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The Dallas Observer reports that a judge at the Fiery Food Challenge was hospitalized after sampling a hot sauce.

January 25, 2011 at 8:54 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Health, Spicy Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (1)

Melissa of the Hot For Food youtube channel has started another channel called Feast on This. In her first video, she constructs a 23 pound burger containing three packages of bacon with frozen pizzas used as buns. (gallery)

January 25, 2011 at 6:53 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Videos | Permalink * Comments (2)

Second set of end of 2010 polls started

January 25, 2011 at 5:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Rankings

The next set of end of 2010 polls can be voted on in the side bar. The previous polls can be voted on after the jump
update Feb 9 The second set of end of 2010 polls are now available.
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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.

January 25, 2011 at 2:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:ESPN, Man vs. Food | Permalink * Comments

Brandon Call reports that Man vs. Food will record at the K & I Diner in Albuquerque today.

January 24, 2011 at 1:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Albuquerque, Man vs. Food | Permalink * Comments

Dale Boone has started a facebook page for the World League of Competitive Eating.

January 24, 2011 at 1:19 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dale Boone, Websites | Permalink * Comments (3)

"Furious" Pete Czerwinski is profiled in Body by Design, a book by Kris Gethin, Editor in Chief of Bodybuilding.com.

January 23, 2011 at 7:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Books | Permalink * Comments

The Montreal Mirror has an article about the French-Canadian roots of the team responsible for producing Epic Meal Time.

January 22, 2011 at 3:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Montreal, Videos | Permalink * Comments

The twitter for The University of New Mexico athletics reports that Man vs. Food is currently recording in Albuquerque. Yesterday's filming site was reportedly Frontier Restaurant. The Albuquerque challenge will be the "Travis on a Silver Platter" 6 pound burrito at the K & I Diner.

January 22, 2011 at 3:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Albuquerque, Burrito Eating Challenges, Man vs. Food | Permalink * Comments

BeautifulBrian.com reports that Ray "The Bison" Meduna appeared in a documentary that will be available soon.

January 22, 2011 at 8:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Documentaries | Permalink * Comments (29)

The Wing Bowl website has a video of Bill "El Wingador" Simmons doing a timed cheesesteak eating challenge and asking Kobayashi if he can beat his time.

January 22, 2011 at 1:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Bill "El Wingador" Simmons, Videos | Permalink * Comments (15)

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.

January 20, 2011 at 2:27 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Randy Santel, Television | Permalink * Comments

Philly.com reports Wing Bowl 19 has not sold out yet and tickets are available on ComcastTIX.com Jon Squibb says 500 tickets are left.

January 20, 2011 at 2:06 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Wing Bowl 19 | Permalink * Comments (18)

"Furious" Pete Czerwinski has uploaded a video of him eating 50 hard boiled eggs in 10 minutes.

January 20, 2011 at 1:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Videos | Permalink * Comments (5)

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)

January 19, 2011 at 3:17 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Africa, Television | Permalink * Comments (2)

List of first unified top 25 poll choices

January 19, 2011 at 2:53 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Rankings

A list of the current set of choices for the first eatfeats unified (IFOCE + non-IFOCE) top 25 poll is available after the jump. To be included, competitors must have either won a contest or at least $400 since January 1, 2010 and have at least two contest results since January 1, 2009. Please make additional suggestions in the comments.
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Boston.com reports that Shaquille O'Neal has joined the Oreo Double Stuf Racing League and competed in a contest at the Prudential Center last night. A mystery competitor nicknamed "The Hooded Menace" will be revealed this weekend.

January 19, 2011 at 10:29 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Boston, Male Athletes, Merchandise | Permalink * Comments (1)

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.

January 19, 2011 at 8:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Colorado, Male Athletes, Outrageous Food | Permalink * Comments

Micah Vandegrift (and two others) report that Man vs. Food is currently recording an episode at Tom's Restaurant in Brooklyn.

January 18, 2011 at 4:14 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Man vs. Food, New York City | Permalink * Comments

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.

January 18, 2011 at 7:15 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Outrageous Food, West Michigan | Permalink * Comments

Orange Helmet has produced video segments in a 80s computer graphics style for a fictional competitive eating program called Iron Stomach.

January 16, 2011 at 7:50 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Television, Videos | Permalink * Comments

ABC News has an interview with Harley Morenstein, one of the founders of Epic Meal Time.

January 16, 2011 at 12:48 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Television, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Patrick Michels wrote a blog entry for the Dallas Observer about the Wingstop wing eating contest containing a quote from George Shea attributing the discrepancy between total contest purses and claimed total compensation to competitors to endorsements and appearance fees.

January 15, 2011 at 7:18 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Dallas | Permalink * Comments (7)

Lumpy’s Diner article #3 most emailed on Yahoo News!

January 15, 2011 at 1:29 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Breakfast Eating Challenges, Oakland, Tucson, Videos

The Contra Costa Times article about the Outrageous Food segment recorded at Lumpy’s Diner in Antioch was picked up by Yahoo! News and is currently the third most emailed article in all of Yahoo News. (A screen capture is available after the jump.)

The video produced by Jessica “Queen of Cuisine” about her Intimidator challenge attempt at Lumpy’s was embedded in the article, and currently has over 18,000 views. She has also produced a new video about her Sugar OD challenges in Tucson.
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A commercial for the January 15 episode of Hungry Girl on the Cooking Channel in which Joey Chestnut appears has been produced.

January 15, 2011 at 12:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, Television | Permalink * Comments (1)

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