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Three random steak eating challenges
| 40 oz. porterhouse | Porterhouse for Two | The Porter House | Montvale, NJ | |
| 50 oz. porterhouse | Bull Shipper - defunct | Traildust Steakhouse | Dallas (also Denver), TX | No longer on everyday menu, requires preorder - first competitive eating experience for Sonya Thomas |
| 72 oz. sirloin | 72 Ounce Sirloin - defunct | Rapscallion's Roadhouse Grill | Sparks, NV | No longer offered according to El Toro email |
The New York Times reports that 85 year old former New York City mayor Ed Koch ordered a 32 ounce steak in Buffalo called the Brontosaurus and quit after eating seven bites.
Furious Pete on “Winner’s Bracket”
A clip of “Furious” Pete Czerwinski on yesterday’s Winner’ s Bracket on ABC has been uploaded. In this segment, Pete’s 72 ounce steak video faced off against a NBA summer league dunk in the semifinals of a 16 item tournament.
FuriousPeteWinnersBracket.avi 3 min 8.5 MB
In the first two rounds, the clip defeated a catch by a ballboy and outfielder Jason Bay running into a wall.
Michelle Beadle posted the following comment about the clip to twitter: “@marcelluswiley and I were pulling for u! I’m going to tackle ice cream now”
http://twitter.com/ESPN_Michelle: "More competitive eating in today's show. Why must I love that sport so much!?!?! I'm obsessed. My friends are starting to worry. Help!" (Michelle Beadle's Saturday show is "Winners Bracket" on ABC at 5 pm) update Furious Pete's 72 ounce steak video advanced to the semifinals of a 16-item tournament, where it was defeated by a dunk in a NBA summer league game.
Here is the clip of "Furious" Pete Czerwinski's 72 ounce steak record receiving 2 cheers on Tuesday's Sportsnation on ESPN:
FuriousPeteSportsNation.avi (35 sec 4 MB)
Man vs. Food July 21, 2010 (Puerto Rico) episode links
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"Furious" Pete Czerwinski annouces that his 72 ounce steak video will appear on today's episode of Jim Rome is Burning on ESPN at 4:30 eastern. (Jim Rome is not a competitive eating fan, so his commentary might not be %100 positive.) update A post on the Jim Rome facebook page about the steak video currently has 94 comments. update "Furious" Pete has uploaded the "Final Burn" segment of Jim Rome is Burning about Pete's steak video
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski has uploaded a video of him eating a 72 ounce steak in 6:52 at a CFL game in Hamilton, Ontario Friday.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski's facebook announces that he ate a 72 ounce steak (meat only, no sides) in 6:48, which will be recognized by Guinness as a world record. Pete also won a contest to guess the number of OMG burgers sold by The Catch restaurant in Anaheim.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski will attempt to set a record for eating a 72 ounce steak at the Hamilton, Ontario Tiger-Cats CFL game on Friday.
WGRZ reports that Man vs. Food will record in two Niagara Falls restaurants in Canada this weekend. The challenge for the Niagara Falls episode will be the 48 ounce rib eye at the Riverstone Grill in Grand Island, NY. Buffalo News reports septuagenarian Marilyn Gratto has completed the challenge steak 8 times.
Darren Dunham reports that a Big Texan billboard displays a picture of Joey Chestnut, the record holder for the 72 ounce steak challenge meal.
NBCSanDiego did an article about Michael Luong finishing a 38 ounce steak at Bully's East.
Traders Village in Houston has a gallery of a contest where competitors ate the 72 ounce steak meal from the Big Texan Steak Ranch. Bud Caudill finished his meal in 28 minutes and Donice Krueger was the runner up with a time of just under 40 minutes. (The only faster female time for the 72 ounce steak meal I am aware of is 30 minutes for Carlene LeFevre). The twitter for Ward's House of Prime in Milwaukee reports that Mike Lind completed an 88 oz. prime rib last night and will receive naming rights for the challenge.
Sixteen year old Casey Casasanta, a high school football player and wrestler, is the first to finish the 72 ounce steak at the Country Diner in Enfield, Connecticut.
US Weekly's website has a video of Tori Spelling attempting the 72 ounce steak challenge at the Big Texan in Amarillo from the April 5 season debut of Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood
RXMuscle has videos of the "Whack Pack" visiting the Heart Attack Grill and J & R's Steakhouse in Islip, NY: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Howard has a picture of the 88 ounce steak challenge at Cattleman's Steakhouse in Lindenhurst (Long Island), New York.
The Lone Star Bar and Grill in Brooklyn has an 87 ounce steak challenge that is free if finished by a single diner. (via Jeff Kaplan)
Reuters reports that snowboarder Shaun White named the jump that concluded his gold medal winning performance the "Tomahawk" after a 30 ounce steak he ate at a restaurant in Aspen, Colorado. White said he could have all the "Tomahawk" steaks he wants for free if he returned to Colorado to play with the restaurant owner's son.
The TravelChannel.com announces Dave "MegaMunch" Shoffner's picture of the 120 ounce steak at Gregory's Steakhouse in Allentown, PA has won the Fan vs. Food Photo contest.
Site of a free 48 ounce steak
The 48 ounce steak at Shula’s Steak House does not offer any awards besides being added to the finishers list, but Sam’s Steakhouse in Terre Haute, Indiana and Marshall, Illinois has a 48 ounce steak that is available for free. The time limit is 20 minutes, same as Adam Richman’s goal time. Bodybuilder Isabelle Turell received a free 48 ounce steak in 2008.
Dave “Megamunch” Shoffner is Man v. Food picture finalist
Dave “Megamunch” Shoffner, who has a competitive eating website at http://megamunch.blogspot.com/, is one of the three finalists for the Man vs. Food photo contest. Text A to 66789 to vote for Dave.
You can also vote by tweeting A, B or c to twitter.com/manvfood
update Here is the blog entry on megamunch where the picture of the 120 ounce steak at Gregory’s in Allentown, PA was taken.
update #2 Will Millender at Chick & Ruth’s Delly in Annapolis is #4 in the list of Fan v. Food Photo Contest winners.
Man vs. Food February 3 (live from Miami) episode links
Travel Channel Episode Home Page | Episode Guide | Slideshow | Fan v. Food photo contest
Babe v Food promo videos: Nori (milkshakes) | Jen (chili cheese fries)
Restaurants
- Shula’s Steak House challenge – 48 ounce steak in under 20 minutes
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Finishers database on donshula.com – Taft Parker has completed the challenge over 175 times - Burger & Beer Joint challenge – 10 pound “Mother Burger”
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Video of 4 models (2 female, 2 male) attempting a “Mother Burger” - Joe’s Stone Crab
Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp - La Moon meal – Supermoon Perro Columbian style hot dog
Yelp | Urbanspoon - Sarussi meal – The Sarussi Original 2.5 pound Cuban sandwich
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episode video clip of Adam Richman at Sarussi
411Mania interviews Adam Richman about the episode
list of Miami area eating challenges in the eatfeats database
updated Feb 11 Episode writeups: Slashfood | Sun-Sentinel
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