Competitive Eating category

Don Lerman has uploaded a new Gustoff Zhychick video to MosesNews.com
(via the eatingcontest twitter) Sonya Thomas will appear on Washington Post Live on Comcast Sportsnet Washington tonight at 11:30 PM
Doogie's Restaurant's facebook has information about Man v. Food recording in Newington, CT today. The appearance is scheduled to start at 5 pm.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski's facebook announces that he ate 89 dumplings in a minute in a practice session. If he can attain this rate in the contest on October 24, it would almost triple the previous record of 66 dumplings in 2 minutes by Joe Menchetti. update A video of the session has been posted
(from Brian Subich) WWE.com has a clip from the 1985 Halloween Special of a pie eating contest between King Kong Bundy and Captain Lou Albano, who passed away today.
A Los Angeles craigslist posting makes the following request: "UPCOMING REALITY SHOW NEEDS MALE COMPETITORS FOR A CHALLENGE AGAINST THE FEMME FATALE OF COMPETITIVE EATING!"

Man vs. Food October 14 episode (Boise, ID) links

Travel Channel Episode Guide | Slideshow

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List of Boise eating challenges in the eatfeats database

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A video (via Crawfish twitter) and picture from last month''s Upper Crust Pizza eating contest in Boston are available.

Man vs. Food in Tristate area this week

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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Craigslist has a request for six people to play competitive eaters in a Chicago-area film shoot on October 22 and 23. Professional competitive eating experience is preferred, but not required. 30 extras are also needed for the shoot.

NY Times: Hillbilly Hot Dogs to be on “Food Revolution”

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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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A podcast of Joey Chestnut's appearance with two Hooters Girls on the Lamont and Tonelli show Thursday is availble (Joey segment begins around the 6 minute mark). Some pictures of Joey in the studio are available on the program's twitpic page.
Rosco has set up an online quiz game on the nicknames of the current IFOCE top 50.
Kobayashi has posted some pictures from the Krystal Square Off finals to his blog: Part 1 | Part 2
Super Paul Barlow has posted his top 10 best dressed list of 2009 (containing 12 eaters) to his myspace blog.
Denny's Beer Barrel Pub has started a twitter and facebook page.
(from Liz K) WFAA has a video of Pat Michels, who has written several competitive eating articles for the Dallas Observer, winning a hot wing eating contest at Plucker's televised on Good Morning Texas.
Jimmy John's youtube page has a video from a sandwich makers vs. Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown & Hall Hunt competition.

Man v. Food October 7 (Springfield, IL) episode links

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

Restaurants

List of central Illinois eating challenges

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Part 2 of Brad Sciullo on The Colbert Report

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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KTNA has a report on Man vs. Food recording at two Talkeetna, Alaska restaurants this past weekened.
The new poll asks how you currently rank the IFOCE top 4.
Youtube has a video of last month's Fatburger eating contest produced by News 12 Long Island.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski's profile page on bodybuilding.com was named BodySpace of the Month for September 2009.
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