Flying Monkey stuff: Cupcake eating contest, cafe re-launch

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Flying Monkey stuff: Cupcake eating contest, cafe re-launch

POSTED: Monday, April 12, 2010, 5:02 PM

Filed Under: Contests | Food News | Openings

Photo | Drew Lazor

Just touched base with Rebecca Michaels of Flying Monkey, who had a couple tidbits to share about her spots in Reading Terminal and on Locust. On Wednesday, April 28, "at high noon," Flying Monkey in the RTM will host a cupcake-eating contest. There is room for eight contestants (some Wing Bowl vets have already signed up), and the challenge is to scarf as many of Michaels' full-size cupcakes in 3 minutes as you can. Requirements/instructions up on Flying Monkey's Web site. Contestants are encouraged to dream up tough-sounding (and ideally costumed) cupcake-centric personae. Right now the deadline to enter is April 14, but Michaels say she may extend that if there are still slots remaining. Flying Monkey Deuce, which opened at 1112 Locust last September, is currently closed for renovations. (UPDATE: They're just closed today — the cafÃ© will remain open through the buildout.) The building's landlord is working on a three-story addition to the space, and it's an expansion that'll give the small ground-floor cafÃ© a lot more elbow room. The new-look Deuce should be ready in June.

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