The facebook for Jose's La Jolla reports that Joey Chestut will compete in the flauta eating contest Sunday.
Archive for November, 2009
Dan Gross' column for philly.com has Dave "U.S. Male" Goldstein's reaction to the continuation of the amateur-only restriction for Wing Bowl entrants. John Squibb may not be allowed to defend his title due to his winnings in independent contests.
Wylie News has a report on the rib eating contest sponsored by Bily Sims BBQ focusing on third place amateur Troy Cox.
Pat "from Moonachie" Philbin has uploaded a picture of his appearance in a promo for the November 30 episode of Cake Boss
Herald-Dispatch on Dale Boone in WV
The Herald Dispatch has an article about Dale Boone’s recent trip to West Virginia where he won $1,000 in a pumpkin pie eating contest and and an article about Hillbilly Hot Dogs where Boone set the record for the Homewrecker hot dog challenge.
Greg "The Floss" Moss, top performer in all the qualifiers for Jose's flauta eating contest, has a facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/MossTheFloss documenting his recent success in southern California eating contests.
The NWTimes has a report on yesterday's "Mommy's Little Piggy" mashed potato eating contest inspired by the movie A Christmas Story. Stormy Lang (a woman) won the adult division.
Dale Boone wins Chitlin Strut contest
The Aiken Standard reports that Dale Boone won the eating contest held at the Chitlin Strut in Salley, SC. Dylan Davidson was second. update The Augusta Chronicle has an article reporting that Dale Boone claims to have just returned from a cobra eating contest in Bangalore, India.
update #2 Jamie Brinck has a contest video
Andrew "A-Bomb" Lane's twitter reports that he and Jimmy Mares finished the 7 pound burrito at Jack-n-Grill and cut their previous personal best time in half. update A blog entry about the challenges has been posted.
“Abuse Room” open thread
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Youtube has a video of an eating contest between Natsuko "Gal" Sone and an eleven person team. Tickets for the December 18 & 19 premiere showings of Nacho Mountain at the Grand Theater in East Greenville, Pennsylvania can be purchased online.
NBCChicago reports that "Mommy's Little Piggy" mashed potato eating contest inspired by the movie A Christmas Story will take place in Hammond, Indiana tomorrow.
Furious Pete T-shirts are now available with a logo inspired by the Superman symbol. AZStar has an interview with Adam Richman to promote next week's episode of Man vs. Food set in Tuscon.
(via The Deadbolt) Paula Patton of the movie Precious competed against Jay Leno in an In N Out Burger eating contest on last night's episode of the Jay Leno Show. Howie Mandel served as judge.
Thanksgiving eating contest videos
Happy Thanksgiving. Here are links to videos of Thanksgiving eating contests from previous years
- 2004 Pumpkin pie eating contest won by Eric “Badlands” Booker (another video)
- 2005 Turkey eating contest won by Sonya Thomas
- 2006 Turkey eating contest won by Pat Bertoletti
- 2007 Spike TV “Turkey Bowl” turkey & cranberry sauce eating contests (43 min)
update Commenting has been turned off for this post and the most recent comments have been moved to the “abuse room” thread.
Joey Chestnut does KNBR interview on 26th birthday
(from Paul Davis email) Joey Chestnut spent a portion of his 26th birthday today doing an interview with KNBR. A 30 minute podcast of his appearance is available. Some notes from the podcast:
- Joey attributes his defeat at the 2009 Asparagus Festival to the first wave of the swine flu
- Joey says he receives $30,000 – $40,000 for competing in Nathan’s
- Joey calls Pat Bertoletti his “little brother” (Joey’s comments about Pat, Eater X, Sonya Thomas and “El Wingador” occur at the 15 minute mark of the podcast.)
- A caller asks Joey how he compares to Eddie “Bozo” Miller
“Humanly Impossible” press release
Will Millender’s twitter has a link to a press release promoting the December 6 episodes of Humanly Impossible on the National Geographic Channel. The paragraph about competitive eaters follows:
Pete Czerwinski and Will Millender are speed eaters who can down more than 20 hamburgers in five minutes. These elite competitors are capable of eating up to three times the amount of food that someone with a normal stomach could handle. Using a real-time X-ray device, Humanly Impossible takes a look inside their bodies to uncover the secrets behind their gastrointestinal prowess.
Will Millender says he has another possible upcoming appearance on network TV.
Man vs. Food November 25 (Little Rock, Arkansas) episode links
Travel Channel: episode guide | slideshow
Meal Sites
- The Mean Pig BBQ challenge – sandwich with “Shut Up Juice” sauce
Home Page | Facebook | Citysearch | Yelp
KATV article and gallery - Cothan’s Mercantile meal – Quadruple hubcap Hamburger
Home Page | Citysearch | Yahoo | Urbanspoon
Blog entry about Food Network Magazine listing the hubcap burger as the best burger in Arkansas - Osborne Family Farm (not a restaurant)
Family home page | BBQ page
episode commercial about the farm
List of Little Rock eating challenges in the eatfeats database.
The twitter for the Ok Auto Exchange in Oklahoma City announces that a donut eating contest will take place tomorrow night awarding $600 ($300 to the winner).
Rick the Manager: Wing Bowl 18 amateur only
Rick “The Manager” Russo has emailed that Wing Bowl 18 was officially announced on 610 WIP AM this morning. The contest will take place on February 5, 2010 and will be for amateurs only like Wing Bowl 17.
update Jan 12 This thread is now closed to additional comments. If the dispute between Rick & his critic must proceed, it should continue via email.
Buckhead Saloon in Raleigh, NC will hold a pumpkin pie eating contest awarding $200 on Wednesday.
Jimmy "Jimineater" Mares has posted some pictures on the Man v Food facebook wall of his completion of a 7 pound burrito and a one pound dessert at Jack n Grill.
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