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Started 3 years ago by Oak
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Oak
Schumacher Place/German Village area
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So where are the food challenges in Columbus? Where can you get good food and a LOT of it sprinkled with competition?

Ohio Deli - The Dagwood - Made famous by Man vs. Food - this monster 2.5 pound sandwich plus fries doesn't go down easily. East it all under 30 minutes and get a tshirt plus your photo on the wall of other winners.

Hoggy's - All locations - This bbq joint has their own challenge: 1 slab of ribs, 1/2 chicken, a 7oz pulled pork sandwich, 1 piece of cornbread plus 1 side (your choice). Eat it all and you get a free tshirt.

So where are the other challenges that I and the others with gastronomic capacity can go to see if we've got the ability to put it down? Just to clairfy, a good foodie challenge is GOOD food, but a lot of it. A lot of bad food is just a fear factor stunt.

Posted 3 years ago #
Anne
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Perhaps Dirty Franks will become home to a hot dog challenge?

There are various events at North Market too. I think the last one was the wing eating? Or hot sauce?

Posted 3 years ago #
vestanpance
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Anne wrote >>
Perhaps Dirty Franks will become home to a hot dog challenge?
There are various events at North Market too. I think the last one was the wing eating? Or hot sauce?

maybe dirty franks can get Kobayashi as the guest of honnor for the opening?

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lifeliberty
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vestanpance wrote >>

Anne wrote >>
Perhaps Dirty Franks will become home to a hot dog challenge?
There are various events at North Market too. I think the last one was the wing eating? Or hot sauce?

maybe dirty franks can get Kobayashi as the guest of honnor for the opening?

When would that be? Anyone know?

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Bear
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I like the idea of challenges that aren't purely based on quantity (no disrespect intended to the Dagwood etc.)

Wings / heat is one.

Perhaps extreme food could be another. Sadly they have discontinued the pupae dish at Diaspora....

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joev
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Bear wrote >>

Perhaps extreme food could be another. Sadly they have discontinued the pupae dish at Diaspora....

Is it not hatching season? Yes, Quantity challenges gross me out. Super hot, super sour, or raw foods are good ideas. Also a timed challenge, like who can finish a set meal first are less gross.

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Andrew Hall
Dennison Place (The Circles)
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Columbus restaurants have enough of a challenge just producing good food.

A.

Posted 3 years ago #
karenS
UA/Hilliard Area
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Does Thurman's have a challenge with one of their gigantic burgers? I'm not one for food challenges, so I'm might be misremembering.

Posted 3 years ago #
lifeliberty
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It's not really a challenge, just a big burger featured on man vs Food; the Thurminator

it also shows Schmidts foods as well

in another episode they did Quaker Steak's Atomic wing Challenge which is available up at Polaris

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Angel
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I ate 45 wings once at quaker steak.

Posted 3 years ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Oak wrote >>
Ohio Deli - The Dagwood - Made famous by Man vs. Food - this monster 2.5 pound sandwich plus fries doesn't go down easily. East it all under 30 minutes and get a tshirt plus your photo on the wall of other winners.

If you haven't seen our video footage from CU Dagwood Challenge from a year ago, its worth watching. And it pre-dates the Man Vs. Food episode. ;)

Get the Video Plugin

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lifeliberty
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Angel wrote >>
I ate 45 wings once at quaker steak.

that's easy. bet you couldn't do that at Roosters!

QS sauces are awesome, but their wings are itty bitty

i also found out that wings have like 100 calories per wing!

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Oak
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Props to Walker for the video. I should have said "brought to light first on video by CU and made famous by Man vs. Food". 45 wings at Quaker Steak and Lube is pretty impressive. I just need to convince Hyde Park to have a 4.5 pound (72oz) steak challange and then let me have it for free if I eat it. Never seen a 72oz steak challenge? Check it out at http://www.bigtexan.com. It's big and it's beefy. Mmmm.

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Bear
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Andrew Hall wrote >>
Columbus restaurants have enough of a challenge just producing good food.
A.

So who peed in your vichyssoise today?

Posted 3 years ago #
Angel
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lifeliberty wrote >>

Angel wrote >>
I ate 45 wings once at quaker steak.

that's easy. bet you couldn't do that at Roosters!
QS sauces are awesome, but their wings are itty bitty
i also found out that wings have like 100 calories per wing!

Do they have all you can eat one night? I don't do hot wings either, sorry I'm a wuss.

we can make our own challenge! I can eat a lot.

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Andrew Hall
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Bear wrote >>

Andrew Hall wrote >>
Columbus restaurants have enough of a challenge just producing good food.
A.

So who peed in your vichyssoise today?

Statement of fact. We live in the Midwest (away from coastal seafood), we have relatively short produce windows, most of the meat producers in the area are industrial, Ohio's economy was rough enough even before 2008, bloody awful liquor laws, etc.

It is a challenge to produce good food in Columbus.

A.

Posted 3 years ago #
my medium is dying
Bangs, ohio
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i ate 8 hot dogs at Dime-a-Dog night once.

i was the ladies' champion.

does that count?

Posted 3 years ago #
shmack

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Double Beanie Burger Challenge at Gahanna Grill! easily one of the best burgers about town.

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Bear
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Andrew Hall wrote >>

Bear wrote >>

Andrew Hall wrote >>
Columbus restaurants have enough of a challenge just producing good food.
A.

So who peed in your vichyssoise today?

Statement of fact. We live in the Midwest (away from coastal seafood), we have relatively short produce windows, most of the meat producers in the area are industrial, Ohio's economy was rough enough even before 2008, bloody awful liquor laws, etc.
It is a challenge to produce good food in Columbus.
A.

Ah, I misread the emphasis. Restaurants in Columbus are the issue -- not Columbus restaurants per se. Yes, agreed.

Posted 3 years ago #
mattg

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My buddy and I got 6 wings of every flavor at BW3s. We each ate 3 of every flavor and did all the sauces in one sitting. We did the same at Quaker Steak in two trips. Their hottest wings embarrass BW3s. Well BW3s wings are terrible all around, so tiny. Anyway, I'd like to see more food challenges through Columbus. Ohio Deli is on the list.

Posted 2 years ago #