In a recent video, Yuka Kinoshita ate 5 one pound steak meals from Steak Gusto. She claims the total weight of her feast was 6kg (13.2 pounds).
Philly Voice has a report on how mukbang, the practice of eating meals that are broadcast on the internet, has spread outside its Korean home.
Battle of the Big Eaters 3 is recording today in Times Square. Team USA appears to be represented by Bob Shoudt and Tom Gilbert. update Team Japan reportedly won its matchup vs. Shoudt/Gilbert Pat Bertoletti faced off against a blondish girl I had not seen before. update #2 Pat competed against Hitomi Sato. It appears Molly Schuyler faced off against Hatsuyo Sugawara.
Gulf News has a gallery of a pizza eating contest held in Baghdad, Iraq on Halloween won by Walid Aladdin.
Valerie Pondering, a blog by a Mormon missionary in Japan, was at a festival holding an eating contest in which an entrant required CPR from paramedics. She does not know the fate of the competitor.
The Daily Mail has an article about Li Yongzhi of Shawoli, China, who reportedly eats up to 5.5 pounds of chilli peppers daily.
Channel NewsAsia has a segment about Singaporean competitive eater Zermatt Neo.
The Jakarta Post has an interview with Takeru Kobayashi in English. He says that his peak year for Japanese competitive eating income was 2001, when he earned about $250,000. He also says he has landed an endorsement deal with Nike and that he has no plans to retire.
Times of India reports that 67 year old Govind Lunagariya ate 21 ladoos weighing over 4 pounds to win an eating contest in Rajkot, India. The third place finisher, Auchar Chhatroda, was 85.
For his latest video, "Furious" Pete Czerwinski has posted an excerpt from his 2013 tour of Japan where he faced off against female competitive eater Mio Takahashi in a noodle eating contest.
Cafe Hot Seat has an interview with Singaporean competitive eater Zermatt Neo.
Mariska Tracy met with Takeru Kobayashi in Jakarta and gave him Happy Tummy, a book she wrote about Indonesian competitive eating.
Takeru Kobayashi appeared on CNN Indonesia to promote tomorrow's eating contest at Bread Life.
Global Voices has an article about Yuka Kinoshita and her eating challenge youtube channel, which has reached 460,000 subscribers. English subtitles have been added to several of her videos, including a Q & A session.
Takeru Kobayashi will do a bread eating exhibition in Indonesia on August 29.
Rons2003 has uploaded a screen capture of the Nathan's finals from an Israeli television channel.
Youtube has a video of Takeru Kobayashi competing in Food Battle Club recorded in 2001 or 2002.
Shanghaiist reports that Xiao Li ate 24 bowls of noodles in 2 minutes to win an eating contest in Xi'an, China.
Amplify.ph has an interview with Filipino competitive eater Kelvin Medina, Guinness record holder for the fastest time to eat a 12 inch pizza, which contains his competitive eating training playlist.
The Global Times has an article about Chinese competitive eating focusing on Pan Yizhong, who claims he has finished a 1 meter (40 inch) pizza in Beijing.
The Bangkok Post has an article about competitive eating in Thailand containing interviews with members of the Thai Pro Eater group.
GQ of Japan has an interview with Takeru Kobayashi titled "How to be successful Japanese in the United States". (Kobayashi has not made an official public appearance in the US since October and has yet to announce his plans for July 4.)
Its Kunalb has a video of Dale Boone recorded at an eating contest in Bangalore, India.
Kotaku has a blog entry on Yuka Kinoshita and her youtube channel. She is termed a “gluttonous beautiful woman†(大食ã„美女 or oogui bijyo) in Japan.
WLOCE3 has posted a video with a caption claiming Dale Boone won the World Pho Eating Championship in Vietnam.
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