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Bridgeport's Chick's Tavern (231 E. Fourth St.) challenges you to flex your mussels at its ninth annual Mussel Bowl, scheduled for this Sunday, Jan. 29. Chick's, well-known for its bivalves, holds the contest every year around the time of the Super Bowl as a seafood spinoff of the famed Wing Bowl. The contest itself comprises two 5-minute rounds with a 10-minute break in between; contestants must eat as many mussels as possible in each round using nothing but their bare hands.
Chick's goes through approximately 2,500 to 2,800 mussels every Bowl. "It's really just a fun day for the community," says Amy Young, granddaughter of Chick's original owner. The Irish Thunder Pipe Band performs at the contest every year, playing "Amazing Grace" in requiem for empty shells once the competition is over. Part of the $20 competitor registration fee goes to charity; this year, proceeds will beenfit Steve Savo, a retired Bridgeport police officer. Check out the Chick's Tavern website for registration info and pictures of last year's Bowl.
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