Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All British Columbia eating challenges and contests in database)
Wings in Surrey, BC will hold a wing eating contest on November 5 awarding $500 to the winner. Qualifiers will be held in 8 Vancouver-area locations on October 22 and 29.
The Metropole in Vancouver is holding a hot dog eating contest on September 29 awarding $250 to the winner.
The Two Parrots Perch & Grill in Vancouver will hold a taco eating contest on September 15 awarding $350. The winner will receive $200 and a Budweiser Cruiser bike valued at $400.
Meera Bains reports that Samaljit Aulakh experienced brain damage after choking in a gulab jamun eating contest held in Surrey, BC last year and his family is seeking legal assistance. update CBC article
A mystery competitive eater will face off against "Captain Scotty" of CFOX in a five pound burrito eating contest Taco Del Mar in Surrey, BC on May 30. The radio station will award a trip to Los Cabos Mexico to someone who predicts the winner of the contest. update May 30 The mystery pro eater is Curtis
Metronews.ca reports that a "Potato Party" will be held in Burnaby, BC where diners will purchase $1,000 of McDonalds french fries. George Shea calls the event a "rogue, unsanctioned eating exhibition" and equates it to “The ‘Harlem Shake’ of eating eventsâ€.
VancouverDesi reports that the man who choked in a galub jamun eating contest held in Surrey, BC on Saturday remains on life support. Red FM 93.1, a sponsor of the contest, has removed its facebook post about the incident from its timeline, but it can still be accessed with a direct link. update Nov 16 The Vancouver Sun also has an article. update Nov 18 The Link more on the incident.
The CBC reports that a choking incident occurred in a sweet gulab jamun eating contest held in Surrey, British Columbia today as part of a Diwali festival. The status of the now hospitalized man who choked has not been annouced; he reportedly has a pulse. update VancouverDesi has more information.
Two Parrots Perch & Grill in Vancouver will hold two taco eating contests tomorrow awarding $350 ($200 to the winner).
Top Dog Pizza in Victoria, BC will hold a pizza eating contest on March 31 awarding $1000 and a 50 inch television.
VanEats.ca will hold a sushi eating contest for same-gender teams on February 8. The winning male team will then face off against the winning female team at the conclusion of the event. (via Ken Wong)
Soprano's Karaoke + Sports Bar & Grill will hold a hot dog eating contest today awarding a trip to Vancouver and tickets to a Canucks / Maple Leafs game.
Wings Restaurant in British Columbia will hold a wing eating contest on December 12 awarding $500 to the winner. Weekly qualifiers will be held on Monday. The first qualifier will take place in Surrey, BC on November 7. (via Ken Wong email).
The Woodgrove Centre in Nanaimo, British Columbia will hold a cupcake eating contest on Saturday awarding a $500 gift card to the mall.
St. Louis Wings will hold wing eating contests at 8 Toronto area locations on July 18 and Wings Pub in Burnaby, British Columbia will hold a wing eating contest on July 21 awarding an Ipad 2 and a flat screen TV (prizes might be for best costume.)
Mijune of Follow Me Foodie produced a video and blog entry about the 1.5 pound Olympic Burger at Yew Restaurant in Vancouver, BC.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski reports he was the first person to finish the Alpine Burger in Langford BC. The restaurant will reportedly hold a contest awarding $5000 to the fastest finisher of an Alpine Burger in the Spring.
What's For Lunch BC has a blog entry about an attempt at a 2.5 pound burger at Baselines Pub in Surrey, British Columbia.
Anny Chih has a blog entry about a cupcake eating contest at the Bakers Market in Vancouver, where she finished third. Ken "The Demolisher" Wong won with a total of 18 cupcakes in 5 minutes.
Four videos have been produced to promote today's pancake eating contest between Erin Ireland and Katharine Horseman at Glowbal Grill in Vancouver. update Erin Ireland won, 16 pancakes to 8.
Erin Ireland and Katherine Horsman will compete in a pancake contest for charity Sunday in Vancouver, BC.
The twitter for Glowbal_Group reports that Dennis Pak won the Tomahawk Challenge by eating a four pound steak in 10 minutes. update A video of the challenge is available.
Nando's in Vancouver, Canada will hold a wing eating contest. Four Saturday qualifiers will start on July 24 and the finals on August 28 will award a $500 catering order.
Island Sports News has a blog entry about a bacon eating contest in Victoria, British Columbia between a 230 pound man and a 73 pound woman.
The “eating power” of native British Columbians
There might have been some historical basis to have competitive eating as a demonstration sport in the Vancouver Olympics. TheTyee.ca has an article from 2004 about the “tsatlsqulalitut” or eating power of the Salish tribe of coastal British Columbia and Washington State:
Powers played an important role in Coast Salish culture. There were many kinds, including, but not limited to, the powers of a shaman, and any adult ought to have one or more. A person with eating power ate normally most of the time. But when challenged or challenging, the same person would eat vast quantities of food without showing the slightest sign of discomfort.
The article retells a story of an old man who ate two sides of beef and washed it down with a barrel of water.
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