Upcoming Miami eating contests
Miami eating challenges
(All Miami eating challenges and contests in database)
Tim Janus wins Miami Hooters wing qualifier
update June 24 Getty Images has a gallery. None of the pictures show announced participants Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas or Rebecca Oey. Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray and Extra was a spectator.
update The top 3: (More results, Joey Chestnut and Rebecca Oey apparently did not compete, no results from the Sonya Thomas exhibition either)
1) Tim “Eater X” Janus 120 wings
2) Yasir Salem 117 wins
3) Juan Angel 110 wings
4) Joe Kennedy 97
5) “Beastly” Brody 78
6) Sam “The Bull” 46
7) Michael “Per Diem” Parish 34
The contest is expected to start at 7 pm and will take place at the Fontainbleu Hotel, where the James Bond classic Goldfinger begins. The competition is being held in conjunction with the 16th Annual Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant. Tim Janus is a late addition to the field.
The Miami New Times has an article about Sonya Thomas' wing eating exhibition at the Hooters qualifier at the Fontainebleu Hotel tomorrow night.
Miami.com reports that Joey Chestnut and Rebecca Oey, winner of TooJay's amateur contest will compete in the Hooters wing qualifier in Miami on June 22 and Sonya Thomas will do an exhibition. Eric "Badlands" Booker and Yasir Salem are also expected to compete.
Registration for the Hooters qualifiers in St. Louis (May 26) and Miami (June 22) will open tomorrow at 11 am.
Registration for the rest of the qualifiers in the Hooters wing eating circuit will open Thursday at 11 am. The announcement mentions a Miami qualifier which is not on the schedule.
Duffy's Sports Grill in North Miami Beach will hold a wing eating contest on Sunday awarding two tickets to the April 6 Miami Heat game.
A facebook event page claims a hot dog eating contest will be held in Miami on February 11 with a listed purse of $19,500 (first prize $8000). I have not found any additional information about the contest.
James Schaepe reports that model Brady Ervin was the first person to finish the 6 pound Iron Man challenge burger at 8 oz. Burger Bar in Miami.
Buffalo Wild Wings in Miami will hold an eating contest tonight awarding two three night cruises to the Bahamas.
Vanessa won yesterday's burger eating contest sponsored by the Burger Beast website held at Pincho Factory in Miami. (picture)
Burger & Beer Joints in Miami Beach is offering a five pound turkey burger on Thanksgiving Day. (via eater Miami)
facebook.com/burgerbeast: Tamiami Subs in Miami will award a 32 inch television in a sub eating contest Saturday.
Miami.eater.com reports that Brad Goodwin won yesterday's Maki Madness sushi eating tournament at RA Sushi.
Behind the scenes of MvF live episode
Youtube has a video about the construction of the set for tonight’s live episode of Man vs. Food. The show’s facebook page lists what will be involved in the program:
300 guests, 150 crew members, 120 minutes of MvF fun, 68 degrees (tonight’s forecast), 48oz Porterhouse, 16in Cuban sandwiches, 10lb hamburgers, 8 hi-def cameras, 6 NFL players taking spicy hot wings challenge (including Dhani Jones), 5 food stations for guests, 1 giant Man v Food Live scoreboard.
Man vs. Food February 3 (live from Miami) episode links
Travel Channel Episode Home Page | Episode Guide | Slideshow | Fan v. Food photo contest
Babe v Food promo videos: Nori (milkshakes) | Jen (chili cheese fries)
Restaurants
- Shula’s Steak House challenge – 48 ounce steak in under 20 minutes
Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
Finishers database on donshula.com – Taft Parker has completed the challenge over 175 times - Burger & Beer Joint challenge – 10 pound “Mother Burger”
Home Page | Menu | Yelp
Video of 4 models (2 female, 2 male) attempting a “Mother Burger” - Joe’s Stone Crab
Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp - La Moon meal – Supermoon Perro Columbian style hot dog
Yelp | Urbanspoon - Sarussi meal – The Sarussi Original 2.5 pound Cuban sandwich
Citysearch | Yelp | Menupages
episode video clip of Adam Richman at Sarussi
411Mania interviews Adam Richman about the episode
list of Miami area eating challenges in the eatfeats database
updated Feb 11 Episode writeups: Slashfood | Sun-Sentinel
Man vs. Food live episode links
Some links about Wednesday’s live episode of Man vs. Food from Miami:
- ESPN.com interview
- ESPN Mobile Five Minutes for the Fans
- Pictures from Adam Richman’s appearance on ESPN’s SportsNation
- Associated Press interview
An application form has been posted to the Man vs. Food forum for fans who would like to watch the February 3 live episode in person.
(via BurgerBeast) The Travel Channel's website has a restaurant list and a slideshow for the February 3 live episode of Man vs. Food
Youtube has the commercial for the February 3 episode of Man vs. Food that will televised live from Miami. Adam Richman will appear on ESPN January 27 to promote the episode.
“Live” episode of Man vs. Food filming tomorrow
MiamiNewTimes.com reports that a portion of the “live” episode of Man vs. Food will be recorded at Don Shula’s Steakhouse at the Alexander Hotel in Miami tomorrow between 1 and 2:30 pm. The session is open to the public.
MiamiToday reports that the live episode of Man vs. Food received a filming permit for Domino Park, Domino Park Plaza and Miami Beach citywide.
South Florida burger challenge reports
Clay Cartland has set up a website documenting his Miami-area eating challenges at http://www.panclayke.blogspot.com/ The December 17 entry describes his setting the record for the Doomsday burger at Kingdom and confirms that the restaurant will appear on the February 3 live episode of Man vs. Food. The blog also has a link to donate to Feeding South Florida.
The Broward-Palm Beach New Times has an article about a five pound “Beast” burger challenge attempt at the restaurant owned by former Miami Dolphin Kim Bokamper in Plantation, Florida.
The twitter for the Alexander Hotel reports that the live February 3 episode of Man vs. Food will be televised from the Shula's Steak House located inside that Miami Beach resort.
Man vs. Food live in Miami Feb 3
Today’s episode of Man vs. Food announced that a live episode of the program will be televised from Miami on February 3. (The Super Bowl will be played in Miami that week).
update BurgerBeast relays a rumor that the program will be televised at K_____m. (There is only one restaurant on the Miami eating challenges list which fits this pattern)
update #2 The program description lists the 48 ounce steak at Don Shula’s steak house as another challenge.
News-Press.com: Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula talks about the 48 ounce steak offered by his chain of steakhouses, which has been completed more than 34000 times.
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