The “Big Max” Challenge at Grandma Max’s

After a few days of exercise, we’re taking a break and going back to eating exorbitant amounts of food. Or, rather, going back to watching Alex gorge himself on insane portions in an unfathomably short amount of time. You can read up on his previous eating adventures here: “Adam Emmenecker” Challenge “The Big Stack” Challenge “Killossal” Challenge To be honest, he’s kind of running out of real challenges in the Des Moines area. He’s... Read More

The “Killossal” Challenge at B & B Grocery, Meat & Deli

My friend Alex decided it was time to attempt another eating challenge (you can read about his prior challenges here and here). He did some research and came up with a monster sandwich at B & B Grocery, Meat & Deli in Des Moines: The “Killossal” sandwich is made up of 4 cheeseburgers, a bunch of deli meats, veggies, and a giant pork tenderloin. The challenge comes with a 20 minute time limit. Prior to Alex, no single individual had come close to finishing... Read More

“The Big Stack” Challenge at Wellman’s Pub and Rooftop

I’m going to catch up on some previous posts before I attempt to describe the awesomeness that was the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Seriously, it was an amazing weekend, BUT I’m going to write about Alex‘s second eating challenge today… We weren’t quite sure where to head after the sheer ridiculousness of the “Adam Emmenecker Challenge“, but after some research, my friends and I decided to head to Wellman’s Pub and Rooftop... Read More

“Adam Emmenecker Challenge” at Jethro’s BBQ

I’m going to take a break from my road trip and bring you something more recent. Last night, my friend tackled a food challenge featured on the Travel Channel show “Man v. Food”. Now, I’m absolutely obsessed with the Travel Channel for fairly obvious reasons. I’ve probably seen every episode of every show on that network more than once, no exaggeration. It’s always playing on my television, so I was pretty excited when I first heard that an... Read More