(from Mark Martin email) ESPN Cleveland radio is holding a wing eating contest. The final qualifier will take place on Friday at Buffalo Wild Wings in Bainbridge, OH and the finals will take place on Sunday at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Strongsville, OH.
The Carnegie Deli in New York City will break tradition and host an odd-year pickle contest on August 3, 2009.
Tonight's pizza eating contest in Austin, TX has been postponed according to auschronsports. No make up date has been announced.
Brandweek reports that Charley's Grilled Subs is planning a cheesesteak eating contest sanctioned by Major League Eating when it opens its 400th location next year.
The DC Vegetarian Examiner reports that Sticky Fingers Bakery in Washington, DC will host another vegetarian hot dog eating contest on Saturday.
In Henderson, NV (south Las Vegas area, home of the LeFevres) on August 22, a hot dog eating contest will be held in conjunction with a wet t shirt contest. The hot dog contest has a $100 entry fee (for charity) and will award $500 to the winner.
GJoe, Boone, Furious Pete in IFOCE sanctioned contest?
The Delaware Sports Examiner has a preview of Jake’s burger eating contest finals that will take place at the July 31 Wilmington Blue Rocks game. According to the article, the contest will be sanctioned by the IFOCE (?) and four professional competitive eaters (Pete Czerwinski, Dale Boone, Joe Menchetti and Ian Hickman) and four amateurs will compete.
The Southtown Star reports that Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown and former Green Bay Packer defensive lineman John Jurkovic will compete in the IFOCE taco contest on August 1.
A turkey leg eating contest awarding $250 will be held at Risque Cafe in Chicago on July 25. Beggar's Pizza in Chicago will also have a pizza eating contest tomorrow.
The Southtown Star has a preview of Sunday's Bartolini's meatball contest in suburban Chicago listing "Goose" Gilbert, Floria Lee and Lucy Bauer as expected entrants.
Charlotte on the Cheap has a list of the Bruster's locations that will host an ice cream contests on Sunday. The contests will be 3 minutes long.
Timothy O'Toole's in Chicago will have a wing eating contest tomorrow. The winner will get two tickets into the 2010 WingFest and a slot in the wing eating contest at WingFest.
The Village Voice has an interview with Adam Lippin, the founder of Atomic Wings, who will sponsor a Coney Island wing eating contest on Saturday.
(from HungrySisters) Charlotte area Bruster's will hold ice cream eating contests on Sunday. The winners will face off at a contest at the Carolina Panthers game on September 13. Gaston Gazette has details on the Gastonia competition.
Registration for the Buffalo Wing Festival contests on September 5 and 6 will open tomorrow.
A wing eating contest at the Guy Expo in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 7/8 requires entrants to wear Elvis jumpsuits.
IFOCE.com announces that registration for the August 15 Minnesota funnel cake contest and August 22 Los Angeles gyoza contest will open on Wednesday. Registration will open tomorrow for 2 slots in the Illinois August 1 soft taco eating contest.
KGW has an article about the rib eating contest at Chinook Winds on July 12 and a video of a rib eating contest between Joey Chestnut, Erik Denmark and Cameron "Consumption" McKirdy.
A wing eating contest & hot sauce drinking contest will take place at the Tijuana Garage in Atlanta tomorrow.
The Toledo Blade has an article on 70 year old Tony Groch, who will attempt to defend his pierogi eating title at the Lagrange Street Polish Festival on Saturday.
OnMilwaukee has an interview with Alex Kaczkowski, who will compete along side Pat Bertoletti and 2 other MLE eaters in tomorrows Jimmy John's makers vs. eaters event tomorrow.
Jimmy John's twitter reports that a sandwich eating contest for amateurs will be held at at The Fifty/50 in Chicago tonight. Milwaukee.decider.com reports Hall Hunt & Tim Brown will be the other two eaters Jimmy Johns' Milwaukee event tomorrow.
BacciPizza.com reports that it will sponsor a pizza eating contest at the Bacci Pizza Fest in Chicago on Saturday. $2500 in prizes will be awarded ($1500 to the winner). Entrants will need to qualify by eating three jumbo slices in under 20 minutes at a Bacci's location.
Examiner.com has a preview of the Jimmy John's sandwich makers vs. eaters contest at Milwaukee's Bastile Days festival on Friday. Pat Bertoletti is the only listed member of the eaters team.
A knish eating contest will be held at the Brooklyn Cyclones game tomorrow in honor of Jewish Heritage Night.