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Aaron Ybarra has a blog entry about his competitive eating career which mentions his appearance on the competitive eating episode of Bones and recording a song with Mary Bowers.
"Nacho Extreme", a competitor in several eating contests on the A & E reality series Wahlburgerers, qualified for Wing Bowl 23 today by completing a cheesesteak sandwich eating stunt. He will face Lee Woodall, a former linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, in a celebrity boxing match in Broomall, PA on January 31 and will also compete in a wing eating contest in Beverly, MA on January 17.
Rhys Hocking edited "Battle of the Big Eaters 2" to produce a version with only the segments featuring the Australian team.
Actress Donna Douglas passed away earlier this week. A 1962 Miami News article describes how she defeated the reigning champion at a pepper eating contest in New Iberia, LA before landing the role of Elly Mae Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies. (She was hired to be a model at that competition).
Team Japan reportedly defeated Team USA in a in a tag team Mexican Chicken Steak eating contest in Battle of the Big Eaters 2. update A playlist of videos from the program is available (via Molly Schuyler facebook) update Jan 9 A playlist of the entire program is now available (via Rhys Hocking)
TV Tokyo has produced a commercial about Battle of the Big Eaters 2, which will be televised tomorrow.
The Ohio Deli, site of the Dagwood sandwich challenge in the Columbus episode of Man vs. Food was destroyed by fire early this morning.
TV Tokyo has a web page about Battle of the Big Eaters with pictures of the 4 person teams from the USA, Japan, China and Australia that faced off in Los Angeles last month. Molly Schuyler and Natsuko "Gal" Sone receive top billing. The program will be televised on January 1.
Adam Richman traveled to Decatur, IL to visit fan Silas Martin, who is currently in a hospice with an inoperable brain tumor.
Col the Conqueror reports that Pat Bertoletti and Molly Schuyler were members of the USA team for Battle of the Big Eaters 2. update Gal Sone was on the Japanese team.
The 1958 episode of The Real McCoys featuring a corn eating contest can be viewed on youtube.
DK's Donuts & Bakery has a gallery of Beverly (Hills) Gardens Park, where a team from the United States will face a Chinese team in a Maple Bacon Bliss bar eating contest for Battle of the Big Eaters 2, which will be televised by TV Tokyo on New Year's Day.
New Media Rockstars has an interview with Harley Morenstein of Epic Meal Time about the second season of Epic Meal Empire, his show on A & E's FYI channel.
Col the Conqueror reports that TV Tokyo's Battle of the Big Eaters 2 will be recorded next weekend in Los Angeles. Quartets from Japan, Australia, China and the USA will face off.
The LA Times has an article about Syrian rebels. The insurgent known as Qusai Zakarya was a big Man v. Food fan before he became an activist against the Assad regime.
America's Got Talent is looking for competitive eaters to appear on its upcoming season.
A video of the final round of the Glutton Bowl is available on youtube. Takeru Kobayashi ate 10 pounds of cow brains to win the contest.
Oregon Live has an article and video about Takeru Kobayashi's appearance at yesterday's Portland State game where he ate 16 slices of pizza in under 2 minutes. The appearance made #10 on ESPN's top 10 list for October 18. update A video of the top 10 list is available (via Robbie Parness)
Takeru Kobayshi appeared on KATU to promote his appearance at tomorrow's Portland State football game.
KWCH has a video where Steve Larson, winner of the Andover (KS) Days hot dog eating contest for three years in a row, displays his competitive eating techniques.
The Cheap Seats episodes where the Sklar brothers commentate on the 2004 Nathan's finals and 2005 US Open of Competitive Eating can be viewed on youtube.
Emma Dalton appeared on the British network ITV this morning and was the first person to finish the giant breakfast challenge offered by the Wonder Cafe. She has a twitter at https://twitter.com/emmadalton16 update Metro.co.uk has an article. update #2 The Daily Mail also has an article.
Adam Richman was the guest on the debut episode of Men in Blazers, NBC Sports Network new soccer show.
The Telegraph has an article about Trek vs. Food, a tour by the UK travel company TrekAmerica, which will start in New York City, finish in New Orleans and stop at several Man vs. Food restaurants along the way.
On Friday's episode of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon challenged actress Glenn Close to three eating contests: spaghetti (using kitchen whisks), nachos (using salad tongs) and pie (hands-free).
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