Lettuce look a little strange? That's because this is a cake! The fries look pretty good too.... mmm... reminds me of Meatcake ;)

From: http://flickr.com/photos/bunchofpants/53127137/

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We all know the 100x100, but this latest In 'n' Out creation has some spooky backstory... apparently the number 27 is everywhere... so on the 27th of the year, they ordered one...

From: http://flickr.com/photos/rhodora/138962487/in/photostream/

okay, here's the deal. My boyfriend and all his friends have this big obsession with the number 27, like it's some conspiracy. I swear I see that number everywhere now... I can't even believe that it's just because I'm noticing it now. Anyway! On the 27th of the year, about 8 of us went to in-n-out and ordered it to celebrate. We got really weird looks, all walking up to the counted and my boyfriend saying 'one 27 by 27 please' with a straight face. The lady smiled in disbelief.. 'really?', she almost whispered. She told a couple people. The woman who brought the finished product to the counter almost couldn't hold it up. Then we ate!

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Forget the girl... Kong wants the Sushi! (From some place in Japan...)

From: http://flickr.com/photos/tatemae/146049286/

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Surely somebody's told them....

From: http://flickr.com/photos/smbne/48594202/

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Take 13lb's of Gummy Bears, 1 animal cracker container, a bit of heat, a highly educated male, and what do you get? A Giant Gummy Bear of course!

From: http://homepage.mac.com/vasu42/PhotoAlbum5.html

13Lb of gummy bears, sorted, melted, and layered into an empty tub of animal crackers. The bear melted after Katrina

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Was puttering about on the interwebs and saw Schiappa's updated their website to include a few more successful challengers. (We wrote about Schiappa's a while ago...) The challengers were none other than Joey "The Jaws" Chestnut, Hall Hunt, Pat Bertoletti, and Tim "Eater-X" Janus!!! I wonder if they knew who these guys were when they walked through the door. Hahah... Nice work guys!

From: http://www.schiappas.com/pizza_contest.htm

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Peggy Sues in San Jose, CA, has what's called a "Big Bopper". Looks pretty big! It's
The Big Bopper $5.09
Three 1/4 lb. ground chuck patties. With two slices of American cheese $4.49 *Add $.40 for cheddar, jack, Swiss, mozzarella, or hot pepper cheese.

Joe thought he'd try eating the whole thing... not sure how far he got, the video does suggest a visit to the restrooms, but without any gory detail!

The Challenge: Eat all 11 items on the BK "99c Value Menu" in the space of 1 hour. Some made it, some didn't... some felt pretty average afterwards too by the looks!

From: http://www.pbase.com/cogito/bkchallenge

The BK challenge is not an ultimate tournament. After the New England Fall College Challenge (2002), the team decided to try something different. The task was to eat all 11 items on the Burger King $1 value menu in under an hour. Seven members of our team attempted the challenge, only three finished. Photos by Dave Dunlop.

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You may or may not have heard, but on August 4, 2006, co-founder of the In 'n' Out burger chain Esther Snyder passed away. She helped found In-n-Out Burger back in 1948, being one of the first to introduce the "Drive Thru" way of ordering... From the In 'n' Out Web Site:

In 1948, the first In-N-Out Burger was founded by Harry and Esther Snyder in Baldwin Park. Harry's idea of a drive-thru hamburger stand where customers could order through a two-way speaker box was quite unique. In that era, it was common to see carhops serving those who wanted to order food from their car. Harry's idea caught on and California's first drive-thru hamburger stand was born.

So thanks Esther for helping create an icon thats stood the test of time. Without it, we woudln't have felt the joy of the 100x100! (a Mc 100x100 just wouldn't be right!)

Thanks to "Tucson Tom" for letting me know about this one! Not long ago, Fuddruckers broke the record for the Worlds Largest Commercially available Hamburger. Then Denny's Beer Barrel Pub came out with the 50lb Beer Barrel Belly Buster. Now, Bob's BBQ in Pattaya, Thailand have broken the record with a 78.5lb (35.6kg) burger monstrocity! And for only US$400, you too can take home one of these bad boys...

From: http://www.bobs-bbq.com/Bob's%20BBQ%20Press%20release%20Texas%20Belt%20Buster.pdf

Pattaya, Thailand, July 31 2006 Bob's BBQ & Grill made a landmark in history in creating the Worlds Largest Hamburger. Bob's BBQ & Grill in celebration of the King of Thailand's 60th year accession to the throne opened the Guinness World Record attempt with a record crushing burger that rocked the scales at 35.6kg (78.5 pounds), while witnesses from Ripley's Believe it or Not measures the diameter at 60cm (23.62 inches) and a height at 35cm (13.78 inches)

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