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The Wing Bowl 24 announcement reports that Molly Schuyler and defending champ Pat Bertoletti are expected to compete.
Patch.com has a selection of Chicago DJ Erich "Mancow" Meuller's yelp.com reviews. He offered the following commentary on Taco in a Bag: "Open late for meth cookers, drunks, potheads and wild eyed insomniacs like myself.â€
The Daily Herald has an article about Guinness world records held by Chicagoland residents with a section about Pat Bertoletti's eating records.
Takeru Kobayashi, Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown and LA Beast will attempt to eat a 40 pound goat tonight at Taco in a Bag tonight in an attempt to break the Chicago Cubs "Billy Goat" curse which has supposedly prevented the ballclub from reaching the World Series since 1945. update The official time was 15 minutues. Bob Shoudt joined the team. update Sep 23 Val Bromann has a blog entry & gallery More coverage WGN | USA Today | Yahoo | CSN Chicago | Sports Illustrated update Sep 25 More coverage: Wall Street Journal | Rolling Stone | NY Post | MLB.com
Pat Bertoletti set the original record of 4:10 for the Kickapoo Joy Juice Taco Trough Takedown on WCIU's "You & Me This Morning today. DNAInfo reports that someone who can finish the 6 pound "Big Jim Reeves" and a half liter of Kickapoo Joy Juice will in 4:09 or less will win $5000. A finishing time of 4:10 - 6:09 will result in a $2000 prize. Professional eaters including Kobayashi and Molly Schuyler are welcome to compete in the contest.
Taco in a Bag announces the Kickapoo Joy Juice Taco Trough $10,000 Challenge. Pat Bertoletti and Tim "Gravy" Brown will set the official record for a 6 pound "Big Jim Reeves" taco and a half liter of Kickapoo Joy Juice on WCIU on August 28. $5000 will be awarded to the first person to surpass that mark.
The Chicago Tribune reports that Pat Bertoletti has withdrawn from the second round of America's Got Talent because he could not afford to leave Taco in a Bag for five days.
In Barrie, Ontario, Takeru Kobayashi won Pie Wood Fired Pizza's Let em Eat contest for the sixth year in a row with a total of 50 slices. Pat Bertoletti was the runner up with 44 slices. update The Barrie Examiner has an article and slideshow. update Aug 4 Kobayashi https://twitter.com/FReeKobi0704/status/628600392964796416">believes he ate 58 slices. CTV.ca has a video
USA Today has an article about competitive eating health risks with quotes from Matt Stonie and Pat Bertoletti, who says (without providing details) that he has experienced an injury while training.
Molly Schuyler defends CA State Fair corn dog title
update Jul 20 Stephanie Wu has a contest video
Stephanie Wu has the results from tonight’s corn dog eating contest at the California State Fair in Sacramento. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
1) Molly Schuyler1 33 corn dogs $2,500 in 8 minutes
2) Pat Bertoletti 26.3-$2,000
3) Dave Brunelli 24.75- $1,000.
4) Michael Quattrocchi 13 $500
5) Kirk Taylor 11.67
6) Sergio Reyes-Raya 10 $100
7) Zane Glaser 9
8) Jacob Dena 8
9) Nathan Turton 7
No shows: Edward Chin, Ryan Ashburn
CA State Fair corn dog qualifier results
Corn Dog Qualifier results from Stephanie Wu Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 (3 minutes, top 10 advance)
1) Molly Schuyler 18
2) Dave Brunelli 12
3) Pat Bertoletti 11
4T) Edward Chin 7
4T) Zane Glaser 7
6) Michael 6
7T) Kirk Taylor
7T) Sergio Reyes-Raya
9) Nathan 5.5
10T) Jacob Debba 5
10T) Ryan Ashburn 5 Stephanie Wu reports that Joey Chestnut will be a special guest at the California State Fair corn dog contest in Sacramento. A qualifier will be held tonight and the finals tomorrow will award $6100.
Patrick Bertoletti attempted to consume 120 raw eggs on tonight's episode of America's Got Talent. update The Chicago Tribune has an article
NWITimes.com has an article and video about Pat Bertoletti finishing the 6 pound Italian beef sandwich challenge at Ameristar Casino in East Chicago, IN.
Pat Bertoletti finished a 5+ pound Italian beef sandwich challenge at the grand opening of the Stadium Sports Bar & Grill in the Ameristar Casino in East Chicago, IN yesterday.
Takeru Kobayashi faced off against Matsuko Deluxe, a transvestite with a listed weight of over 300 pounds on the Japanese network TBS earlier this week. The program includes clips from Kobayashi's Japanese and American competitive eating careers. The commercial he filmed with Sonya Thomas appears at minute 29 and Pat Bertoletti and Ed "Cookie" Jarvis make cameos at minute 33. The show concludes with a Food Battle Club style eating contest.
Timeout Chicago has a ranking of all the offerings at Taco in a Bag. The menu item named after Miki Sudo is #2 and The Big Jim Reeves is #7. update May 6 MyFoxChicago.com has an article and video
WGN has an article and video segment about Taco in a Bag.
DNAinfo has an article on the opening of Taco in a Bag in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago. The restaurant owned by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown plans a five pound "Taco in a Trough" challenge. update April 24 DNAInfo reports that Taco in a Bag sold out of food on its day and had to shut temporarily today to prepare more food.
Sofia Laczko reports Pat Bertoletti ate a 5 pound corned beef sandwich in about 4 minutes at Dooley's in Roseville, MI to win the first prize of $500. update Apr 20 Metro Times has a gallery
The soft opening for the Lincoln Square location of Taco in a Bag will take place on Wednesday.
WIFR reports that Pat Bertoletti ate a 3 pound burger in 13 minutes to defend his Big Burger Challenge title at Murpy's Pub in in Rockford, IL and claim the first prize of $500.
In the second part of his video interview with Real Clear Politics, Pat Bertoletti discusses his rivalries with Joey Chestnut, Molly Schuyler and Sonya Thomas. He bills himself as the top male American independent competitive eater; Takeru Kobayashi is not mentioned. update Feb 20 Part 3 is available and is mainly about Taco in a Bag. The final date for that restaurant's West Dundee, IL location will be February 28.
Real Clear Politics recorded a video interview of Pat Bertoletti while driving around Chicago. He thinks that competitive eating has declined over the past five years and blames the hit or miss nature of contest publicity as the reason for the descent.
The Chicago Tribune reports that Pat Bertoletti ate 25 paczkis in 5 minutes at Bennison's Bakery in Evanston, IL to defend his title and take the first prize of $300.
The Columbia Chronicle has an article on the move of Taco in a Bag to Lincoln Square in north Chicago. Co-owners Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown do not have a set opening date but hope to start operating at the new location in April.
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