El Mañana: Jalapeño Festival wants local competitors
La Sanbe has a blog entry commenting on an article from elmanana.com.mx about the Jalapeño Festival that will take place in Laredo, Texas on February 20 & 21 which mentions the eating contest where Pat Bertoletti holds the record of 266 peppers in 15 minutes:
One issue of concern, though, is that participants for the jalapeño eating contest are not being solicited via the Food Network website as was done last year. Organizers want the contest represented more by locals. Great. So now we’re lowering the standards of our recreational activities too. Way to go Laredo.
The Spanish paragraph about the contest and its translation by Google follows:
Para la competencia de Jalapeño de esta edición, ya no se anunciará en internet, como se hizo el año pasado en la página de la Food Network, pues se quiere que los participantes sean locales, ya que es un festival de Laredo.
Jalapeño competition for this edition is no longer advertised on the internet, as it did last year at the site of the Food Network, as it is to the participants are local, as it is a festival of Laredo.
If the Laredo jalapeño contest is not affiliated with IFOCE in 2009, there could be a 4+ month gap between contests since the last IFOCE contest was the Battle at the Big Apple World Pizza Eating Championship in Fort Pierce, Florida on November 8.
The Stockton Asparagus Festival’s website announces that the contest on April 25 will have IFOCE eaters, so that will break the drought at 5.5 months if no other contests take place before it.
Link Buffet: January 10, 2009
- (from Pierre Abry) Food Network page about tonight’s episode (at 6:30 pm) of My Life in Food starring “Crazy Legs Conti , a dreadlocked veteran, Lovely Juliette [sic] Lee, a petite 100lb female rookie, and Patrick Deep Dish Bertoletti, a talented up-and-comer”. The episode will not be rerun in the near future and the series is not available online, so watch it when it is televised if you want to see it.
- Segments from the new tracks on the Best of Hungry & Focused are available on Badlands Booker’s myspace page
- Wing eating contest at the Den Again in Racine, Wisconsin January 25 $500 first prize
- Facebook page about the Seaside, Oregon mayoral campaign of “Consumption”
- Blog entry about Frank Pastore, former Big Texan record holder, from a resident of Pastore’s hometown
- Video of Joel Podelsky’s cheeseburger eating contest at a Newark Beaks game
- Wing eating contest in Beijing
- Don Lerman’s baked bean record (but not Lerman by name) was mentioned on Who Wants to be a Millionaire recently according to a Ray Meduna email
Eat The Meat III (CT wings) information
WPLR.com has information about the Eat The Meat III wing eating competition it is sponsoring. Two qualifiers will take place at Buffalo Wild Wings in New Haven on January 14 and 21 and the finals will take place on January 24. The first prize is $1,000. The rules state that entrance is limited to Connecticut residents who are not affiliated with a professional eating organization.
Denver (KBPI) Wing Bowl information
Skinnyboy has a blog entry about his victory in a qualifier for the KBPI Wing Bowl in Denver. The radio station’s events page has two more upcoming qualifiers this week:
Thursday Jan 8 – Eck’s Saloon Hampden & Kipling
Saturday Jan 10 – Buffalo Wild Wings – County Line & Chester
The semifinals will take place before the Colorado Mammoth indoor lacrosse game on January 24th at the Pepsi Center. The finals will take place on the floor during halftime. The first prize is $1067.
update KBPI.com has a page about the contest Other qualifiers are:
Thursday Jan 15 – Eck’s Saloon Hampden & Kipling
Saturday Jan 17 – Buffalo Wild Wings – County Line & Chester
Thursday Jan 22 – Eck’s Saloon Hampden & Kipling
Kobayashi to eat fruitcake in NYC Dec 26
(From “Luther” comment) IFOCE.com reports that Kobayashi will appear in New York City on December 26 to attempt to break the IFOCE fruitcake record and promote the Food Bank of New York City. The current record of of 4 lbs. 14.25 oz. in 10 minutes was set by Sonya Thomas in a 2003 contest in Buffalo where she edged out Eric “Badlands” Booker by less than an ounce.
