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Johnnie Excel has posted a video and blog entry about his training session for the Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge where he ate 50 hard shell beef tacos from Del Taco. (The actual contest used chicken tacos with soft shells.)

August 8, 2011 at 1:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Johnnie Excel, Orange County, Training, Videos | Permalink * Comments (9)

Bill Plaschke of ESPN's Around the Horn has a column for the Los Angeles Times about Damon Wells.

August 7, 2011 at 7:12 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Orange County | Permalink * Comments (3)

Red Cup Yogurt in Oceanside, CA (San Diego County) will hold a yogurt eating contest on August 13 awarding $300 to the winner.

August 4, 2011 at 7:38 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, San Diego, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

2011 Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge

August 3, 2011 at 3:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Orange County, Podcasts, Unafilliated Contests

update August 5 Furious Pete has a travelog which includes his opinion about Brad Sciullo.

update August 4 OC Weekly has a blog entry and gallery about the challenge. Brad Sciullo now has a beard. A podcast of Takeru Kobayashi’s appearance (35 min) on the Loveline radio show with Dexter Holland of the Offspring is available (via ultimate guitar)

Naader Reda has the official top 4)
1) Takeru Kobayashi 81 tacos
2) “Furious” Pete Czerwinski 49
3) Brad Sciullo 45
4) Johnnie Excel 41

Videos from the webcast can be viewed online.

6:16 The second head is over. Kobayashi appears to have won easily with an unofficial count of 81 tacos.

6:06 The second heat has started.

5:14 The first heat of the main contest has started

4:32 A women-only undercard contest has started.

The Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge will be the first United States contest against other competitive eaters for Takeru Kobayashi since the Krystal Square Off 6 finals in September 2009. The contest is expected to start at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm eastern and can be viewed online at http://www.livestream.com/gringobandito.

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The new poll asks if you think Takeru Kobayashi will eat more tacos than the second and third place combined in tomorrow's Gringo Bandito taco eating contest in Huntington Beach, CA.

August 2, 2011 at 12:37 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Orange County | Permalink * Comments (4)

The youtube page for El Nopal in Los Angeles has a video of Naader Reda eating 6 two pound "pregnant" burritos, breaking Stephanie Torres' record of 5.

August 1, 2011 at 7:36 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burrito Eating Challenges, Los Angeles, Naader Reda | Permalink * Comments

Pat Bertoletti and Brian Seiken have been announced as expected entrants in the Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship in Los Angeles on August 20. update Rafu.com calls Sonya Thomas the contest headliner.

August 1, 2011 at 3:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles | Permalink * Comments (22)

A poster promoting the Gyoza Eating Championship in Los Angeles on August 20 is now available.

July 31, 2011 at 11:38 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles | Permalink * Comments

Here is the current list of competitors in Wednesday's Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge at Fred's Mexican Cafe in Huntington Beach, CA: Takeru Kobayashi, Pete Czerwinski, Dave "US Male" Goldstein, Matt "Sweet Tooth" Cohen, Brad Sciullo, Johnnie Excel, Naader Reda and Jason ‘Blackball’ McLean.

July 31, 2011 at 8:18 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Orange County | Permalink * Comments (6)

The Feast has an interview with Dexter Holland about the taco eating contest his hot sauce, Gringo Bandito, will sponsor in Huntington, Beach, CA next week.

July 29, 2011 at 4:16 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Orange County | Permalink * Comments (1)

Johnnie Excel has posted a blog entry in a corn dog eating contest held at the California State Fair in Sacramento.

July 29, 2011 at 12:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Johnnie Excel, Sacramento, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Korean BBQ Cookoff in Los Angeles will hold a Choco-Pie eating contest on August 6 awarding an iPad.

July 28, 2011 at 9:52 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Derby Deli announces that Takeru Kobayashi will compete in the West Coast Hot Dog Eating Championship in Mission Viejo, CA on September 5. update OCFoodies.com reports that Pete Czerwinski and Tom Gilbert are also expected to compete.

July 28, 2011 at 4:00 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Orange County, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (14)

The Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship announces the roster of professional competitors. Expected entrants in the IFOCE top 10 are Bob Shoudt, Sonya Thomas, Erik Denmark, Tim Brown and Matt Stonie. Stephanie Torres and Michelle Lesco are also listed which gives the contest 3 of the top 4 finishers in the Nathan's womens division.

July 28, 2011 at 3:14 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Los Angeles | Permalink * Comments (60)

Temple City Daily Photo has a blog entry (from January) about female competitive eater Suzanne French recording a program for the Food Network in Los Angeles. (This might be for the "Woman vs. Food" project that has been under development since 2009)

July 27, 2011 at 10:18 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Suzanne French, Suzilla, Television, Women | Permalink * Comments (2)

Naader Reda has a blog entry about completing two eating challenges in San Diego (with only 40 minutes between them): a burger challenge at Nicky Rotten's and a fish and chips platter at Shakespeare's Pub and Grille.

July 27, 2011 at 1:02 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Naader Reda, San Diego, Seafood Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (5)

Brad Sciullo has been listed as an expected entrant in the Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce taco eating contest in Huntington Beach, CA on August 3.

July 23, 2011 at 11:03 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Brad Sciullo, Orange County | Permalink * Comments (10)

Naader Reda ate 205 chicken nuggets in 2 hours to defend his title at the Chick-fil-A in La Habra, CA and break his previous record of 201.

July 23, 2011 at 9:47 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Naader Reda, Orange County, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Johnnie Excel announces that he won $2000 at a corn dog eating contest at the California State Fair in Sacramento by eating 18 corn dogs in 8 minutes. update Don Sturdy has a blog entry and slideshow.

July 23, 2011 at 9:03 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Johnnie Excel, Sacramento, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

A wing eating contest in Lake Elsinore, CA (Riverside County) tonight will award $700 ($400 to the winner). The entry fee is $60.

July 22, 2011 at 4:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Inland Empire, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Dave "U. S. Male" Goldstein has been announced as a competitor in the August 3 Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce Taco Challenge.

July 21, 2011 at 9:45 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dave Goldstein, Orange County, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (28)

The Wall Street Journal mentioned the taco eating contest that Takeru Kobayashi will be competing in on August 3 and says it might be affected by a mahi mahi shortage. (Link to full article) update The food for the contest has been changed to chicken tacos.

July 20, 2011 at 11:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Orange County | Permalink * Comments

Paesano Ristorante announces that Joey Chestnut will serve as the celebrity judge at a pasta eating contest held at tonight's San Jose Earthquakes MLS game.

July 20, 2011 at 11:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, San Jose | Permalink * Comments

An unnamed woman (B3 Burrito finisher Aubrey?) was the first person to finish the 30 inch "Tortillon" Burrito from El Mariachi in Fresno. ABC30 has a video about the burrito confirming that Aubrey was the finisher.

July 18, 2011 at 3:06 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Aubrey Koehn, Burrito Eating Challenges, Fresno | Permalink * Comments (4)

A new Discovery Channel eating challenge show was recorded at Fat Sal's Deli in Los Angeles on Friday. The name of the show is probably "Foodzilla".

July 18, 2011 at 1:22 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Suzilla, Women | Permalink * Comments (1)

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