Monkey Fingers vs. Broken Fingers

On the 15th June the owner of MEATMission signed the cast I am wearing after falling out of bed, late at night, in pursuit of chicken. His golden signature entitles me to one free portion of MEATMission's incomparable delicacy, Monkey Fingers, per day until the cast is removed. I will be eating one portion of Monkey Fingers, per day, until the cast is removed.

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26 days of Monkey Fingers...

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DAY 26: THE LAST SUPPER!

It was with mixed emotions that I embarked upon the last evening of the challenge.

I was welcomed to MEATmission with this:

...the Below Job cocktail which was delicious. I tucked right in:

and I did share ... eventually:

AND THEM CAME THE CHILLI CHALLENGE...

1 x Chilli Burger

1x Chilli Dog

1x Chilli Cheese Fries

10 minutes on the clock...

GO DAN GO!

AND TIME.

A valiant effort and so close! Dan Jones is my hero!

Whilst Dan ate all the food, I had finished my Monkey Fingers and my challenge. Then came speeches:

and thank yous!

This is not a goodbye- I will be back to MEATmission very soon although I think next time I will be ordering a burger

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Throwback Thursday

My first visit to MEATmission (and my first bite of Monkey Fingers)

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Day 25: One Day More

My last solo visit of the challenge and I am wondering what it will be like next week when I can use my arm again and will have to feed myself...

... as I effortlessly poured myself a glass of water with my left hand I was almost smug about how capable I have become.

And then I did this:

(and got Monkey Finger sauce all over my t-shirt).

It was bound to happen eventually.

If i was going to get anything on my cast, I'm glad it was these:

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Negroni Slush: - Campari - Gin - Pink grapefruit - Passion fruit (iced)

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Day 24: From Parliament Square to Hoxton Square

If I have learned one thing today it would be that just because canapés are small, it doesn't follow that you can consume high volumes without consequence...

... the consequence being that I am very full again.

You would think that I would have learned my lesson over the past few weeks.

Thankfully, there is a cure...

...They call it the Negroni Slush and it is incredibly refreshing!

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Day 23: True friendship

Katryn gave up beer in the sun AND a listening to a strange anti-capitalist preacher outside Liverpool Street to eat with me this evening...

... and she also let me have some of her currywurst when I had finished my Monkey Fingers. THIS is friendship.

I tried to repay her by pulling a variety of what can only be described as highly erotic poses with my cast and Monkey Fingers...

I think that we can safely say that she got the better end of the deal.

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Day 22: Sundae Bloody Sundae

This delicious spanner in the works:

combined with the 30 degree heat made eating hot pepper sauce particuarly challenging...

..I don't regret eating either though.

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Day 21: Dine and Dash

Katryn is headed off to some party in New Cross...

but before she does, she's here to watch me struggle to eat monkey fingers...

...I am really not hungry today.

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Day 20: My Fifteen Minutes

Tonight I am joined by 7 of my closest friends and- oh yes... Dieter the photographer from the Hackney Gazette who are writing a story on my challenge:

I've always wanted to be famous- maybe not for something that is essentially gluttony but I guess sometimes dreams come true in the funniest of ways.

...I think the article will come out next week

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Day 19: Fine Dining

I am on my way to a black tie dinner (I ordered the vegetarian option) with only 2 stops to go: the blow dry bar and MEATmission. I smashed these bad boys in record time:

time to RUN...

Thanks to Adam at MEATmission for snapping this for me.

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Day 18: Chicken Wall

I knew this day would come yet I still was not prepared for it.

The same meal that I've been been enjoying for the past 18 days now seems impossible to eat...

...SO MANY MONKEY FINGERS!

I did it though and these messages of support from my friends gave me the strength to push on. Tomorrow is another day!

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Day 17: meatMISSION

I left it FAR too late this evening...

...and so have opted for wearing the closest thing to pajamas as I think I can get away with.

Not quite the cup of hot chocolate I wanted to send me off to sleep.

You're not kidding.

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Day 16: 10 days to go...

Miss Stephanie Ross makes her first appearance at MEATmission and wisely opts for a Dead Hippie/ Chilli Cheese Fries combo...

...I helped with the fries (after my Monkey Fingers of course).

A lovely start to the week but I was wrong to think that the evening couldn't get any better...

...We found a Crunchie on the pavement on our way home!

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Day 15: Lazy Sunday

A jug of Blackberry and Elderflower Pimms in the sun is a tough act to follow but we were all very hungry (Katryn and Luke were also thirsty for more beer):

Jos was was already tucking into her usual before I got a chance to snap...

The cheeseburger is mine...it's been far too long.

Is it ok to be wanting more food after the burger and the Monkey Fingers?

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Day 14: Mission to MEATmission

In an effort to remain healthy I decided to walk to MEATmission today.

The distance standing between me and my Monkey Fingers is 3.1 miles.

This is me after about 1.5 miles. It is a very hot day and was at this point that I decided to get the bus for the return part of my journey.

It was all worth it. 

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Day 13: Challenge half complete! (or incomplete)

The first half of the challenge has flown by and tonight I took the opportunity to reflect on the past couple of weeks (whilst waiting for my Monkey Fingers):

This Friday evening I'm back with vegetarian Jos (of Day 1 fame) to comemorate the halfway mark of the food marathon:

this time Jos added fried pickles to her order- we both enjoyed this.