Nerves were at an all-time high this lunchtime, when 6 brave team members made their way to Carpe Diem to take part in the Mega Burger Challenge. Just to recap from an earlier post, the challenge requires each individual to polish off 4 quarter pound burgers, 4 rashers of bacon, 6 onion rings all in a giant garlic and herb focaccia bun accompanied by a large bowl of fries all in just 25 minutes.
Challenger number 1: Rich – Creative Director
Challenger number 2: Paul – Designer
Challenger number 3: Samara – PR Account Manager
Challenger number 4: Tom – Designer
Challenger number 5: Derrick – Digital Account Manager
Challenger number 6: Mike – Head of Marketing
Sure there was banter, a sweepstake and lots of excitement, but not one of the contenders, myself being one of them knew just what we were letting ourselves in for!
Just to put things into perspective, we had to give Carpe Diem a week’s notice to ensure there was enough meat to go around and they had to hire extra staff for the occasion! So, with our challenger table set, we prepared ourselves for the ultimate food challenge.
Ready, set… Go!
15 minutes later….
20 minutes….
Finally at 25 minutes…
It was a close call, with Mike just bites away from entering the wall of fame, but alas, the burger won! The results were…
1st – Mike ‘Sorry, I’m just in the middle of a burger challenge; I’ll have to call you back’
2nd – Rich ‘I might aswell just lick a cow’
3rd – Derrick ’I’ve got a meat migraine’
4th – Samara ‘It tastes like the ground’
5th – Paul ‘Can I order a few sides please?’
6th – Tom ‘I wonder if they do ice cream sundaes’
We all gave it our best shot, but unfortunately the defeat was in the meat!
Doing (or should I say attempting) the challenge is all well and good, but would you look at that poster! Who designed such an exquisite masterpiece?! I mean, look at it, the title is IN the burger! The title IS the burger! It’s that mega. Genius.