UEPa MEMBERS: DENNY NEEDS YOUR HELP!

When I visited Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub in November with some fellow members of the United Eaters of Pennsylvania (UEPa), Denny shared with us that his staff had already begun working on a new world record largest burger, a title taken from Denny when the Clinton Station Diner cooked up a 105-pounder just one week prior.

I’ve been to both restaurants and I have to say, Denny’s absolutely deserves the title. Hell, the Clinton Station Diner doesn’t even have a single mention of its new record-breaker on its website! (They only list the puny 50-pound Mt. Olympus.)

Anyhow, I got an e-mail from Denny the other day and he told me that he and his staff have finished their plans for the new record burger including a name (the promoter in me doesn’t want to spoil the surprise, so I’ll keep it a secret) and a size (in excess of 110 pounds). The ceremony to unveil the giant burger is set for February 24th.

Here’s the kicker, Denny asked the UEPa ("about 12 eaters") to attempt to eat the meaty beast on that cold and historic Saturday in central Pennsylvania. In the words of the Denny himself, “free publicity for your organization!” Not to mention about 10 pounds of lunch for each of us.

So I guess this is my official call to action for the UEPa and any other “honorary members” who want to join the festivities (that means you Hickman). I’m not sure what the restrictions are for ranked IFOCE eaters when it comes to participating in things like this. Since it’s not a contest with prize money on the line, that might make it okay, but who knows. I know the AICE guys are good to go, so I’ll be reaching out to Arnie Chapman tomorrow to ask him if he can help drum up some participants. Regardless of who participates--IFOCE, AICE or independants like me--it would be great if we could all come together for this.

So that’s that. The burger title will be coming back to Pennsylvania and the UEPa will be there to take a bite out of it. I wouldn’t miss it for all the Chicken McNuggets in the world.