Upcoming Los Angeles eating contests
Los Angeles eating challenges
(All Los Angeles eating challenges and contests in database)
The Los Angles Times has an article about Knott's Berry Farm Boysenberry Festival in Buena Park, CA and its daily pie eating contests.
Gener de Guzman won the first prize of $1,000 in today's Superball: Fishball Eating Contest held at Island Pacific in Santa Clarita, CA.
Raina Huang ate 3.5 pounds of salad in 10 minutes to win an eating contest against Honey "Mega" Bunny, a Flemish Giant rabbit, held today at Chop Stop in Glendale, CA. The rodent seemed uninterested in the competition and barely nibbled at her food. update The Los Angeles Times has an article which makes the interesting claim that Raina's total will be recognized as a Major League Eating record even though she is not a MLE member. Reuters also has a twitter video.
NDTV.com has an article on Indian food challenger Saapattu Raman eating 50 omelets in a video which has received over 6 million views.
Raina Huang will face off against Honey “Mega†Bunny, a heavyweight Flemish Giant rabbit, in a salad eating contest at Chop Stop in Glendale, CA on January 11. update The competition has been postponed due to Raina Huang catching covid-19. Reports of the cancellation have gone viral.
Lawry's Beef Bowl, a big pre-game meal for Rose Bowl players traditionally held at Lawry's in Beverly Hills, has been cancelled due to covid concerns.
The Family Style Food Festival will hold a burger eating contest in Los Angeles tomorrow awarding $500 to the winner.
Tacos Gavilan in Los Angeles will hold a taco eating contest for amateurs on Octber 5 awarding $1500/$1000/$500 to both the top 3 men and women.
Vegan Playground in Los Angeles will hold a vegan hot dog eating contest on July 21 awarding $500 to the winner.
The 2021 Nisei Week Festival in Los Angeles will be a virtual event, so the return of the gyoza eating contest this year appears unlikely.
Raina Huang ate 57 tacos to win a contest held at Pez Cantina in Los Angeles tonight.
Ragin Cajun Cafe in Redondo Beach, CA will hold a crawfish eating contest on February 13 awarding a $300 gift card to the winner.
The Nisei Week Japanese Festival announced that it will not be held in 2020, which will also cancel the gyoza eating contest scheduled for August 22 in Los Angeles. The Festival intends to return in 2021.
Nexx Burger in Downey, CA will award $300 if its Louie the XIII burger challenge is finished in under 13 minutes.
Raina Huang & Asian Hustle Network in LA Times
Raina Huang is featured prominently in a Los Angeles Times article about the Asian Hustle Network. Her father, Wil Huang, is also quoted:
Her new gig as a competitive eater and social media influencer — she’s the star of 600-plus videos — finally has won her father’s approval.
“I’m actually surprised with her character right now, once I got used to her choice,†Wil Huang, an IT engineer, said about his eldest daughter.
Prata House in West Covina, CA will hold an idli eating contest on November 10 awarding a $300 Amazon gift card to the winner.
Sugar Taco in Los Angeles will hold a ghost taco eating contest on October 30 awarding $1000 to the winner.
On Friday, Raina Huang won the dumpling eating contest at the Dumpling and Beer Festival in San Gabriel, CA for the third year in a row. Taran Eckel was runner up.
2019 Pacific Park tacos
| 1st | 82 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 69.5 | Miki Sudo | |
| 3rd | 69 | Gideon Oji | |
| 3rd | 69 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 47 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 6th | 24 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 7th | 16 | “Dr. Fantastic” Monte Cook | |
| 8th | 15 | Mary “I Love ’em HOT!” Bowers | |
| 9th | 14 | Cory Hayashi | |
| 10th | 12 | Jason Krause |
Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Juan Rodriguez, Sergio Reyes Raya and Mary Bowers are expected to compete in the Pacific Park World Taco-Eating Championship in Santa Monica, CA October 4.
Raina Huang ate 14 hot dogs in 3 minutes to win the first prize of $200 in Sunday's hot dog eating contest at Down and Out in Los Angeles.
Down and Out in Los Angeles will hold a hot dog eating contest tomorrow awarding $200 to the winner.
2019 Day-Lee Foods Gyoza Championship
update: Russia Today has a video
videos: Two Big Bites | Ruptly
Official results Part 1 | Part 2
| 1st | 314 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 256 | Darron Breeden | |
| 3rd | 238 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | |
| 4th | 188 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 5th | 180 | Matt “Hungry” Hazzard | |
| 6th | 175 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 7th | 162 | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | |
| 8th | 159 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 9th | 155 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | |
| 10th | 151 | Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran | |
| 11th | 142 | George Chiger | |
| 11th | 142 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 13th | 133 | Sarah “Unstoppable Bab” Reinecke | |
| 14th | 114 | Pablo Martinez | |
| 15th | 100 | Steve Hendry | |
| 16th | 94 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 17th | 85 | Doug “Cerebrus” Ecks | |
| 18th | 44 | Evans |
The contest is expected to be streamed on http://facebook.com/gyozachampionship
Previous winners of the contest
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Registration is now open on the MLE website for the Pacific Park World Taco Eating Championship in Santa Monica on October 4.
A press release lists the entrants for the Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship in Los Angeles August 17: Joey Chestnut (#1), Matt Stonie (#3), Darron Breeden (#4), Michelle Lesco (#10), Matt Hazzard (#11), George Chiger (#12), Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran (#13), Juan Rodriguez (#14), Derek Jacobs (#15), Rich LeFevre (#19), Juan Neave (#20), Eric Booker (#21), Steve Hendry (#22), Pablo Martinez (#23), Sarah Reinecke (#26), and Derek Hendrickson (#34)
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