Ever wanted to get in to the restauranteur game, but never had the capital to make the plunge?
Keen for a quick leg up into a financially successful, hip, vibrant business in the cool end of Brooklyn?
Got a stomach the size of a hot air balloon?
We think we’ve found precisely the deal for you.
The super great Don Chingon taqueria in the ultra cool Park Slope neighbourhood of Brooklyn recently unveiled its most gargantuan creation – the Gran Chingon (in English, HUGE BADASS).
And the task for diners is all very simple: Consume the Gran Chingon in full, within an hour, and you will receive a 10% ownership share of the entire business.
Minimal risk, huge reward, right?
Here’s the kicker.
The Gran Chingon is a 30lbs (13kg) ungodly creation comprising of a hand-made flour tortilla that’s about 3.5 feet in diameter, filled with chicken, steak, carnitas, chorizo, cheese, rice, beans, and salsa.
Competitive eating champion Joey Chestnut set the world mark for burrito consumption back in May, and he only managed a paltry 14.25lbs (6-ish kilos) in around 10 minutes. Y’know, just for some context.
And there are rules for this particular feat of gastronomic absurdity. Of course there. There has to be.
- The burrito costs $150. Which you have to pay regardless of whether or not you finish it.
- The entire 30lbs burrito must be consumed within 60 minutes.
- Any bathroom breaks or the discharge of any bodily fluids results in an immediate forfeit.
- The restaurant takes no responsibility for illness or death.
Oh, whilst all this is happening? You have to drink a margarita as well.
One made with a ghost pepper.
Yeah.
If you somehow manage to put all of that inside you within 60 minutes – and hold it there for the appropriate amount of time – then the share in the restaurant, quite rightfully, will be yours.
Or, as the restaurant themselves puts it:
“Giving away the restaurant seemed like the perfect prize. If you are going to eat a massive amount of food and gain 25-30lbs in a single sitting you deserve real compensation. Some restaurants will put your name on the wall. We’ll just give you the wall.”
We’re not saying don’t try it. We’re just saying there’s probably way easier ways to win your way into owning a food or drink place.
via Uproxx.
