Upcoming Canada eating contests
(All Canada eating challenges and contests in database)
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
Pat Bertoletti says he hopes to face Takeru Kobayashi at the upcoming contest at Pie Wood Fired Pizza in Barrie, Ontario. This would be the first matchup between the two since the 2009 Krystal Square Off Finals.
Tammie's Queen of Wings in North Bay, Ontario will hold a wing eating contest tomorrow awarding $500 to the winner.
Joey's Restaurants announces that Joey Chestnut will attempt to set a fish taco eating record in Calgary some time between August 7 and 9.
The Detroit Free Press and Barrie Examiner have articles about Meredith "Deep Fried Diva" Boxberger's fourth place finish in the Nathan's women's finals. update July 16 Meredith has a contest video
Takeru Kobayashi ate 85 Timbits in 2 minutes at the University of Waterloo in Ontario today. update July 2 CTV News has a video
Takeru Kobayashi will attempt to set a record for Tim Horton's Timbits at the University of Waterloo (Ontario) on Canada Day, July 1.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski ate 7 pounds of pulled pork in 6 minutes at a contest in Ottawa today, which he claims is a world record. Earlier, Pete got a now-banned 9-patty T-Rex burger at a Wendy's. update June 20 Metronews.ca has an article
The headquarters of Wendy's forced the franchise located in Brandon, Manitoba to remove a 9-patty "T-Rex" burger from its menu after a picture of it was posted on reddit.com.
Metronews.ca has an interview with "Furious" Pete Czerwinski about competing in the Sparks Street Ribfest in Ottawa on June 19.
Mississauga.com has a report on "Furious" Pete Czerwinski's victory at a wing eating contest at St. Louis Bar and Grill yesterday vs. Daniel Shinya, Stanislav Kotliar and Marc Skaf.
Aaron Osthoff & Meredith Boxberber win Nathan’s Calgary qualifier
update June 9 The Globe and Mail has an article about Meredith Boxberger.
update Nathan’s Famous Canada has a facebook gallery
The Calgary Herald has an article reporting that Nicole Anderson was disqualified.
Men
1) Aaron Osthoff 31 hot dogs
Women
1) Meredith Boxberger 23
Meredith Boxberger appeared on CTV yesterday to promote the contest. The Calgary Herald also has a gallery of extreme eating contests.
An unnamed competitive eater will host the new series "All You Can Eat", which will debut on the National Geographic network in Canada on August 29.
The Calgary Herald has an article about Nicole Anderson, who will seek to defend her Canadian women's Nathan's title on Saturday. She will be competing against Meredith Boxberger.
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
Elliot Lake (Ontario) Standard reports that parliamentarian Carol Hughes ate 53.2 ounces of steak to defeat Michael Mantha by .7 ounces in a 70 ounce steak eating contest.
The Sugar Shack Candy Store in Vulcan, Alberta will hold a hot dog eating contest on March 30 awarding $600 ($300 to the winner).
The Ceili Cottage in Toronto will hold an oyster eating contest Saturday awarding a trip to Galway, Ireland.
The Coulson Nightclub in Sudbury, Ontario will hold a hot dog eating contest on March 22 awarding $500 to the winner.
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€.
Jamie McDonald will attempt to eat 15 pounds of poutine at Poutineville in Montreal tonight. update Jamie completed it in 25:35 update March 9 A video of Jamie's appearance on Global Montreal is available.
Blog TO has a list of 10 Toronto food challenges. update February 28 BlogTO also has a list of 8 Toronto eating contests
Fatboys Southern Smokehouse will hold a lingerie hot dog eating contest during half time of the Super Bowl on Sunday awarding gift certificates to Adult Fun Superstore. The winner will be judged on "speed, style, lingerie and crowd applause". Ottawa residents who do not want to wear lingerie can compete for Senators box seats in an Inferno menu eating contest at PJ Quigleys Bar and Grill Sunday.
The Canadian Medical Association Journal has an article about "Furious" Pete Czerwinski with quotes from gastroenterologist David Metz. update Jan 29 Part 2 of the article is available.
Wink's Eatery in London, Ontario will hold a slider eating conteest on January 28 awarding a 40 inch TV.
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