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Lola Star announces that she will not be holding a veggie dog event on the Coney Island boardwalk tomorrow in conjunction with the Nathan's qualifier and claims that Nathan's called her landlord to prevent her from holding the counter-contest. update The July 4 veggie contest is still on

March 22, 2013 at 5:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City | Permalink * Comments (2)

SBYNews has a blog entry about the wing eating contest at Pork in the Park BBQ Festival in Salisbury, MD on April 21 saying Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas are expected to compete.

March 22, 2013 at 12:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, Ocean City, Sonya Thomas | Permalink * Comments

NBC's Tonight Show youtube page has a video of Kevin "LA Beast" chugging 18 raw eggs.

March 22, 2013 at 7:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kevin Strahle, Los Angeles, Television | Permalink * Comments (8)

The Huffington Post has the second section of Jamie McDonald's report on his trip to Chicago recounting the paczki eating contest at Bennison's and his attempt at the bacon bomb challenge.

March 22, 2013 at 6:45 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Jamie McDonald | Permalink * Comments

A possible future Carnegie Deli ad?: "Coach Calipari, your Kentucky Wildcats have just lost in the first round of the NIT to Robert Morris, where are you going?" Calipari: "I'm going to the Carnegie Deli with Takeru Kobayashi".

March 21, 2013 at 2:21 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Male Athletes, New York City | Permalink * Comments (1)

The high temperature for Saturday's kickoff of the 2013 Nathan's circuit on the Coney Boardwalk is projected to be 43 °F. This might make it the coldest Nathan's qualifier ever. The only possible post-2005 rival is probably the June 6, 2009 qualifier in Minnesota where the high temperature was 52 °F.

March 21, 2013 at 12:32 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City | Permalink * Comments (1)

Spin.com has a gallery of rock singer Andrew W K participating in a spicy wing contest at SXSW in Austin.

March 21, 2013 at 7:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin, Music, Spicy Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (1)

Courier Mail has an article about Daniel Mercer, winner of $7000 in Australian eating contests. He plans to travel to the United States in May to compete in American eating contests. update Blogs.abc.net.au has a podcast of an interview with Daniel Mercer. update March 21 A picture of Daniel on the Today Show of Australia

March 19, 2013 at 1:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Australia | Permalink * Comments (3)

Marcella the Cheesemonger has an interview with Jimme Mares, who took Dale Boone to overtime in the 2009 WLOCE cupcake eating contest held in Boulder, CO. Jimme auditioned for American Idol and made it to the third round.

March 19, 2013 at 12:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Boulder, Denver | Permalink * Comments

The Sugar Shack Candy Store in Vulcan, Alberta will hold a hot dog eating contest on March 30 awarding $600 ($300 to the winner).

March 19, 2013 at 9:32 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Calgary, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

New listing: Northern Ireland eating challenges and contests

March 18, 2013 at 11:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Belfast | Permalink * Comments (7)

The 54 inch pizza challenge at Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria was not finished by a team consisting of Jamie McDonald, Naader Reda, Molly Schuyler and Miki Sudo last night. update A gallery of the challenge attempt is available. update March 20 Zeh Heifer has a video

March 18, 2013 at 7:24 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Big Mama's and Papa's, Los Angeles, Miki Sudo, Molly Schuyler, Naader Reda | Permalink * Comments (5)

New contest / challenge listings: Ireland | Dublin

March 17, 2013 at 11:21 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dublin | Permalink * Comments

TooJay's held a corned beef contest in Palm Beach Gardens, FL on Saint Patrick's Days from 2010-2012. They will not hold a contest this year but hope to bring the contest back in 2014. If that event's trend in prize money for professionals over the past three years continues (2011: $20,000 | 2012: $10,000 | 2013 $0), then MLE eaters will need to pay $10,000 to compete in 2014.

March 17, 2013 at 8:46 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Palm Beach, Prizes | Permalink * Comments (11)

A list of Wales eating contests and challenges has been compiled (currently with 30 challenges) Subcategories: Cardiff | Swansea

March 16, 2013 at 11:45 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Wales | Permalink * Comments

The Gage restaurant in Chicago will hold an oyster eating contest on Tuesday, March 19 which might award a trip to the Galway Oyster Festival in Ireland.

March 16, 2013 at 7:19 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Ireland, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Comments about next Saturday's qualifier on the Coney Island Boardwalk in the 54 inch pizza challenge thread have been moved to this post.

March 16, 2013 at 3:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2013 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City, Off Topic | Permalink * Comments (57)

Flancer's Pizza in Gilbert, AZ will hold its annual pizza eating contest awarding $500 to the winner on April 14.

March 16, 2013 at 8:51 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Phoenix, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Lola Star, organizer of a July 4 Coney Island veggie dog contest, is also planning a veggie dog event held in conjunction with the opening Nathan's qualifier on the Coney Island boardwalk on March 23. Lola claims the counter-contest will be "more of a performance to make vegetarianism look sexy & appealing... And make their gluttonous contest look extra appalling in contrast"

March 15, 2013 at 3:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City | Permalink * Comments (3)

Digesting England by the pound / eatfeats region

March 15, 2013 at 8:05 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Derby, Devon, Dorset, East Anglia, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicester, Lincolnshire, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Oxford, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire


Citizens of Hope & Glory,
Time goes by – it’s “the time of your life”.
Easy now, sit you down.
Chewing through your Wimpey[*] dreams,
They eat without a sound;
Digesting england by the pound.

Young man says “you are what you eat” – eat well.
Old man says “you are what you wear” – wear well.
You know what you are, you don’t give a damn;
Bursting your belt that is your homemade sham.

Genesis, “Dancing with the Moonlit Knight” (1973) (That is Phil Collins on drums)

The English eating challenges (currently totaling 309) and contests in the database have been parceled out into 34 regions which are listed after the jump (all-England list of eating challenges and contests)
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March 15-18 MLE contest registration info: now open - April 11 Augusta, GA Hooters qualifier | May 19 Houston Niko Niko Gyros opens 3pm central / 4 pm eastern today | April 21 Salisbury, MD Pork in the Park wing eating contest opens 4 pm eastern Monday.

March 15, 2013 at 7:59 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Augusta, Houston, Ocean City | Permalink * Comments

Denio's in Roseville will hold a corn dog eating contest on March 23 awarding $350 ($200 to the winner).

March 15, 2013 at 1:00 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Sacramento, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

The Times of India has an article about the "Hogathon" eating contest that will be held in Mangalore, India this weekend. update March 20 A gallery of the event

March 14, 2013 at 11:15 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:India | Permalink * Comments

The PB Shore House in Point Pleasant, NJ will hold a cabbage eating contest on St. Patrick's Day awarding a trip to Las Vegas, Mexico or Hawaii.

March 14, 2013 at 7:42 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:North NJ Shore, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

93Q in Houston will hold a funnel cake eating contest Friday awarding Blake Shelton tickets. Entrants need to submit videos showing their eating skills to the station's facebook page.

March 13, 2013 at 9:54 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Houston, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

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