Just over 100 miles south of Denver, it’s a dusty working-class city squatting on the Arkansas River, its streets blessedly free from hordes of tourists. Sadly, Aurora’s Bryan Beard isn’t ranked in the top fifty eaters.By viewing our video content, you are accepting the terms of our.©2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.Paul Hernandez, aka The 'Powder Puff Bandit,' Now Suspected In 5 New Denver Area Bank Robberies,After Fatal Shooting In Walmart Parking Lot, Lakewood Officers Kill Gunman Nearby,Human Remains Discovered In Mesa Verde National Park May Be Mitchell Dale Stehling, Who Went Missing 7 Years Ago,Colorado Department Of Labor, Unemployment Works To Get Lost Wages Assistance Filing Back Online,Netflix Releases Trailer For Chris Watts Documentary: 'American Murder: The Family Next Door',BIG Tiger Muskie Caught At Gross Reservoir Projected To Be 6 Years Old,Denver Police Looking For Suspects In Robbery At Assault At Target Store,Janette Heung Of Boulder Killed In Fall From Wyoming Peak,Aurora Police Defend 'Stand Down' Orders; Twice Walked Away From Arresting Man Who Terrorized Apartment Residents,WATCH: Air-Drop Fish Stocking Operations Bring Trout To Colorado Alpine Lakes. 302 N Grand Ave, Pueblo, CO 81003. Add the canned tomatoes and chiles, roasted green chiles, serrano chiles, cumin, cilantro, cayenne, salt, black pepper and white pepper and bring to a boil. The 40-mile stretch between the Colorado towns of Pueblo and Colorado Springs may be the only place on Earth where you can ask the waitress for a “slopper” and no one will bat an eye. Sloppers generally include grilled buns and are often topped with freshly chopped onions and sometimes french fries. But Pueblo has given the world the slopper. Sancho’s Bar & Grill. Add the chicken broth and stir to combine. PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - COVID-19 may have postponed a lot of our favorite events here, but Pueblo’s slopper eating contest was not one of them.”Thirty-seven and a half total, yeah,” Geoff Esper, the winner of the.Have you ever been so hungry you’ve eaten almost 40 half-pound burgers?“I’ve been doing this so long I just feel normal,” Esper explained. The slopper is served in restaurants and taverns in the Pueblo and Colorado Springs area of Colorado. 4021 Jerry Murphy Rd, Pueblo, CO 81001. 1617 W US HWY 50 Suite 100, Pueblo, CO 81008. Today, more than 25 Pueblo restaurants slop up sloppers, and they're all a little different. Pueblo is none of these things. Like, some food you eat a bunch of it, and then it gets gross, but this one, I wasn’t grossed out by the food at all,” Chestnut said.A new setup and a new winner -- not the one people expected.“It feels good, I mean I don’t have a vendetta to beat him, but it feels good,” Esper said.Watching this bounced between fun, and nauseating.A homicide suspect out of Montana is now in police custody in Colorado after a Pueblo police corporal spotted her on the east side of the city.Authorities in Rochester, New York, say a mass shooting has resulted in fatalities.If you’re looking for something to do this Sunday, look no further than the 2020 Virtual Kidney Walk!The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has set in motion a fierce fight for her seat with less than 50 days until the election.FBI Asks for Public's Help in Finding Suspects in Several Bank Robberies,City of Pueblo Warns Residents of Scam Calls,USPS Settles Lawsuit with State of Colorado,CSU Pueblo Girls Soccer Team Enters Quarantine.Crews worked to contained a massive house fire south of Denver Friday evening.Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) rescued a moose that was getting too comfortable roaming around Colorado Springs.New winner crowned at World Slopper Eating Championship,Montana homicide suspect arrested in Pueblo,Walking this Sunday to raise awareness for kidney disease,Trump to Republican senators: ‘Obligation’ to vote without delay on justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg,Crews battle massive house fire south of Denver; 2 dogs killed,Wildlife officers track, tranquilize and rescue moose that walked into rush hour traffic in Colorado Springs Friday. "The slopper is the perfect Colorado food item because it is Colorado beef smothered in Pueblo … (Photo by Steven Ferdman/WireImage).The competitive eater will try to win the World Slopper eating competition in Pueblo on Saturday. NEW YORK, NY – JULY 04: Joey Chestnut wins the 2018 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest and sets a new record of eating 74 hot dogs in 10 minutes on July 4, 2018 in the Coney Island neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- The winner of second-annual slopper-eating contest Saturday at the Pueblo State Fair this year is Geoff Esper of Massachusetts. Sunset Inn. The Slopper, an open face cheeseburger smothered and swimming in a pork green chili, is certainly good. Created at either Gray's Coors Tavern or the Star Bar* in Pueblo, Colorado, some 40-odd years ago, the original slopper consists of two open-faced cheeseburgers placed in a bowl, with a ladleful of Pueblo green chili smothering them and a sprinkle of raw onions.

Riverside Bar & Grill. Smother it with the city’s famous green chilis and top with raw onions and you’ve got a slopper, Pueblo’s unique contribution to the food world. Turn the heat to low and simmer uncovered, stirring constantly, for 2 to 3 hours.