- This is the Challenge Burger.
It comes piled high
with three juicy quarter pound burgers,
triple mac and cheese,
chicken, bacon, onion rings on top, chilli, pulled pork,
and a mountain of fries.
To tackle this beast, we've brought in a specialist
in the burger consumption field.
He's the prince of patties,
the connoisseur of cows,
the boss of beef.
- It's not a medical procedure.
I'm gloved up.
Look at it, it's bigger than you!
It's genuinely bigger than you.
- So, tell me about your strategy.
- Firstly, sh*t myself.
And then, carbs last.
Start with the things that you don't like.
Go for the meat first,
'cause you don't want it to be cold,
I'm gonna have water,
a flavoured non-carbonated drink, and a carbonated drink,
and just try to sip it through.
- Okay.
- Go for it, innit.
I've got 30 minutes.
- Well, we don't want to let it get any colder.
- No we don't.
Let's laugh at me, everyone.
- So, we've got everything ready,
you've got all your drinks.
Are you ready for this?
- No.
Yes, yeah, yeah.
- Be positive, come on!
- I'm gonna smash it out.
- Right, okay I'm gonna count you in.
Three, two, one.
- Alright, here we go.
- He's going for the burger.
- There's a lot of food here.
I'm already slower than I thought I was gonna be.
- So while Alex tackles this,
we'll go in the kitchen and see how it's made.
Is this the most mental dish
you've ever made?
- Meat-wise, yes.
I've been involved with a 21 pancake challenge,
and I've made a 21 inch pizza before.
- Wow.
- They are carb heavy,
but you hit a meat wall with this dish.
- So, how do we actually make this monster, then?
- We've got three six-ounce patties,
buttermilk fried chicken, triple mac and cheese,
so it's got mozzarella, cheddar and red Leicester.
- Have you ever lost an eyebrow?
- I've lost plenty of hair off my arm before.
- Jesus!
Is that like a full bag?
- half a bag.
- Oh, just half, sure.
- Three cheeseburgers on top.
I think the extra bread, as well.
That always makes a difference for people.
The bun on top.
I don't envy the person eating that.
Too much food for me.
- Alex, we're at the half way point now.
- Are we?
- Yeah.
How are you getting on?
- Great.
- You've made a dent in it!
- I bet there's some Bobby Big Balls out there,
that reckon they can take this on.
- Probably.
- Try it, d*ckheads.
- I'll let you carry on.
Come on, Alex, you can do it!
- I can't though!
- Come on, be positive!
Be positive!
- Oh God.
Look at it.
I've got 10 minutes left.
Look at it.
- Poor fella.
Rather him than me.
- I don't know what to do.
I feel like I've let you down,
I feel like I'm letting myself down,
I feel like people are laughing at me.
- You've still got another seven minutes left!
- A whole seven minutes?
Get out of town!
That's easy, it's in the bag, no problem!
Right, so, I think we know where we're at.
but all those training things you see online,
all that stomach training, all that stuff,
it's b*llocks.
Absolutely b*llocks!
It doesn't work!
Although I feel like I've made myself a new family.
These guys here.
Come on, cheer us on.
Yeah, come on, give us a clap.
You've let me down.
- You've got five minutes left.
How are you getting on?
Come on.
- I think, as you can see,
I'm not doing very well at all.
- I think you just need a bit of gentle encouragement.
Come on mate.
Come on, you can do it!
- Get off me.
Don't touch me!
I've been able to stuff myself so full
that I'm gonna spew.
I'm actually gonna spew at some point.
- One minute mate.
- Good!
- 30 seconds!
- No I can't do it.
- 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5,
4, 3, 2, 1.
- Thanks for booing me over there.
The mac and cheese got a bit much.
- You alright?
- No.
I'm not a professional eater.
I eat to stay alive, but I don't do it
in a professional capacity.
I don't get paid for it.
- So is this gonna be your last food challenge then?
- I might do a hot wings one, or something like that.
Get us down for a hot wings one.
- End of the day you lost.
Come on, cough up.
- No.
- Come on.
Thank you.
So unfortunately, it wasn't Alex's day today.
But if you think that you can take on the challenge,
get yourself down to Dive, in the Northern Quarter.
Give it a go.