Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All British Columbia eating challenges and contests in database)
A hot dog eating contest in Prince George, British Columbia tomorrow will award $500 to the winner ($250 to the runner up)
Straight.com reports that Pink Pearl Chinese Restaurant in Vancover, BC will host a spring roll qualifier on Sunday. The finals will be held in August and award $300.
Link Buffet: August 23, 2008
- Sonya Thomas listed as an expected entrant in the Jacksonville Krystal qualifier
- English article about faked Tomoko Miyake program.
“We were vague about how we counted the plates and dishes, for instance, counting one plate with four pieces of the same dish as four dishes.”
- Denver CE meetup group resumes August 28 with a chicken nugget contest
- Buzz Bishop blog entries about Vancouver Nathan’s contest: preview, results
- Video of woman attempting Michael Phelps’ typical breakfast
- Live “Jimmy Buffett-style Music†will play during the Jacksonville Krystal qualifier according to The Hangman
Ken Wong profile in Surrey Now
Surrey Now has an article about the hot dog eating contest held in Vancouver on Monday and its winner, Ken “The Demolisher” Wong.
Ken Wong wins Vancouver Nathan’s contest
The Vancouver Sun has a video of Ken “The Demolisher” Wong winning the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest held at a Vancouver Canadians baseball game last night. Wong ate 8.5 HDB to win and the contest had a non standard duration of 6 minutes. Ken Wong has emailed a report on the contest which can be read after the jump:
update Ken Wong has emailed some pictures from the contest:
Link Buffet: August 10, 2008
- Swallow Your Pride Wing Bowl documentary to be screened at the First Person Festival in Philadelphia in November
- English article (from Austraila) about Gal Sone’s loss in this year’s Gluttonous Queen contest
- Preferred seating for spectators at Chattanooga Krystal qualifier available
- Vancouver, Canada hot dog eating contest August 18
- Short article about Arkansas City, Kansas hot dog eating contest.
Kobayashi lottery commerical video
The commercial Kobayashi filmed in Vancouver last month is now available on youtube. Western Canada Lotteries’ scratch and win cards are the advertised products.
Kobayashi in Vancouver to film commercial
Kobayashi’s latest blog entry reports that he is currently in Vancouver, British Columbia, apparently to film a commercial for an undisclosed product. Like Kobayashi’s hometown of Nagano, Vancouver is a Winter Olympics site.
In news of other Kobayashis, a Bleacher Report blog entry calls Cleveland Indians reliever Masahide Kobayashi possibly “the steal of the off season”
Gal Sone goes octopus hunting in Canada
R Suzuki reports that Gal Sone traveled to the west coast of Canada and went on an octopus hunt around Vancouver Island on a Nippon TV program. After a diver caught an octopus, it was cooked and served to Gal Sone in a restaurant.
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