NewsObserver.com has an article about Gabe Gigliotti’s attempt to reclaim the record at The Roast Grill in Raleigh, NC by eating 24 chili dogs in under an hour. Gigliotti previously held records of 16 and 18 hot dogs. Adam Richman held the record between those marks when he ate 17 hot dogs on a March episode of Man vs. Food.

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The IFOCE facebook reports that Joey Chestnut will appear with “Extreme Amy” of Fox 5 Vegas today to promote the Martorano’s Meatballs contest. Ron Koch attempted a burger challenge on an “Extreme Amy” segment earlier this week.

update Joey Chestnut’s appearance with “Extreme Amy” is now available online. Darren Rovell, in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker, bumped into Joey Chestnut earlier today.

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TravelChannel – episode guide | slideshow

MLive article about the episode

Restaurants

• Mallie’s Sports Bar & Grill challenge – 190 pound burger (with a 40 person team)
  Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
  Page about the burger re-breaking its Guinness record at an IFOCE calamari contest in May
  Episode commercial about the 190 pound burger
  Val Bromann gallery of the burger
• Slows Bar-B-Q meal – triple threat sandwich
  Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
• American Coney Island
  Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
• Lafayette Coney Island
  Citysearch | Yelp
  Article about the rivalry between Lafayette and American

List of Detroit-area eating challenges in the eatfeats database

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Travel Channel: episode guide | slideshow | side of the city video (Inner Harbor)

Restaurants

• Steak & Main challenge – 5 steaks (totalling 74 ounces)
  Home Page | yelp
  Page about challenge on restaurant’s web site
  DelawareOnline blog entry about challenge
  entry in Digital City’s list of the biggest steak challenges
• Chap’s Charcoal Restaurant meal – pit beef
  Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
• Obrycki’s meal – crabs
  Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp

List of Baltimore area eating challenges in the eatfeats database.

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Travel Channel – episode guide | slideshow

Restaurants

• Chick & Ruth’s Delly (Annapolis, MD) challenge – 6 pound shake and 1.5 lb. sandwich
  Home Page | Yelp
  Page about challenge on restaurant’s website
  Blog entry by Will Millender about being the first person to complete the challenge
  Hometown Annapolis report on the filming
  Grubgrade review
• Ben’s Chili Bowl
  Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
  Washington Post obituary from October 9, 2009 about the death of Ben’s founder Ben Ali
• Horace & Dickie’s Seafood Carryout meal – jumbo fish sandwich
  Yelp | Metromix

List of Washington, DC area eating challenges in eatfeats database
List of Northern Virginia area eating challenges in eatfeats database

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Anna Kowalski relays a rumor that Man vs. Food will be recording at Wooster Street Pizza in Manchester, Connecticut tonight, which Adam Richman did not deny.

The Hartford Courant has a report and gallery from Man vs. Food recording on Friday at Doogie’s.

(Adam Richman is currently at 6,665 twitter followers, so the next follower will be #6,666)

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A video (requires Microsoft Silverlight plugin) about “Furious” Pete Czerwinski’s sausage eating exhibition is available on the website of the Canadian French language channel TFO. The video narration is in French, but the quotes remain in English with French subtitles. In the clip, Furious Pete offers his advice for improving swallowing techniques.

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Travel Channel Episode Guide | Slideshow

Restaurants

• Rockie’s Diner challenge- “Rockie’s Challenge” containing a burger topped with a hot dog, chili cheese fries and a shake
  Yelp | Citysearch
  Travel Channel forum post about the challenge
  Idaho Statesman article about the recording (contains spoiler)
• Big Jud’s meal – Big Jud one pound burger
  Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
  Boise Weekly review of Big Jud’s
• Flying Pie Pizzaria meal – Triple Habanero Pizza
  Homepage | CitySearch | Yelp
  Gallery from the recording

List of Boise eating challenges in the eatfeats database

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Adam Richman is currently at the “Grease Trucks” on the campus of Rutgers University and will be attempting the 5 Fat Sandwich challenge at 5 PM today.

update The Rutgers student paper has a report on the filming (contains spoilers)

The twitter for Doogie’s Hot Dogs reports that Adam Richman will be recording there on Friday. Doogie’s is located in Newington, CT and no Connecticut episode is listed on season 2 episodes.

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The New York Times Magazine has an article about British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver recording “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” in Huntington, WV for ABC. The episode will include footage of the construction of a 15 pound burger at Hillbilly Hot Dogs. The program will showcase the efforts of Oliver to change the eating habits of Huntington, which the Associated Press claims is the most unhealthy metropolitan area in the United States.

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Travel Channel: Episode Guide | slideshow | Side of the City video

Restaurants

• Joe Rogers’ challenge: Firebrand chili
  home page | yelp
  SJ-R article about the recording (no spoiler)
  Program video clip about making of chili
• D’arcys Pint meal: horseshoe sandwich
  Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
  Blog entry about negative experience at recording
• Cozy Dog Drive In meal: corn dog
  Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
  SJ-R article about the restaurant

List of central Illinois eating challenges

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The second part of Brad Sciullo’s attempt at the 15+ pound Belly Buster Burger at Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub on last night’s episode of The Colbert Report is now available on the program’s website. The segment closes with Sciullo expressing his desire to eat a live shark and Colbert responding “I think we’re going to need a bigger throat”.

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