Upcoming Vancouver eating contests
Vancouver eating challenges
(All Vancouver eating challenges and contests in database)
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).
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)
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).
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.
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.
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.
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”
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