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Joey Chestnut's new restaurant, Blue Water Seafood, opens today in the Willow Glen area of San Jose according to a craigslist posting and facebook comment.
Joey Chestnut announces that his new restaurant, Blue Water Seafood, will open in the Willow Glen area of San Jose in two weeks.
Renee Castro and Kate Bailey saw Joey Chestnut at a company (probably Maxim Integrated) picnic in San Jose today, where he reported ate 37 ribs in two minutes in an eating contest. (picture)
CSNBayArea.com has videos of an interview and training session with Joey Chestnut from last night's (San Franscico) Chronicle Live. Joey says that he will be competing in the Hooters finals even though he did not win a qualifier and no byes have been announced. He says that is preferred competition beverage is hot water and that he thinks that Takeru Kobayashi will eventually return to the MLE.
Joey Chestnut will appear on (San Francisco) Chronicle Live on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area tonight at 8 pm Pacific.
Joey Chestnut will serve as a celebrity scooper at the San Jose Earthquake's A&W Root Beer Float Night on Saturday from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The event is being held to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. (The Hooters Sacramento qualifier is expected to start at 6pm, so Joey Chestnut would not be able to make an unpublicized appearance at that contest.)
Mercury News has an article about Matt Stonie and his plans to become a dietitian after he graduates from college.
An emailed promotion announces that Joey Chestnut will attend, but not compete in the Hooters qualifier in Fremont, CA tomorrow at 6pm. Erik Denmark and Dax "The Ginger" Swanson are expected to compete. (Veterans attending the contest will receive 10 free wings)
CSNBayArea.com has a video of Dax "The Ginger" Swanson's wing eating contest on Chronicle Live.
A press release announces Joey Chestnut will serve as judge at a hot dog eating contest between firefighters and police officers at the San Jose Earthquakes game on May 2.
Patch.com has a report on Bear Silber attempting to eat two "Pounder Challenge" sandwiches in under 48 minutes at Togo's in Cupertino, CA.
The San Jose Mercury has a short article about Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie completing the Coliseum pizza challenge at Tony & Alba's. The other two members of the team, Doug Blacksill and Christian Hill, are San Jose State football players. (via Tony & Alba's facebook) update Jan 18 A video of the challenge has bee uploaded.
The facebook for Tony & Alba's has some pictures of the team consisting of Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie and two others completing its Coliseum pizza challenge Friday: before | during | after
The facebook page for Tony & Alba's Pizza and Pasta announces that Joey Chestnut and three others will attempt the Coliseum team pizza challenge tonight. update The team consisting of Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Doug Blacksill and Christian Hill completed the challenge.
Paesano Ristorante announces that Joey Chestnut will serve as the celebrity judge at a pasta eating contest held at tonight's San Jose Earthquakes MLS game.
Michael Mendez, owner of Mmoon in San Jose, says he is talking with Major League Eating about hold an empanada eating contest at his restaurant.
Patch has a report on Saturday's donut pizza eating contest held at Psycho Donuts in Campbell, CA won by Dax "The Ginger" Swanson.
Don Sturdy reports that Matt Stonie ate 66 pancakes at the Santa Clara IHOP to set the house record. update A video of the challenge is available.
SanFrancisco.CBSLocal.com has a list of 7 Bay Area eating challenges.
Jessica "Queen of Cuisine" has uploaded a video of her finishing the Burritozilla and 3 other videos: Tornado Sundae | Knucklehead chili dog | Matt Stonie finishes Grand Slam pancake

Bryan Beard @ SJSU qualifier: “I’m going to Coney Island”

4:51 George Shea has the top 3:
1) Bryan “Big Sexy” Beard 18 HDB
2) Ryan McKillop 17.75 HDB
3) Crazy Legs Conti 16.5

4:40 Bryan Beard’s twitter has the following update: “IM GOING TO CONEY ISLAND!!!!”

The only information I have obtained about the San Jose State qualifier is that Bryan “Big Sexy” Beard will be competing in it. I don’t know what time it will be held or where on the San Jose State campus it will take place.

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C C Kung wrote a blog entry about a trip to Pho Garden in Mountain View, CA where he encountered Joey Chestnut setting the record for the pho noodle challenge (4 lbs. in 21 minutes). Pat Bertoletti posted to his facebook that he set the pho challenge record at Saigon in St. Paul, MN.
Cameron McKirdy produced a video of Eric "Badlands" Booker completing the five pound "Burritozilla" at Iguana's in San Jose in 5:15 before last year's Asparagus Festival contest. update Booker also produced a commercial for his new CD, Surf & Stillwell that will be released July 4.
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.
Victor Torres reports that Joey Chestnut might do a wing eating contest at the Dublin, California Hooters tonight.
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