It’s an actual sport of rooster.
Practically two dozen individuals devoured up total rotisserie chickens at a weird and messy Brooklyn sidewalk competitors Sunday – and the winner washed down the poultry with a complete pizza pie.
The second annual rotisserie chicken-eating contest, organized by viral TikTok account Previous Jewish Males of New York, came about outdoors Roma Pizza and had attracted a crowd of onlookers on Seventh Avenue who gawked on the 22 women and men chowing down on $4.99 bagged Costco birds.
“It’s the meat of the people, it’s great because you can get it for $5,” Noah Rinsky, the 36-year-old Park Slope resident behind the Previous Jewish Males of New York life-style model, instructed The Submit.
“There seems to be kind of a rotisserie chicken fandom in general: we’ve been making all these videos online, and people love rotisseries,” Rinsky stated of the competition’s inspiration. “One thing led to the next, and I feel like this was the logical next place to take it — to the streets of New York.”
Rinsky even corralled sponsors like antacid model Quellix, next-door neighbor Petco and on-line betting app Kalshi for this yr’s occasion — although “the SEC didn’t approve” of rooster eating-related bets in time.
“At Costco, it’s five bucks: it’s an excellent price. People don’t realize a rotisserie chicken can serve your whole family,” stated David Roffe, a Brooklyn-based actor featured in Previous Jewish Males of New York who was sporting a tee shirt with Costco’s barcode for a rotisserie rooster on the occasion.
The 73-year-old micro-celebrity even launched his personal Rooster Present interview collection on YouTube earlier this yr, that includes the likes of New York Metropolis comptroller Brad Lander, native social media character New York Nico and even former US Rep. Anthony Weiner.
After a grueling six minutes and 44 seconds of gullet-cramming, Far Rockaway resident Robert McGee was topped the competition champ — profitable a golden rooster trophy, $500 {dollars} and a piping scorching cheese pie from Roma Pizza.
“I think I’ll put it into my savings,” stated McGee, 35, of the prize cash, claiming that he ready by consuming a gentle routine of rooster wings “all week.”
Whereas McGee couldn’t beat final yr’s winner Danny Moriarty’s document of ending a chook at underneath 5 minutes, he did devour the pizza prize instantly.
“It might be the heat: the white meat I’ve heard was more intense this year,” Rinsky stated, “but they’re all supposed to be standard.”
Phil Castellano, whose household has owned Roma Pizza for 42 years, instructed The Submit that the unusual affair was not solely enjoyable, but additionally gives an actual enhance for native companies on the block.
