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Archive for March, 2009
MosesNews.com has been restored, but DeepDishEats.com brings up an account suspended page.
Diggers Diner in Brush Colorado is offering a 3 pound burger which is free to a diner who can finish it in under an hour.
A sushi contest will be held in Baltimore on March 22.
Skinnyboy has posted a clip of Juliet Lee on the Guy Fieri show on youtube
Challenges by metro area (Midwest US)
Here are lists of eating challenges for metro areas for cities in the midwest United States:
Chicago | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Columbus | Detroit | Indianapolis | Kansas City | Milwaukee | Minneapolis | St. Louis | West Michigan
2009 Wing Madness qualifier list
The list of Pittsburgh-area qualifiers for the Wing Madness contest sponsored by ESPN 1250 is included in the contest rules. The next qualifier will be held tomorrow night.
Tuesday, March 10th at Strikers Sports Bar in Zelienople (7p-9p), Thursday, March 12th at The Wildside at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort (7p-9p), Thursday, March 26th at Todds by the Bridge in McKeesport (7p-9p), Tuesday, March 31st at Ugly Dog Saloon on Noblestown Road (7p-9p), and on Thursday, April 2nd at the Doublewide Grill on East Carson Street (7p-9p);
The top 2 finishers from last night’s contest have been posted.
Stroehmann Sandwich Slamm field
TimeOutNY reports that Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti and Tim Janus are expected to attend Monday’s corned beef sandwich eating contest. HumbleBob.com announces that he will also attend and Sonya Thomas’ home page reports that Badlands Booker will compete.
Both MosesNews.com and DonMosesLerman.com currently bring up a page on securepayment.net saying the site is currently unavailable.
Jill Stoler has posted a video recorded before her attempt at the women's record at Yummy Village Sushi. updateA video of the challenge attempt has also been posted
Man vs. Food March 11 (Denver) episode links
- Jack N Grill challenge meal – 7 pound breakfast burrito
Home Page – Reviews: CitySearch | Yelp
Denver Post report on the filming (contains spoilers)
Denver Metromix gallery of three women attempting to finish the burrito
Andrew “Skinnyboy” Lane’s blog entry about his challenge attempt - Buckhorn Exchange meal – 64 ounce steak
Home Page – Reviews: Citysearch | Yelp
The largest steak served weighs 4 pounds and costs $178
BiggestMenu page about the steak - The Cherry Cricket meal – burgers with a possible 21 toppings
Home Page – Reviews: Citysearch | Yelp
list of Denver area eating challenges in the eatfeats database
Challenges by metro area (West US)
Here are lists of eating challenges for metro areas for cities in the western United States:
Denver | Las Vegas | Los Angeles | Phoenix | Portland | Sacramento | San Diego | San Francisco | San Jose | Seattle
Swallow Your Pride on sling.com
(From indiewire) The first 66 minutes of the 2005 Wing Bowl documentary, Swallow Your Pride, can be viewed for free at http://beta.sling.com/video/show/121148/58/Swallow-Your-Pride The video is billed as the full version of the movie even though the last 20 minutes are missing.
WSJ on athletes calories / pounds / day
An article in the Wall Street Journal says that Iditarod sled dogs might be the world’s greatest athletes due to their high calorie consumption per pound of bodyweight ratio. A 50 pound dog will expend about 10,000 calories a day while it is running the race.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski has announced that he will not defend his title at the Collegiate Nationals because it would interfere with his exams and delay graduation by 6 months.
Will Millender has started a blog at bigwillthechamp.blogspot.com
Stroehmann Sandwich Slamm sweepstakes
ESPN radio 1050 is sponsoring a lottery that will award a trip to Ireland. The winner will be chosen at the Stroehmann Sandwich Slamm corned beef contest a week from today. Entries (from NY, NJ or CT residents only) can be submitted until March 13.
(from comment) Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane has posted a report about his experience at yesterday's Rocky Mountain Oyster eating contest.
2009 Pittsburgh Wing Madness (formerly WCS)
The website for 1250 ESPN in Pittsburgh has information about their 2009 wing eating contest, which is now called “Wing Madness” (Previous contests were called the “Wing Championship Series”) The first qualifier will take place at Strikers Sports Bar in Zelienople, PA on Tuesday, March 10 and the top two finishers will advance to the finals on April 17. The grand prize is a 3 night stay at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and a $1,000 resort gift card.
As Will Millender mentioned, the wing eating contest at Play in Queens, NYC has been rescheduled for tomorrow.
Caller.com has a gallery from yesterday's men's oyster eating contest held at the Fulton Oysterfest. Bryan Tiner won the contest by eating 178 raw oysters in 5 minutes.
Some new videos from Joey Chestnut's macaroni & cheese record: a video of the entire contest | a post-contest interview
A "Rocky Mountain Oyster" eating contest awarding $100 will be held tomorrow at the Frozen Dead Guys Days Festival in Nederland, Colorado tomorrow.
A hot dog on a stick eating contest awarding $200 will be held tomorrow at the Redondo Beach Pier in California.
A video clip of Adam Richman interviewing Joey Chestnut can be viewed on the Travel Channels list of Man vs. Food videos
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