By bluerasberry on September 18, 2011
On Saturday the 17th there was a cupcake eating contest at this event in Interbay called the Mobile Food Rodeo. Trophy made the cupcakes so they were awesome. The organizers called me because they knew that I like to compete in eating contests. There were three contestants and I got reminded of something important at [...]
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By bluerasberry on June 26, 2011
There was a pie eating contest at the Fremont Outdoor Movie screening of Shaun of the Dead. I went in a Shaun costume and was very serious. There were not many willing competitors and only two others volunteered for this. I have no idea why other people do not see this sport the way I [...]
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By bluerasberry on November 22, 2010
I participated in the Mashed-potato Munch Off at the Green Lake Gobble again this year. I ate 75 ounces of mashed potatoes (4.7 pounds, 2.1 kilograms) in four minutes. The woman to my right was second place. I was intimidated because I had expected them to leave my finished bowls in front of me, but [...]
Posted in art, Seattle | Tagged competitive eating, contest
By bluerasberry on July 9, 2010
Saturday July 3 was the Fremont Zombie Walk. I regret not having pictures, but there were three of us together as zombie scientists in lab coats. Here is a picture of me without blood or too much makeup. I participated in a pie-eating contest organized by The World is Fun, and since it was no-hands, [...]
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By bluerasberry on November 22, 2009
I won first place among eight people in a mashed potato-eating competition at Greenlake on Sunday November 22. It was sponsored by Greenlake Bar and Grill, a local restaurant. The contest details are here. Here is a facebook video of the event. My strategy was to use water to get the potatoes to slippery consistency [...]
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By bluerasberry on August 2, 2009
On Saturday, August 1 I participated as a contestant in a doughnut-eating contest at Top Pot Doughnuts in downtown Seattle. The event was hosted by El Vez and some lady in a doughnut bikini. I and my eating companion Adam from Barsuk Records won second place. The format was that a random selection from audience [...]
Posted in art, encounter, Seattle | Tagged competitive eating, contest, doughnut