| big burger | Frankenstein | Luxe Burger Bar | Providence, RI | topped w/ hot dog, bacon, chili, cole slaw & relish |
| hot wings | Wings from Hell | Rick's Roadhouse | Providence, RI | |
| 30 oz. burger | Triple Dog Dare Ya Burger | Blackie's Bull Dog Tavern | Smithfield, RI |
Big eater wanted for Providence, RI TV show
A national cable network has emailed the following casting notice:
“BIG EATER WANTED!!
Do you have what it takes to chow down on National Television!? If you live near Providence RI and you’ve got BIG personality and a BIGGER appetite WE WANT YOU!
A well known show that pits every day Joe’s against big eating challenges needs folks who are over 18, and live near Providence, contact us via E-mail dlaven@gmail.com
Send us a video telling us who you are, what you do, your eating history, and why you want to take on our eating challenges! Please include in the email your contact information, and a photo.”
Link Buffet: September 4, 2008
- IFOCE pizza contest in Florida November 8
- Jill Stoler wins an office weight loss contest
- DelawareOnline hails “local fatty” Bob Shoudt
- JacksonvilleConifidential hails “local hottie” Hall Hunt
- Blog entry about the Buffalo Wing Festival
- Paul Barlow does another local promo contest
- Pawtucket, RI dumpling eating contest Saturday. Men’s and women’s divisions, $200 prize, $10 entry fee.
- Napoleon, Ohio hot dog eating contest Saturday, $100 prize
Link Buffet: August 4, 2008
- Another review of the MLE video game
- Article mentioning Samantha Brown’s participation in the Italian sausage eating contest
- Ravioli contest in Providence Saturday
- A Taste of Hamburg (PA) eating contest August 30
- A possible European contest for “Furious” Pete: Pourcailhade La Fête du Cochon (PigFest) in Trie-sur-Baïse, France will have a boudin sausage eating contest on August 10
Providence Rhode Island hot dog challenge
(from Laura’s livejournal) While there has been a lot of attempts the Rockford Corner Bar chili dog challenge, there is another hot dog challenge in the northeast with a more modest all time record. All Spike’s Junkyard Dogs have a hot dog Wall of Fame Eating 6 hot dogs is required to get your picture on the wall and a T Shirt. The highest total on a Wall of Fame is 17 at the Thayer Street location in Providence. Eating 18 hot dogs or more will result in the restaurant picking up the tab according to this metafilter comment.