A grits-eating contest?
September 30th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized
Man Eats 21 Pounds of Grits for Title (ajc.com)BOSSIER CITY, La. — He’ll never want breakfast again.
Pat Bertoletti, a mohawk-sporting chef from Chicago, gulped down 21 pounds of buttery, goopy grits in 10 minutes to win $4,000 in the first World Grits Eating Championship at Louisiana Downs on Saturday.
The grits were presented in 2-pound trays, each about 8 inches by 6 inches and 1 1/2 inches deep, said Ryan Nerz, a spokesman for Major League Eating.
Bertoletti, in a statement, said the race “tested our stomach capacity like no other.”
The buzz going in was that a lot of grits would go down because they are so easy to eat, Nerz said. There were nine contestants, and the top three ate a combined 60 pounds. (more…)
Wha? No biscuits, sausage, bacon or eggs to go with it?
