Food Challenge Fail

I've hardly blogged since moving to the Philadelphia area and starting my new job, and bemoaning that fact recently inspired me to eat something I shouldn't have.

3 pancakes!




I know - three pancakes doesn't sound like a big deal, but at a little diner in Royersford, PA they have a challenge on the menu. If you can eat 3, you don't pay, otherwise it's just $5.50. So, I figured I could take 3 pancakes.


I was so wrong.

I know some strategies - don't drink too much, don't eat other things, stay in training...





After a little while I felt pretty good. I thought to myself, "I can manage this." "Should be no problem."


I've eaten plenty of big things in the past:

• 2 cheese steaks
  

a really big burger


• this thing
  


• and of course - The El Gigante
  

I even won a donut eating contest once.


To my shame this time it was not to be.


FAIL

Annamarie's Cafe - you win, please enjoy my $5.50.

Part of this nutritious breakfast

Texas! Part of this nutritious breakfast

That's right - Texas! An important part of this nutritious breakfast.

The Residence Inn, Austin has been great so far. An easy walk to the Paramount Theater for the Q conference, and it's got a kicking breakfast.

Now I want more waffles in other shapes!

...maybe it's just me.

I Kin Do It

So my plane was stuck on the approach to the runway in Philadelphia - number 23 for departure...


I'm on my way to BibleTech in Seattle. My flights are scheduled to go from PHL to Dulles, to Seattle. That's two Washingtons in one day - nice.

I breakfasted at the airport Dunkin Donuts. They have two ad campaigns going right now.
1) America Runs On Dunkin
2) You Kin Do It

The second campaign shows people in impossible situations overcoming them. How? Why - because they have a cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee or a donut, or a waffle-sandwich.

I needed to get from my new home airport to Washington DC - Dulles in time to catch the next flight to Seattle, but there are roadblocks. Getting out on the runway and staying there for 40 minutes with the engines shut down so we don't have to go back to the gate to refuel is this particular hurdle.

But - I realized - I still had some Dunkin Coffee. I'm all set I guess.

...maybe it's just me?

tall lasagna

tall lasagna

I'm not kidding, this thing is huge.

A recent business dinner brought a party of 7 to Maggianos for family style dining. One of the pasta choices was Mom's Lasagna. Will you just look at the height?

It must be oooh... at least... well... it's tall isn't it!?!?

... maybe it's just me.

Why You Are Fat

Another food blog has taken up the challenge.




Thanks to my friend Rob for pointing the way.

Some awesome samples...

The Mega-Stuff Oreo










Corn Dog Pizza












And my new favorite....

The Double Bacon Hamburger Fatty Melt

And this time I can prove that maybe it's not just me...

breakfast in bed

breakfast in bed

Honestly!
You know how in The Sound of Music, Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews are realizing that they are in love and they sing, "I Must Have Done Something Good"? Well that's how I feel.

However, that might be the gayest thing I've ever written in my life.

... maybe it's just me.