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Kobayashi considering competing in Wing Bowl
Philly.com has a blog entry about Takeru Kobayashi’s appearance in Philadelphia today where he considered an offer to compete in the 2011 Wing Bowl and sampled chicken wings which were reported as the first he had eaten, even though he competed in a 2007 wing eating contest in Las Vegas. The blog entry cites jaw health issues, and not a contractual dispute, as the reason Kobayashi did not compete in the 2010 Nathan’s finals.
LeBookworm has posted a video of Takeru Kobayashi at the Southeast Regional Conference of Asian American Leaders (SERCAAL) held at the University of Florida.
Kobayashi will appear at The Festival of The Japanese Artists in New York on November 13 or 14.
Takeru Kobayashi will appear at the Southeast Regional Conference of Asian American Leaders at the University of Florida next weekend. Kobayashi will demonstrate hot dog eating techniques.
Maru501 has a video of Takeru Kobayashi attempting to set a Guinness record for burger eating for a Japanese television program.
Asahi.com has an interview with Takeru Kobayashi and his marathon-running father. Kobayashi says he hopes to open a restaurant. (via Kobayashi's blog)
Kobayashi promotes food channel launch in Hong Kong
A press release announces that Takeru Kobayashi promoted the launch of a new cable food channel in Hong Kong. A video of an egg tart eating contest between Kobayashi and two actors is available on youtube. Kobayashi also appeared at a sausage roll eating contest won by Johnny Wu, runner-up to Sonya Thomas in a 2006 contest.
R Suzuki reports that Kobyashi also appeared in a Japanese program where he received the Guinness record for eating burgers.
Takeru Kobayashi did an interview with PecoPecoNY.com, a Japanese-language website about New York City restaurants. Topics discussed include Kobayashi's arrest, his move to New York City, the recent pizza contest in Canada and contest techniques for eating various foods.
The new poll asks how you think the Wall of Fame mural at the original Nathan's will be altered to reflect that Takeru Kobayashi's departure from the IFOCE.
Kobayashi has updated his blog with a report about winning the pizza eating contest at Pie in Barrie, Ontario. Kobayashi might be recording a program at Madison Square Park in Manhattan tomorrow.
Kobayashi wins PIE pizza contest 40 slices to 29
update Aug 23 The Toronto Star has an article
update The Toronto Sun has an article and the Toronto Star has a gallery.
The top 2 in today’s pizza contest at PIE in Barrie, Ontario according to the restaurant’s twitter:
1) Takeru Kobayashi, 40 slices
2) “Furious” Pete Czerwinski, 29 slices
http://twitter.com/SorlieArts/statuses/21859942985: “Kobayashi declared pizza pie eating champ. Furious Pete a close second. Video coming soon to eatmypie.ca”
The Toronto Sun has details about the showdown between Takeru Kobayashi and "Furious" Pete Czerwinski at PIE in Barrie, Ontario on Sunday.
Kevin Ross noted that Takeru Kobayashi was dropped from the #3 slot in the IFOCE top 50. According to the cached previous rankings, everyone below Kobayashi to #36 was moved up a space. Sean Brockert was inserted into the #37 spot and #38-#50 remain unchanged.
The new poll asks how "Furious" Pete Czerwinski will do against Takeru Kobayashi in their pizza eating contest at PIE on Sunday. The Barrie Examiner has an article about the contest. update Kobayashi has a blog entry about the contest.
The Toronto Star has an article about the showdown between Takeru Kobayashi and "Furious" Pete Czerwinski at a pizza eating contest at Pie Pizza in Barrie, Ontario. update Mississauga.com also has an article.
The website for Pie Pizza in Barrie, Ontario has been updated to announce that Takeru Kobayashi will compete in a pizza eating contest on August 22.
The new poll asks what you think is Takeru Kobayashi's most memorable moment at an IFOCE / MLE event.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Furious-Pete/: "See ya soon Kobayashi..."
The New York Times City Room blog has an entry about dining with Takeru Kobayashi last night which includes a post-meal picture of his abdominal muscles.
Takeru-Kobayashi.com has been updated with a lot more English content including a statement to his fans about declining to extend his contract with the IFOCE. (via email)
A commenter reports that Takeru Kobayashi will compete in a pizza eating contest at PIE in Barrie, Ontario (North Toronto area) August 22. The contest will award $1500 and the 24 fastest pizza eaters will qualify for the semifinals.
The BBC News has an article asking the question "Is competitive eating the world's weirdest sport?" with quotes from Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi.
Kobayashi charges dropped, pizza contest in Canada next
update Aug 6 #2 TMZ.com: Pat Bertoletti thinks Kobayashi should have been convicted for resisting arrest
update Aug 6 The New York Times and Wall Street Journal have blog entries (from comment)
update 12:48 The New York Post, Brooklyn Papers and AOL Weird News have articles. TMZ has a video of the some of the post-hearing press conference. The Canadian pizza contest will be a non-IFOCE event and take place on August 21.
update 10:30 In the press conference, Kobayashi said his next contest will be a pizza eating contest in Ontario, Canada.
update 10:22 The AP reports that the charges against Takeru Kobayashi will be dropped if he stays out of trouble for 6 months.
update 10:18 Someone said all charges have been dropped
TMZ is currently has live video outside the Brooklyn courthouse where Takeru Kobayashi is appearing this morning. (via email) Three fans are offfering support.
The FreeKobayashi twitter reports that Takeru Kobayashi's August 5 court appearance will take place at Brooklyn Criminal Court on 120 Schermerhorn Street from 9:45 am to 10:30 am.
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