Volunteering at the 2010 Krispy Kreme Challenge this morning there were 6000 people running, watch the video! The Krispy Kreme Challenge is an annual charity event at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C.

The Krispy Kreme Challenge is not affiliated with the Krispy Kreme company. The Krispy Kreme Challenge actually started as a fraternity stunt and grew into a major fund raising event. All profits are donated to the North Carolina Children’s Hospital.

To complete the Krispy Kreme Challenge, participants start at the iconic NC State Belltower on Hillsborough Street, run two miles to the Krispy Kreme store of Raleigh, eat one dozen doughnuts (totaling 2,400 calories and 144 grams of fat), and run back to the Belltower, all under 1 hour.

You can watch this awesome video of the Krispy Kreme Challenge begins:

Culinary news about Ethan Hawke Chaperones at Serafina; Bill Clinton Carbo-loads at Scarpetta – Most of the boldface and the beautiful were at Sundance this week, but we still had some sightings. Former president Bill Clinton loved the stromboli bread at Scarpetta so much he requested a new basket with each course. Amanda Hearst enjoyed some faux -French cuisine at Indochine.

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Culinary news about iPhone Helps You Cut at Shake Shack; Kinski Reopens – Chelsea: The Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ festival is happening tomorrow at 608 West 28th Street.

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Culinary news about Not Exactly a Good Time for Great Taste of McDonald’s – Some rumblings in the world of Mickey D’s today. First, Brownstoner reports that the McDonald’s at 169 Tillary Street has lost its lease after what they guess is twenty years. And Crain’s brings word that Irwin Kruger — who first brought the golden arches to midtown — has, for undisclosed reasons, sold his four restaurants back to the company after 42 years as a franchisee.

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Culinary news about Tables Available at Convivio; Babbo, Locanda Verde Fully Booked – It’s time to play Two for Eight.

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Culinary news about Forget BYOB, Bring Your Own Fish! – In an effort to keep expenses down, some diners have been bringing their own wine to restaurants. But Sagaponack , which opened for dinner this past Wednesday, is taking the interactive concept to a new level by inviting customers to bring their own fish on Mondays and Tuesdays. For a $15 plate charge, owner James Kang will cook up the catch and serve it with fresh vegetables and a choice of truffled mashed potatoes or seven-grain rice.

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Culinary news about Miracle Grill Went Out Owing $380,000 – A few weeks ago when Southwestern institution Miracle Grill followed its East Village shuttering with a Park Slope closure , Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn wondered “if the ever-crowded Barrio right across the street put them out of business or if it’s just a sign of the economic times that they couldn’t make it.” Now Crain’s brings an answer: The restaurant’s lawyer says they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because of the downturn in the economy.

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Culinary news about Niagara Opens Annex Tonight – UrbanDaddy reports that Niagara’s reboot of the adjacent Pizza Shop space will open tonight without a name and without oysters and burgers, which will be added in a week. Expect “exposed brick, tufted black leather banquettes, an old chandelier or two and just enough light to see Agyness Deyn sitting in the corner.” [ UrbanDaddy ] Read more posts by Daniel Maurer Filed Under: openings , east village , hamburgers , niagara , nightlife , oysters

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Culinary news about Harold Ford’s New York Diet – Senate hopeful Harold Ford has revealed his neighborhood go-tos to Cindy Adams.

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Culinary news about Prepare to Meet Your Masters – “I think Bravo is about to announce TCMasters lineup very soon.” — Gael Greene [ GaelGreene/Twitter ] Read more posts by Daniel Maurer Filed Under: tv land , gael greene , top chef masters

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Culinary news about Brooklyn’s Latest Cook-Off Will Be Soup-er Fun – Soup and Bread, the Chicago bar event where local personalities ladle their free homemade soups and then pass the hat on behalf of local food pantries, is coming to Brooklyn. Organizers Sheila Sacks and Martha Bayne (who started the event while bartending at one of our favorite Second City dance dens, the Hideout) have wrangled a host of local chefs and bloggers to cook at the Bell House on February 4 from 6 p.m.

