Upcoming United Kingdom eating contests
United Kingdom eating challenges
Off-topic: Journalist Peter Oborne cites degradation of standards following the appointment of Jason Seiken (nicknamed "Psycho" Seiken) to the "Head of Content" of the Daily Telegraph as a reason for his resignation from the British newspaper.
STV.tv has a report on a frozen yogurt eating contest held at Frögurtz in Aberdeen, Scotland won by Jennifer Falconer with a total of 4.75 tubs in 10 minuts.
Eric "Steakbellie" Livingston is quoted in a Guardian article about the lack of traditional haggis in the United States due to a ban on livestock lungs in food.
LiveLeak.com has a video of Randy Santel becoming the first man (Emma Dalton was the first finisher) to complete the Hibernator breakfast challenge at Bear Grills in Congleton, England which concludes with a post-challenge reversal. LadBible has a blog entry about Randy's UK tour.
I am not sure why the Monster Mega Breakfast challenge offered by the Corner Cafe in Portishead, England consisting of 59 conventional breakfast items is particularly newsworthy, but it has is the subject of over 10 recent news articles.
The Lad Bible has a post on Kate Ovens finishing the 24 ounce Gut Buster burger challenge at the Stateside Diner in Newcastle, England, which took place 11 months ago.
In My Fat Story on UK TLC, Katie Hopkins intentionally gained weight to attempt to prove that weight loss is mainly a matter of self-discipline. In her attempt to gain 42 pounds, she traveled to an unnamed restaurant in North Carolina to attempt its burger challenge (which appears to be the 40/20 challenge at BT's Burger Joint in Charlotte).
The Guardian reports that its story about the Hungry Horse's doughnut burger was the fourth most viewed article about "sustainable food" in 2014.
The Daily Mail has an article about Lauren Jackson's attempt at the 5kg (11 pound) Brussel sprout challenge at Smokey's in Walsall, England. (video)
The results of today's World Pie Eating Contest in Wigan, England were officially voided after oversized pies were sent to the event. Previous winner Barry Rigby ate his pie half the fastest with a time of 42.6 seconds. (Huffington Post slideshow).
Munchies.vice.com has a report on an attempt at the Captain's Challenge at Captain Jack's, a medieval themed restaurant in Newquay, England.
The Guardian has a cartoon about the World Pie Eating Contest in Wigan, England on December 18.
Newshopper.co.uk has an article about the series of dessert eating contest videos produced by London rapper Joe Grind.
The Telegraph reports that Keith Martin, formerly recognized as the "world's fattest man" died of pneumonia in London, England at the age of 44. Before receiving gastric surgery, he weighed 980 pounds and ate 20,000 calories a day.
Emma Dalton failed to finish the new Christmas Big One sandwich challenge at Buzz's in Southampton, England. update Dec 2 The Daily Echo has an article.
The Daily Star has an article about a challenge offered by the Black Bull restaurant in Wakefield, England that contains a stuffed turkey crown and a whole duck and chicken and contains 12,000 calories.
Emma Dalton appears on the cover of the current Issue of Chat Magazine.
The Daily Mail has a report on the Terminator breakfast challenge available at Papa Joe's Cafe in Tenterden, Kent, England.
Competitive eating academic paper available
Kay McArdle announces that a paper titled It’s not what you eat but how and that you eat: Social media, counter-discourses and disciplined ingestion among amateur competitive eaters by Emma-Jayne Abbots and Luci Attala of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David is available for $19.95. The first two sentences of the abstract are:
This article interrogates how social media can provide a platform for contesting dominant discourses. It does so through the lens of competitive eating, demonstrating that amateur competitive eaters use social media sites to challenge and subvert mass media representations of their sport while concomitantly upholding normative notions of healthy eating and bodies.
Was anyone interviewed for this article? (I received no information requests.)
Emma Dalton ate 7 racks of ribs in 45 minutes at HonkyTonk Bar& Restaurant in London yesterday.
Hope Whitmore has a report for Vice.com about her attempt at the the Killer Curry challenge at Kismot in Ediburgh, Scotland. A 2011 Killer Curry contest resulted in several hospitalizations.
BBC Health News and the Morning Advertiser have articles about criticism the English pub-restaurant chain Hungry Horse is receiving for offering a burger with donuts for buns containing 1,996 calories. update Nov 20 Lynn News and the Guardian have challenge attempt reports. The Guardian also has a critical column about the burger.
Emma Dalton was the first person to finish the breakfast sandwich challenge at Big Dave's Cafe in Bromsgrove, England. update Nov 10 The Bromsgrove Standard has an article.
The Northern Echo has an article about a 67 pound burger created by The George in Stockton, England which is billed as Britain's biggest.
The Total Guide to Manchester has a list of Manchester, England eating challenges and Chronicle Live has a list of restaurants offering challenges in northeast England.
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