Gold Medal Eating

The hosts Ali Hassan and Marco Timpano get primed for next weeks episode with Bob Blumer by talking about Competitions and Challenges in Food and Drink.  

A Sneak-Peek:

• [1:00] We preview next weeks guest Bob Blumer with a bit of praise. 
• [6:10] Ali sings the praises of Peter Mayle and his book “A Year in Provence” 
• [8:10] Ali gives his thoughts on Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake.
• [9:07] Ali runs down a hill. 
• [11:13] Livarot Cheese and the eating contest associated with it.
• [15:44] Marco takes on the Sour Toe Cocktail at the Sourdough Saloon. 
• [19:36] Ali explains Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest. And a bit of his disgust in this type of eating exploit. 
• [25:25] Marco connects Bill Murray’s movie Meatballs to the Hot Dog eating contest.
• [29:03] Marco explains the Italian Sagra festival. 
• [31:50] Marco tells how drunk he got at the Sagra del vino in Casarsa.
• [34:10] Ali tells how as a younger man he wanted to be in Hot Sauce and Chilies eating contests.
• [40:38] Marco and Ali praise Sean Evans and Hot Ones.
• [42:25] Ali answers the question why we don’t eat spicy in the dead of winter.
• [43:40] Marco praises yet again The Great British Bake Off. and he mistakenly calls it the Great British Baking Show.
• [45:10] Marco explains why he hates “What’s in Marco’s Mouth”.

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