A Recap of my May

May has been an awesome month, and there is still some May left to squeeze out a little extra fun and joy. As reported in my last post, May 8th was the date of my first food competition. I got 2nd, because I didn't train hard enough, and someone even better showed. Don't get me wrong, I gave it my all, and I had a lot of fun, but I think I can do better. If you're interested, you can watch me eat 27 street tacos, just be warned that you may think it's gross, and my kids camera work may give you motion sickness. You can watch the victor, Steve, kicking my butt, and even taking a break in the middle of the competition. The dude is no joke. I ate for 30 minutes straight, and this guy is chatting people up!

So, I didn't win, but I went into that competition on a high, because I actually signed up for another competition days before. It was a bit spur-of-the-moment, but I competed in a jalapeno eating contest on Cinco De Mayo, at Tacos Guayamas block party in Greenlake. I won! I won my first food contest. I was supposed to get a luchador mask as a prize, but the wrestlers were over an hour and a half late, and we needed to go. People have asked me how I felt afterwards, and I can report back that after my first margarita, I was fine.

Two days after the taco contest, I got to meet Takeru Kobayashi. I only just started entering food contests, and met the Greatest Food Competitor of all time in the same week. No biggie. He was super sweet, and appreciative of the cheesy gift I brought him. Turns out he collects magnets, and now we follow each other on Instagram (see picture above). Also, I watched him eat 30 tacos in 1 minute! So yeah, I may have lost to Steve this time, but I still feel like I'm winning the month of May. Who knows, this first weekend of June may feature doughnuts and hot dogs...