IFOCE Houston gyro contest May 17

April 24, 2008 at 11:15 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Houston

(from Hangman comment) An IFOCE gyro eating contest sponsored by Niko Niko’s Greek American Restaurant will take place at the Festival of Greece in Houston, TX on May 17. The purse is $4000 and registration opens on Monday April 28 at noon eastern.

Results from Broadway at the Beach have yet to be posted on IFOCE.com. Beautiful Brian speculates that the lack of coverage could be due to dissatisfaction with Badlands Booker’s comeback.

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  1. I said

    April 25, 2008 @ 10:21 am

    why the hell should it be the mc’s job to not let badlands or anybody compete?!? the $hea$ pull the strings on their ifoce puppet.. screw them..

  2. Rhonda Evans said

    April 25, 2008 @ 11:40 am

    Joe is that you?

  3. Gentleman Joe said

    April 25, 2008 @ 2:45 pm

    Sorry to disappoint you Rhonda, I said, is not me.

    It does look as though someone was trying to simulate me, with the dollar signs for the brothers, the dot dots & the exclamation/question marks.

    I don’t even understand what that poster is talking about.

    I don’t believe I’ve been that negative in…years?!?

  4. I said

    April 25, 2008 @ 3:16 pm

    yes miss evans I too can confirm that joe is not me and I am not joe.. yes joe the dollar sign thing is a steal from you. that is too cool.. the dot dots & the exclamation/question marks are not.. since when do you think you have that market cornered too?!?

  5. Gentleman Joe said

    April 25, 2008 @ 3:40 pm

    Actually, Coondog suggests the dollar signs, when I was running speedeat.

    I don’t claim to own the dollar signs, dot dots or exclamation/question marks, its just my style of writing.

  6. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    April 30, 2008 @ 1:27 am

    anybody know who is doing Gyro’s yet?

  7. Rhonda Evans said

    April 30, 2008 @ 9:02 am

    SyKo I don’t know who will be there, but I would be glad to assist in conjecturing about it. 🙂

    You know Joey and Pat will be there. They both still have something to prove to themselves and the world. It’s not so much about money with them, as they have won/are winning/receiving ample coin.

    Don’t expect Sonya, since she has stated she is going to avoid many breaded/dunking foods. Also, with Joey and Pat both picking up first and second money in virtually all contests they attend, Sonya’s third or fourth place money would not be enough compensation.

    Eater X might be there, but I doubt it. Again, he wouldn’t be able to finish in the top two and travel is cost-prohibitive–same for Crazy Legs, Humble Bob, Hall Hunt, and Juliet Lee.

    Rich LeFevre is a wild card. He may well just pop up. He won a million Trip Rewards points in a cake-eating contest several years ago, and he might have some left with which to redeem for airfare/hotel costs. Rich is FIERCELY competitive and he will take on all comers. He’s like that little chihuahua on the block who would just as soon take on the big, bad Rottweiller, as he would the neighbors’ dachshund.

    After that, it’s just you and some locals.

    I hope this helps out SyKo … even if it doesn’t it was a good catharsis for me and it was fun! 🙂

  8. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    April 30, 2008 @ 4:20 pm

    i know Pat is doing it and me,so far…its getting lots of radio time already,and tomorrow it will be in the paper in Ken Hoffman’s section,on 1560am the Game (Sports Radio) Ken Hoffman and the show right after him Sean & John they are both huge supporter’s of CE,and they usually do a live broadcast too at the event.im sure they both will be pumping it up for the next 3 weeks.

  9. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    April 30, 2008 @ 4:27 pm

    cool Humble Bob said he is doing it too,awesome, Bob is a nice dude and fun to talk to,so far off to a good start 🙂

  10. Anonymous said

    April 30, 2008 @ 4:33 pm

    SyKoBOZO are you still looking for a fight?

  11. Anonymous said

    April 30, 2008 @ 4:34 pm

    I think David Cagle is going to be there….LOL

  12. fountain said

    April 30, 2008 @ 6:02 pm

    Bob. Nice??? there are some people in houston that could disagree.

