did not fall below 83 °F (28.3 °C), and the hottest temperature has been 115 °F (46.1 °C) on July 13 and 14, 1954. Heavy thunderstorm rains often punctuate the heat with heavy rainfall: 7.93 inches or 201.4 millimetres fell on July 30, 2013. Periods of hot weather without much rain are not uncommon: only trace precipitation fell between July 28 and September 10, 2000, and only 0.22 inches (5.6 mm) between July 7 and August 20, 1984. During

1476-511: The very cold January 1979 saw sixteen days with at least 0.01 inches or 0.25 millimetres of measurable precipitation. Because the moister air masses are warm, heavy snowfall is uncommon in Pittsburg: the mean is 11.9 inches or 0.30 metres and only twelve months have seen more than 10 inches or 0.25 metres, with the most in a month being 24.5 inches (0.62 m) in January 1979. The most snow in

1517-406: Was 77.27% (15,954) white or European American (74.95% non-Hispanic white ), 3.74% (773) black or African-American , 1.07% (221) Native American or Alaska Native , 1.78% (367) Asian , 0.76% (156) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian , 5.38% (1,110) from other races , and 10.0% (2,065) from two or more races . Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.53% (2,174) of the population. Of

1558-530: Was established in August, 1876. The post office's name was shortened from "New Pittsburgh" to "Pittsburgh" in 1881 and to "Pittsburg" in 1894. The latter renaming came after the United States Board on Geographic Names , in the interest of standardization, recommended that the 'h' be dropped from place names ending in "burgh". Pittsburg is the home to Pittsburg State University , founded in 1903 as

1599-420: Was estimated to be 17.3% of the population. 21.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 23.9% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 103.3 males. The 2016-2020 5-year American Community Survey estimates show that

1640-521: Was filmed January 15–17, 2010. In Lockhart, Texas , Food Wars featured the barbecue rivalry between Kreuz Market and Smitty's Market, which resulted from a family feud between brother and sister. Unlike other episodes which taste-test a single food item, this week's challenge featured both beef brisket and smoked sausage from each restaurant, which according to one judge's commentary caused voting confusion. Two Minneapolis favorites battled it out in this episode. Each restaurant claims to have invented

1681-588: Was filmed January 28–30, 2010 and in a Food Wars first, both opposing superfans (who happen to be brothers) voted for the same competitor, BK's Sonoran dog. Pittsburg, Kansas Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County , Kansas , United States, located in southeast Kansas near the Missouri state border. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and southeast Kansas. As of

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