Upcoming United Kingdom eating contests
United Kingdom eating challenges
The Daily Mail has an article about the Christmas sandwich challenge offered by B.E.S.T. Cafe in Birmingham, England which contains a kilogram of turkey, 8 bacon-wrapped sausages, a box of stuffing and over a pound of Christmas pudding.
BBC America has a blog entry about an upcoming program, British Man vs. Food. The host will be Arthur Richerman and the inaugural challenge will be Harridge's "Born to Be Mild" challenge, where diners will take afternoon tea at an improper hour.
The Guardian has a preview of tomorrow's pie eating contest at Harry's Bar in Wigan, England, which has adopted a six-ringed logo and renamed itself the "Pielympics" in honor of the London summer games. update Dec 12 Martin Clare won the contest with a time of 23.5 seconds to eat one pie.
Yahoo's Dirty Tackle blog has an entry about Adam Richman crying after visiting White Hart Lane stadium in London, England, home of his favorite Premier League team, Tottenham Hotspur.
The Guardian reports that the BBC will be investigated by Ofcom (the British equivalent of the FCC) after an episode of Dick and Dom's Hoopla held a contest where a boy and girl competed by drinking a blended concoction containing mayonnaise and apple sauce. The girl experienced a "reversal of fortune".
The Sun has an article about Lee Price's attempts at five British eating challenges. Randy Santel has also produced four videos of his recent eating challenges in England and Scotland.
The Daily Mail reports that Arif Ali was hospitalized after attempting a Bhut Jolokia pepper hot wing challenge at Jimmy's restaurant in London's O2 arena.
The BBC has an interview with Adam Richman, who says he does not have plans for a UK version of Man vs. Food or any other future eating challenge show.
The student newspaper for Oxford University in England has an article about local eating challenges.
Express and Star has an article about Randy Santel finishing the burger challenge at Smokey's Joint in Walsall, England on Friday. Randy recently completed a tour of the United Kingdom where he completed six eating challenges. update Oct 25 The Glaswegian has an article about Randy Santel finishing the Bunker Buster Burger Challenge.
Confused.com has an infographic about American and English eating challenges. The B3 Burrito from the now-closed NASCAR Cafe is listed as a current challenge.
BlueBirdMedia has produced a video of the World Oyster Eating Championship held at the Hillsborough Oyster Festival in Northern Ireland where Colin Shirlow continued his streak, defeating Sonya Thomas 233 oysters (in 3 minutes) to 208.
Colin Shirlow defeats Sonya Thomas, maintains Hillsborough Oyster Festival streak
Sonya Thomas and Colin Shirlow will compete in the oyster eating contest at the Hillsborough Oyster Festival in Northern Ireland will start at 3pm Ireland time (10 am US Eastern). RakeandHerald.tv has a preview of the contest. update Amanda Poole reports Colin Shirlow defended his title with a record tying total of 233 oyters in 3 minutes.
update Sept 9 The Rake & Herald has a contest report listing Sonya’s total at 208.
update Sept 10 The Belfast Telegraph has an article and gallery
update Sept 11 The BBC has an article with pictures
The Guardian has an article asking the question "Is competitive eating too American for the UK?" which includes quotes from Tim "Eater X" Janus.
The Daily Mail has an article on the Devastator Burger Challenge available at the Red Dog Saloon in Hoxton, England. The burger is eight inches high and contains 3,000 calories.
The BBC has a preview of Saturday's eating contest at the Hillsborough Oyster Festival in Northern Ireland, where Sonya Thomas will seek to avenge a 2008 loss where she was defeated by defending champion Colin Shirlow 230 oysters to 191 in a three minute competition. The article incorrectly states Sonya Thomas' previous contest in Northern Ireland was held three years ago; it took place in 2008. The article also lists Sonya Thomas as a resident of New York who is looking to "take the trophy back to Coney Island".
The Belfast Telegraph reports that Sonya Thomas will be competing in the World Oyster Eating Championship in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland on September 8. Defending champion Colin Shirlow defeated Sonya Thomas in 2008.
ZoominUK has a mini-documentary about world competitive eating with footage from a mango eating contest in Inida, the Buffalo Wing Festival, the Nathan's finals and a nettle eating competition in England.
An upcoming documentary about competitive eating for the ITV network will be recorded at Burgers at Blacks in Purley, England on August 16. The restaurant offers an eating challenge billed as Europe's largest burger.
Faye Sondergaard finished the Olympic Burger challenge at What's Cooking? in Liverpool, England (before | after).
Jamie McDonald set the record of 17 minutes for the 72 ounce steak challenge at the Branded Bull Steakhouse in Birmingham, England.
BBC has a segment from The Men Who Made Us Fat about an attempt at the 9.5 pound "Kidz Breakfast Challenge" at Jester's Diner in Great Yarmouth, England.
WhosJack.com has a list of London eating challenges.
The Scottish Sun has an article about a 6 pound steak challenge available at The Grill Room in Glasgow which costs £360 ($565). If the steak is finished in under an hour, it is free along with a membership to club 29.
GuinnessWorldRecords has a video of "Furious" Pete Czerwinski setting the record for most Jaffa cakes eaten in one minute at the Guinness headquarters in London.
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