Archive for February, 2010

The “eating power” of native British Columbians

February 28, 2010 at 10:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating and Society, Vancouver

There might have been some historical basis to have competitive eating as a demonstration sport in the Vancouver Olympics. TheTyee.ca has an article from 2004 about the “tsatlsqulalitut” or eating power of the Salish tribe of coastal British Columbia and Washington State:

Powers played an important role in Coast Salish culture. There were many kinds, including, but not limited to, the powers of a shaman, and any adult ought to have one or more. A person with eating power ate normally most of the time. But when challenged or challenging, the same person would eat vast quantities of food without showing the slightest sign of discomfort.

The article retells a story of an old man who ate two sides of beef and washed it down with a barrel of water.

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A twitpic caption reports Eugene "the Asian Sensation" won today's eating contest at the Chicago Wingfest.

February 28, 2010 at 10:11 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Contest Results, Other Contests | Permalink * Comments

Out of the Park Burgers in Central Islip, NY has a "eat for the cycle" challenge in which a diner who can eat a single, double, triple and home run burger in under 30 minutes will receive all four sandwiches for free.

February 28, 2010 at 8:13 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Long Island | Permalink * Comments (8)

Michelle Beadle of ESPN's SportsNation concurs with columnist Jemele Hill that if she could trade jobs with anybody for a day, it would be Adam Richman of Man vs. Food

February 28, 2010 at 1:09 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:ESPN, Man vs. Food | Permalink * Comments

MrBaconPants reports that Manni Balignasay has won the eating contest held at the Iowa Bacon Festival for the third year in a row.

February 27, 2010 at 9:25 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Des Moines, Other Contests | Permalink * Comments

Ed Krachie’s niece covers & competes in steerburger contest

February 27, 2010 at 1:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Albany, Other Contests, Videos

CapitalNews9 has a video of Erin Connolly covering and eating french fries in yesterday’s steerburger contest in Albany. Ms. Connolly claims to be the niece of 1996 Nathan’s champion Ed Krachie. Nicklaus Schultz won the contest by eating 7 steerburgers in 20 minutes.

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Man v Food at Melt Bar & Grilled

February 27, 2010 at 12:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cleveland, Man vs. Food, Sandwich Eating Challenges

CandisAshley and LaurelMackenzie report that Man vs. Food is recording at Melt Bar and Grilled in Lakewood, Ohio today. update Dana Cahill has some pictures. update March 1 A facebook gallery is available.

update March 2 BrokenHeadphones has a blog entry about the filming.

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The Krystal in Bradenton, Florida will hold a burger eating contest March 7 awarding $175 in Krystal gift cards.

February 27, 2010 at 7:58 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Sarasota | Permalink * Comments (1)

The New York Times has an article and blog entry about how customers of Ike's Place have overrun the neighborhood it is located in after the sandwich shop appeared on the San Francisco episode of Man vs. Food

February 26, 2010 at 11:02 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Man vs. Food, San Francisco | Permalink * Comments

Yale Divinity School held a conference to ensure “that the devastating effects of the watermelon [eating contest] incident don’t happen again”

February 26, 2010 at 4:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Bridgeport, College Contests | Permalink * Comments

Asylum DC in Washington, DC will hold a taco eating contest on St. Patrick's Day that will award a $100 bar tab to the winner.

February 26, 2010 at 7:39 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:District of Columbia, Other Contests | Permalink * Comments

Brush News Tribune has an article on Digger's Diner in Brush, Colorado and its 6 pound "State Champion Burger", which will be on sale for $25 in March.

February 26, 2010 at 1:39 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Colorado | Permalink * Comments (2)

Recently opened Chantz Sports Bar & Grill in Myrtle Beach, SC offers a five pound burger which is free if finished in 35 minutes.

February 26, 2010 at 1:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Myrtle Beach | Permalink * Comments

Frank's Chop House in Houston will offer a foot long hot dog eating challenge that will be free for diners who finish it the first week of March.

February 25, 2010 at 4:02 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hot Dog Eating Challenges, Houston | Permalink * Comments

Running2EatEating2Run is a new blog set up to document the author's marathon / ultramarathon training and post-run eating challenges.

February 25, 2010 at 3:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments

Post-Gazette.com: Double Wide Grill in Pittsburgh will hold a tofu wing eating contest next month. (Qualifiers March 11 & 18, finals March 25 to award a $100 gift card to Whole Foods)

February 25, 2010 at 8:14 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Other Contests, Pittsburgh | Permalink * Comments

"Furious" Pete Czerwinski is taking suggestions for possible future eating stunts on his facebook page.

February 25, 2010 at 2:23 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski | Permalink * Comments

“Hot Tub Time Machine” writer previously wrote “AYCE” movie

February 24, 2010 at 10:15 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Movies

The first screenplay written by Josh Heald (twitter), writer of the upcoming movie “Hot Tub Time Machine” (March 26 release), was “All You Can Eat”, a comedy set in the world of competitive eating. To research his subject, Heald competed in the 2006 Nathan’s Las Vegas qualifier and ate 11 hot dogs in 12 minutes. (Joey Chestnut was the first American to break 50 hot dogs at that contest.) The Los Angeles Times reports that Heald won the amateur competition at the 2006 chili cheese fries eating contest.

Josh Heald’s IMDB page lists “All You Can Eat” as “In Development”. The script was sold to New Line in 2004.

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Man vs. Food is recording at Steve's Gyros and the Westside Market in Cleveland today. update Man vs. Food is recording at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on February 25.

February 24, 2010 at 12:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cleveland, Man vs. Food | Permalink * Comments (58)

Andrew Lane has a blog entry about attempting the Apollo Challenge 20 inch cheesesteak sandwich at A Taste of Philly.

February 24, 2010 at 8:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Denver, Sandwich Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (3)

The website for the Stanford student newspaper has a picture of Joey Chestnut competing in a hot dog eating contest with Robbie Zimbroff, who wants to be the Stanford tree mascot.

February 23, 2010 at 11:00 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:College Contests, Joey Chestnut, San Jose | Permalink * Comments (3)

The annual Steerburger eating contest at Sutter's Mill in Albany, NY will take place on Friday. The first prize is $100 cash, concert tickets, dinner for four at Sutter’s, a Miller Lite refrigerator and a T-shirt.

February 23, 2010 at 2:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Albany, Other Contests, Prizes | Permalink * Comments

Mike Dobranski has a blog entry about his attempt to finish the Double Colossal burger at First Food and Bar in Las Vegas, which is now known as "The Dobranski".

February 23, 2010 at 2:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Las Vegas | Permalink * Comments

PhoenixvilleNews has an article on the wife of Rick "the Manager", Sherri Russo, who will represent Collegeville in the Mrs. Pennsylvania pageant in March. Like Ed "Cookie" Jarvis, Sherri Russo has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

February 23, 2010 at 2:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Pennsylvania, Wing Bowl | Permalink * Comments (8)

Virgilio's Pizza has a video of Patrick Vandam eating 8 pounds of the 11 pound "Hugilio #1" challenge pizza. The smallest challenge pizza, the "Hugilio #3" is no longer available.

February 23, 2010 at 8:01 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Denver, Patrick Vandam, Videos | Permalink * Comments (1)

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