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sueddeutsche.de has an article in German about the Denver Oktoberfest Bratwurst eating contest won by Andrew Renfrow with a total of 13.5 sausages in 10 minutes.

September 30, 2017 at 7:48 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Denver, Germany | Permalink * Comments (2)

Physical Culture Study has a blog entry about the food consumption of the Saxon brothers, three German strongmen who were active around 1900. A typical day's diet included 24 eggs, 3 pounds bacon and 10 pound of meat for each brother. Via Iron Heaver

September 27, 2017 at 8:15 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Germany, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments

"Chilli Queen" Shahina Waseem has started her youtube channel with a video of her victory in the chilli eating contest at the Alexandra Palace Foodies Festival in London Saturday, her 19th straight win in a spicy eating contest.

August 31, 2017 at 5:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:London, Spicy Eating Challenges, Videos, Women | Permalink * Comments

Radio Prague reports Pat Bertoletti ate 198 dumplings in an hour to win a contest in Vizovice in the Czech Republic. Kamil Hamerský was runner up with 166 and Radim Dvořáček was 3rd with 156.

August 20, 2017 at 8:13 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Czech Republic, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

The Jersey Evening Post reports that "Beard Meats Food" was defeated in a spaghetti eating contest at Gorey Fete in Gorey, Jersey Thursday by a local female whose name was not announced. update A new article gives the name of the victor as Kerri Brown. "Beard Meats Food" disputes the results due to the heat of his pasta. update Aug 21 The Jersey Evening Post has another article giving Adam Moran's side.

August 19, 2017 at 7:39 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran, United Kingdom | Permalink * Comments (5)

The York Maze in York, England will hold the UK Sweetcorn Eating Championships awarding £200/£100/£50 to the top 3. A £1000 bonus will be paid if Carmen Cincotti's record of 61.75 ears in 12 minutes is broken.

August 10, 2017 at 6:45 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Unafilliated Contests, Yorkshire | Permalink * Comments

Leah Shutkever has produced a video of her attempting to eat 10,000 calories in an hour at the Rub Smokehouse in Birmingham.

July 16, 2017 at 10:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Calorie Challenges, Leah Shutkever, West Midlands | Permalink * Comments (3)

The Scotsman has an article about Rab Ha’, or Robert Hall, who was famed for his huge meals in early 19th century Glasgow which included 14 pounds of potatoes and an entire calf turned into pies.

June 21, 2017 at 8:04 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Glasgow | Permalink * Comments

Nate Figueroa produced a video of his attempt at the 28 inch team challenge at Pizza Xtreme in Orlando with his German girlfriend Livia. (Livia's video)

June 12, 2017 at 7:34 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Darron Breeden, Germany, Nate Figueroa, Orlando, Pizza Eating Challenges, Team Challenges, Women | Permalink * Comments (4)

In her latest video, Leah Shutkever attempted two challenges from the Flaming Grill in one session.

May 31, 2017 at 7:27 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Leah Shutkever, West Midlands | Permalink * Comments

The Sun has an article about Leah Shuktever titled "The Perfect Woman?" focusing on her video of eating 12 Krispy Kreme doughnuts in 72 seconds.

May 26, 2017 at 6:54 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Leah Shutkever, West Midlands | Permalink * Comments (9)

The Belfast Telegraph reports that the Hillsborough Oyster Festival in Northern Ireland has been canceled after losing funding. The event's eating contest had brought in MLE competitors including Sonya Thomas, Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo and Bob Shoudt. Michelle Lesco broke Colin Shirlow's ten-year winning streak in the competition last year.

May 23, 2017 at 10:11 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Belfast | Permalink * Comments

Inapub.co.uk has list of tips for restaurants about holding eating challenges.

May 11, 2017 at 7:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Eating Challenges, United Kingdom | Permalink * Comments (9)

Saltdog Slims in Liverpool will hold an eating contest tomorrow awarding £500 in cash, an Xbox one, a Nintendo 64, a Wii, a Skateboard and more.

