Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Connecticut eating challenges and contests in database)
newhavenindependent.org has a video of Joe Menchetti winning a paczki eating contest at Eddy's Bakery in Ansonia, CT this morning for his eighth consecutive victory in that event.
WoodNTap.com has the qualifier schedule for 2011 Munch Madness slider eating relay has been released. The first qualifier will take place in Southington, CT on March 21 and the finals in Hartford April 4 will award Patriots tickets with a VIP Pre Game pass to the tail gate party.
Central Cafe in Plainville, CT (Hartford area) will hold a wing eating contest on January 30 awarding $250 to the winner.
TheDayCT has a video of Joe Menchetti winning today's Jake's Burgers Chowdown Showdown qualifier by eating 5 double burgers in 1:50 (Furious Pete ate 5 burgers in 1:36 in his Jake's qualifier last year.)
(via a direct message) Top 3 of National Caribbean Food Delights Beef Patty Eating Championship: 1) "King" George van Laar 2) Jon "jcrue" Taylor 3) Pat "the Viper" Viviano
"Munchin" Mike Longo reports that Joel "The Cannon" Podelsky won today's National Royal Caribbean Bakery Bun & Cheese Eating Championship in Middlebury, Connecticut. Longo was the runner-up. update A contest video is available.
Jesse Rifkin has a column for the Hartford Courant about his participation in the Hartford Nathan's qualifier.
Pete Davekos wins Hartford qualifier, Larell Marie 3rd
update The MLE facebook has the top 3 of today’s qualifier in Hartford
1) Pete Davekos 23
2) Russ Keeler 17.5
3) Larell Marie Mele 14
The East Hartford Gazette reports that Tim Janus and Russ Keeler will compete in the Hartford qualifier.
NBCConnecticut has an article about the May 15 Nathan's qualifier in Hartford listing Pete Davekos and three others as expected entrants.
Sixteen year old Casey Casasanta, a high school football player and wrestler, is the first to finish the 72 ounce steak at the Country Diner in Enfield, Connecticut.
Serafino's in Wallingford, Connecticut will hold a pasta eating contest on April 17 with a purse of $1,500 ($1,000 to the winner)
A gallery of last night's Munch Madness finals at Wood n Tap reports that Team Carnivore, consisting of Joel Podelsky and Jon "jcrue" Taylor won the slider eating relay contest.
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.
Greg "The Great Moomsi" Maloomian's attempt at the chicken finger record at the Chicken Shack in Hamden, CT will be webcast starting at 7 pm. update Greg ate 30 chicken fingers, Joe Menchetti ate 22.
On March 17, Greg "the Great Moomsi" Maloomian will attempt to break the chicken finger record at The Chicken Shack in Hamden, CT.
CTNow has a blog entry and gallery about Zuko, a DJ for The Rock 106.9 attempting the four pound "Whacky Burger" challenge at Doogie's in Newington, CT.
Yale Divinity School held a conference to ensure “that the devastating effects of the watermelon [eating contest] incident don’t happen againâ€
Joe Menchetti 7peats Eddy’s paczkis
CTPost has a preview of today’s paczki eating contest at Eddy’s Bake Shop in Ansonia, Connecticut. Joe Menchetti has not declared if he will try to defend his title. Video might be available online starting at 7:45 am.
updateNewHavenIndependent has a video of the contest which reports that Joe Menchetti won the event for the seventh year in a row with a total of 11 paczkis.
Webcastr has a video from a 13 pound steamed cheeseburger eating event at Sarah J's in Connecticut.
A post on hartford.craigslist.org is seeking entrants for a televised eating contest.
(via Johnny D comment) The website KevinEatsIt.com and a youtube page have been set up to document Kevin Silber's Connecticut eating challenges. One of the videos shows Kevin finishing the Grizzly Challenge at the Black Bear Saloon in Milford, CT for the first time.
TravelChannel.com has a video of the "press conference" help by Adam Richman and Greg "The Great Moomsi" Maloomian after successfully completing the pizza challenge at Randy's Wooster St. Pizza.
The Craigslist for New Haven CT announces that an unnamed television program is seeking contestants for an eating contest.
Greg "The Great Moomsi" Maloomian has posted some pictures to bodybuilding.com of his pizza challenge attempt with Adam Richman that appeared on the previous episode of Man vs. Food
The AV Club section of The Onion has a long article about the Hartford episode of Man vs. Food.
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