Chaps Pit Beef hosts Man vs. Food Challenge
Four contestants participated in Chaps Pit Beef’s first Man vs. Food Challenge Aug. 3. Located in Coastal Station on Route 1 behind Iron Hill Brewery, Chaps Pit Beef opened in March. It’s the first non-Maryland franchise for the famous Baltimore eatery.
The 30-minute challenge included eating a sandwich called The Big John, which includes beef, corned beef, turkey, ham and sausage, a small fry, a large mac and cheese, a large drink, and an order of rice pudding.
With the plates of food sitting before the contestants, and the sandwiches still wrapped, owner Gary Desch said the sandwich doesn’t look that big, but when opened, “it’s like, Bang!”
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. Additionally, Flood moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes that are jammed with coins during daylight hours, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
