World Champion Professional Eater
Takeru Kobayashi at
Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival
Powered by Gringo Bandito
Dana Point, CA; Sacramento, CA, Denver, CO; Albuquerque, NM; Auburn, WA And Portland, OR In April And May 2018
Kobayashi Is Named Undefeated Champion Of
Gringo Bandito Chronic Tacos Challenge
On April 7, 2018 In Dana Point, CA
Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival powered by Gringo Bandito is pleased to announce that the growing festival welcomes the return of world champion eater Takeru Kobayashi as he demonstrates his eating capabilities at multiple festival locations, including this past weekend at KLOS Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival in Dana Point, CA and 98 Rock Presents Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival in Sacramento, CA, as well as the upcoming Sabroso dates in Denver, CO; Albuquerque, NM; Auburn, WA and Portland, OR.
Kicking off the 2018 Sabroso festival tour, Takeru Kobayashi won the highly acclaimed Gringo Bandito Chronic Tacos Challenge taco eating contest for the second year in a row, competing against seven other professional eaters at the KLOS Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival on Saturday, April 7 in Dana Point, CA. To win the highly-coveted title of Chronic Tacos Eating Champion, Kobayashi devoured 154 tacos in 10 minutes.
Takeru Kobayashi remains undefeated
at Gringo Bandito Chronic Tacos Challenge
(Photo by Samantha Madnick Photography)
From Nagano, Japan, Kobayashi holds eight Guinness World Records for competitive eating and is the undefeated champion of the Gringo Bandito Chronic Tacos Championship. In 2017 he succeeded in devouring 159 tacos in 10 minutes — shattering his own 2015 record of 144 tacos.
Following the Chronic Tacos Challenge at KLOS Sabroso in Dana Point, Kobayashi will conduct meet-and-greets and eating demonstrations at the Sabroso dates in Denver, Albuquerque, Auburn and Portland. During the eating demonstrations, he will explain and showcase how to consume multiple tacos in one minute. "I am grateful for the opportunity to travel with the festival and introduce the sport of competitive eating to thousands of spectators," says Kobayashi.
Along with Kobayashi's eating demonstrations and participation in the Gringo Bandito Chronic Tacos Challenge in Dana Point, all Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco, & Music Festival dates offer unique gourmet tacos, craft beer sampling, spirited games, and live performances by The Offspring and Pennywise, along with bands including The Vandals, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Unwritten Law, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, and more on select dates (lineups vary by city). Attendees are also invited to sample all flavors of The Offspring lead singer Dexter Holland's top rated hot sauce — Gringo Bandito!
Additionally, KLOS Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival in Dana Point, CA saw taco vendors compete for the coveted Sabroso "Best Of Show," awarded by a panel of highly acclaimed food judges. Chisme Tortilleria claimed 1st place with their Asada Cimichurri Taco: hand pressed tortilla, skirt steak, salsa roja, onions, cilantro, sambal, fresh potato chips, and chimichurri. Coming in right behind them was Fiesta Gourme in 2nd place with their Fiesta Fish Taco: flour tortilla, green salsa, serrano crema, tilapia, and cheese, and Sausage King placed 3rd with the Sausage INYO Taco: Cajun chicken, jalapeno slaw, salsa, and shredded jack cheese.
Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival has expanded for 2018 with dates in Sacramento, CA; Denver, CO; Albuquerque, NM; Tucson, AZ; Auburn, WA and Portland, OR during April and May. Tickets for upcoming shows are still available for purchase at http://sabrosotacofest.com.
Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival is produced by Synergy Global Entertainment (SGE) and Brew Ha Ha Productions. The festival producers encourage attendees to drink responsibly.
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About Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival
Considered to be the ultimate taco and craft beer celebration, Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival, powered by Gringo Bandito, will take place on select dates in April and May in Dana Point, Sacramento, Denver, Albuquerque, Tucson, Auburn, and Portland beginning at 1 p.m. (VIP opens at noon). The 21+ only, fan-favorite event comes courtesy of Brew Ha Ha Productions and Synergy Global Entertainment (SGE) and will feature a festive combination of live music from The Offspring, Pennywise, The Vandals, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Unwritten Law, Los Kung Fu Monkeys, and more performing on select dates (lineups vary by city). The festival also includes spirited games, Sabroso's famous lucha libre style matches, unlimited craft beer tastings, incredible gourmet tacos from some of the region's top chefs and restaurants, and the Gringo Bandito Chronic Tacos Challenge at KLOS Sabroso in Dana Point.
www.sabrosotacofest.com
About Synergy Global Entertainment, Inc.
Synergy Global Entertainment, Inc. (SGE) is one of the world's premier music festival production companies. SGE events include music and lifestyle festivals across a variety of genres and interests, with over 60 major festival dates in 2018. SGE produces or co-produces Back To The Beach; Driftwood; ID10T Music Festival + Comic Conival; Knotfest; Lost Lands (named Noiseporn 2017 Festival Of The Year); Moonrise Festival; MUSINK; Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival; Ohana Dana Point; Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival; Sabroso Taco, Craft Beer & Music Festival; WCOL Country Jam; Ye Scallywag!, and more. In addition, SGE co-produced the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival and the worldwide Rockstar Taste of Chaos, and created and produced the Identity Festival and Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival. This year's SGE-affiliated events are projected to sell nearly 1 million tickets overall. In addition to festival production, SGE's in-house sponsorship agency procures and executes a multitude of partnerships in varying forms for global brands, top-tier artists, international booking agencies and more.
www.sgeworldwide.com
About Brew Ha Ha Productions
Brew Ha Ha Productions (BHPP) is one of the largest craft beer centric event producers in the United States. Fueled by a desire to promote craft beer, along with visions of creating unique annual events, Orange County based BHHP has enjoyed an unprecedented 180% growth in 2017. Established in 2010, BHHP's Award Winning and diverse events now reach beyond OC and California including festivals in Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and Colorado. A 'For-Profit' organization whose missions includes giving back, BHHP has helped many non-profits raise awareness and money to further their worthy causes.
www.brewhahaproductions.com
About Gringo Bandito
Gringo Bandito was started in 2004 by Dexter Holland, singer for the multi-platinum punk rock band The Offspring, more as a hobby than a business. "I just thought it would be cool to have a hot sauce," says Holland. "I gave away the first batch as Christmas presents to my friends." The response to this new hot sauce was so overwhelming that Holland decided to put it out commercially. Sales were modest at first, and the hot sauce was distributed only in Holland's native Southern California. "It has always been a DIY operation for sure," Holland says. "It started small but it has just kept on growing." After several years and over a million bottles later, Gringo Bandito hot sauce has garnered a worldwide audience and a loyal following. "We're not the most well-known hot sauce out there," says Holland, "but once people try it, they're hooked." Gringo Bandito is now sold in Australia, Japan, Canada, Finland, Switzerland, UK, Poland, Germany, Belgium, Hungary and coast to coast in the US and can be found in the top 10 on Amazon.com's highest customer rated hot sauces amongst 5000+ other products.
www.gringobandito.com
Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival powered by Gringo Bandito Music Publicity Contacts
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