May 9, 2017 at 3:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Liverpool, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Tamu.247sports.com has an article about Jermaine Eluemenor's victory in the 2015 hot chicken eating contest at the 2015 Music City Bowl that was motivated by a championship belt prize. The London-born Texas A & M offensive lineman hopes to be selected in this weekend's NFL draft. update Apr 29 Eluemenor was selected by the Baltimore Ravens

April 28, 2017 at 7:29 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:College Station, London, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments (1)

Leah Shutkever posted a video of her finishing the Tombstone Challenge at Chimichanga in 5:54 which the UK chain announced was a national record. Her time was about a third of the the 17:30 needed for former Sutton United goalie Wayne Shaw to complete the meal.

April 7, 2017 at 7:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:England, Leah Shutkever, United Kingdom | Permalink * Comments (4)

Sophie Healey, a finalist in the British reality show Coach Trip: Road to Marbs did the Devastator burger challenge at the Red Dog in London and was awarded the T-shirt got a T shirt.

April 4, 2017 at 8:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, London, Television, Women | Permalink * Comments

Wayne Shaw, former backup goalie for Sutton United, did the Tombstone BBQ challenge at Chimichanga in 17:30 and has challenged diners to beat his time. The 280 pound 45 year old lost his position with the club after eating a pie on the sidelines in the FA Cup game versus Arsenal.

March 26, 2017 at 9:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Barbecue Eating Challenges, London, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments

"The Real Food Savage" has started a youtube channel for his London eating challenges.

March 16, 2017 at 6:35 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:London, Videos | Permalink * Comments (4)

Burger Bar in Salerno, Italy will hold a burger eating contest on April 4 awarding 1500 Euros and a spot in a contest in New York City in August.

March 15, 2017 at 10:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Italy, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

The BBC has an article about spicy food challenges titled "Why hot chillies might be good for us" which theorizes that plant spiciness evolved to discourage mammals from eating them so birds could spread their seeds. A television program about the subject will be broadcast today.

March 10, 2017 at 5:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Science, Spicy Eating Challenges, United Kingdom | Permalink * Comments (1)

QZ on 18th century Frenchman

March 1, 2017 at 11:10 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:France, Past Trenchermen

QZ.com has an article about Tarrare, born in 1772 in Lyon, France.

By the time he was 17, he was reportedly 100 pounds (about 45 kg), and consumed a quarter of a cow’s worth of beef per day. He ran away from home and joined a freak show, where he delighted attendees by eating anything—literally anything—they gave him, which ranged from a basket of apples, dozens of eggs, and even wine corks and flints.

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Emma Dalton will appear on the British TV channel ITV at 8pm tonight on the Kyle Files. The topic of the program is Britain's obesity crisis. Emma also has a video of her eating 120 pancakes, which she thinks is a world record and has started an instagram at emmadalton2837. update The Sun and Daily Star have articles.

February 27, 2017 at 6:06 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Emma Dalton, Pancake Eating Challenges, Television, United Kingdom | Permalink * Comments (14)

A casting call has been placed for the upcoming UK-based youtube channel Girl vs. Food TV. Their first video will be released soon.

February 26, 2017 at 12:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:United Kingdom, Videos, Women | Permalink * Comments (1)

Atlas Obscura on the Great Eater of Kent

February 21, 2017 at 3:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kent

Atlas Obscura has a post about Nicholas Wood, known as “The Great Eater of Kent”, titled “Competitive Eating Was Even More Disgusting in the 17th Century”

Taylor’s plan would have had Wood perform daily feats of overeating at the city’s Bear Gardens, which at the time hosted animal fights. Among the suggested meals to give the “most exorbitant paunchmonger” were a wheelbarrow full of tripe, as many puddings as would stretch across the Thames, and an entire fat calf or sheep.

For better or worse, this gluttony exhibition never came to pass, as Wood, who was getting on in his years, and who had lost all but one of his teeth after eating an entire mutton shoulder, bones and all, declined Taylor’s offer, saying that he wasn’t sure he’d be able to perform to expectations.

More on Nicholas Wood: Alpha History | Kent History Forum

The new poll asks who you think is currently the top eater in the UK.

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