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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Eat a five-pound meal? Leave it to a pro
Dave Goldstein (center) with Jake's partners Sean Stein (left) and Gary Dorfman.

Jake's Sandwich Board, at 12th and Sansom Streets, laid down an offer nearly two weeks ago:

Anyone who eats the entire "Jake's 5-Pound Philly Challenge" -- a two-foot sandwich (steak, pork, brisket, or all three), four soft pretzels, a box of Tastykakes (Krimpets or Kandy Kakes), 24 Peanut Chews, and a Champ Cherry soda -- gets it for free and gets his or her photo on the wall.

Jake's reports its first winner: David Goldstein, who needed 34 minutes and 48 seconds.

The name might be familiar to you Wing Bowl fans: 

He's the competitive eater known as U.S. Male, who as I reported a year ago ate five pounds of "mudbugs" to win a contest in Atlantic City.

Update: "I thought this one was awesome," Goldstein said of the challenge. "It's not just one food item and being a Philly native, it was all my favorite foods. I just wish it was Frank's black cherry, and not this [stuff]."

After a two-hour breather, he said, "I grilled myself some burgers at home."
Posted by Michael Klein @ 2:05 PM  Permalink | File Under: TableTalk | 8 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:12 PM, 07/28/2010
    slob
    — PhillyWings
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:10 PM, 07/28/2010
    Wow! I didn't think it could be done.
    — Billy Jean
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:39 PM, 07/28/2010
    Dr. -I like it when you are funny. Not when you are a downer as in the first post. Be a fountain not a drain.
    — SJDevilBoy
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:54 AM, 07/29/2010
    No offense to Dr. Hans Halvorsen but you are a moron. Jake's is my favorite sandwich shop in the city. Hey Doc enjoy subway and Quizno. I have no affilation with Jake's but you sound so cranks
    — joemethemoney
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:04 PM, 07/29/2010
    Way to go US Male
    — malvern84
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:33 PM, 07/29/2010
    Frank's Black Cherry Wishniak is still available. I got a case at Madonna's Beer Dist. in Glenside last year.
    — StevenT


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Michael Klein, the editor/producer of philly.com/Food, writes about the local restaurant scene in his Inquirer column "Table Talk." Have a question? Email it! See his Inquirer work here.
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