That's right. Every year Campus Progress interns spend a week scouring DC for every last pig-in-blanket, mini-muffin, and embassy cocktail.

Each intern will compete to see who can unearth and consume the most delectable free cuisine from Hill receptions, think tank talks, embassy parties, and other events to which they were not invited. The aim is to shine a spotlight not only on the ruthlessness of starving interns but also on the opulence and abundance of food served across the political spectrum by and for Washington power players.

Beginning tomorrow, three interns a day will compete in qualifying rounds, documenting their trials and tribulations on Social Capital.  All of their meals, snacks, and crumbs from the floor must be free (not previously bought by the eater or purchased immediately before by another party specifically for the eater).

At the end of the day, a panel of Campus Progress foodies will vote on who should advance to the winner-take-all battle royale on Tuesday July 22nd. But we also need your help to figure out who tops the charts at finding sumptuous salmon, heavenly chocolate cake, or braised lamb shanks --so please comment on posts to make the case for one intern over another.

The champion of the free food-a-thon will receive, appropriately, a free lunch at a restaurant of his/her choice.

So get ready for to read about interns dining on roasted red snapper chermula with artichoke rémoulade and fresh Maryland crabcakes. Or how about potato gnocchi with asparagus and tomatoes, gorgonzola ravioli with sautéed sausage and onions, veal scaloppini with marsala sauce, and tiramisu?

Let the battle begin.