Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Illinois eating challenges and contests in database)
Serious Eats Chicago has an interiew with Pat Bertoletti about starting the Glutton Force Five food truck with Tim Brown.
2012 Chicago Ribfest
update June 9 #2 Center Square Journal has articles about the qualifier and finals. Mike Sternoff has a video
update June 9 The top 5 was announced this morning
1) Tim Brown 7.8 pounds
2) Pat Bertoletti 5.6
3) Crazy Legs Conti 5.3
4) Ben Taylor 3.88
5) Erik Denmark 3.8
Tim Brown’s total is more than twice the amount (3.64 lb.) he ate at the 2011 Ribfest
update 10:01 Results have yet to be announced. Mary Sandberg says Pat Bertoletti ate 5.6 pounds of ribs.
Dahl.com has a video of last night’s amateur qualifier for the Chicago Ribfest won by Paul Zwerican, who will compete in the professional contest tonight with Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown, Adrian Morgan, Erik Denmark, Crazy Legs Conti, Matt Raible and Eric Hucke.
Tim Brown announces that the Glutton Force Five food truck he is operating with Pat Bertoletti will be at the Chicago Ribfest this weekend.
MiddleEasy.com has a video of a burger eating contest between UFC lightweight Joe Lauzon and firearms enthusiast "FPS Russia".
Takeru Kobayashi ate 10 hot dogs in one minute during yesterday's RailCats game in Gary, Indiana (video). The day before, he ate a Brat-a-Boom 2 foot bratwurst in 1:55 (gallery) at the Boomers game in Schaumburg, Illinois.
RJO Photo has produced a video to promote the eating contest to be held at the Chicago Ribfest on June 8 starring Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown and a person in a pig costume.
Julie Di Caro reports that Takeru Kobayashi ate 6 Italian beefs before a team of five Chicago Now bloggers could finish a single sandwich each. (via Kobayashi) update May 27 A video and report on the Italian beef contest are available. Kobayashi did a pizza eating contest in Chicago yesterday.
Takeru Kobayashi will compete against a team of five Chicago Now bloggers in an Italian beef eating contest in Chicago on Friday.
The South Holland, IL Wingstop has a gallery of today's wing eating contest won by Eric Dahl, who received two round trip airline tickets to anywhere in the USA.
Registration for the eating contest at Ribfest in Chicago June 8 will open today at 11 am eastern on IFOCE.com
Takeru Kobayashi will appear at minor league baseball games in Schaumburg, IL on May 26 and Gary, Indiana on May 27.
The Wingstop in South Holland, IL (south Chicago area) will hold a wing eating contest on April 14 awarding a round trip airfare to anywhere in the United States. The Baltimore Wingstop will hold an eating contest on Saturday as part of its grand opening celebration.
Casey's Pub in Loves Park, IL (Rockford area) will hold a pizza eating contest on March 28 awarding a 42 inch TV.
A Lucky Charms eating contest at the Hard Rock Cafe in Chicago will award a 32 inch TV (1st) and an electric guitar (2nd) tomorrow.
Qdoba in Chicago on Diversey & Sheffield will hold a burrito eating contest on Thursday. The overall winner will receive four Blackhawks tickets.
Eric "Silo" Dahl announces he will be competing in the paczki eating contest for two person teams at Bennison's in Evanston, IL today. Trina will apparently be his teammate. update Eric reports that his team ate 24 paczkis (he ate 20 of them); Jake "Great Lakes" Larry's team won the contest with a total of 26 paczkis.
Bennison's in Evanston IL will hold a paczki eating contest on Februray 18 for two person teams awarding $300 to the winner.
A Chicagoist blog entry about public relations executive Dan Edelman mentions a hot dog eating contest covered by Life Magazine. The focus of the 1957 article (available in the Google Books archive) was reversals by children. One letter to Life about the contest demanded that the mayor of the town where the contest be impeached and the American Medical Association censure the town's doctors for allowing the contest to happen.
ConciergePreferred has a list of Chicago eating challenges. Bartolini's will award $250 if a diner can beat the record of 48 minutes for its 10 pound meatball sandwich.
Pat Bertoletti edges Tim Brown to win Battle of the Bhut
update Sept 7 NBCChicago has an article
Results from the MLE facebook from today’s Battle of the Bhut [Jolokia] wing eating contest at Jake Melnick’s in Chicago: Part 1 | Part 2
1 Pat Bertoletti 52 spicy wings in 5 minutes
2 Tim “Gravy” Brown 51
3 Erik Denmark 44, 2010 winner
4 Eric “Badlands” Booker 30
5 Andrew “the Bear” Kogutkiewicz 28
6 Paul Zwiercan 26,
7 Mike Whyte 19
8 Sean Mulcahey 18
9 Carolyn Mielke 14
10 Geoff Connus 12
XA.Social has an interview with Pat Bertoletti about competing in the Battle of the Bhut in Chicago on Sunday.
McFadden's in Chicago will hold a wing eating contest tomorrow awarding $200 to the winner.
Glutton Force Five, the food truck owned by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown, will have a soft opening today at "Rise of the Stripping Dead" at the Admiral Theatre in Chicago.
Timothy O'Tooles in Chicago is offering "Da Super Fan Challenge" which consists of a half slab of back ribs, ten spicy chicken wings, a Polish sausage sandwich, an Italian beef sandwich, two pounds of french fries and a 23 ounce Miller Lite and is free if finished in under 30 minutes. The challenge is only available on Chicago Bears game days and Mike Ditka's birthday, October 18.
CBS Chicago reports that Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL will hold live cockroach eating contests as part of its Fright Fest on Friday and Saturday.
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