Could You Eat 100 Burritos in 100 Days? — The Bold Italic — San Francisco

By Molly Sanchez

In the pursuit of enlightenment some people climb mountains, some hike thousands of miles, and others travel to faraway destinations. Local comedian Kristee Ono ate burritos. A freaking shit-ton of burritos: 100 of them in 100 days, to be exact.

Ono started this very San Francisco challenge on a whim. She’d had a week many of us are quite familiar with: the kind where you accidentally eat a burrito every day. After friends started teasing her about how long she could keep that dining habit going, she decided to challenge herself to 100 days of burritos. She kept track of her prowess via a her Tumblr.

Ono at the beginning of the challenge (Oct 2014)

The burritoathon started in October and since then Ono has tasted much of what this city has to offer. As far as favorites go, Ono agrees with the famous Burrito Bracket and likes the dorado burrito at La Taqueria, but her neighborhood spot, Gordo’s, will always have her heart(attack). Still, she is not one to discriminate. Burritos from Taco Bell and Chipotle made their way onto her list more than once. There’s something beautiful about that kind of egalitarian enthusiasm. Heck, there’s probably a tortured metaphor to be made, something like “Some days are La Taqueria, others are Taco Bell.” Ono gathered with friends and family at Papalote in The Mission at the end of last week to eat her 100th burrito. She chose the fabled “Triple Threat,” named for its combination of steak, shrimp, and chicken.

This challenge had its own challenges of course: Ono says she’s put on some weight, but anyone who knew her beforehand has trouble noticing it. “My face feels fatter,” she says, “and my pants don’t fit.” But she adds, “I’m so happy and satisfied.”

Ono’s post-100th burrito plans include eating one more burrito — and a juice cleanse as sort of a bodily restart.

She calls the challenge “the beginning of a new level of participation in life,” and says that it helped her to be less apathetic. “I could do anything, but faced with anything, I did nothing,” Ono says of her pre-challenge life. She says the experience taught her that putting effort and dedication towards a long-term goal, even a silly one, is totally delicious and worthwhile.

The final remains of Ono’s 100th Burrito. ( December 2015)

Photos via Tumblr

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