Though recent appearances on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and at the Pitchfork Fest in Chicago have been fun, we are bonkers with excitement about this upcoming event. Save the date of Wednesday, August 12. It’ll be our first-ever themed night of world records. And the theme? Fooooooood!
“Food records” doesn’t necessarily mean shoving hot dogs down your throat. Past records we’ve documented include Tallest Carrot Cake, Most Names Written On A Dry Piece Of Spaghetti and Fastest Time To Open A Can Of Alphabet Soup And Spell ‘PANTYHOSE’.
CURRENT LINEUP:
* Longest Cupcake Kebab - Nichelle Stephens and Rachel Kramer Bussel of Cupcakes Take The Cake and Nora Vetter of Nibbles by Nora
* Most Crustless PB&J Sandwiches Made By 7 People In 1 Minute - Hilary Hodge & Friends
* Most Crustless PB&J Sandwiches Eaten By 1 Person In 7 Bites - Jake Bronstein
* Fastest Time To Spell “I ♥ PICKLED HERRING” Using Pickled Herrings And Then Eat It - Adam Pollock of Fifty Bucks A Week, herring from Russ & Daughters
* Most Cherries Pitted In One Minute - Harry Rosenblum of The Brooklyn Kitchen
* Tallest S’more - Clint Cantwell of Smoke In Da Eye
* Most Tortillas Frisbeed In 30 Seconds - Alexandra Young
* Most Pig Parts Tasted In One Sitting - Sasha Wizansky of Meatpaper, meat from Marlowe & Daughters
* Fewest Times Eating Out In New York City In Two Years By A Full-time New York City Resident - Cathy Erway
* Longest Connection Of Individual Straws To Drink A Coca-Cola - Phil Covitz
* Most Birthday Candles Fit On A Cupcake And Lit - Mike and Jane Sweeney
* Most “Fruity” Jokes Told To A Piece Of Fruit In 30 Seconds - Catie Lazarus
* Most Tire-Shaped Cookies Fed To Audience While Listening To ‘Flight Of The Bumblebee’ - Opus Moresechi
* Fastest Backwards Rendition Of Alphabet While Balancing Egg On Head And
Spoon On Nose - Adriana Yugovich
The night will open with an ultra-spectacular Food Party screening, to be presented by series creator Thu Tran. Thu and her Food Party posse are lining up a few other surprises throughout the night.
Special guests From Bacteria To Boys featuring the legendary Mike Pride will be our house band, rocking Crash Mansion the entire night.
Cost of event is $5, free if you’re unemployed. Advance tickets are highly recommended, and can be purchased here.
Date: Wednesday, August 12
Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Crash Mansion, 199 Bowery (@ Spring), NYC
* Named Best Oddball Night by New York Magazine
* Featured by CNN, BBC, CBS Sunday Morning, The New Yorker, The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, ABC News with Charles Gibson, Inside Edition, and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
July 29, 2009, 7:23pm
