Sharkeez in Santa Barbara, California will hold a taco eating contest on April 20 awarding $1000.
facebook.com/burgerbeast: Tamiami Subs in Miami will award a 32 inch television in a sub eating contest Saturday.
facebook.com/flancerscafe: Tom Gilbert won this afternoon's pizza eating contest at Flancer's Cafe in Gilbert, Arizona by eating a record 18 slices. update The East Valley Tribune has a gallery. update #2 The New Times has a blog entry.
Serafino's in Wallingford, Connecticut will hold a pasta eating contest on April 17 with a purse of $1,500 ($1,000 to the winner)
The eating contest at the World Catfish Festival in Belzoni, Mississippi tomorrow will award $300 to the winner ($20 entry fee)
A gallery of last night's Munch Madness finals at Wood n Tap reports that Team Carnivore, consisting of Joel Podelsky and Jon "jcrue" Taylor won the slider eating relay contest.
Registration opens today for the May 15 "Pizza Slaugher Fest" at Tony Boloney's in Atlantic City. Entrants will have to eat a slice of pizza from all 30 pizzas on the menu. Jon Squibb is expected to compete.
Miami.eater.com reports that Brad Goodwin won yesterday's Maki Madness sushi eating tournament at RA Sushi.
Westword reports that Woody's hot dog eating contest in the Denver area this summer will award a $1,000 travel voucher. The qualifier might take place at the Taste of Brighton Festival on June 5.
RVA News and I Could Go on and On have reports about the tofu eating contest held at Cafe Gutenberg in Richmond, Virginia (gallery)
Mort's Deli in Golden Valley, MN (Minneapolis area) will hold a matzo ball eating contest on May 22 that will award $500 to the winner.
Sylvester's (California Central Coast) will hold a burger eating contest that will award $1,000. Entrants will qualify by eating a 5 pound burger (qualificatin starts April 3)
The 6th Annual Brooklyn Pizza Eating Contest will take place on June 6, 2010 and award $500 to the winner. Entrants need to eat a large pizza in under 8 minutes to qualify.
The facebook for Flancer's in Gilbert, AZ (Phoenix area) announces that it will hold a pizza eating contest on April 11 that will award $500 to the winner. (The entry fee is $30)
The facebook for the Double Wide Grill reports that Brad "The Lunatic" won its eating contest last night by eating a 1.5 pounds of tofu and seitan wings in 40 seconds.
A rib eating contest at the Orange County BBQ Festival on June 12 will award $250 to the winner.
Fox 5 San Diego has a short interview with David Mills, winner of the San Diego RA Sushi Maki Madness tournament. Greg "The Floss" Moss was another finalist.
Brad Sciullo wins Men’s Culinary Classic pierogi contest
The Herald Standard reports that Brad Sciullo won the pierogi-eating contest at the Men’s Culinary Classic at the Washington County Fairgrounds by eating 58 pierogis in 3 minutes. Some more facts about Sciullo from the article:
- He says he almost died and had a temperature of 104 after eating the 15+ pound Denny’s Belly Buster burger
- He claims to have won the world milk drinking competition by drinking a gallon of milk in 22 seconds
- His next contest will take place Thursday at the finals of the tofu wing eating contest at the Double Wide Grill.
2010 Munch Madness (Hartford area) starts today
The first qualifier for the Munch Madness slider eating relay will be held at the Wood n Tap in Rocky Hill, Connecticut tonight. Four other qualifiers will be held in Connecticut during March. The finals on April 5 will award VIP Tickets to the Patriots’ Opening Day Game.
The Baltimore Sun has a gallery of the Maki Madness eating tournament held at RA Sushi won by "Pretty" Peter Jackson. Defending champion Jay Gorman, Ian Hickman and Brian Stamper also made the final four. ABC2 has an interview with Peter Jackson. update video of final round
An OC Weekly gallery of the Maki Madness sushi tournament at RA Sushi in Huntington Beach reports Jed Donahue was the winner.
The website for the Lake House in Loch Arbour, NJ has been updated to report that Joel Podelsky ate 30 wings in 2 minutes and 36 seconds to win its wing eating contest yesterday (thanks for the link)
The Huffington Post reports that Alex Cota won last night's taco eating contest at Barrio in Brooklyn.
Jay Gorman won yesterday's taco eating contest at the Asylum in Washington, DC by eating 17 tacos in 3 minutes and 17 seconds.
Junior's Sports Lounge in Chicago will hold a wing eating contest starting Thursday that will award $500 to the team of two that wins the finals on April 5.
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