Three random Bakersfield eating challenges
| big burritos | Arturo Grande Burrito | La Mina Mexican Restaurant | Bakersfield, CA | |
| 2.5 lb. burger | The Big Bad Bull Shed Burger | The Bull Shed Bar & Grill | Bakersfield, CA | includes 2.5 lb. french fries |
| 12 stuffed pizza | The Beast | Jimano's Pizza | Bakersfield, CA | prize increases $5 with each failed challenge |
Naader Reda has a blog entry and video about attempting the 30 inch pizza challenge at Cataldo's in Bakersfield, CA with Stephanie Torres. update Bakersfield.com has a blog entry about the challenge.
Naader Reda & Stephanie Torres attempt NV/CA challenges
Naader Reda has a three part series about the meals he ate with Stephanie Torres in the Las Vegas area (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3) After Nevada, they attempted the following challenges in California: Cataldaldo’s 10 lb. team pizza challenge in Bakersfield, El Tortillon 9 lb. burrito in Fresno (only previous finisher Aubrey Koehn), Pho Kitchen challenge in Fresno and Big Mama’s & Papa’s 36 inch two person challenge (with two toppings).
Bakersfield.com reports that Takeru Kobayashi ate 5 hot dogs in 55 seconds at an exhibition at last night's Bakersfield Condors minor league hockey game.
Takeru Kobayashi will be at the Bakersfield Condors arena tonight at 6 pm to greet fans. He will be doing a hot dog eating demonstration during a break between periods and not competing against other fans.
The Bakersfield Condors have produced a commercial about Takeru Kobayashi's appearance at their game Friday night.
The website for the Bakersfield Condors minor league hockey team announces that Takeru Kobayashi will be competing against locals in a hot dog eating contest during a January 7 game.