Upcoming Canada eating contests
Canada eating challenges
(All Canada eating challenges and contests in database)
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.
Brews and Cues in Windsor, Ontario will hold a 100 wing eating contest for two person teams during its Super Bowl party awarding two Playstation 3s and Madden games to the victorious pair.
While the NHL lockout remains in force, P K Subban of the Montreal Canadiens ate a forty ounce steak in Delray Beach.
In "Furious" Pete Czerwinski's most recent video he has an eating contest with IFBB fitness pro Jody Boam at the Mongolian Grill after they had an upper body training session. (In other Canadian female bodybuilder news, Amanda Lau completed the "Doris" burger challenge at Soda Jerks in Edmonton in July.)
Studio 82 in Calgary will hold a hot dog eating contest awarding an iPad mini on November 25 as part of its Grey Cup Party.
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.