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Hey Squidoo Fans,

It's been a while and thanks to my Squidoo page and my persistence I was able to go head to head with some of the worlds best professional eaters, I have video but I'll have to post it later (it isn't pretty so I'll warn you now) I came in dead last and was actually the first one out of the competition, I was impressive from the start though, within the first 5 min I had already eaten about 3.5lbs of Poutine (Cheese Curds ,Gravy and Fries) I remember om noming away when I heard "He's Already eaten 7lbs" (The "He" they were referring to was Patrick Bertoletti http://bit.ly/bA59gB) at that point I was like "oh damn" and slowed down almost to the point where I was completely stuffed, I picked up the fork and tried to eat a couple bites but couldn't, it was kinda nauseating watching the rest go at it, I bowed out after the 5th minute and politely excused myself to run to the facilities

Big Thanks to Smokes Poutinerie and Major League Eating for giving me the opportunity to compete with these legends of Eating Competitions

Canadians like their poutines, it's popular as a side or as it's own dish. We break down the poutine into 3 simple ingredients:

Fries
Gravy
Cheese Curds

When put together it creates this amazing medley of flavors. So here it is part of my latest adventure in eating, I've entered into a Poutine eating conest sponsored by the big guys Major League Eating, If chosen I will be going up against some of the big eaters in the Major League of eating I've added Smoke's Poutinerie to my Twitter page and I'm constantly sending messages to get the attention to get me in, will document more if I get in, meanwhile I created a Facebook group to also help me out:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=115502301812252

Tomorrow at 12:30pm EST I'll face the likes of Gravy Brown, Pete Davekos, Crazy Legs Conti, Buffalo Jim Reeves and Ben Taylor to name a few in a Poutine Eating Contest for the Title of World Champion! (enough to make any mom proud right?) who are these guys? Pro Eaters! Check out some of their accomplishments here:

http://www.ifoce.com/rankings.php

I was picked as an amateur to compete in this competition and I'm pretty excited, I have no idea on how to train for this I guess we'll see how I do tomorrow, check back soon for the story on how I did against these eating machines

BARCELONA BURGER

SERVINGS: 4

TOTAL TIME: 35 minutes

1 pound ground beef

Kosher salt

Ground black pepper

1 / 2 cup mayonnaise

Zest of 1 lemon

1 / 2 cup water

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

2 large Spanish onions, halved and thinly sliced

4 fresh figs, halved

4 large hamburger buns

1 / 4 pound Cabrales or other blue cheese, crumbled

1 / 2 pound serrano ham, thinly sliced or substitute prosciutto

Form beef into 4 equal patties. Season each with salt and pepper. Set aside.

In a small bowl, stir mayonnaise with lemon zest. Set aside.

In a large skillet over high, add water, olive oil and onions. Cook until water is completely evaporated, then reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and completely caramelized. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.

Heat a grill to medium-high. Coat grates with cooking spray.

Place beef patties on grill, cover and cook for about 31/2 minutes per side for medium-rare.

Season figs with pepper, then place on grill cut-side up. Then place buns on grill cut-side up. Sprinkle bottom halves of buns with blue cheese. Cover grill and cook for 1 minute.

To assemble, place each beef patty on a bun half with melted cheese. Top with 2 slices ham, 2 grilled fig halves and a dollop of caramelized onions. Spread remaining toasted bun halves with lemon mayonnaise, then top burger.

Per serving: 658 cal. (333 cal. from fat), 37 g fat (11 g saturated; 0 g trans fats), 104 mg choles., 44 g carbo., 39 g pro., 3 g fiber and 1,381 mg

On Saturday April 10th I set out to do the unthinkable, travel 5 hours to Clearfield, PA and eat a 3lb burger, why the hell would anyone travel that far to eat a burger you ask? Well in short, why the hell not? While doing some searching online for big burgers I came across Denny Beer Barrel (which from this point forward I'll refer to as DBB) DBB claimed to host the world's largest hamburger challenges and from the looks of the menu, the food didn't sound too bad either, and there it was, while looking through the list of the winners a man by the name of Furious Pete had claimed to have eaten this 3lb behemoth the fastest at 9 minutes and 2 seconds, I watched about 2 minutes of the youtube video of him eating it (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPTF8zcea7k) and thought That's it I'm doing this too!

A week went by and all I could think about was burgers, I had a different burger each day for a whole week, I told an old friend that I wanted to break this mad mans record and immediately asked to see a link for DBB after sending him the link he got back to me, saying that I could probably do it and cited examples from way back of me crushing meals, at this point it only made sense to go find out for myself and he agreed to come with me the next day, we planned it out we'd leave at 9am drive the 5 hours stop at Grice's Gun Shop (10,000 Square feet of Guns! Pennsylvania's Largest) check out the crazyness the store had to offer and make it to DBB's just in time for dinner in theory it sounded epic too bad we didn't make it to Grice's (nest time for sure!)

9am had come and I had my passport the Civic gassed up and was ready to go, stopped by my buddies house and we were off to the USA, on the way he asked if I had eaten breakfast and told him I hadn't, he suggested to stretch the stomach for my big feat and I agreed, off to Tim Hortons and grabbed 2 sausage and egg sandwiches' on an English muffin, this should be ok to start, I knew I had granola bars for the trip I didn't wanna stuff myself after all, after driving for an hour we noticed we weren't anywhere close to where we wanted to be, in fact we were about 30 min off course, I had missed the exit and had been going the total opposite direction of where I wanted to be, oh damn! A classic mistake any one of my friends would say, but I've been lost in worst places and at far worse times so this wasn't so bad.

