A page called “Sonya’s View: A Peek Inside the Web” has been started on SonyaTheBlackWidow.com. The initial column concerns Sonya’s relationship with the IFOCE/MLE:

Oftentimes when I visit various competitive eating- (CE-) related Web sites, regarding some of the differences between Major League Eating (MLE) / International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) and independently affiliated CE organizations, I ask myself where I feel I belong. That question was easily answered in the past, as no organization could have treated me any better than the most highly esteemed IFOCE — and the people in that organization — as they continue to be the best of the best!

Does that mean that there have not been challenges? No, not at all, as is the case with anything in life. But since life is about variety and broadening one’s experiences, I look forward to the possibility of new relationships and new challenges.

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The Record Holders Republic website describes its purpose as:

Record Holders Republic is devoted to world records, unusual stunts and/or feats. Created by record holders for record holders, it’s goal is to provide a place where other record holders can point to their accomplishment on the world wide web and at the same time display their accomplishment with an attractive Official World Record Certificate.

Record Holders Republic is expanding with new inquiries and submissions on a daily basis. Just recently the International Federation of Competitive Eating (www.ifoce.com) has added their extensive data base of world eating records.

Two competitive eaters appear on the list of top record holders: Peter Dowdeswell with 51 records and Sonya Thomas with 23.

This BBC article says Peter Dowdeswell has raised £4,500,000 (about $9 million ) for charity in his eating career.

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Today is the fourth anniversary of the founding of SonyaTheBlackWidow.com.

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The original competitive eating website turns four this week.

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A Japanese poll for the favorite competitive eater (or “food fighter”) has been set up. The current top 7 are:

1. Ohashi ? (possible ballot stuffing)
2. Gal Sone
3. Giant Shirota
4. Takeru Kobayashi
5. the “Artist”
6. Tomoko Miyake
7. Takako Akasaka

Joey Chestnut is the only non-Japanese choice.

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I had intended to liveblog the webcast of the Jacksonville Krystal qualifier, which is supposed to start at 3pm eastern, but it is currently not working.

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Juliet Lee has added a WriteNow section to her website where contest notes and other news will be posted. The page currently has information about the Ash Creek Saloon ribs contest.

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Derek “Wing Tut” Payne has resumed blogging at wingtut.blogspot.com He intends to blog about non competitive eating topics in addition to eating contest news.

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A myspace page claiming to be Takeru Kobayashi’s official myspace page is located at http://www.myspace.com/officialtakerukobayashi The maintainer of that page has not logged in since July 4.

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(From truefan) KrystalSquareOff.com will let users compete in fantasy comeptitive eating leagues starting tomorrow. Scoring will be based on both the qualifiers and finals:

Leagues can have a maximum of seven teams but no fewer than four. Once teams have been drafted, owners can drop, add or trade their competitive eaters up until midnight on the day before the regional qualifier final. Eaters cannot be dropped, traded or added once they’ve competed. Points will be accumulated based on the average number of Krystal Hamburgers that each eater consumes in the local qualifier finals and their total at the Krystal Square Off IV World Championship.

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(From Joe Callow) Juliet Lee has opened a website at julietlee.com.

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BeautifulBrian.com has a new commentary for this month, a picture of Juilet Lee on his entry page and a tribute to Elvis as a musician and a potential competitive eater on the 30th anniversary of his death.

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SonyaTheBlackWidow.com has added a guestbook and beautifulbrian.com has a blog for reader comments.

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SonyaTheBlackWidow.com has a completely new look and has placed her faq and other information originally on the main page in new sub-pages.

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(From MosesNews.com) Cookie Jarvis has redone the appearance of his website, hugeeaters.com, and added a merchandise and recipe section.

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Kevin Carr has started a weekly podcast about competitive eating at http://eatcast.blogspot.com/ Neil Miller will be Kevin’s cohost. The following topics are discussed in the premier podcast:

Kevin and Neil discuss the impact of the latest Nathan’s contest and Kobayashi’s reversal of fortune that went without a disqualification. In the second segment, Beautiful Brian Seiken calls in with a report on what was happening at ground zero on Coney Island and a history of reversal controversy.

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Will Leitch, the main writer for the sports/athlete gossip blog Deadspin, will attend the Nathan’s finals and post about the contest on Thursday.

In the comments, someone says that the Coors ad starring Kobayashi is now being televised.

While watching the Sopranos edit on A&E last nite, lo and behold–right in the middle of the show, what pops up but a Coors Light commercial starring none other than Kobayashi himself!

I view this as a good omen to his continued mastery of the Nathan’s contest–go, Tsunami, go!

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Brian Seiken has started an audio podcast which can be listened to at http://hometown.aol.com/beautifulbrian43/podcast.html Brian discusses Arturo Rios’ entry into the Civil Service qualifier and other current issues in the debut episode.

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Brian Seiken has started a page devoted to what he considers mistakes by MLE. The first entries deal with problems at the Shoo Fly Pie contest and Zoo Atlanta Nathan’s qualifier.

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Congratulations to Brian Seiken on ten years in competitive eating. He has uploaded a video from his first contest, the Oceanside Nathan’s qualifier on June 21, 1997.

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(From yama3) McDonald’s of Japan has set up a website devoted to its large burgers at megamac.jp The website has an announcement that the Mega Teriyaki burger will be introduced in July along with a commerical for the new sandwich.

In a recent blog entry, Tomoko Miyake offers a review of the MegaMac and mango milkshake (automatically translated):

It was Mega [te] [ri] which does not betray my expectation!

Also mango shake was the best matching and, the happy 2 time ☆☆

MacDonald me happy making, thank you for very much, (^O^)/

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Essen, the first female winner of a Food Battle Stadiums contest, has started a website and blog. She takes her name from the German verb “to eat”

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(from blog.miyaketomoko.com) Takuya Yamomoto, 2005 “Gluttonous King” champion (and 2006 runner up), has started a blog at takuyashirusu.jugem.jp The subject of a recent entry is Joey Chesnut’s breaking of the Nathan’s record (automatically translated):

Becoming great thing, don’t you think? it increases, yesterday, you knew with the friend and the net now morning saw with news it is, but rather the head bad record coming out, the better seed [e] (ã‚œQ.) They are 59 these [tsu] [te] [aho] in 12 minutes. Kobayashi this time considerably with [yabai] the shank (the â–½;)Finally alternation of generation??
Kobayashi being defeated privately, desired it is not, it is, but seriously so is.
Production pleasure and ~

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A listing of several competitive eating websites has been added to SonyaTheBlackWidow.com (thanks for the compliment)

There is also an interesting quote from an Alice Cooper song that I originally wondered who it was addressed to, but on second reading, it is apparently directed to men in general.

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Hogzilla has posted entries about his competitive eating training in his myspace blog. He is preparing for the July 4 hot dog eating contest at the Dairy Inn in St. Petersburg, FL.

There is an article about that contest in creativeloafing.com containing some quotes from Kate Westfall of the IFOCE.

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