Three Harrisburg, PA contests next weekend
(From Sara Bozich) Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar in Harrisburg, PA will hold three contests next weekend to celebrate its grand opening:
- Dec. 12 8 pm – Pizza Eating Contest. 1st prize – $20 Arooga’s gift card.
- Dec. 13 7 pm – Wing Eating Contest. 1st prize – trip to Atlantic City.
- Dec. 14 5 pm – Cheesesteak Eating Contest. 1st prize – $100 VISA gift card.
All competitors will receive a free T shirt.
Sonya Thomas to appear at Washington Capitals game Dec 4
The website for the Washington Capitals NHL team reports that the team will hold a eating contest for area college students before the game against the New York Islanders on December 4. Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas will be a judge and trainer for that event. College students interested in competing should listen to ESPN Radio 980. There will also be a hot dog eating contest for local celebrities that Sonya Thomas will compete in.
This is the second hot dog eating contest for college students the Washington Capitals have hosted in 2008. The first competition was held in January.
Battle at the Big Apple Post #2
Here is a new thread about tomorrow’s pizza eating contest at the Big Apple Pizza in Fort Pierce, Florida tomorrow since the previous thread about it has become swamped with political comments.
I have not been able to find any entrants information about the contest. Hall Hunt has posted the press release on his blog, but he does not say whether he will attend.
Battle of the Big Apple information
A gallery and video of a qualifier held to determine a competitor in the Battle of the Big Apple pizza eating contest Saturday in Fort Pierce, Florida are available. The Van Duzer Foundation’s web page about the contest requests that spectators to the contest Saturday bring a canned food item to donate to local food pantries and distribution centers.
Contest Calendar: October 31 – November 2, 2008
A list of contests this upcoming weekend in the eatfeats database follows after the jump:
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Halloween freaky food contests w/ $500 prizes
Dick’s Last Resort will be holding a Freaky Food Eating Contest on Halloween. Wearing costumes is required to compete. The contest appears on the event calendars for the Boston, San Antonio, Dallas, Chicago, San Diego and Myrtle Beach, SC locations. (It is not listed on the Las Vegas calendar.) The winner will receive $500 cash, while 2nd and 3rd place will win $200 and $100 gift cards.
The food items to be consumed at the San Antonio contest will be 4 dog biscuits, a hunk of bleu cheese, a pickled pig’s foot, a pickled egg, 10 sardines and a large glass of buttermilk.
October 24-26, 2008 contest calendar
A list of eating contests this weekend follows after the jump:
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Oct 25 independent contests with $100 prizes
Two unaffiliated contests this Saturday will award $100 to the winner:
- Spaghetti Eating Contest, Arch Fest, Jesup Georgia, $200 total purse
- Hot Dog Eating Contest, New Martinsville, WV
Link Buffet: October 18, 2008
- Nov 8 IFOCE Fort Pierce, FL pizza contest officially announced and registration is now open (from Crawfish comment)
- Beer drinking contest between Joey Chestnut and Pat Bertoletti
- KDKA wants pictures of eating contest trophies. They also have a slideshow of competitive eaters.
- Central Michigan University hot dog eating contest
- Philly.com blog entry about Steakbellie’s and Wing Kong’s records
- Gallery of the Ohio State “Chicks Eat Chicks” women’s wing eating contest
- Kana Kanisawa does an event to promote her second gravure DVD
Contest Calendar: October 17-19, 2008
A list of contests in the eatfeats database this weekend follows after the jump.
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NC hot dog eating contest tomorrow, $350 prize
The Carolina Packers Hot Dog Eating Contest will be held at the Brickdirt National Super Street Championship tomorrow at Clary’s Speedway in Brinkleyville, North Carolina. The first prize will be $350 and the entry fee is $10. Rules – Event Information
Nov 8 IFOCE Fort Pierce, FL pizza contest
The Van Duzer Foundation’s website has the following announcement:
That’s right, the Van Duzer Foundation is teaming up with the one and only International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) to host THE BATTLE AT THE BIG APPLE! Featuring world-class competitive eaters, the likes of Joey Chestnut, who stunned the world twice at the famed Fourth of July Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. Mark your calndar right now for Saturday, November 8th, 2008, and please keep watching this site for more information on preliminary contests (you might even eat your way into a chance to compete in this once-in-a-lifetime event).
