Upcoming Los Angeles eating contests
(All Los Angeles eating challenges and contests in database)
LA Dodgers All You Can Eat Pavilion opens tonight
The first game at Dodger Stadium in which right field seats include all you can eat food and non-alcoholic drinks will take place tonight when the Dodgers host the Angels in a split squad exhibition game. The Dodgers’ website has a web page about the stadium section. The usual price for tickets in the all you can eat section will be $35 in advance, $40 game day, but some weekday games in the section (including tonight’s exhibition) will sell for $25 in advance and $30 on game day.
The Incredible Mr. Limpet Blog is holding an eating contest in that section on April 14. link corrected April 13
phillyedge.com reports that the Scoreboard Porch at Harry the K’s has “All You Can Eat Wings†available during the first hour the ballpark gates are open before every Wednesday Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Kobayashi films commercial (probably for potato chips)
Kobayashi has posted two entries about his trip to Los Angeles. One is about his plane trip while suffering an illness, the other is about filming a commercial. The commercial is most likely for potato chips based on the picture with a lot of small potato chip bags.
Kobayashi arrives in LA
Kobayashi wrote a blog entry about his arrival in Los Angeles and says he intends to travel to the US east coast before he returns to Japan. Kobayashi appears in the blog of the Japanese version of Iron Man Magazine which says he might appear at Iron Man’s Fitness Expo to be held in Pasadena next weekend.
Kobayashi to Los Angeles Feb 9
In his most recent blog entry, Kobayashi says he will be in Los Angeles starting on February 9th, but he does not plan to compete in the chili cheese fries contest. He might film another commercial.
All you can eat Dodger tickets $20 group rate
The official Los Angeles Dodger blog says that tickets in the all you can eat section will be $20 if purchased in groups of 30 or more (as compared to $35 or $40), so groups of eaters might want to take advantage of that rate:
The truth is, the majority of seats that are purchased in the RFP during the season go to large groups like Little Leagues, AYSO soccer, company outings, etc. For any group over 30, the cost of the AYCE seats are only $20 and I think we can all pretty much agree that at that price, the fan is getting a great deal that can’t be found almost anywhere else in the entertainment world (i.e. the movies, a hockey game, etc.)
LA Times analyzes all you can eat seats
The LA Times analyzes whether the new tickets to Los Angeles Dodger games which included all you can eat food are a good deal for the average eater.
LA Dodgers add tickets including all you can eat hot dogs
(from Deadspin) If an LA Dodger fan wants to attempt a hot dog eating challenge with stadium hot dogs, he or she can now do so without paying extra for each additional dog. The LA Times reports that the Los Angeles Dodgers will offer tickets in the right field pavilion that include all you can eat hot dogs and non alcoholic beverages. The tickets will cost $35 before the game and $40 on game day.
See also: Baseball Think Factory
USC defeats Michigan in Beef Bowl
realfootball365.com reports that the USC football team defeated the University of Michigan’s team in the Beef Bowl prime rib contest, 630 pounds to 612 pounds. The contest is held at Lawry’s in Beverly Hills and teams dine in separate sessions. Freep.com has a report on Michigan’s trip to Lawry’s. Teams that win the Beef Bowl win the Rose Bowl 70% of the time, which held up when USC won the Rose Bowl yesterday.
LA Times on Joey Chestnut & gyoza contest
The LA Times has a profile of Joey Chestnut with coverage of last month’s gyoza contest.
The Rafu Shimpo on the gyoza contest and Sonya Thomas
The Rafu Shimpo, a publication for Los Angeles Japanese Americans, has an article about last Saturday’s gyoza contest which contains an interview with Sonya Thomas. Sonya claims that her stomach capacity is now up to 18-20 pounds and that she never gets full. There is a funny picture of Queen of Nisei Week loooking at Sonya in disbelief. Joey Chestnut says he will do the rib contest in Reno on Wednesday.
August 19 contests – Humble Bob wins Indy, Joey gyoza
from IFOCE.com
Indiana State Fair Toyota Trucks Chowdown Championship
Indiana food products: pork sandwiches, beef ribeye, turkey legs, and grilled cheese sandwiches
1. “Humble” Bob Shoudt
2. Jim “the Hammer” Hamrick
3. Kevin Carr
updated 8/20 8:13 am – indystar.com has an article about the contest
updated 8/20 10:59 pm – wishtv.com has an article
from dukerustfield’s myspace blog
GoldenPalace.net World Gyoza Eating Championship Los Angeles, CA
1. Joey Chestnut 212 gyozas
2. Sonya Thomas 210
3. Rich LeFevre 162
4. Hall Hunt 107
5. Erik “the Red” Denmark ?
results updated 8/20 4:25 pm from ifoce.com
from that blog:
They held the world gyoza eating championship. Steamed dumplings. The winner got $2500. I guess there’s this whole league of professional eaters. They all knew each other and fly around…eating. The people who came in 2nd and 3rd ate 10 percent of their body weight in 10 minutes!!! f***ing incredible. The winner was a bit larger though. You might think that chick wouldn’t do so well, but she came in 2nd. They had all these strategies like covering their mouth so air wouldn’t get in and dipping them in water to help them slide down, and they’d hop around a bit to settle it and get out any burps. Some amatuers competed along with the pros, I mean some fat ass dudes. They amatuers ate like 40 or so (I’ve eaten maybe 24 and I’m stuffed). The record they set was 162 if I remember correctly.
Updated 8:20 pm mikeyhateseverything went to the contest and has a blog entry about it
LA Tofu Festival report
losanjealous has a blog entry about the Los Angeles Tofu Festival, which claims that “the word on the street” is that Jooshin Kim, the executive chef of Koi Restaurant, won the tofu eating contest and a trip to Asia by eating a 14 ounce block of tofu in 25 seconds.
LA Tofu Eating Contest August 12
A hands-free tofu eating contest will be held at the Tofu Festival in downtown Los Angeles on August 12. The winner will receive an 11 night tour of Asia.
Los Angeles hot dog contest July 2 with $500 prize
LA Weekly’s calendar lists a hot dog eating contest in Chinatown on July 2 with a first place prize of $500.
Competitive Eating mockumentary available on youtube
The 11th Hour, a sketch comedy group, has uploaded a 6 minute “mockumentary” about a female competitive eater to youtube at http://youtube.com/watch?v=CZ2oZgtbpAg The video includes footage of last year’s goldenpalace.com grilled cheese finals at Venice Beach and Sonya Thomas and other IFOCE members make cameos.
Prime rib contest for Rose Bowl players
Every year before the Rose Bowl, the teams playing in that game have a Prime Rib eating contest at Lawry’s Steakhouse called the Beef Bowl. The teams dine during separate sessions and then their total amount eaten is tallied up and compared. Texas ate 740 pounds of steak at their dinner (the size of their party is not given). The totals for USC have not officially been released yet, but it is claimed that they tied with the Longhorns.
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