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Molly Schuyler has posted a gallery from the recording of Battle of the Big Eaters 2 in Los Angeles last month. Her USA teammates were Pat Bertoletti, Dave Brunelli and Tom Gilbert. The Japanese team included Takuya Yamamoto and Gal Sone.
Col the Conqueror reports that Pat Bertoletti and Molly Schuyler were members of the USA team for Battle of the Big Eaters 2. update Gal Sone was on the Japanese team.
DK's Donuts & Bakery has a gallery of Beverly (Hills) Gardens Park, where a team from the United States will face a Chinese team in a Maple Bacon Bliss bar eating contest for Battle of the Big Eaters 2, which will be televised by TV Tokyo on New Year's Day.
Col the Conqueror reports that TV Tokyo's Battle of the Big Eaters 2 will be recorded next weekend in Los Angeles. Quartets from Japan, Australia, China and the USA will face off.
The First Look competitive eating episode that aired Saturday night on NBC can be viewed in full on line. The sites visited were an eating contest at Lucky's in Chicago overseen by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown, Jamie McDonald's restaurant, Bear's BBQ, Spread Bagelry in Philadelphia for a 14 pound bagel, and Big Mama's & Papa's in Los Angeles where a 54 inch pizza was attempted.
The sandwich eating at Lucky's in Chicago overseen by Glutton Force 5 will appear on tonight's episode of First Look on NBC following Saturday Night Live (1 am eastern). The 54 inch pizza at Big Mama's & Papa's will appear in another segment (via Kyle Hanner)
LA Weekly has a report on the recording of the video where Takeru Kobayashi faced off against a hamster.
The Hundreds has a report on the taco eating contest held Labor Day in Redondo Beach, CA sponsored by Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce. The original count was Pat Bertoletti 141 tacos, Takeru Kobayashi 140 (Kobayashi won by 8 after debris deductions.) Naader Reda and shokutsuclub have videos.
Just Kidding Films produced a documentary about Jimmy C Lin.
Takeru Kobyashi reportedly ate 130 tacos in 10 minutes at the Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce taco eating challenge in Redondo Beach, CA today. update Kobayashi has more results: 2) Pat Bertoletti 3) Jamie McDonald
Takeru Kobayashi, Jamie McDonald, Naader Reda, Damon Wells and Matt Cohen are expected to compete in the Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce taco eating contest at Chronic Tacos in Redondo Beach on September 1.
2014 Little Tokyo gyoza championship
update Oct 23 Matt Stonie has a video
update Aug 21 The contest facebook reports the resuls for Andrew “the Bear” Kogutkiewicz and Josh Miller were switched
update Aug 18 Danny Chau has a contest report for grantland.com TMZ also has an article
A video of the final 1:30 is available on youtube.
update Backyard Bite has a blog entry
The top 4 | Part 2 | Part 3
1) Joey Chestnut 384
2) Matt Stonie 377
3) Miki Sudo 199
4) Erik Denmark 181
5) Juan Rodriguez 180
6) Rich LeFevre 175
7T) Badlands Booker 157
7T) Marcos Owens 157
9) Steve Hendry 149
10) Pablo Martinez 139
11 Josh Miller 117
12T) Andrew Kogutkiewicz 66
12T) Danny Chau (Grantland.com) 66
14 Mary Bowers 61
15) Neslie Ricasa 53
16 Eddie “Linsatiable” Lin 37
Joey Chestnut has been announced as the winner with a total of 384 gyoza.
The undercard contests have started. The Los Angeles Fire Department has won a competition with a total of 137 gyoza.
A first person video recorded by Michelle Lesco at last year’s contest is available.
Eddie "Linsatiable" Lin has an interview for LA Magazine with Matt Stonie. They will face off in Saturday's gyoza eating contest in Little Tokyo.
TMZ reports that Jay Leno finished a 1.5 pound burger at Fatburger in Beverly Hills in 5 minutes.
The San Jose Mercury has preview of the August 16 gyoza eating contest focusing on San Jose residents Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie.
The Daily Meal has an interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in the gyoza eating contest in Los Angeles on August 16.
A press release about the Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship in Los Angeles, CA on August 16 lists couples Joey Chestnut & Neslie Ricasa and Miki Sudo & Juan Rodriguez as expected entrants. Matt Stonie, Marcos Owens, Pablo Martinez and Badlands Booker are also on the roster.
Kevin Ross won today's hot dog eating contest at Dog Haus in Pasadena, CA. update Jul 8 Kevin Ross has a GoPro first person video of the contest.
The Dog Haus in Pasadena, CA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 5 awarding $475 ($300 to the winner). A qualifier will be held on June 26.
Members of the UCLA cheer and dance teams attempted the 54 inch pizza at Big Mama & Papa's pizzeria. The attempt will appear on an upcoming episode of NBC's First Look.
Naader Reda has produced a video of a 10 pound pizza challenge he did with Von at Roma Pizzerian in Arcadia, CA.
Von has posted a video of her attempting the 10 pound pizza challenge with Naader Reda at Roma Pizzeria in Arcadia, CA.
ArsenioHall.com lists Miki Sudo as a guest on tonight's episode (syndicated, see the station finder page for times & channels)Â update Arsenio Hall has posted a request for competition for Miki who can get to his Los Angeles studio this afternoon.
PMQ.com has an interview with Ararat “Aro†Agakhanyan, owner of Big Mama's & Papa's Pizza, about delivering pizzas to the Oscars Sunday night. 36 inch and 28 inch pizzas were ordered, but did not appear on the broadcast.
Pizza from Big Mama's & Papa's in Los Angeles was served by Ellen DeGeneres during the Oscars awards. Before tonight, the pizzeria was probably most famous for its 36 and 54 inch pizza challenges. update March 3 In 2010 Eva Longoria personally delivered a 36 inch pizza from Big Mama's & Papa's update #2 People.com has an article about the delivery. The Ellen DeGeneres show previously ordered a 54 inch pizza.
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