Upcoming Canada eating contests
(All Canada eating challenges and contests in database)
A wing eating contest awarding $250 to the winner will be held this weekend at the Dutch Mason Blues Festival in Truro, Nova Scotia.
Smoke's Poutinerie has produced a video promoting its eating contest in Toronto on September 24.
MetroNews.ca has a short article about Takeru Kobayashi defending his title in the pizza eating contest at PIE in Barrie, Ontario on August 21.
The Ceili Cottage in Toronto will host the Canadian Oyster Eating Championship tomorrow (Canadian citizens only). The winner will receive a trip to Ireland to compete in the World Oyster Eating Championship in early September.
Aaron Osthoff wins Toronto Beer Festival wing contest
The Toronto Sun has an article about today’s wing eating contest held at the Toronto Beer Festival. Results from the MLE facebook Part 1 | Part 2 :
1) Aaron Osthoff 55.45 oz in 12 minutes, first non-qualifier victory
2) “Buffalo” Jim Reeves 51.75
3) Ben Do 47.65
4) Eric “Badlands” Booker 40.5
5) “Wild” Bill Myers 37.75
6) Yasir Salem 33.85
7) Mike Somansith 24.15
Aaron Osthoff and Ben Do have been announced as expected entrants in the wing eating contest at the Toronto Festival of Beer on Sunday.
"Buffalo" Jim Reeves and "Wild" Bill Myers have been announced as expected entrants in Sunday's wing eating contest at the Toronto Festival of Beer.
IFOCE August / September registration on Monday & Wednesday
IFOCE contest registrations opening this week:
- Monday July 25: Toronto’s Festival of Beer Wing Eating Championship (August 7) | John Ascuaga’s Nugget World Rib Eating Championship (August 31, Sparks, NV) | Buffalo Buffet Bowl (September 4) & Wing Eating Championship (September 5)
- Wednesday July 27: Smoke’s Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championship (Toronto, September 24) | Old Town Lewisville, TX World Tamale Eating Championship (September 24)
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.)
Canada East has an article about six attempts at the Moose Challenge at Casino New Brunswick in Moncton which consists of a one pound burger, a pound of poutine and a beer or other 16 ounce beverage.
Kobayashi announces that he will compete in the Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce eating contest on August 3 and face off against "Furious" Pete Czerwinski at PIE in Barrie, Ontario on August 21. Gringo Bandito considered an IFOCE taco eating contest in 2010, but plans did not come to fruition. update "Furious" Pete announces that he will also compete in the Gringo Bandito contest.
Yesterday Ken Ben Do commented that the Nathan's qualifier in Calgary scheduled for June 18 has been canceled. Ken Wong emailed his cancellation notice to confirm that the contest will not take place.
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.
A Super Bowl wing eating contest at Brews & Cues in Windsor, Ontario (Detriot area) will award 2 XBox 360s to the first two person team to eat 100.7 wings in under an hour.
The Montreal Mirror has an article about the French-Canadian roots of the team responsible for producing Epic Meal Time.
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.
Feed Your Console reports that Takeru Kobayashi ate 16 bananas in 60 seconds to promote the new Donkey Kong game in Toronto.
AOL Weird News has an article about Kobayashi's failed pizza record attempt. Kobayashi's next event will be a banana eating contest against a digital Donkey Kong in Toronto Saturday. update A press release has details about the event.
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.
Smoke's Poutinerie's facebook has some pictures from the poutine eating contest held in May.
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.
Toronto Sports Magazine has an article about an attempt at the 67 ounce steak challenge at Real Sports Bar and Grill which includes a pound of fries and a pound of cole slaw.