“Can You Take the Heat?” Cauliflower Hot Wing Challenge
Spicing things up for a good cause, the All Friends Animal Sanctuary is hosting their first-ever ‘Hot Wing Challenge’ tomorrow. Funds from this event benefit the rescued animal residents saved from neglect, abandonment, and abuse in the Vegas valley and beyond.
Local animal liberation group Las Vegas Animal Save is helping organize the event due to having rescued slaughterhouse chickens at the sanctuary. Their belief is that sanctuary work is activism and caretaking for the animal residents is mutual aid.
“If the animals could save themselves, they would,” said Camille Savage, the founder and organizer of Las Vegas Animal Save.
In further honor of the animals, this challenge is fully vegan, with the hot wings made out of cauliflower instead of chicken. Phyto’s Vegan Eats is proudly sponsoring the event by providing all the wings and five different levels of hot sauce. Both being vegan themselves, Phyto’s founders Monica and Anibal Flores believe animals are “friends, not food.”
Phyto’s will also cater the event with their hot dog cart. They’re offering their exclusive ‘Just Wingin’ It’ vegan hot dog, made with crispy buffalo cauliflower wings, diced celery, and carrots, and topped with a creamy vegan ranch. A portion of the proceeds from sales of this hot dog at the event also benefits the sanctuary.
Depending on the success of this event’s debut, the organizers hope to make it an annual event.
The Hot Wing Event
Join the sanctuary tomorrow for a night of fun, games, and delicious vegan food from 6:30 to 9 pm. There will also be music, wading pools, and a nighttime movie. The schedule for the event is as follows:
- 6:30-7:30 pm: Tour of the sanctuary
- 7:45 pm: Watermelon seed spitting contest
- 8:15 pm: Donut-on-a-string contest
- 8:45 pm: Hot Wing Challenge
The event costs $25 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under to enter. The address is provided with ticket purchase. Each ticket includes:
- A tour of the sanctuary
- One entry to the vegan donut-on-string contest
- One entry to the watermelon seed spitting contest
- One Ronald’s vegan donut
- One drink (soda or juice)
- A slice of watermelon
Entry to the hot wing challenge is $10, separate from the ticket price. To purchase tickets, make a payment through the following methods:
- PayPal: AllFriendsAnimal
- Venmo: @AllFriendsAnimalSanctuary
- Zelle: 702-810-1393
- CashApp: $AllFriends
Rules of the Hot Wing Challenge
For those interested in entering the contests, please refer to the rules/info below:
- 🏆 A grand prize will be awarded to the contestant who can handle the increasing heat of each cauliflower wing through 5 rounds of different hot sauces, served by Phyto’s Vegan and starting with their classic Buffalo sauce as the mildest.
- 🌶 Whoever lasts all 5 rounds of the increasing levels of heat or whoever outlasts the other contestant wins! Plant milk will be given only after participants drop out.
- 📌 Also: There will also be a Ronald’s vegan donut-on-a string eating contest AND a watermelon spitting seed contest with prizes for the winners to make this day even better!
Furthermore, Phyto’s is donating a $20 gift card to the winner of the cauliflower hot wing challenge and Starseeds LV is offering a voucher for two items on their amazing vegan menu.
Additional Vendors
In addition to Phyto’s Vegan Eats , several other local food vendors will be at the event as well. Set up on the other side of the wall, they’ll serve the people who didn’t get a ticket to the event.
Nobl Eats LV will be providing their lemonade to quench your thirst, local vegetarian and vegan restaurant Startseeds LV is providing additional vegan eats, while Susie’s Gluten-free Cupcakes and Usagi Bakery will serve their sweet treats!
#GetinMotion for the Animals
All Friends Animal Sanctuary is a private sanctuary for farmed animals. Their mission is to rescue and provide a safe, lifelong home to animals in danger of being slaughtered, neglected, and/or mistreated in Las Vegas and the surrounding area.
To support them, follow the organization on Instagram and Facebook to hear the latest news about the sanctuary and learn about upcoming fundraisers, events, and volunteer opportunities.
To take action in the overall animal save movement here in Las Vegas, you can also follow Las Vegas Animal Save on their Instagram and Facebook as well.
This organization is an extension of the save movement working to raise awareness about animal liberation advocacy in Las Vegas through activism and community collaboration. They bear witness to animals destined for slaughter and advocate for veganism and animal rights.
