Montana State Society President Jayne Leffingwell wants hospitality heavy Spike Mendelsohn to man up and get his own thing going.  

“Mendelsohn aka the Ballburglar, is attempting to hijack The Montana State Society’s signature event ‘The DC Testy Fest’ by hosting his own DC Festicle. While a testivus for the rest of us sounds fun, stealing our original sack lunch is not ‘Good Stuff,’” Leffingwell said in a tongue-in-cheek statement.  

The Montana State Society has done its part to exalt the nether regions-related nosh for more than  a decade now . Mendelsohn is jumping into the fray on Sept. 21 with the unveiling of Spiked Events’ debut soiree , a come-as-you-are affair featuring live music, micro wrestling, circus performers and culinary cook-offs.  

Per Festicle promotional materials, Mendelsohn is expected to face off against fellow toques Erik Bruner-Yang, of Toki Underground fame, and Tim Ma, the driving force behind Maple Ave and the newish Water & Wall , in a “Top Chef-style” competition where the contestants will have to conjure up some tasty from the featured testes.  

And that just rubs Leffingwell raw.  

“With more than 750+ attendees going nuts and consuming nearly 200 lbs of testicles this year, we like to consider ourselves the reigning rocky mountain oyster aficionados,” she maintained.  

“The ball is in your court Mr. Mendelsohn. We’ll see how you measure up,” Leffingwell said.  

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