Saturday, June 28, 2008

MM-YAY Expo + Chili Cookoff


Stopped by the Blaisdell to check out the MMA Expo and saw my friend Tiff win her exhibition match. YAY! Then, I headed over to Flavors of Honolulu to watch Russ Yamanoha and Rob DeMello challenge John Aeto and Frank B. Shaner to a chili cookoff. Actually, they didn't know that they would be making chili until they arrived. It was like Iron Chef, but these guys aren't chefs. It started off with Rob admitting to the audience he couldn't cook at all. On the other side, Frank and John were acting like pros, chopping away and just looking more comfortable cooking. Back on Team Russ & Rob, Rob was not able to even open a can of beans. It was looking bleak for Team Russ & Rob–would they even make something edible? Fighter's Club Radio host Mark Kurano was there for some sous chef support and helped carry Team Russ & Rob to a very, very, very surprising victory. Russ killed it with the idea for presentation–serving the chili in bell pepper halves! I tried the winning chili and let me tell you, it was good. I wanted more.

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