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20th December 2016
12:10am GMT
Dedicating an entire day to chicken wings?
THE DREAM!
That's exactly what Cathal Gillen and a troupe of loyal, sauce-dedicated followers spent yesterday doing – visiting five of the establishments in Dublin most renowned for their spicy offerings, and evaluating each as they went.
With six in total in the crew – "two culchies, two Americans, a Brazilian and a Bray head" – they visited TriBeCa, Canal Bank Café, Captain Americas, Beeftro and Elephant and Castle. Each marked their dish out of 10, before the group collated the averages for the day.
In TriBeCa
#ChickenWingChallenge venue #1 TriBeCa @LeahErnstberger @lemachine 8.5/10 pic.twitter.com/L4H2thiarN
— Cathal Gillen (@CathalGillen) April 2, 2016
An 8.5/10 for Tribeca. My kinda wings more crispy than saucy with just enough spice. Next up Canal Bank Cafe. #ChickenWingChallenge
— Michael Corcoran (@lemachine) April 2, 2016
In its sister, the Canal Bank Café
#ChickenWingChallenge venue #2 @ Grand Canal Bank @lemachine @LeahErnstberger 8.5/10 (Normally a 9) pic.twitter.com/9LbgAJY6VM
— Cathal Gillen (@CathalGillen) April 2, 2016
And the lowly-rated Captain Americas
#ChickenWingChallenge venue #3 @CaptainAmericas @LeahErnstberger @Rachgreene24 @lemachine 5.5/10 pic.twitter.com/696clUKiik
— Cathal Gillen (@CathalGillen) April 2, 2016
And on to Beeftro, where crew member Michael – who had resolved to eat a full portion in each restaurant – was starting to fade
No.4 in the #ChickenWingChallenge it's the lovely Beeftro. Hitting a wall now. pic.twitter.com/CoNA6yLOXu
— Michael Corcoran (@lemachine) April 2, 2016
#ChickenWingChallenge venue 4 @BeeftroDublin @LeahErnstberger @Rachgreene24 @lemachine 8.75/10 pic.twitter.com/5QTe8nYSvI
— Cathal Gillen (@CathalGillen) April 2, 2016
And finally, the famed Elephant and Castle – where it all became a bit much
The final stop, highly rated Elephant & Castle. Sad news is I've fallen at the last hurdle. #ChickenWingChallenge pic.twitter.com/zeACMkejk6
— Michael Corcoran (@lemachine) April 2, 2016
#ChickenWingChallenge results are in. @lemachine @LeahErnstberger @Rachgreene24 @AidanCoughlan pic.twitter.com/gwqvIlK3zq
— Cathal Gillen (@CathalGillen) April 2, 2016
Can't argue with that.
Well done, crew. You have truly done the work of the almighty.
