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Naader Reda has posted a video from July 2011 of him eating two 5+ pound burgers burritos at Chile Red in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.

February 26, 2013 at 11:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burrito Eating Challenges, Inland Empire, Naader Reda | Permalink * Comments (6)

Joey Chestnut will appear at the grand opening of the food rodeo at the Santa Clara County fairgrounds on Saturday.

February 26, 2013 at 10:01 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, San Jose | Permalink * Comments (2)

Blog TO has a list of 10 Toronto food challenges. update February 28 BlogTO also has a list of 8 Toronto eating contests

February 26, 2013 at 2:02 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Challenge Lists, Toronto | Permalink * Comments

The Cardiffian reports that Ieuan Lloyd, a member of a Great Britain swim relay in the London 2012 games, won a pie eating contest held in Cardiff, Wales with a total of 6.5 pies in 10 minutes. (video)

February 26, 2013 at 1:42 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cardiff, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments

Lola Star announces she is planning a "sexy, fabulous veggie hotdog eating contest/performance" in Coney Island and she has asked a Nathan's finalist to cross over to her competition.

February 26, 2013 at 7:11 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City | Permalink * Comments (3)

Aniceto Mata won first place and a prize of $1,000 with a total of 122 peppers at the Annual Jalapeno Festival in Laredo, TX Saturday.

February 25, 2013 at 5:20 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, South Texas, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Naader Reda has uploaded a video of his girlfriend Von finishing the Triple King Challenge at Fatburger in Las Vegas. (picture).

February 25, 2013 at 3:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Las Vegas, Women | Permalink * Comments

On Saturday, Randy Santel and Ramsey Hilton combined to eat a 15 pound 30 inch pizza in 22:55 to win a contest at Philly's Pizza in Marthasville, MO. Yesterday, they did the 29 inch challenge at Schiappa's Italian Grill in O'Fallon, IL in 13:03.

February 25, 2013 at 6:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Pizza Eating Challenges, Ramsey Hilton, Randy Santel, St. Louis, Team Challenges | Permalink * Comments (2)

2013 El Al Hamantaschen eating contest

February 24, 2013 at 3:28 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Jamie McDonald, New York City

update Feb 27 Jornoblogs has a contest report listing Nathaniel Siev as the amateur winner.

update Feb 26 TabletMag has a contest report and video Rake and Herald also has a contest report.

Jamie McDonald ate a record 48 hamantaschen at the National Hamantaschen Eating Championship

Amateur results from Kayla Epstein
1) Nathaniel Siev 34.5
2) The Ukraine Train 33
3) Kevin Sloan 24
4) Jake Zach just under 24

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The facebook for Ike's Sandwich Shop requests extras to appear in a music video to be recorded February 26 in Santa Clara. Joey Chestnut will appear in the video. update Feb 27 A picture from the recording. Joey brought his Nathan's belt.

February 23, 2013 at 8:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, San Jose | Permalink * Comments (1)

Premio Sausage will hold a sausage eating contest awarding $225 in American Express gift certificates ($100 to the winner) in conjunction with the March 5 New Jersey Devils game.

February 23, 2013 at 10:57 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Newark, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Registration is currently open on IFOCE.com for the Magnify Credit Union World Ice Cream Eating Championship, to be held at the Florida Ice Cream Festival in Lakeland, FL on April 6. The Ledger announces that Joey Chest is expected to compete.

February 23, 2013 at 9:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, Tampa | Permalink * Comments (6)

El Al Airlines’ second annual National Hamantaschen Eating Championship will take place on Sunday at the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun synagogue in Manhattan. update Don "Moses" Lerman offers competitive eating tips to hamantaschen competitor Adam Chandler in Tablet Magazine

February 22, 2013 at 10:09 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City | Permalink * Comments (18)

ESPNLV.com has information about its 2013 Munch Madness circuit. The finals will take place on April 7 at Big Woody's in Allentown, PA and award $500 to the winner of a scrapple eating contest. The first qualifier will be held February 27 at Casey's Place in Quakertown.

February 21, 2013 at 4:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Allentown, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Yes Weekly has a report on the paczki eating contest at Bennison's in Evanston, IL which mislabels Jamie McDonald parter as Dan Furjanic.(He paired with Tom Cortina to eat 39 paczkis).

February 20, 2013 at 6:46 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Jamie McDonald | Permalink * Comments

The University of The Phillipines Geology Majors Society is holding a "Starve Wars" eating contest in Quezon City Thursday.

February 20, 2013 at 10:09 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:College Contests, Philippines | Permalink * Comments

Nando's in Muscat, Oman will hold a chicken wing eating contest today.

February 20, 2013 at 9:37 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Asia | Permalink * Comments

The amateur wing eating contest that was to have taken place at Phily Sport Bar in Runnemede, NJ Thursday has been cancelled due to lack of entrants.

February 19, 2013 at 12:59 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Camden | Permalink * Comments (4)

WSBTV has an article and gallery about Dale Boone's victory in a Krispy Kreme donut eating contest held at the Republic Social House in Atlanta Saturday which claims that Boone has competed in the Nathan's finals seven times.

February 18, 2013 at 3:59 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlanta, Contest Results, Dale Boone, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (39)

Quaker Steak & Lube in Kent, Ohio will hold weekly atomic wing eating qualifiers on Tuesdays for a contest on May 7 that will award a flat screen TV.

February 18, 2013 at 7:17 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cleveland, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Wales Online has an article about Welsh competitive eating asking the question "Does the rising popularity of competitive eating make us gluttons for punishment?" in which the 2004 Hillsborough Oyster Festival champion, Steve Tiesteel, says he declined a spot in the 2004 Nathan's finals and that Sonya Thomas visited Wales in 2005 and gave him some competitive eating tips.

February 17, 2013 at 4:54 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Wales | Permalink * Comments

It is now one month until Saint Patrick's Day, and there has been no official announcement about TooJay's corned beef sandwich eating contest which has taken place in Palm Beach Gardens, FL on March 17 from 2010-2012. Previous years' contests were announced by February 1 (2010 | 2011 | 2012). update In a comment on its facebook page, TooJay's announces they will not hold the contest this year but hope to bring it back in 2014.

February 17, 2013 at 7:35 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Palm Beach | Permalink * Comments (5)

An episode of First Look where Ali Fedotowsky and others attempt several restaurants' eating challenges will be televised on NBC tonight after Saturday Night Live. update Feb 17 Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown appeared on the episode and attempted the Po Boy sandwich challenge at Phil's Last Stand (facebook gallery | instagram | promo video)

February 16, 2013 at 11:05 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Eating Challenges, Pat Bertoletti, Sandwich Eating Challenges, Television, Tim Brown | Permalink * Comments (1)

Flossie's Bar in Fort Lauderdale will hold a hot dog eating contest tomorrow awarding $100 and a spot in the finals in June awarding $250 to the winner.

February 16, 2013 at 7:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fort Lauderdale, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

A trip to New York City to be honorary judges at the Nathan's finals was auctioned at a charity event in Knoxville, TN.

February 16, 2013 at 7:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2013 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Charity Events, Knoxville | Permalink * Comments

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