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Culinary news about Another Pulino’s Menu Clue – Nate Appleman is still tinkering and tweeting: “Do [ sic ] anyone know the best variety of potato for salt roasting?” [ NAppleman/Twitter ] Read more posts by Daniel Maurer Filed Under: the twitterverse , nate appleman , pulino’s

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Culinary news about Rhong-Tiam Leaves West Village; Michael Huynh Will Open Gastropub – While Michael Huynh, who just pulled out of a project at 6 Clinton Street, contemplates opening a gastropub at 239 Third Avenue (per Diner’s Journal), there’s news from another indecisive entrepreneur.

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Culinary news about Chanterelle Shows Off Three Decades of Menu Covers – A recent menu, designed by Juan Hamilton. As previously reported , Chanterelle’s wines live on at Nice Matin and Barbounia , and now (for two days, anyway) so do the menu covers that were created by the likes of Edward Albee, Matthew Barney, Robert Mapplethorpe, Allen Ginsberg, Francesco Clemente, Annie Leibovitz, Richard Prince, and many others. On February 7 and 8, Greenpoint antiques store Kill Devil Hill will display the works of art (some of them for sale), from the first one by Marisol to one by Chuck Close that never saw the light of day.

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Culinary news about Free Beer and Milkshakes Today – Direct from Schnipper’s : “We will be giving away a free 12 ounce milkshake (chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry) hand dipped from Gifford’s Ice Cream, or an Ice Cream Float, or a 12 ounce draft beer from our selection of 6 American craft beers with the purchase of any burger. It’s available in store only (not on delivery, sorry!) all day from 11 AM to 11 PM.” Read more posts by Daniel Maurer Filed Under: freebies , beer , hamburgers , milkshakes , schnipper’s quality kitchen

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Culinary news about St. Marks Loses One KFC (Korean Fried Chicken), Gains Another – Hanover Caf

Culinary news about Artichoke Basille’s Crew Opens Roast-Beef Sandwich Shop – A roast-beef-sandwich operation poised to open (maybe today) in the old Birdies fried-chicken space is the brainchild of Artichoke’s Francis Garcia and Sal Basille (plus an unaffiliated friend), and joins their nascent pizza-and-zeppole East Village empire. This Little Piggy Had Roast Beef brings to the neighborhood Artichoke’s trademark nostalgia, but no little piggies (“Everybody’s doing pork,” says Garcia)

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Culinary news about Ruby’s Returns to Coney – Vanishing NY, via Forgotten NY, hears the great news that Ruby’s , Cha Cha’s , and other Coney Island boardwalk veterans (including Lola Staar, which moved out last summer) are being allowed by the city (their new landlord) to open again this year. Yay! [ Vanishing NY ] Read more posts by Daniel Maurer Filed Under: reopenings , cha cha’s , coney island , lola staar , ruby’s

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Culinary news about Is Padma Getting a Dell? – A source tells the New York Post that the mystery man who fathered Padma Lakshmi’s baby is Adam Dell, the venture capitalist and brother of Dell founder Michael. Padma’s publicist is keeping mum, but either way, it was her silver fox, Teddy Forstmann, who was at her side during a recent five-day hospitalization.

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Culinary news about Salinger’s Fiction Full of Food; Museums Eschew Cafeterias – • J.D. Salinger’s fiction was filled with food, like the chicken sandwich in Franny and Zooey that signified the rift between Franny and her boyfriend.

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Culinary news about Mr. Chocolate, Jacques Torres, Stashes Cocoa Nibs in Pockets, Rides a Scooter to Sushi – Chocolatier Jacques Torres lost twenty pounds last year by limiting exposure to red meat and rich foods — like the cookies he faces every day at his Hudson Street headquarters. Lucky for him, he doesn’t put chocolate in this category

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