Asahi Shimbun writer attempts 9kg challenge
The Asahi Shimbun has an article (in english) about a writer attempting a restaurant’s 9kg eating challenge. The eating contests televised on New Year’s Day are mentioned.
Archive for February, 2008
Angelo Cataldi wraps up Wing Bowl 16
Angelo Cataldi’s blog has a wrap up of Wing Bowl 16 which closes with the possibility of excluding “pros” from Wing Bowl 17:
We all acknowledge that it would be awesome for a local contestant to win Wing Bowl, but we are carefully governed by the FCC when it comes to all on-air contests. Wing Bowl is open to all contestants, everywhere. With the quality of prizes offered, there’s not much chance that the guys who are best at competitive eating are going to stay away from it.
How can we stop the trend? Well, the best way is to develop another local eater like El Wingador or Heavy Kevvy. So far we haven’t been able to do that, though US Male and Gentleman Gerry have placed in the top five the past two years. Our other possibility is to rewrite the rules to exclude the pros. Do we want to do this for Wing Bowl 17? I’m not sure yet. My first impression is, it’s a step down for Wing Bowl as soon as we eliminate the best eaters available.
AICE would probably dispute the claim that “Wing Bowl is open to all contestants, everywhere”.
Beautiful Brian sings the blues
BeautifulBrian.com has a bluesy song on his website about the travails he experiences. The first verse of the song goes:
I came in as an eater I do the best i can
I never made no money but i dont give a damn
I get the blues when im not eating Im an eater till i die
Dont care how i finish , It aint about a piece of pie
BeautifulBrian.com also has a review of Badlands Booker’s fourth CD.
Houston matzoh ball contest information
The Matzo ball contest at Kenny and Ziggy’s New York Delicatessen in Houston is now listed on the IFOCE schedule for March 2. The contest purse is $1500 and registration opens February 6. Unlike the contest listing on my-table.com, the IFOCE contest page does not mention a minimum $250 donation for entrance into the contest.
Pat Bertoletti rates Windy City wings
(Via Chicagoist) Pat Bertoletti reviewed wings from nine Chicago restaurants for Time Out Chicago. Bertoletti’s top choice:
Twisted Spoke
(501 N Ogden Ave, 312-666-1500)
THE PLACE Don’t settle for Hooters’ softcore family-friendly porn. Get the real thing at the Spoke’s Saturday-night “Smut and Eggs†showing.
THE VERDICT “These are smoky like roasted chicken. This is the best sauce I’ve tasted, really rich, nice salt and sweet balance. Maybe there’s some chipotle in there. The skin is really crispy. I’d rather lick my fingers clean than use a Wet-Nap.â€
In other Chicago wing news, tickets are now on sale for the WingFest that will take place on February 24 A wing eating contest will be held during that event. In previous years, the contest had separate divisions for men and women.
A tower at Nathan’s Coney Island site?
The New York Daily News has an article about redevelopment plans for Coney Island:
Buried deep in the plans is a provision that says of the 50 blocks being rezoned in Coney Island, only the block that contains Nathan’s – at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Aves. – and one block immediately west would be rezoned for towers.
That means the two-story building, which has drawn millions of hot dog lovers since 1916, could expand to 14 stories – or more – when detailed plans are approved next year.
“Nathan’s would be given more opportunities for development on its property, which could lead to any one of a number of scenarios, including the expansion of Nathan’s or its redevelopment as a new building,” City Planning spokeswoman Rachaele Raynoff confirmed.
Curbed suggests that Nathan’s redevelopment plans include a competitive eating venue.
“Ham & Eggs” teleblog
update The full “Ham & Egg” program is available on Spike TV’s MLE page
Ham contest results
1 Joey Chestnut 7.14 lbs. in 8 minutes
2 Pat Bertoletti 6.34
3 Tim Janus 4.1
4 Tim Brown 3.34
5 Rich LeFevre 3.24
6 Hall Hunt 3.00
7 Juliet Lee 2.98
8 Juris Shibayama 1.7
The ham standings are announced as the new rankings, which would put Juris Shibayama at #8 and ahead of Bob Shoudt, Sonya Thomas, Chip Simpson and Kobayashi.
Hard boiled eggs contest
1 Erik Denmark 61 eggs in 8 minutes
2 Chris Abatsas 59.5
3 Micah “Wing Kong” Collins 49
4 Allen Goldstein 48
5 Arturo Rios 43
6 Steakbellie 40
Erik Denmark’s result is announced as a new world record despite being less than Sonya’s amount (65) and in a longer time (6:40 vs 8:00)
Screen captures of the rankings and the teleblog follows after the jump:
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“Competitive Eating” #8 on Yahoo top searches
As of 4:53 pm eastern, “Competitive Eating” was #8 in the list of top search terms on the front page of yahoo.com
Juris Shibayama article in the Tennessean
The Tennessean has a preview of the “Ham & Eggs” contest that will be televised on Spike TV during the halftime of the Super Bowl focusing on Juris “Dr. Bigtime” Shibayama
update The Daily Herald also has an article about Shibayama’s performance in the ham contest which mentions his new #8 ranking.
WSJ on bhut jolokia pepper
The Wall Street Journal has an article about the bhut jolokia pepper, considered the world’s spiciest. The article does not mention Anandita Dutta Tamuly’s bhut jolokia eating record.
