Three random Los Angeles eating challenges
| 36 oz. burger | Sumo Challenge | Fuku Burger | Los Angeles, CA | |
| spicy pizza | Dr. Death's Suicide Pie | Luigi Ortega's | Pasadena, CA | |
| 3 big bowls | Pho Challenge | Pho Super Bowl | Alhambra, CA |
Johnnie Excel has uploaded a video of his attempt at the 36 inch pizza challenge at Big Mama's & Papa's pizza in Burbank, CA with an unnamed friend.
Wreckless Eating has started a sub-channel devoted to Naader Reda, who has posted a blog entry about doing three Los Angeles challenges in four hours and a behind the scenes outtake clip from various eating contests and challenges.
LosAngeles.Craigslist.org has a casting call for 8th, 9th and 10th graders who want to appear on a new program described as "Wild & Crazy Kids meets Man vs. Food". The program will be hosted by an unnamed Disney Channel star.
Naader Reda finishes his souther California series with an account of attempting the 36 inch pizza two person challenge with Stephanie Torres at Big Mama's and Papa's Pizzeria in Burbank.
Swimsuit model Gemma Lee Farrell has a picture of herself with a finisher's certificate for the XXX Challenge at Fatburger in North Hollywood, CA.
The Chick-fil-A at the University of Southern California will hold a nugget eating contest for two person teams on March 27. The registration deadline is March 17 and the entrance fee is $40.
Johnnie Excel announces he won the corn dog eating contest held at Festival of the Kite in Redondo Beach, CA with a total of 14 corn dogs in 5 minutes. Frank "The Tank" Paulin was the runner up.
The Nathan's Famous in Hawthorne, CA closed earlier this year so there will be a new site for the southern California qualifier.
The Festival of the Kite in Redondo Beach, CA will hold a corn dog eating contest on March 11 awarding $200.
The metal band Municipal Waste will hold a burger eating contest against four randomly chosen fans in Hawthorne, CA on Friday.
FamousMixerDude has a video of a sushi eating contest held at the Japanese Food & Sake Collection in Los Angeles won by Kevin Ross.
Naader Reda was the first person to finish the 28 inch pizza challenge at Big Mama's & Papa's Pizza in Burbank, CA. He needed 46 minutes to finish the 9 pound pizza.
The LA Times has a video from the Beef Bowl where members of the University of Wisconsin's football team outate the University of Oregon's team by a total of 723 pounds of prime rib to 612. Wisconsin lineman Travis Frederick reportedly ate 88 ounces of steak. Madison.com has a gallery.
College Football Talk reports that University of Oregon offensive lineman Mark Asper applied the Heimlich maneuver on a man choking during the pre-Rose Bowl "Beef Bowl" eating contest held at Lawry's in Beverly Hills. The choking man was the father of an Oregon student and apparently not participating in the "Beef Bowl".
Another promo video of Suzilla has been uploaded where Suzanne French competes in a wing eating contest at D's Takeout Grill.
LosAngeles.Craigslist.org has a request for a C-List actor or better to compete in a Big Mac eating contest.
Kevin Ross and Naader Reda were the first people to complete the 7 pound kosher burrito challenge at Pizza World in Los Angeles this weekend.
Johnnie Excel announces that he won today's taco eating contest at Cafe Cabo in La Verne, CA with a total of 22 tacos in 5 minutes.
Cafe Cabo in La Verne, CA will hold a taco eating contest on November 26 awarding $200 to the winner.
Tonight's episode of Man v Food: Nation will feature food trucks. The challenge will be the six pound burrito from the White Rabbit Truck in Los Angeles, which has only been finished by Aaron Ybarra and Naader Reda. The Taco Bus in Tampa will be another visited restaurant.
The Spin Lounge in Whittier, CA will hold qualifiers for its wing eating contest today and September 14. The finals on September 24 will award $200 to the winner.
Long videos of last month's IFOCE rib (23 minutes) and gyoza (8 minutes) eating contests are available on youtube.
Johnny Excel won yesterday's cheesesteak eating contest at Philly's Best in San Dimas, CA by eating 6.5 sandwiches in 12 minutes.
Pat Bertoletti sets Nisei Week gyoza record, Matt Stonie 2nd
update Aug 23 The Rafu Shimpo has a contest writeup reporting that Sonya Thomas believed that one of her plates was not counted.
update Aug 22 LA Weekly, Drink Eat Travel and Damon Wells have contest reports
update Aug 21 #2 Matt Stonie has a gallery.
update Aug 21 The contest facebook page has full results and a gallery.
ToraChibi, Two Hungry Pandas, Guzzle & Nosh and FJTeng have flickr galleries
9:13 Jaron has a twitpic gallery
5:44 Naader Reda has posted the top 5: update 7:08 The rest of the top 10
1) Pat Bertoletti 264
2) Matt Stonie 213
3) Sonya Thomas 209
4) Bob Shoudt 202
5) Stephanie Torres 172
6) Tim Gravy Brown 170
7) Damon Wells 169
Eric Denmark 129
9) Michelle Lesco 117
10) Yasir Salem 100
?) Naoyuki Namiya 62
5:43 Eat More Gyoza reports Pat Bertoletti set a new record with 264 gyoza.
5:32 the contest is under way. Lynn in LA has a picture of the field
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