  13. spicy curry said

    April 30, 2008 @ 6:18 pm

    just clarification, what is gyro?

  14. Anonymous said

    April 30, 2008 @ 7:09 pm

    I think gyro is short for gyroscope. I don’t know how someone would eat that unless it is Mr. Roboto from Japan.

  15. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    April 30, 2008 @ 10:28 pm

    a Gyro (pronouced year-o,yes i had to ask,lol) is a greek food,its got meat (lamb usually) maybe some tomato slices,maybe some onions and its in this pita style bread pocket,you usually put this white sauce on it (im not sure what the sauce is though) they are actually pretty tasty,just the meat is a little tough to chew and the bread is kinda thick,its going to be interesting cause i dont see huge numbers being done,but you never know with Joey,Pat,Bob,Sonya and those guys ,they are eating machines.i’m more of an eating push mower,i can get the job done its just gonna take all day,haha – okay Anonymous 4:33pm and 4:34pm (probaly the same person,no i have turned over a new leaf after talking to my good friend US MALE,:) right now my life is great so i dont want to make God mad,cause when i do he teaches me a lesson or two,and then i have to tell myself well if i didnt do that ,then he wouldnt have done this ,to show me the light) – Fountain said 6:02pm – im not sure what you mean by that statement,but for me Bob is one of the nicest people i have met in CE. in fact it was him and Joey that i reached out to before i was ever in my first event and they both could of chose not to answer me back,but they both did and Bob has been very helpful for me in CE,he always takes the time to answer all of my stupid questions and is just an all around nice guy,i like talking to him,hes a smart guy too….and since im like the only Houston eater that i know of right now,what other people in Houston are there do disagree anyway??? – no offense but the people that would bad talk Bob or Sonya must not really know them,dont believe everything that is written on the web,look at me for example here im a total smart-ass,but in real life im like the nicest due that would do anything to help out a fellow eater,cause thats what the big names did for me at my first couple events.you gotta pay it foward ya know – Have A Nice Day 🙂

  16. nathanbiller said (Registered January 29, 2007)

    April 30, 2008 @ 10:58 pm

    I’m signed up, trying to find a cheap way there…

  17. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    April 30, 2008 @ 11:28 pm

    cool

  18. Carey said

    April 30, 2008 @ 11:36 pm

    This is definitely a food you should try before the contest. They are tasty, but the pita can be thick and hard to swallow. The sauce is called tzatziki, made of yogurt. Pretty mild tasting. I don’t think this is a food that you will get sick of eating in a contest. I also don’t think the meat will be tough to eat, a lot of the gyros made by vendors use a spicy lamb and beef mix that is ground very fine, made into a solid form, and sliced after cooking.

  19. pat bertoletti said

    May 1, 2008 @ 1:01 am

    This should be a fun one. I would assume that they are not fully loaded and just include pita bread and sliced lamb from a spit. That sauce is tzatiki, it usually includes, cucumber, lemon, salt, pepper, and mint. A fully loaded gyros is a thing of beauty, w/ or without feta, tomatoes n onions. It’s another midnight/ greek diner staple.

  20. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    May 1, 2008 @ 8:37 am

    thanks Carey and Pat,i knew our chefs would know that anwser,hehe,yeah the bread is thick for sure,they are pretty good eatin though,im going to go get some more today after work,that place is usually packed all day and night long with about 20-30 people in line always,its a pretty popular trendy place in Houston,i just got a call from the radio station im a charactor on (The Rod Ryan Show (94.5 the Buzz) and now they what to do something for the event too,Ken Hoffman’s article comes out today in the paper,plus on his radio show Ken Hoffman and Raheel and Sean and John right after him they were talking about it alot 1560am the Game (Sports Radio),im sure Channel 13 will be next ,they support CE alot too…Pat ,Sean did Kolaches with us and Ken has been a huge supporter of CE for years…Houston is coming on strong with events this year,2nd major of the year,plus Kolaches later on in Sept too,Have A Nice Day :)….so far Pat,Humble Bob,Nasty Nate and me are the only eaters i know of in the event.

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