My friend and colleague Kevin Gibson remains selflessly engaged in the pursuit of flavor for the benefit of his readers, often enduring considerable pain in the process, as here: The Taste Bud: My Personal Hot Wing Contest Meltdown (cover photo credit).
The meltdown came courtesy of Spring Street Bar & Grill, and “epic” might be an understatement.
It started as an innocent little hot wings contest. It ended in an epic meltdown.
When I signed up for the Spring Street Spring Fest hot wing eating contest a week or two prior to the event, I really wasn’t even too nervous. I’ve eaten some of the hottest peppers on the planet raw, and I eat spicy food daily, literally. Like, very spicy food. I got this, I told myself.
Unfortunately, no one told my stomach.
There’s even a video version.
Kevin’s most recent book is Oldest Louisville: A Guide to Historic Treasures, available for purchase here.
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Kevin Gibson has been a professional writer for more than three decades, having written about restaurants, beer, bourbon, sports, night life, music and plenty more. He has won numerous awards from The Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists and Indiana State Press Association, among others, but can’t remember where he put most of them. In addition, he has written for publications like LEO Weekly, Bourbon+ magazine, Thrillist, Alcohol Professor, Louisville Magazine and many more, including various newspapers. When he’s not busy writing books or stories about Louisville, he’s likely hanging out at a brewery with his dog, Atticus.
