Sugar and Spice and everything nice

The Crosstown Shootout is arguably

one of the most anticipated

sporting events in Cincinnati,

as the rivalry between Xavier

University and the University of

Cincinnati basketball heats up.

This year, Sugar ‘n' Spice, a local

breakfast diner, hopes to add

to the hype by introducing the

first annual Crosstown Omelette

Challenge, which will be filmed to

give Sugar ‘n' Spice its YouTube

debut.

The Challenge will take place

at 5p.m. on Oct. 5 with the doors

opening at 4p.m. It will cost $20

to register for the event, with

participants receiving a keychain,

mug and Sugar ‘n' Spice's newest

menu item: the "everything but

the kitchen sink" omelette.

The omelette features 12 varieties

of meat, 13 different vegetables,

eight different cheeses

and 16 eggs, ringing in at $57.25,

making it Sugar ‘n' Spice's most

colossal invention yet. Roughly

the size of four Chipotle burritos,

the monstrous omelette is truly a

break-feast.

Participants can enter in teams

of one, two or four, and are welcome

to invite friends to watch

them attempt the challenge.

Admission will cost $10 and include

a key chain, mug and half

stack of Sugar ‘n' Spice's wispy

thin pancakes. Part of the proceeds,

as well as $50 for every

team that completes the challenge,

will be donated to the Cincinnati

Youth Collaborative, which provides

mentoring and college readiness

programs to Cincinnati's

young people.

"People talk about the size of

our omelettes all the time, and

I'm just curious to see if anyone

can do it," owner Steven Frankel

said. "The challenges on the Food

Network seem to pale in comparison

to this."

Sugar ‘n' Spice also began accepting

X-Cash, and distributed

coupons for $2 off a purchase in

every freshman welcome packet.

Frankel hopes to bring in more

Xavier students after 70 years of

business.

"I always look for opportunities

to promote local charities or get

local universities involved. This is

just another way to bring in Xavier

students and give them more dining

options," Frankel said.

To register for the Crosstown

Omelette Challenge, email Sean Comer

at comers@xavier.edu.