Beau Chevassus rolled up to the Enumclaw Jack in the Box drive-thru and ordered a Jumbo Jack with twenty extra patties. That alone is a very large sandwich but he didn’t stop there; it contained the makings of several sandwiches, as well as two fried eggs and onion rings. The behemoth handed to him at the window clocked in at $38.23, an estimated 9,000 calories and measured over a foot tall. It was named “The Kraken”.
The adventure was captured on YouTube and news agencies around the country took notice. ABC News, The Today Show and The Huffington Post were among the outlets to give Chevassus’ creation a bit of attention.
Yes, he actually ate the concoction and a week later, Chevassus still hadn’t finished but said he has every intention of doing so.
“Heck, I paid good money for it,” he said. “At close to 1,000 calories per sitting, it’s taking me a long time to finish it. I’ve been running a lot to make up for it.”
This isn’t his first rodeo. Chevassus is a YouTube partner and got the idea for The Kraken after a previous video of his went viral. The previous escapade resulted in a $47.30 frappuccino, ordered from the Enumclaw Starbucks. Skeptics may balk at the irreverence of ordering such extravagant menu items in the name of humor, but that is exactly why he does it, said Chevassus.
“I treat editing a video as a blank canvas,” he said. “I have connected my artistic passion with my faith but every once in awhile, I have to do something completely irreverent.”
Chevassus is the president of Knok Studios, a non-profit group that provides creative media for organizations that wouldn’t normally be able to afford it. As a theater and religion major from Whitworth University, he is passionate about media artistry and doing good work with the talents he has. But every so often, he gets the hankering for something a little less serious, he said.
Chevassus lives in Enumclaw with his wife and young daughter. As a self proclaimed “adventure videographer” his YouTube channel is called BeauCh, where viewers will find “viral videos, comedy, martial art films, hidden camera stuff, & a few thought-provoking short films.” Collectively, his videos have garnered over 20 million views.
He also teaches a christian-based form of mixed martial arts, called Kalos Agon, at Combat Sports and Fitness in Enumclaw.
“I throw myself 100 percent into whatever peaks my interest,” said Chevassus.
The question is, what’s next? Only time will tell what Enumclaw’s own “adventure videographer” has in store but he hinted at the possibility of a dessert.
For more information about Chevassus’ local adventures, as well as his global ones, please visit his website.
