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Actors Connect has a casting call for the Food Network program Chopped: Open Your Basket requesting participants for a pizza challenge in Brooklyn on March 2.
iLisaLisa reports that a 110 pound woman attempted to eat the Kookamonga challenge at Kooky Canuck in Memphis for an upcoming episode of a new program Road Eats on the Discovery Channel.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski will record a pilot for a television series in a week.
KansasCity.com has an article about Randy Santel winning the "Spartacus Challenge" body transformation contest and an appearance on tonight's episode of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena on Starz.
Entertainment Weekly reports that Epic Meal Time is shopping an extreme cooking show to interested networks.
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Casting Call for Food Enthusiasts

A press release looking for food enthusiasts who would like to appear on television can be viewed after the jump.
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Star News Online has a blog entry about the video produced to encourage Man vs. Food to record a segment about the pancake challenge at Cosmic Kitchen in Wilmington, NC.
The Star Telegram reports that plans for recording a 10 pound burrito offered by a Fort Worth food truck for an upcoming episode of Outrageous Food have been hindered by a ban on all non-NFL vendors from downtown until the Super Bowl is over.
ESPN has an article about Adam Richman's new program The Traveler's Guide to Life, that will debut tomorrow on the Travel Channel at 10 pm.
Brandon Call reports that Man vs. Food will record at the K & I Diner in Albuquerque today.
Randy Santel has uploaded a scan of the picture in which he appears from the article about Spartacus: Blood and Sand in the current issue of TV Guide.
A press release on Nigeria Communications Week announces a new reality television program with the goal of finding the greatest eater in Nigeria. Qualifiers will be held in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu and Lagos and the finals will take place in Lagos in April. (via wirelessworlds twitter)
Brush News Tribune has a report on Outrageous Food recording a "State Champion Burger" eating contest at Digger's Diner. Two person teams of high school athletes and their coaches competed against each other.
Micah Vandegrift (and two others) report that Man vs. Food is currently recording an episode at Tom's Restaurant in Brooklyn.
MLive.com reports that Outrageous Food will record at Palazzolo Artisan Gelatos and Sorbettos in Fennville, Michigan (Grand Rapids area) on January 24 and 28.
Orange Helmet has produced video segments in a 80s computer graphics style for a fictional competitive eating program called Iron Stomach.
A commercial for the January 15 episode of Hungry Girl on the Cooking Channel in which Joey Chestnut appears has been produced.
The facebook for the National Food Court and Wisconsin Collegiate Eating Championship announces that footage from the February 5 contest will be recorded for an upcoming episode The College Experiment on Fox Sports & Fuel TV.
The Coloradoan has an article about 3 teams of 2 attempting to eat a 30 inch pizza at Pizza Casbah in Fort Collins for an upcoming episode of Outrageous Food. According to the article, Outrageous Food will be recording at Digger's Diner in Brush, which has a burger billed as the largest in Colorado.
A press release announces that the January 22 of Unwrapped on the Food Network will feature the 1.67 pound Fifth Third burger available at West Michigan Whitecaps games.
Andrew Lane has a blog entry about competing in a wing eating contest at Rock Rest in Golden, Colorado recorded for an upcoming episode of Outrageous Food.
The HungryGirl twitter announces that Joey Chestnut will be a guest on Saturday's episode of the Hungry Girl Show on the Cooking Channel (4 pm ET / 1 pm PT)
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