MSN’s Steve Jones heads for London’s Red Dog Saloon to try a Man v Food-style challenge: a monster burger, fries and milkshake combo known as The Devastator...
The idea of food as an adversary is a relatively new and intriguing one, if we're speaking in historical terms. Of course, Shakespeare plays are full of giant banquets and all that jazz, but I'm talking about truly comedic portions here. Having been inspired by the heroics on hit online show Epic Mealtime (fast food lasagne, anyone?), a few friends and I hit the streets of our beloved East London to see if we could get ourselves a slice of the action.
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Get yourselves down the Black country were men are men. We have a challenge that shows the soft southerners up. Smokeys, based in Walsall is a new American-Style restaurant offering traditional and modern favourites and is home of the Monster Challenge Burger, with the burger alone weighing in at 1.5kg!
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