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Adam Richman: My Brooklyn

Before asking Adam Richman about Brooklyn, make sure you have plenty of time to spare, because his response is likely to be pretty long and very excitable. The “Man v. Food” star and host of the Travel Channel show “Fandemonium” (the season finale airs tonight) grew up in Canarsie, now calls Park Slope home and has an unbridled enthusiasm for the borough. Over the years, the 39-year-old has seen Brooklyn undergo an incredible transformation. “I love the amazing new food scene and the cultural aspect, but often, the native Brooklynite in me yearns for the way things used to be,” Richman tells The Post. “I guess I’m just protective of my home — like everyone is.” This is his Brooklyn.

Pips Comedy Club, formerly at 2005 Emmons Ave., at Ocean Avenue
“I used to go to Pips to see comedians who were up-and-coming at the time — like David Brenner and Wil Shriner. That was where I asked my prom date to go with me to the prom. And yes, she said ‘yes.’ ”

Brennan and CarrChristian Johnston

Brennan and Carr, 3432 Nostrand Ave., at Avenue U
“I’ve been going here since I was young. It’s also a place I visited for one episode of ‘Man v. Food.’ I was there with [borough president] Marty Markowitz, who also loves it. They’re known for their dipped roast beef sandwich. They still serve root beer in frosted mugs, and the waiters still wear jackets and ties. It was like that when my grandpa ate there.”

Prospect Park Bandshell, located inside the park at the Ninth Street/Prospect Park West entrance
“I saw the Hold Steady play here [in 2007], which was great, but the one event I remember especially well was when I went to see DJ Rekha. I was on a date with a girl who I never thought would want to go on a date with me, so already it was a great night! But Rekha soundtracked the Bollywood film they were showing with her own live mix. It was kind of like the aesthetic you probably used to feel at those old silent films. I actually listen to a lot of that Bhangra beat stuff, and to see that synergy between music and film was great.”

Washington Park, Fifth Avenue at Third Street
“This is a spot I like to go to sometimes at the end of a dinner date or just to sit on the swings. You also get a little bit of Brooklyn history, because the Old Stone House is right in the park, too. That was one of the field command centers during the Revolutionary War.”

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Sahadi’s, 187 Atlantic Ave., between Court and Clinton streets
“If I ever have any business downtown in Soho or Tribeca, then I always try and take the opportunity to walk over the Brooklyn Bridge. It never gets old and allows me to do things like shop at Sahadi’s, a grocery that’s close by on the Brooklyn side. They have what I consider to be the finest hummus on planet Earth.”

Adelman’s Deli, formerly at 1906 Kings Hwy., at East 19th Street
“This is one of those delis that they just don’t make anymore. I remember when I came out of Yale, I decided to drive across country by myself for pilot season in LA, to take my shot at TV fame. Before I left Brooklyn, I made a point of going to Adelman’s to get my favorite sandwich — pastrami and corned beef on rye with Russian and coleslaw on it, along with fries and a Dr. Brown’s Cel-Rey soda. I knew I was about to go to the land of the thin and the high-cheek-boned, so I wanted one final taste of New York before I crossed the Rockies!”

Sidecar captures the dive bar spirit made popular by O’Connor’s.Tamara Beckwith/NY Post

Sidecar, 560 Fifth Ave., at 15th Street
“One of the original bartenders at the now-defunct O’Connor’s went on to open Sidecar, which is the only place that’s managed to recapture the old bar’s spirit. It was a dive bar with soul. It had a great jukebox, and they used to do free corned beef and cabbage on St. Patty’s Day.”

Kings Bay Y, 3495 Nostrand Ave., at Avenue V
“They had after-school and summer programs that I used to go to when I was a kid. You could shoot basketball, and that’s where I learned to swim, too. They also had dances there where you could learn to talk to girls . . . or not to talk to girls, as the case often was.”