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Three random spicy eating challenges
| 25 hot wings | Plucker's Wall of Flme | Plucker's Wing Factory | Austin, TX | also a Dallas location |
| 8 lb. burger | XXX Hot Wings | Jake Melnick's Corner Tap | Chicago, IL | |
| 12 in spicy pizza | Ghost Challenge | Uncle Vito's Too | Fort Collins, CO | cannot drink during challenge, must hold pizza down for 12 minutes |
Youtube has a video of Stephanie Torres eating the challenge burger at Woodside Bar & Grill in Johnstown, PA in 8:55. 40 minutes earlier, she ate the restaurant's spicy burger challenge.
The curry contest held at Kismot Restaurant in Edinburgh requiring hospitalization for two of the competitors is #3 in the London Independent's list of the 10 weirdest stories of 2011. (Susanne Eman's quest to become the world's fattest woman by reportedly eating 20,000 calories a day is #1 in the list)
The Daily Meal has compiled a list of the ten spiciest items available at American restaurants.
Live Science asks the question "Can Eating Too Much Spicy Food Kill You?" (via NY Daily News)
The Daily Mail reports that a spicy curry contest held in Edinburgh, Scotland hospitalized two competitors.
Heat Seekers will debut on the Food Network July 22 at 10 pm eastern. The show will be focused on the spiciest foods in the United States and will fill the time slot formerly occupied by Outrageous Food.
Easy Reader News reports that a diner at Amigos Tacos in Huntington Beach, CA was hospitalized after completing a ghost pepper burrito challenge.
Man vs. Food Nation Tulsa episode links
Travel Channel Episode Guide | Episode Map
Restaurants
- Joe Momma’s challenge – “Incinerator” spicy pizza
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
Tulsa World article about recording - Bill’s Jumbo Burgers meal – Double Okie Chili Cheeseburger
Urbanspoon | Yelp
Tulsa World article about recording - The Spudder Restaurant meal – “The Gusher” 22 oz. prime rib
Home Page | Yelp - Anns’ Bakery
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
Man vs. Food recorded at Elote where the challenge was the house taco record, but that segment appears to have been cut from the episode.
List of Tulsa eating challenges and contests in the eatfeats database.
Man vs. Food Nation Tampa episode links
Travel Channel Episode Guide | Restaurant & Activity Map | Gallery | Blog Entry
TampaBay.com blog entry about episode
Restaurants
- Rapscallions challenge – Davy Jones Spicy Wings
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
Facebook wall gallery – has pictures of challenge finishers and episode recording
TBO.com and TampaBay.com articles about challenge
Video of three men attempting challenge - Skipper’s Smokehouse meal – alligator ribs
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp - Aguila Sandwich Shop meal – Cubano sandwiches
Urbanspoon | Yelp
List of Tampa Bay area eating challenges and contests in the eatfeats database
The first episode of the second season of Outrageous Food will be televised on the Food Network tonight at 10 pm eastern. The restaurants will be Mallie’s Sports Grill and Bar in Southgate, MI (meal 100+ pound burger), Bad Boyz Bistro in Bedford, PA (meal hot wings) and Three Brothers Bakery in Houston, TX (meal pies baked into cakes). Altoona Mirror has an article about Bad Boyz Bistro's appearance.
Hunt Strong has a blog entry about Man vs. Food: Nation recording at Rapscallions in Land O Lakes, Florida on Friday. On of the diners attempting the challenge was professional wrestler Jerry Sags, half of The Nasty Boys tag team.
NY Magazine's Grub Street blog reports that Man v. Food Nation recorded at Rack & Soul yesterday where three Harlem Globetrotters attempted a spicy sandwich challenge. (via Harlem Bespoke)
The Dallas Observer reports that a judge at the Fiery Food Challenge was hospitalized after sampling a hot sauce.
Spanky's in Leesburg, Virginia (west Washington, DC area) will hold a "Hell Night" on Saturday. The first person to eat 10 progressively hotter wings will receive $100. The event will be recorded by the Food Network (probably for Outrageous Food).
Andrew Lane has a blog entry about competing in a wing eating contest at Rock Rest in Golden, Colorado recorded for an upcoming episode of Outrageous Food.