The location is not listed on the foundation website. TCPalm says that it will take place in Fort Pierce, Florida.
October 10-12, 2008 calendar
A list of this weekend’s contests follows after the jump. Independent contests with notable prizes:
Oct 10 Jalapeno contest, Greenville, SC $600 total purse
Oct 11 Cranberry Pie Eating contest, Fort Langley, BC, Canada, first prize is Vancouver Canucks tickets
Oct 12 Wing Eating Contest Raleigh, NC, first prize is a trip to Las Vegas
Famous Famiglia pizza press release
A new press release about Sunday’s Famous Famiglia pizza eating contest in Times Square is available. Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Tim Janus and Crazy Legs Conti are the listed expected entrants, who were also mentioned in the September 11 press release.
Raleigh, NC wing contest Oct 12 – first prize is a Vegas trip
The following information about a wing eating contest at the Buckhead Saloon in Raleigh, NC has been sent by email:
The contest is on Sunday Oct. 12th, and will be starting at 4pm. Each contestant will have 10 minutes to eat as much wing meat as they can. We will weigh the amout of wings they started with, and weigh the scraps after they are done. The first prize is an all-inclusive trip for two to Las Vegas. Second place will get a month free memebership at Peak Fitness, and third will get a Miller Lite prize package (shirts, hats, etc). The entrance fee is $10, and signup starts this coming Sunday (Oct 5).
Contest calendar Oct 3-5
A listing of the contests in the eatfeats calendar this weekend follows after the jump:
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Oct 10 Greenville, SC jalapeno eating conetst, $600 purse
A jalapeno eating contest will be held at the St. Francis Fall for Greenville (South Carolina) on October 10. The prize breakdown:
1st Place = $300
2nd Place = $200
3rd Place = $100
Link Buffet: September 29, 2008
- Texas State Fair corny dog results, competitor factoids, Patrick Michels gallery
- Press relase for Famous Famiglia pizza has the following competitors: Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Crazy Legs Conti, Bob Shoudt, and Tim Eater X Janus
- Beautiful Brian has his personal IFOCE chronology
- British man dies after consuming homemade ultra hot sauce
- Video of Kevin Ross speed eating hot dogs
- Tomoko Miyake has a blog entry that Google translation titles “Wang Eating”
- Paul Newman dies at 83. This tribute says his hard boiled egg eating scene in Cool Hand Luke was responsible for starting a wave of eating contests involving college students and troops in Vietnam.
Krystal Square Off V finals previews
- Times Free Press article and video
- WDEF blog entry with video (from Fred Patech)
- Blog entry and gallery about today’s autograph session
- Hall Hunt blog entry
- Sponichi article in Japanese
September 26-28 contests information
Some competitors in the Krystal finals will sign autographs and pose for pictures at the Krystal in Hixson, TN tomorrow. Takeru Kobayashi, Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti and Humble Bob Shoudt are expected to appear.
A list of the competitors in the Lewisville, TX tamale contest has been provided in a comment. It does not appear that anyone will compete in both the Krystal finals and the tamale contest. Expected entrants include: Nate Biller, Tim Brown, Erik Denmark, Nic Fry, Bill Myers, Brent Ricord, Kevin Ross, Damon Serignet, Patrick Vandam and Frank Wach.
A listing of all contests this weekend in the eatfeats calendar is available after the jump.
update A press release with competitor profiles is available on the city of Lewisville’s website. It is interesting that the press release mentions Frank Wach competing in Bartolini’s meatball contest.
update #2 Pete Davekos’ appearance on Fox 25 this morning can be viewed online.
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