WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts Pleasure & Pain of "Hell Night" Hot Stuff Sarah Bush (left) and Morning Edition host Bob Oakes (right) after sampling "Hell Night" delicacies. By Bob Oakes Producer: Sarah Bush Web Producer: Ken George Listen to story (Real Audio) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - October 31, 2007 - When a waitress dressed as a devil delivers a dish that makes your eyes water and your nose run, you know you're at "Hell Night." The East Coast Grill launched this culinary extravaganza as an annual event 15 years ago. Now, it's so popular that the Cambridge restaurant is packed for "Hotter Than Hell" nights three times a year for three nights in a row. "Dr. Pepper" presents an honorary T-shirt to a patron who completed his full serving of "Pasta from Hell." This Halloween week, WBUR's Bob Oakes decided to do something really scary: test his taste buds and intestinal fortitude. Recovering between bites, he talked with the East Coast Grill chef/owner Chris Schlesinger. Five-bomb Calamari RELATED LINKS The East Coast Grill Post your "Hell Night" pics to our flickr group! Boston Herald: Hub chefs share tales of extreme dining Video Watch Bob Oake's reaction to the "Pasta from Hell."    From The WBUR Newsroom Obama's Acceptance Speech DENVER, CO (August 29, 2008) Barack Obama has formally accepted the Democratic Party's nomination to run in the presidential race. Convention Notebook Day 5 DENVER, CO (August 29, 2008) "Snapshots, moments burned in:" That's how WBUR's Bob Oakes remembers conventions and campaigns. In his Convention Notebook today, Bob reflects on his outstanding memories of the 2008 DNC. The Dukakis Perspective DENVER, CO (August 29, 2008) 20 years ago, Michael Dukakis was the Democratic candidate for president. Now this year's convention is over, we talk with him about what Barack Obama and Joe Biden need to do to win the general election. Previewing the DNC Finale DENVER, CO (August 28, 2008) WBUR's Bob Oakes joins us live from Mile High stadium, where, tonight, Democrats will cap off their 2008 convention with a speech by the Party's nominee, Barack Obama.