Outrageous Food Jan 7, 2010 (“Nuclear Wings”) episode links
Food Network episode guide
Restaurants
- Lumpy’s Diner (Antioch, CA) challenge – “Intimidator” 6+ pound breakfast combo & Kitchen Sink 12 egg omelet
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
Gallery of filming session
Videos of Jessica’s attempts at Lumpy’s challenges: “Intimidator” | Dog Pounder Burger
Blog entries by Stephanie Wu about Lumpy’s challenges: Kitchen Sink omelet | Dog Pounder Burger - The Flying Monkey (Philadelphia) meal – “Pumpple” Pie (apple & pumpkin pie baked in a chocolate cake)
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
Appearance of the Pumpple Cake on the Rachael Ray show - CK’s Wing-N-Things (Johnstown, PA) meal – “Nuclear Hell” wings (6 million Scoville units)
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
Gallery of Nuclear Hell record holder
Tribune-Democrat article about filming at CK’s
List of Oakland / East Bay eating challenges & contests in the eatfeats database
List of Philadelphia eating challenges & contests in the eatfeats database
List of Pittsburgh eating challenges & contests in the eatfeats database
"Casting calls" for hot wing eaters on two upcoming episodes of "Outrageous Food" have been posted: Badboyz Bistro in Bedford, Pennsylvania needs five people (3 men and 2 women) to eat its "Hellraiser" wings on January 3 and Rock Rest in Golden, CO is looking for hot wing eaters for recording sessions on January 9 and 13.
The Daily Mail reports that a greenhouse in Cumbria, England has developed the Naga Viper pepper by crossing three spicy peppers. The pepper has a Scoville rating of 1,359,000 and can reportedly strip paint.
“Outrageous Food” December 3, 2010 (Super Spicy Sushi) links
Food Network Episode Guide
Restaurants
- Bartolini’s Midlothian, IL (South Chicago area) meal – 10 pound meatball sandwich
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
PDF file about the challenge
Southtown Star article about the challenge – an unnamed man from Minnesota is the only person to finish the sandwich alone
picture of the four woman team that will attempt the challenge in tonight’s episode - Yagumo Sushi Van Nuys, CA meal – #10 spicy sushi roll
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Online wall of fame - Slaw Dogs Pasadena, CA meal – hot dogs
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Erik Denmark wins Battle of the Bhut (Jolokia) wing contest
update Nov 15 Val Bromann has a blog entry about post-contest events.
update Nov 13 #2 Val Bromann has a blog entry and gallery
update Nov 13 NBCChicago has an article with some pictures.
The eatingcontest twitter has full results (but not full names): “CLC&Jake Larry w/25, TCortina–22, BTaylor/DSolomon/JSander w/19, GFacini–15, JBrown–13″
Jake Melnick’s facebook has a gallery
9:07 Crawfish has the top 3
1) Erik Denmark 35
2) Pat Bertoletti 34
3) Tim Brown 33
4T) Crazy Legs Conti 25
4T) Jake Larry 25
6) Tom Cortina 22
7T) Ben Taylor 19
7T) Dave Solomon 19
7T) J. Sander 19
10) G Facini 15
11) J Brown 13
7:17 Joey Chestnut is reportedly at Jake Melnick’s
AOLNews has a preview of the contest in which Pat Bertoletti, Tim “Gravy” Brown and Crazy Legs Conti offer their techniques for minimizing the peppers’ spiciness.
Geri Salmon, runner-up to Jo “Gavonne” Rose in last week’s Doritos eating contest, interviewed Pat Bertoletti about his training regimen.
Sean “Wrecking Ball” Brockert is broadcasting live on facebook. (via Will Millender)
Nitally's Thai-Mex Cuisine in St. Petersburg, FL has a ghost pepper soup challenge that awards $150 if the soup is finished in under 30 minutes.
Zach Fowle has a blog entry for the Phoenix New Times about tying for first place in at the Arizona Taco Festival Hot Chili Pepper Eating contest. Competitors ate ghost chili peppers in the final two rounds of the contest.
IFOCE.com announces that registration for the Battle of the Bhut (Jolokia pepper) wing eating contest at Jake's Corner Tap in Chicago on November 11 will open tomorrow at 11 am eastern.
29-95 reports that Brett Cady and James Beck both broke the record for the "El Diablo" spicy burger challenge at the Rockwell Tavern and Grill in Cypress, Texas.
The New York Times science section has an article about how humans enjoy eating spicy peppers.
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