AICE Reuben sandwich preview

July 17, 2007 at 7:42 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:AICE contests, Contest Previews, Lansing

The Battle Creek Enquirer has a preview of Saturday’s Reuben sandwich eating contest. Some of the expected entrants are:

Among those who will be competing are “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti of Wallingford, Connecticut, Pat “Dr. Delicious” Bruss of Cincinnati, Ohio and Chris “The American” Schlesinger from Bohemia, New York. “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti is considered by some to be the best money eater in the country.

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  1. Original Hater said

    July 17, 2007 @ 8:37 am

    Boy do I wish I had the luxury of being a ranked IFOCE eater while doing AICE events. Could the Sheas be easing the rules or just applying them to whomever might hurt them? Maybe the Sheas and Chapman have kissed and made up? Nevermind, that won’t happen.

  2. Carey said

    July 17, 2007 @ 8:41 am

    Is that right? Number 23 will be eating in that competition?

  3. Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)

    July 17, 2007 @ 9:15 am

    Pat Bruss is that guy in college who somehow dated two or three girls at the same time. I could never figure out how he pulled that off.

  4. anonymous said

    July 17, 2007 @ 9:22 am

    He is also a ranked member of the ifoce . Lets see how long it will take before someone rats him out

  5. I love Kevin Ross and Pat Bruss said

    July 17, 2007 @ 9:40 am

    the ifoce gave in and added Brad S and Kevin L so why wont they remove this guy from the rankings?????????????????????????? if they doubted his aice cred then they cannot now……………………

  6. Carey said

    July 17, 2007 @ 9:52 am

    Oh, I was so jealous of that guy too!

  7. Philly Guy said

    July 17, 2007 @ 10:00 am

    #37 here I come!!!

  8. nathanbiller said (Registered January 29, 2007)

    July 17, 2007 @ 10:50 am

    Can I get in a backyard burger contest now without reprimand??

  9. I love Kevin Ross and Pat Bruss said

    July 17, 2007 @ 11:14 am

    yes

  10. I love Kevin Ross and Pat Bruss said

    July 17, 2007 @ 11:22 am

    sure seems that way

  11. Jake from SF said

    July 17, 2007 @ 11:37 am

    Why are all you guys hating? If he can get away with it let him. He’s just doing what any of you guys would do if you could. Bunch of Narcs…

  12. Philly Guy said

    July 17, 2007 @ 11:40 am

    I believe that he qualified before his comeback to the IFOCE and this is just saying that he’s scheduled to attend being he qualified. This doesn’t mean that he’ll be in attendance.

  13. Philly Guy said

    July 17, 2007 @ 11:45 am

    Ignore my last post. I thought this one had qualifiers.

  14. KevinRoss said

    July 17, 2007 @ 11:49 am

    I thought you loved just me! Nobody cheats on Kevin Ross. . .NOBODY!!! (runs off crying)

  15. Carey said

    July 17, 2007 @ 12:06 pm

    nathan, I think your status in the IFOCE, along with your performances, would go against the amatuer requirement for the BYB competitions. But hey, put on some sunglasses, and call yourself Ethan Biller, and nobody would figure it out!

  16. Mega Munch said

    July 17, 2007 @ 12:08 pm

    Maybe this will lead to an easing of the “restaurant challenges” ban. Soon ranked eaters will be able to eat oversized menu items like Denny’s Ye Old 96er, 20-piece chicken nuggets, and triple Whoppers with cheese.

  17. Carey said

    July 17, 2007 @ 12:48 pm

    Well we would have to think about why there is a ban on such events, before speculating whether or not they might go away. Mainly, it gives the restaurant publicity without paying for it. If eaters were allowed to do this on a regular basis, instead of financing the eating competitions, restaurants will simply put a big burger on the menu and still get the same publicity. This means no money for the Sheas, which means no food challenges for the eaters.

  18. I love Kevin Ross and Pat Bruss said

    July 17, 2007 @ 12:58 pm

    ban?

  19. Dirk said

    July 17, 2007 @ 2:07 pm

    It looks like the Federation has now set a presenence fo all.Do them both.

  20. Mega Munch said

    July 17, 2007 @ 4:01 pm

    It’s a catch 22, Carey.

    Most of the restaurants with these banned oversized menu items could never afford to host an officially sanctioned MLE event. Even if they could afford it, from a marketing perspective it wouldn’t do them much good because the restaurants (say Denny’s or Clinton Station Diner) have a relatively focused customer bases and don’t always need the wide publicity that an MLE event brings (they’re not chain restaurants like Krystal or Nathan’s).

    To be honest, I don’t think the restaurants care if Tim Brown or Jason Erb are banned from eating their big menu items. Even without the occasional “professional” eater appearance, the small restarants will still net some word of mouth buzz (the most important kind of publicity) simply by having the giant burger or pizza. Amateurs or groups of amatuers will still attempt the challenge or complete the challenge and that will get the restuarant some publicity. The only real losers in this scenario of the handful of our nation’s most dedicated eaters who are forbidden to make the attempt in the first place.

  21. Carey said

    July 17, 2007 @ 4:11 pm

    ILKRAPB, this is the section of the IFOCE contract that deals with it.
    [performer agrees to participate solely and exclusively in organized competitive eating events, exhibitions and appearances of any kind in the media related to eating (collectively “Eating Events”) Which are sanctioned and approved by the IFOCE]
    however, there is a clause allowing performance with prior consent from the IFOCE
    [Performer shall notify IFOCE in advance of competing or appearing in any eating events not sanctioned by the IFOCE and must obtain IFOCE’s permission prior in order to participate or appear]

  22. Carey said

    July 17, 2007 @ 7:53 pm

    Dave, you are thinking about the restaurant’s side of this. The problem isn’t with what they gain or lose, it is what the Federation will lose if it allows eaters to compete. Jim’s got alot of publicity, I mean weeks of tv news coverage when Bob beat that kid’s steak record. Jim’s steaks could easily fund a competition, given the profits gained after the publicity. They don’t need to now. They got what they were looking for.
    This argument may not hold much water, but it doesn’t have to prove out, it is still a possibility, which is enough to make someone with a vested interest go to great lengths not to find out if it is valid or not.

  23. Skinny Scott said

    July 18, 2007 @ 10:38 pm

    Carey said,
    July 17, 2007 @ 4:11 pm

    ILKRAPB, this is the section of the IFOCE contract that deals with it.
    [performer agrees to participate solely and exclusively in organized competitive eating events, exhibitions and appearances of any kind in the media related to eating (collectively “Eating Events”) Which are sanctioned and approved by the IFOCE]
    however, there is a clause allowing performance with prior consent from the IFOCE
    [Performer shall notify IFOCE in advance of competing or appearing in any eating events not sanctioned by the IFOCE and must obtain IFOCE’s permission prior in order to participate or appear]

    LOL!!! ROFLOL!!!!

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