Hartford eating challenges
(All Hartford eating challenges and contests in database)
2010 Munch Madness (Hartford area) starts today
The first qualifier for the Munch Madness slider eating relay will be held at the Wood n Tap in Rocky Hill, Connecticut tonight. Four other qualifiers will be held in Connecticut during March. The finals on April 5 will award VIP Tickets to the Patriots’ Opening Day Game.
Man vs. Food December 16 (Hartford) episode links
Travel Channel episode guide | slideshow | facebook gallery
Restaurants
- Randy’s Wooster Street Pizza challenge – Stuffed Pizza Challenge for 2 person team
Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
Videos: episode commercial | segment about pizza
Adam Richman’s challenge partner is Greg “The Great Moomsi” Maloomian – home page
Picture of team wearing “Hartford Inhalers” shirt
Video of Greg’s previous successful Wooster Street challenge
Youtube channel with more of Greg’s New England eating challenge videos - Doogie’s meal – 2 foot long “Works Dog”
Home Page | Facebook | Citysearch | Yelp
Hartford Courant gallery of recording
NBCConnecticut article about filming - Woody’s meal – Deputy (Hot) Dog
Home Page | Yelp - Ted’s Restaurant meal – steamed burgers
Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
List of Hartford area eating challenges in the eatfeats database
List of Bridgeport / New Haven eating challenges in the eatfeats database
Another Connecticut pizza challenge is available at Bang Bang Pizza in Norwalk. According to the restaurant’s facebook page, no one has finished the 22 inch pizza in the 30 minute limit and the only person to complete the pizza after the time expired is the woman pictured below:
“The Great Moomsi” to be Adam Richman’s pizza partner
(Via Greg Avola twitter) The commercial for next week’s episode (Hartford) of Man vs. Food is available on youtube and it reports that Greg “The Great Moomsi” Maloomian will be Adam Richman’s partner for the two person pizza challenge at Randy’s Wooster St. Pizza. Previous New England eating challenges by “The Great Moomsi” can be seen at Grippa69’s youtube page.
update This will be the second national cable TV appearance for a bodybuilding.com member in ten days. “Furious” Pete Czerwinski appeared on last Sunday’s episode of “Humanly Impossible” on the National Geographic Channel.
Man vs. Food in Manchester, CT tonight?
Anna Kowalski relays a rumor that Man vs. Food will be recording at Wooster Street Pizza in Manchester, Connecticut tonight, which Adam Richman did not deny.
The Hartford Courant has a report and gallery from Man vs. Food recording on Friday at Doogie’s.
(Adam Richman is currently at 6,665 twitter followers, so the next follower will be #6,666)
Man vs. Food in Tristate area this week
Adam Richman is currently at the “Grease Trucks” on the campus of Rutgers University and will be attempting the 5 Fat Sandwich challenge at 5 PM today.
update The Rutgers student paper has a report on the filming (contains spoilers)
The twitter for Doogie’s Hot Dogs reports that Adam Richman will be recording there on Friday. Doogie’s is located in Newington, CT and no Connecticut episode is listed on season 2 episodes.
Eater X hangs a half a hundred in Hartford
IFOCE.com reports that Tim Janus became the third person to eat 50 or more hot dogs in a Nathan’s contest. Results from the report and Rich Shea’s twitter:
1) Tim “Eater X” Janus 50 HDB
2) Eric “Badlands” Booker 27.5
3) Russ Keeler 19.5
4T) Yasir Salem 15
4T) Mike Springer 15
6) “Wild” Bill Myers 12.5
7) Jason Porris 10
8 Adam “Bomb” Gluck 8.5
2009 Munch Madness finals
Will Millender has reported his team did not win tonight’s Munch Madness finals at the Wood n Tap in Hartford.
update Will Millender has uploaded a video of the contest. Team “It Doesn’t Matter” won the contest with a time of 3 minutes and 11 seconds.
update #2 A gallery of the finals has been posted on metromix
Link Buffet: June 27, 2008
- Today is the 5th anniversary of Sonya Thomas’ debut in competitive eating
- Beautiful Brian has a video tribute to Allen Goldstein’s 5 years in competitive eating
- Pete Davekos Technique & Commentary video recorded at the Hartford qualifier
- Brian “Eatin” Keaton wins second Jake’s Burger qualifier (from email)
- George Shea favors Coney Island redevelopment plan at hearing
- Five Eating contests at in Hutchinson, Kansas on Saturday.
- Contest announcements: qualifiers for Dickey’s BBQ contest (championship to be held in early 2009), National Black Rock Burger Team Eating Championships (Yaphank, NY)
- UEPa meeting July 12 at Gregory’s Steakhouse in Allentown. Ian Hickman will attempt a 120 ounce steak
Link Buffet: June 16, 2008
- Article about James Howell and his performance in the New Orleans qualifier
- Jill Stoler has posted the pictures she took at the Three Brothers Pizza contest
- Video from Hartford qualifier
- Article about local Bartolini’s Meatballs qualifiers
- NY Post on Nathan’s shortening
- Kansas City hot dog contest Friday night at Tengo sed, $200 prize
- No MLE video game release this week
- Kobayashi finds Japanese hot dogs wanting
- Articles promoting Tomoko Mikaye’s book of PG rated photographs: Sanspo.com, NikkanSports
Arturo Rios wins East Hartford qualifier
East Hartford results from IFOCE.com
1. Arturo Rios, 22.75 HDB
2. Russ Keeler 19.5
3. Pete Davekos 16.5
update JournalInquirer.com has a brief article and will have a longer writeup on Monday.
update #2 jcrue11 of bodybuilding.com claims he was the actual runner-up and that Russ Keeler was disqualified.
update #3 Journal Inquirer has the longer article out now. Mike Springer was the fourth place finisher.
East Hartford qualifier preview
The East Hartford Gazette has a preview of tomorrow’s Nathan’s qualifier. The listed expected entrants are Arturo Rios, Russ Keeler, Pete Davekos and “Hungry” Heather Breslin.
Munch Madness “Elite Ate” gallery
Metromix has a gallery of the final contest in the “Munch Madness” team relay bar bite eating tournament, which was nicknamed the “Elite Ate”
The winner is not mentioned in the gallery captions. Team Manchetti was one of the eight finalists.
Link Buffet: February 27, 2008
Miami Herald columnist endorses Ryan Nerz’s call for a jalapeno eating contest between Obama and Clinton to determine the Democratic nomination
Maori wins New Zealand pizza contest
Frederick Kaufman (A Short History of the American Stomach) podcast on Seattle Public Radio
Munch Madness 2008, Connecticut team “bar bite” contest w/ 4 qualifiers, first prize is 4 Opening Day NE Patriot tickets (from Jill Stoler’s blog)
Emmanuel wins Chicago Wing Fest (see picture above)
PaulieSaurus Pizza prize now over $350
Cereal Mega Bowl challenge equal to 1 box of cereal in now closed Asheville, NC cereal restaurant
Kyoto tofu contest, won by Hiroko Kurita
Podcast of “Furious” Pete’s appearance on Frank Pastore’s radio show in which they discuss their 72 ounce steak marks (from AICE news)
Denver meetup group Feb 29 Slyder contest to award $100 gift certificate
Nathan’s qualifier videos on MLE.com
(from Erik Denmark comment) Videos from the Philadelphia and Hartford Nathan’s qualifiers can be found on the MLE videos page.