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The 24 inch "Boomstick" hot dog will return to the Texas Rangers lineup of menu items for the 2013 season. A 1 pound "Beltre Buster" burger topped with 8 ounces of bacon and a 24 inch “Murph-a-Dilla†quesadilla will also be available.
The Roast Grill, featured in the North Carolina episode of Man v. Food, now maintains a women's house record. Kristen Baughman has a blog entry about tying that mark (13 chili dogs).
The owners of Hillbilly Hot Dogs in Huntington, CA will renew their wedding vows in a ceremony on December 12 in Valencia, CA that will feature a "Homewrecker" hot dog eating contest.
Yahoo! Sports Minute has a video about the top food stories of 2012 which include the Strasburger and Giant Slugger ballpark eating challenges.
The Boomstick Express, a vehicle shaped like a giant hot dog, will debut at today's Texas Rangers game to promote the 24 inch "Boomstick" frankfurter.
The Chicago White Sox will hold a "Giant Slugger" jumbo hot dog eating contest tomorrow awarding four suite tickets, a customized jersey and an autographed baseball. Tweet #GiantSlugger to @WhiteSox to obtain a spot.
A 2.75 pound hot dog called the "Giant Slugger" has been added to the menu for July St. Louis Cardinals home games. A "Giant Slugger" eating contest will be held on July 4.
“Strasburger” debuts at Nationals home opener
The “Strasburger” made its debut at yesterday’s Washington Nationals home opener (it will not be available at all home games). The 8 pound burger named in honor of pitcher Stephen Strasburg weighs 8 pounds, costs $59 and has 8,000 to 10,000 calories. The second Strasburger ever purchased was reportedly finished by a two person team. (There are no listed prizes or official recognition for a sole finisher.)
Other ballpark eating challenges:
- Texas Rangers Two foot long hot dog weiging 2.5 pounds total
- Lake County (OH) Captains – “Moby Dick” three pound seafood sandwich
- West Michigan Whitecaps – The Fifth Third burger, which appeared on Man vs. Food returns for another year.
Seattle Weekly's Julien v. Food series returns with an account of her attempt at the Big Dawg 22 Inch chili dog challenge from Wing Central.
Randy Santel has uploaded a professionally produced video of his attempt at the 10 hot dog challenge at Cafe Chilingo in Leavenworth, Kansas.
The Leavenworth Times has an interview with the owner of Cafe Chilingo about the hot dog eating challenge that Randy Santel will attempt today.
Courant reports that "The Big Dog" will return to the menu of Doogie's in Newington, CT. The two foot long hot dog was dropped from the menu after the meat packer producing it went out of business, but a new supplier has been found.
Juan "One More Bite" Rodriguez was the first person to finish the "Get Beefed" foot long challenge at Sonio's in Las Vegas with a time of 26:55.
The Rockford Corner Bar announces that the amateur record holder for its chili dog challenge (43 chili dogs in 4 hours), Balinda Gould-McIntosh, passed away on September 2 at the age of 46 after a struggle with cancer.
Dale Boone ate 13 monster dogs in 17 minutes to set the house record at Hungry Hogs in Bangalore, India. (video)
Matt Stonie has a facebook gallery of breaking the Spike's Kennel Club record by eating 23 hot dogs in under 90 minutes. Greg "The Great Moomsi" Maloomian held the house record of 17 hot dogs at one Spike's location. (via Don Sturdy).
Jessica "Queen of Cuisine" has uploaded a video of her finishing the Burritozilla and 3 other videos: Tornado Sundae | Knucklehead chili dog | Matt Stonie finishes Grand Slam pancake
Man vs. Food September 29, 2010 (Sacramento) episode links
Travel Channel Episode Guide | Gallery
Restaurants / Food sites
- Parker’s Hot Dogs challenge – “Knucklehead Challenge” (5 hot dogs in one roll topped with 3 pounds of chili)
Home Page | FaceBook | Yelp
Episode clip about the challenge
Gallery of two diners attempting the Knucklehead Challenge
RosevillePT article about episode recording
NorCal BBQ blog entry about episode recording at Parker’s – gallery of recording
Video of Knucklehead Challenge eating contest in July - Jim Denny’s meal – “The Works” 2 pound omelet
Home Page | FaceBook | Yelp
Sacramento Press article about recording
youtube video of recording outside Jim Denny’s - California State Fair
Home Page
Jessica “Queen of Cuisine”‘s youtube page of eating challenge videos, mainly recorded in northern California
Stephanie Wu’s website about northern California eating challenges and contests
List of Sacramento area eating challenges and contests in the eatfeats database
The commercial for Wednesday's Sacramento Man vs. Food episode about the "Knucklehead Challenge" is now out. A picture of Jessica "Queen of Cuisine" competing in a Knucklehead eating contest appears in the clip.
Youtube has a video of Everett Heiden eating the Meltdown challenge, containing over 4 pounds of ice cream, at Scoops in Mountville, PA (the previous record was 17:51). He also set a record of 2:38 in the Diggity Dog challenge at Hot Diggity Dog in Lancaster.
Maria "The Incredible Sulk" has a blog entry about setting the house record of 21 hot dogs at Big Daddy's Hot Dogs in Pompton Lakes, NJ. She also has a report on eating 8.5 hot dogs at a Spike's Junkyard Dogs in Boston to win a T-shirt. (Greg "The Great Moomsi" Maloomian and an unnamed woman have set house records of 17 at Boston Spike's).
Stephanie Wu has updated her website with a report on setting the new Challenge Dog record of 8:39 at Roy's Chicago Doggery in Petaluma, California, breaking the previous mark by almost 4 minutes. A video of the attempt is available on Stephanie's new youtube page.
NorCalBBQ has a blog entry about Adam Richman attempting the five pound chili dog at Parker's Hot Dogs in Roseville, CA, which will be televised on the Sacramento Man vs. Food on September 29.
The Dawg House in Pendleton, IN (Indianapolis area) has a five foot long Coney dog which is free if finished in less than an hour.
RosevillePT has an article about Adam Richman attempting a five pound chili dog at Parker's Hot Dogs for an upcoming Sacramento episode of Man vs. Food.
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