We made it to the Border around a little before noon, at this point I knew we were short on time to get to see the Gun shop, it was closing at 5 and we were about 4 and a half hours away, we pull up to the border patrol booth and after declaring our citizenship and handing the border official our passports the "Purpose of your visit?" question came up to which I replied "Going to Clearfield, PA to eat a 3lb burger" The official looked at me smiled and said "have a nice day" 2 hours later we pulled into a little town called Ellicottville and decided to stop and get our nutrients and grabbed a pint of Guiness, we were 2 hours from eating time and since I knew we weren't going to make it to the Gun shop might as well take in a little small town America, we finished the pint and we were on our way.

3 granola bars, a pint of Guiness and 2 bathroom breaks later we had arrived, there on the side of the road with nothing else around this Burger Playground per say DBB! a smile came over my face, like "I'm home", got out of the car did a little stretch and we were inside just after 5pm and just in time to beat the dinner rush (which was a good thing cause the place was packed after) We order the "
Big Ass Pint" each and I proudly say "I'm here for the Challenge" she smiles and says I'll be right back, the waitress comes back takes a picture and hands me a paper and pen and asks me to write down my name and home town a spot was left to fill in the time started but she told me to wait till I got the burger, She explains all the toppings the burger came with (Mayo, Ketchup, Mustard, Relish, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Banana Peppers and Cheese) and told me I was allowed to remove one, I said Banana Peppers while sipping our big ass pints we waited.

About 20 minutes later she comes out with this MASSIVE burger, takes my picture and tells me to write down the time 5:27pm, As soon as this thing landed in front of me I knew right there there was no way I would do this in 9 minutes, now that I think back I should have watched the whole video of mr Furious and his crazy crazy time, I had an hour and 30 minutes from the time I started, if completed I would get my name on the wall of fame, a tshirt a certificate and my burger paid for, about 40 minutes in and a little over half the burger eaten, I was stuffed, I couldn't do it anymore, I asked the waitress for a knife and fork to go at it slowly to which she replied "Hands Only" Houston we have a problem I thought. A couple bites later and an almost shade of blue on my face my friend had convinced me to throw in the towel, as he put it "You're already going to be farting all the way home, I don't need you farting and dying from a heart attack", "Fine" I replied "But you're driving back" and it was done the mission I drove 5 hours for just sitting there, "I'll be back" I said

I've set a date in August to finish this Burger not in 9 minutes but in the allotted time, I now have a game plan and a regiment of preparation planned out and will fill you in after I finish it, look out for it again, for now I'll be laying low on the bad food for a little while, and treat myself and you all with another adventure soon.

Burger King

* Mustard Whopper - This is a normal Whopper with one difference, mustard is spread onto the sandwich instead of mayo.
* Veggie Whopper - A great alternative for vegetarians who love the flavor of Burger King, the beef is substituted for with a veggie patty.
* Suicide Burger - This is a large burger including four meat patties, four slices of cheese, bacon and special sauce.
*Rodeo Burger - A burger assembled with onion rings and bbq sauce on it.

In-N-Out Burger

* Double Meat - Two beef patties, lettuce, tomato, spread, and bun. You can always order onions either grilled or sliced.
* 3 by Meat - Three beef patties, any veggies and sauce you desire with no cheese.
* 3 x 3 - Three beef patties, three slices of cheese, veggies and bun.
* 2 x 4 - For those who love cheese this is a great option, two meat patties with four slices of cheese.
* 4 x 4 - Four beef patties, four slices of cheese, veggies, and a bun. A cure for anyone's hunger
* Grilled Cheese - 2 Slices of cheese melted with lettuce and tomato and a bun.
* Protein Style - A low carb alternative to any burger wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun
* Animal Style - A beef patty smothered in mustard before its cooked, with lettuce tomato, pickle, extra spread, and grilled onions.
* Flying Dutchman - Two meat patties and two slices of cheese, with nothing else not even a bun.
* Veggie Burger / Wish Burger - This burger has no meat or cheese, but lots of grilled onions lettuce and sauce along with double tomatoes.
* Untoasted - Any burger with a bun that has not been toasted.
* Mustard Grilled Patty - A burger with mustard spread on it before grilling.
* 100 x 100 Burger - Although they are not on the menu they are available upon request.

McDonalds

* McKinley Mac - A big Mac with quarter pounder patties.
* Big Mac with Quarter Pounder Patties - This is great if you are looking to decrease the cost and calories of the classic Big Mac Sandwich.
* All American - This is a normal sized hamburger with only pickles and ketchup.
* McGangBang - This is a double cheeseburger with a chicken patty in between the two beef patties.
* Monster Mac - A big Mac composed of 8 meat patties.
* 2 Cheese Burger Meal Mac - Two cheese burgers, fries and a drink.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6564JZ20100608

According to the link above the world's largest burger is located in Australia, previously the world record attempt was done in Toronto on a custom made BBQ but Guiness has recognized the above burger as being Worlds Largest.

Previous article and record attempt here:

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

The attempt to break the record has been made in Toronto, the specially made grill started cooking this burger @4am before it was revealed to all @12pm so 8 hours of cooking for this monstrosity, all I have to say is....where's the cheese? full story here:

http://www.globaltoronto.com/World+Biggest+Burger/2994703/story.html