Crown Candy Kitchen
Crown Candy Kitchen, is a restaurant located on St. Louis Avenue in the Old North St. Louis neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The restaurant was founded in 1913 by two Macedonian[1] immigrants, and is still run by the three grandsons of Harry Karandzieff, Andy, Tommy, and Mike.[2] This Saint Louis landmark is the oldest operating soda fountain in the metro area, and one of the oldest in the country. The restaurant has an old-fashioned decor with a Coca-Cola memorabilia from the 1930s. It offers a simple menu with sandwiches and is best known for its desserts, most especially for its handmade malts or malted milkshakes. It is popular as a lunch destination with office workers in nearby Downtown St. Louis.
The restaurant offers a challenge to daring consumers of their trademark malts. Should a person drink five 24-ounce malts or shakes within 30 minutes, they receive the malts for free and have their name inscribed upon a plaque in the store.[3] The Crown Candy Challenge was attempted on the Travel Channel's television series, Man v. Food, by the show's host, Adam Richman, on an episode that aired on 25 February 2009.[4] Adam was only able to finish about four of the five malts.[5] The record is seven malts in six minutes, by Ben Monson.[6][7] Since 1913, only about 30 people have successfully completed the Crown Candy Challenge, while several attempt it each week.
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- ^ Olandi, John. "Sweetness Preserved: the Story of the Corwn Candy Kitchen". Virginia Pub.
- ^ Olandi, John. "Sweetness Preserved, the Story of Crown Candy Kitchen". Virginia Pub. http://books.google.com/books?id=sq4bz14zFGYC&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=tommy+mike+karandzieff&source=bl&ots=r2b3C-Jm_v&sig=JRUrI5XIQDqDqNAu3ipmYmPjM_A&hl=en&ei=t1uPTouuC833sQKX5vGACA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=tommy%20mike%20karandzieff&f=false. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ Bonwich, Joe (February 24, 2009). ""Man v. Food" St. Louis episode: Wed. 9 p.m.". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/off-the-menu/uncategorized/2009/02/man-v-food-st-louis-episode-wed-9-pm/.
- ^ Rifkin, OJ (January 24, 2009). "Man vs. Food episodes #11-#17 air dates and sites". EatFeats. http://eatfeats.com/man-vs-food-episodes-11-17-air-dates-and-sites.html.
- ^ Miklasz, Bernie (February 26, 2009). "5 Minutes for Blogging, Feb. 26". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/bernies-extra-points/bernies-extra-points/2009/02/5-minutes-for-blogging-feb-26/. "[H]ost Adam Richman went down for the count on "Man vs. Food" when he took on the Crown Candy Kitchen challenge of drinking five malted milkshakes in 30 minutes."
- ^ Flynn, Mike (May 13, 2010). "Some Guy From California Beat the Crown Candy Malt Record". PunchingKitty.com. http://punchingkitty.com/2010/05/13/some-guy-from-california-beat-the-crown-candy-malt-record/. "Kevin Ross from San Bernardino, California waltzed in to the popular St. Louis store and proceeded to drain seven malts in six minutes."
- ^ Flynn, Mike (May 13, 2010). "Crown Candy Record Breaker Lied About His Identity!". PunchingKitty.com. http://punchingkitty.com/2010/05/14/crown-candy-record-breaker-lied-about-his-identity/. "The man that beat the living hell out of the malt challenge at Crown Candy a few days ago is not who he claimed to be. We now are positive the actual record holder is Ben Monson."
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Coordinates: 38°39′05″N 90°11′52″W / 38.651319°N 90.197825°W
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