Beware of flying pancakes.

Cook Gregg White, also known as “Chris Cakes,” will again be assaulting breakfast fans with his aerial attack Saturday during the annual Veishea Pancake Breakfast.

White will be flipping pancakes from 7:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. to accommodate both early risers and late-comers.

The breakfast will be held just south of the Campanile and will end prior to the beginning of the Veishea Parade.

“Last year, we served 730 people when only 100 tickets were pre-sold,” said Jennifer Spencer, chairwoman for the breakfast. “It makes it pretty tough to estimate how many people will attend, but we hope to serve between 700 and 1,000 people this year.”

This marks the fifth year Veishea’s pancake lovers will be treated to White’s cooking theatrics.

“Not only does he serve great pancakes, but he provides them in an entertaining way,” said Paxton Williams, co-chairman of the special events committee and veteran of White’s breakfasts.

Despite his unorthodox style of serving pancakes, White maintains a zero-casualty rate.

“No, I don’t think anyone has been injured by flying pancakes,” he said. “They’re kind of warm, but I’m fairly certain no one has ever been burned.”

White’s notoriety among the Ames community is one reason for the continued success of the pancake breakfast, Spencer said.

“A major drawing point of this event is Chris Cakes; he makes the breakfast fun,” she said.

Tickets, which cost $4 for adults and $3 for children 10 and under, are available in advance or at the tent.

One ticket is good for an “all-you-can-eat” helping of pancakes, accompanied by sausage and juice.

“In all my years at Veishea, I’ve never found a better bargain than four bucks for an endless stack of pancakes,” said Wes Gray, junior in exercise and sport science. “And I like the sausage links, too.”

Those akin to serving pancakes to a group of only four people may not realize the task involved with providing unlimited pancakes to more than 700 people.

“We’ll use about 60 pounds of pancake mix and roughly 10 cartons of eggs,” White said.

More than 100 pounds of sausage also will be consumed during the breakfast.

Although the pancake breakfast is not typically an enormous money-maker, the proceeds generated from the event will be used to support the Veishea Scholar Program.

The program awards six $500 scholarships annually to incoming freshman.

“Typically, we’re lucky if the pancake breakfast covers its own cost,” Williams said. “But the money it does raise goes to a good cause.”

Luke Foster, recipient of one of the scholarships, recognizes the importance of the program.

“I would encourage the continuation of the Veishea Scholar Program,” said Foster, sophomore in biology. “It has helped me and many others handle the burden of college expenses.”