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Lisel Parillon eats 99 tacos in under 36 minutes (in 3 sessions)

(via Stephanie Wu twitter) CityPaper reports that Lisel Parilon, a female student at the the University of Pennsylvania’s dental school, completed the 33 taco challenge in under at all three Drinker’s locations in the Philadelphia on August 20, 23 and 26, beating the 13 minute limit in each attempt. The prize for completing the “Triple Crown” in under a week is free drinks at all Drinker’s locations. On her most recent attempt last Thursday, she completed the challenge in 9 minutes.

Philly.com reports that Ms. Parillon plans to attempt to qualify for Wing Bowl 19 and calls her the first serious female competitor at that event since Sonya Thomas stopped participating in it.

Images from Drinkers facebook gallery

update Aug 31 Shadow Scene was there: “New record. Girl just polished off 33 huge tacos in 9mins!!! While drinkin a beer!”

update Sept 1 Shadow Scene’s pictures have been posted

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Cleveland.com has an article about Scott Bickel and his competitive eating training regimen. Scott has started a facebook group to document his eating challenges and quest to qualify for the 2011 Nathan's finals.
PMQ Magazine has an article about pizza eating contests and how they can benefit restaurants. The article starts on page 48 and includes an interview with Joey Chestnut. (via Micah Collins)
The Butcher's Steakhouse in Beijing is holding a contest to choose the name of its new eight pound challenge burger.
Eva Longoria brought a giant pizza from Big Mama's & Papa's to a recent party. (via Big Mama's & Papa's twitter)
DelawareOnline.com has a blog entry listing several Delaware (and one suburban Philadelphia) eating challenges.
Edmond Life & Leisure reports that Adam Richman broke the 2010 record of 28 catfish pieces at the Steak and Catfish Barn in the Oklahoma City episode of Man vs. Food. The overall record of 45 pieces was set in 2009. Flickr has a picture of the wall of fame in 2008, when the record was 40 pieces.

Man vs. Food August 25, 2010 (Jersey Shore) episode links

Travel Channel Episode Guide | Slideshow

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List of North NJ Shore eating challenges and contests in eatfeats database
List of Atlantic City area eating challenges and contests in eatfeats database

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The facebook for Kooky Canuck announces that the 12 pound King Kookamonga burger was completed in under an hour for the first time by two customers last night.
Nicole Vlajkovich is the second woman (and 21st person overall) to complete the 5+ pound grilled cheese sandwich challenge at Melt Bar & Grilled in the Cleveland area.
Jessica "JigsawMofo" has uploaded a video of her becoming the first female to finish the the Iron Man omelet at The Broken Yolk in San Diego. She has also posted a video of her recent attempt at the B3 Burrito in Las Vegas, which she believes was considerably more massive than the listed six pound weight.
Naader Reda has a blog entry about attempting the Madd Dogg burger at Andre's Cafe in Lodi, CA.
Esquire has a blog entry about the Firecracker Burger offered by the Skybox at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas, which has Bhut Jolokia peppers mixed into the hamburger meat.
Would I Buy it Again? has a negative review of the Indianapolis episode of Man vs. Food and says that anyone who can eat more than Adam Richman's total of 2.25 Big Ugly burgers will have his or her picture featured on the website.
Cabrito's in New York City has started a taco challenge that will award free tacos to a diner who breaks the house taco record. The current record is 14 tacos in an hour. update the record is now 20 tacos
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.
Pho Vietnam in Southaven, Mississippi (south Memphis area) has a pho noodle challenge consisting of 2 pounds of noodles and 2 pounds of meat that awards $200 to a diner that finishes it in an hour.
Gothamist reports that the BK Whopper Bar in Times Square will offer the NY Pizza Burger, a quadruple burger on an oversized bun topped with mozzarella, marinara sauce and "Tuscan Herb" mayonnaise. update The Stir has more details: the sandwich on a 9.5 inch bun will cost $12.99 and have one pound of hamburger meat.

Man vs. Food August 18, 2010 (Indianapolis) episode links

Travel Channel Episode Guide | Gallery

Restaurants

List of Indianapolis area eating challenges and contests in the eatfeats database

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The NASCAR Cafe's facebook page has a request for feedback about a possible B3 Burrito eating contest.
The Wishing Well in Philadelphia has started the SHAME challenge consisting of 2 one pound Shame burgers, 2 pieces of scrapple, 2 fried eggs, 2 orders of fries and 2 pints of beer. The challenge is free if finished in under 45 minutes and the finisher also receives a $25 gift card.
Chava Cannon's completion of the Ultimate Slider Challenge (seen on the Phoenix episode of Man vs. Food) has been added to Chompie's facebook Wall of Fame. In a comment, Chava's husband says she could have eaten more after finishing the challenge in 23 minutes.
The MLE twitter reports that the team of Pat Bertoletti, Tim "Gravy" Brown and Bryan Beard (team name: the killer Bs ?) defeated a team of Jimmy John's sandwich makers at the Mile High Music Festival in Denver, 20.5 sandwiches to 20.
The Crown Candy Kitchen's twitter announced that a Naperville, Illinois resident finished the 5 milkshake challenge in 9 minutes.
KelcyLovesLife has a blog entry about three two-person teams finishing the 24 inch pizza at Venezia's Pizza in the Phoenix area, including the first all female pair to complete the challenge.
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