Oyster Bowl co-favorite has economics Ph. D.
The Oyster Bowl blog lists Barbara Devaney as one of the co-favorites in today’s contest. Devaney took the 2006 contest into overtime after eating a record-tying 83 oysters in 2 minutes. She received a Ph. D. in economics from the University of Michigan and is currently a senior vice president at Mathematica Policy Research, where her specialties are family formation, children’s nutrition and public health programs. A team from Mathematica will be competing in today’s contest.
Link Buffet: February 3, 2008
Chron.com on Houston matzo ball soup contest
Ansonia, CT paczki contest Tuesday – GJoe is expected
List of top 10 eating contests – The Wing Bowl is not listed
Des Moines bacon festival with bacon eating contest
Las Cruces, NM 6 pound burger challenge
Canadian 2.5 pound burger contest – via AICE news
Leeds rugby team has burger eating contest at Florida training camp
Crazy Legs Conti does GM oyster taste test
(From Matt Sollars) “American Stomach” author Frederick Kaufman reports that Crazy Legs Conti performed an oyster taste test at the Grand Central Station Oyster Bar in which he tried to identify one of seven oysters that was genetically modified. A video of the taste test is available on youtube.
2 “American Stomach” reviews are out: LA Times, Time Out New York
72 ounce steak record broken
In a forum thread on bodybuilding.com, DedicatedForLif/FuriousPete123 announces he ate a 72 ounce steak in under 7 minutes, breaking Frank Pastore’s record of 9.5 minutes. He submitted a video of his meal to youtube.
I am unaware of any other claims on the 72 ounce record. Cookie Jarvis ate a 76 ounce steak in with a side of creamed spinach in 7.5 minutes
In another bodybuilding.com thread, a banana eating contest is taking place. DedicatedForLif/FuriousPete is the currently tied for the lead in that contest with 16 bananas. Eatfeats commenter Alex from Panama is the other co-leader. There is a female entry in the contest, Simpy, who ate 5 bananas The contest ends at midnight Sunday if anyone wants to submit his or her video.
286 lb burger served at Clinton Station Diner
Pennlive.com has a blog entry with a picture of the 286 pound burger produced by the Clinton Station Diner that was consumed at the World’s Largest Menu Burger Eating Championship today. Contest results are not provided; they will be listed in an article on Sunday.
update nj.com has an article with results:
1) Tomoko Miyake, Takuya Yamamoto, Taku Izumi – 26.4 lb in 45 minutes
2) Ian Hickman, Elizabeth Canady, Pete Maurizio – 18.1 lb in 45 minutes
? McGowan brothers 6 lb
updated AICE news has full results and a galleries of the burger’s creation and the contest
update #2 Jill Stoler has pictures in her myspace page and a blog entry about the contest
Tomoko Miyake makes “gravure” debut
Tomoko Miyake reports that she has made her debut as a “gravure” model Gravure models wear clothes like bathing suits and leotards. In the article about her debut, Tomoko poses next to a lot of food from Wendy’s
On Friday, Tomoko and her teammates were filmed eating hot dogs at Wind Mill hot dogs.
NY Times on Jersey “beefsteaks”
The New York Times has an article about “beefsteaks”, which refers to an event and not a type of food in northern New Jersey:
About 350 men, seated shoulder to shoulder at long tables, were devouring slices of beef tenderloin and washing them down with pitchers of beer. As waiters brought trays of meat, the guests reached over and harvested the pink slices with their bare hands, popping them down the hatch.
Each slice was perched on a round of Italian bread, but most of the men ate only the meat and stacked the bread slices in front of them, tallying their gluttony like poker players amassing chips. Laughter and uproarious conversation were in abundance; subtlety was not.
As anyone in northern New Jersey could tell you, this was a beefsteak.
Joey Chestnut threepeats the Wing Bowl
Wing Bowl 16 results
1 241 wings Joey Chestnut
2 227 Pat Bertoletti
3 205 El Wingador
4 143 US Male
5 139 Gentleman Jerry
Brad Sciullo was #2 after the first round, but disqualified in the second for “snotting a wing”
Feb 4 update
Jill Stoler has a blog entry about attending the pre contest tailgate, but she was unable to miss work to attend the Wing Bowl
about.com has an article & gallery
Feb 2 update
AP article says the next contest for Chestnut is the asparagus contest
Dan Gross column
nj.com article about “El Wingador”
courierpostonline article and gallery
PhillySportsLine gallery
Julio “El Zorro” Davila
Article about 6th place finisher Michael Sarian
article about “Dr. Digestion”
Wing Bowl videos on insidetheiggles.com
update Wing Bowl coverage
Philly.com has videos and galleries
cbs3.com article and slideshow
6abc.com article and video
nbc10.com article and slideshow
MyFoxPhilly.com article with 6 videosand slideshow
CourierPostOnline.com article
Philly.com liveblog
Philebrity liveblog
PhillyMag blog entry
Sports Illustrated article
Angelo Cataldi galleries
The Wing Bowl radio blog is available after the jump
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Tomoko Miyake & teammates arrive in NYC
Tomoko Miyake reports that she, Takuya Yamamoto and Taku Izumi arrived in New York City and went to a Japanese buffet. Tomoko appreciated the lack of a time limit as Japanese buffets usually have. She will be doing a film session on Friday.
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