I would be overjoyed if my employer upped my meal allowance to $40 a day! Let's see the Food Network do something along the lines of $25 a day.

Episodes would be something like this: Breakfast at the Hampton Inn/Fairfield Inn buffet. Lunch at some fast food takeout. For dinner, let's scan the coupons in the back of the hotel phonebook - oh good, I'll get a pizza delivered...