Chris Pratt said he decided to eat a whole rack of ribs in every take of a scene on 'Parks and Recreation' — and they took 12 takes

14 Feb 2020, 10:37 by Hayley Peppin

Chris Pratt recalled the time he ate 16 racks of ribs during a day filming “Parks and Recreation” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday.
Pratt said that in a bid to get some screen time in a scene where he had no lines, he decided it would be funny to eat a rack of ribs per take at the show’s fictional “Jurassic Fork” restaurant.
Pratt said if the cameras caught him, he would “absolutely be inhaling ribs,” making his costar Nick Offerman laugh.
“I went through 12 racks of ribs, which is the equivalent of six pigs,” Pratt said.
Pratt said he then had a further four racks of ribs at lunch because it was made by the same catering company that supplied the food for “Jurassic Fork.”
“I sat down with another four racks of ribs next to Nick [Offerman]. And ate the ribs, and I got a big laugh. I gave myself a food coma,” Pratt told Kimmel.
Watch the interview in full below.
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