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Chicago eating challenges
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The Chicago Tribune has an article about the 1933-34 Century of Progress Chicago World's Fair. One of the exhibitions was a pie eating contest where 400 monkeys competed.
The Wall Street Journal has an article about pitcher Chris Sale of the Chicago White Sox billing him as the possessor of baseball's highest metabolism. He reportedly ate 2 ice cream sundaes and 30 bags of potato chips during an four hour flight and is the sixth player in major league history with a listed height of 6'6" or more and a weight of 180 pounds or less.
Pat Bertoletti will tell "true stories of booze, crazy nights and questionable decisions" at The Blackout Diaries in Chicago tomorrow night. Tickets are $10.
Craigslist has a casting call for a big guy to participate in an eating contest that will be recorded in Chicago on May 9. The compensation will be $150.
Tim Brown won the pierogi eating contest held yesterday at Polish Fest Chicago.
The Chicago Ribfest will hold a contest for amateurs at the Black Rock Pub & Kitchen on June 6 awarding a spot in the MLE rib contest.
Registration is now open for the Hooters qualifier that will take place at the Cincinnati Reds' ballpark on June 8. Registration will open at noon Central for the eating contest to be held at the Chicago RibFest on June 7.
A MLE contest will reportedly take place at the Chicago Korean Festival in August.
The Huffington Post has an article about Randy Santel completing the Triple Double challenge at BadHappy Poutine in Chicago.
The Huffington Post has the second section of Jamie McDonald's report on his trip to Chicago recounting the paczki eating contest at Bennison's and his attempt at the bacon bomb challenge.
The Gage restaurant in Chicago will hold an oyster eating contest on Tuesday, March 19 which might award a trip to the Galway Oyster Festival in Ireland.
"Belt of Fat" is a new blog which follows four competitive eaters "in their journey through the collaborative process of eating, writing, rehearsing, and creating together between cities, stomachs, and states of mind". They will have a group exhibition at Co-Prosperity Sphere in Chicago from May 31 to June 2.
Sushi contest returns to RA Sushi
RA Sushi’s sushi eating tournament will return on April 7. A list of locations holding contests follows after the jump.
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Food Truck 50 calls the walking taco and Alberto sandwich from Glutton Force Five, the food truck operated by Pat Bertoletti and Time Brown, "the best food I have tasted from a Chicago truck.".
Jamie McDonald has a report for the Huffington Post about his trip to Chicago where he broke records for the El Jefe burrito challenge, the Beast sundae and the triple Double from Bad Happy Poutine. He will have two upcoming posts on four additional Chicago challenges.
Yes Weekly has a report on the paczki eating contest at Bennison's in Evanston, IL which mislabels Jamie McDonald parter as Dan Furjanic.(He paired with Tom Cortina to eat 39 paczkis).
An episode of First Look where Ali Fedotowsky and others attempt several restaurants' eating challenges will be televised on NBC tonight after Saturday Night Live. update Feb 17 Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown appeared on the episode and attempted the Po Boy sandwich challenge at Phil's Last Stand (facebook gallery | instagram | promo video)
Jamie McDonald broke the records for the Triple Double Challenge from BadHappy Poutine (on an episode of WGN Radio's Sports Night) and the Bacon Bomb challenge at Paddy Longs. Randy Santel also achieved the fastest time for the "Beast" sundae at Lindy & Gertie's.
DNAInfo.com announces that the eating contest at the 2013 Chicago Ribfest will take place on June 7.
Jamie McDonald & Tommy Cortina win Bennison’s paczki eating contest
update Feb 12 Posh Ports has a video and Chicago Geek has a gallery
Mike Smail has posted the scorecard for the paczki eating contest held at Bennison’s Bakery in Evanston, IL today. The top 3 two-person teams:
1) Jamie McDonald & Tommy Cortina 39
2) Eric Dahl & Randy Santel 34
3) Benjamin Taylor & Michael Smail 17
Yahoo! has articles about two Chicago eating challenges: the "Bacon Bomb" at Paddy Long's and the "Beast" sundae ate Lindy's & Gertie's. Jamie McDonald is listed as a finisher of both challenges.
The NBC program First Look is looking for two people to attempt the Bacon Bomb challenge at Paddy Long's in Chicago on February 4 for an upcoming episode.
Chicago.CBSlocal.com is taking entries from people who hope to represent the Midwest in Wing Bowl 21. The rules restrict entry to residents of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan. There does not appear to be any contest or stunt attempt associated with the slot; the entrant will be solely chosen on a sub 500 word essay.
Jamie McDonald and Tom Cortina have been announced as a team in Bennison's Bakery's paczki eating contest on February 9 in Evanston, IL. update Jan 8 Eric Dahl and Randy Santel have been announced as another team.
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