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Pat Bertoletti rates Windy City wings
(Via Chicagoist) Pat Bertoletti reviewed wings from nine Chicago restaurants for Time Out Chicago. Bertoletti’s top choice:
Twisted Spoke
(501 N Ogden Ave, 312-666-1500)
THE PLACE Don’t settle for Hooters’ softcore family-friendly porn. Get the real thing at the Spoke’s Saturday-night “Smut and Eggs†showing.
THE VERDICT “These are smoky like roasted chicken. This is the best sauce I’ve tasted, really rich, nice salt and sweet balance. Maybe there’s some chipotle in there. The skin is really crispy. I’d rather lick my fingers clean than use a Wet-Nap.â€
In other Chicago wing news, tickets are now on sale for the WingFest that will take place on February 24 A wing eating contest will be held during that event. In previous years, the contest had separate divisions for men and women.
Chicago hot wings to require waiver
(from the Pittsburgh “Wing Tut”) Reuters News reports on a restaurant’s hottest menu item:
A Chicago tavern said on Thursday it will begin selling chicken wings coated in one of the world’s hottest peppers — a dish so hot that patrons first have to sign a waiver agreeing not to sue for injuries.
Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap said the wings made with Red Savina pepper will be served with an alarm bell for patrons to summon waiters with sour cream, milk sugar and white bread if things get out of hand.
The picture accompanying the article is of Elliott “Wing Tut (Philly)” Maruffi-Cowley competing at Wing Bowl 14.
The report about the buffet dispute in Louisiana is currently at the top of the list of most viewed articles categorized as “Odd News”
December contests on craigslist
Two contests next month have been listed on craigslist:
A rice eating contest in Chicago on December 2 with a $50 first prize.
A falafel eating contest in Manhattan on December 7. The prize is free falafels for a year. There is also a yelp thread about the contest.
Link Buffet, November 15, 2007
In her debut competition, Samantha Begoun wins Chicago area hot dog eating contest by eating 9 hot dogs in 10 minutes, defeating the male runner up by half a hot dog
Asian food eating contest for New Jersey college students
Joey Chestnut article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, requires payment to read whole article
Forum thread on running message board about the McDonald’s Dollar Menu Challenge
Slideshow of hot dog eating contest at the Southern Illinois University
Kalamazoo restaurant brings back the “Bomb Burger”, one pound with one pound of fries
Austin TX pizza contest November 17
Steakbellie reports from Chicago & Vegas
Steakbellie has posted writeups of his Chicago jalapeno contest experience and his participation in the “Wedges & Wings” contest (no spoilers)
Steakbellie reports from Chicago
Steakbellie has a blog entry about his trip to Chicago to compete in the La Costena jalapeno contest.
Chicago eaters in the Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune has an article about Pat Bertoletti’s victory in last week’s jalapeno contest. Bertoletti will compete in the grits contest in Louisiana next week.
The Tribune also did an article about Tim Brown’s preparation for the jalapeno contest.
Pat B wins truncated jalapeno contest
From SonyaTheBlackWidow.com
La Costeña “Feel the Heat” Jalapeño Peppers Contest Results
1. Pat Bertoletti: 191
2. Sonya Thomas: 141
3. Rich LeFevre: 120
4. Hall “Hoover” Hunt: 110
Results are approximate. The contest was stopped before the the planned 8 minutes due to a lack of peppers.
update WQAD.com has an article. The official contest time is 6.5 minutes
update #2 Wes Sabi has a contest report & picture in his myspace blog. He has a negative review for the contest venue, which he had a difficult time finding. The blogger a friend of Pat’s cousin, Kate, who competes in Windy City Roller derby girl as Dayglo Dago.
update #3 Galleries are available at http://community.webshots.com/user/SicilianEater & http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjmurletti/sets/72157602050865018/
Pat Bertoletti jalapeno video on CBS 2
A video of Pat Bertoletti doing a jalapeno eating exhibition on local Chicago news can be seen at http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=35532@wbbm.dayport.com
Tim Brown practices for jalapenos
Tim Brown has uploaded a video of himself practicing for the September jalapeno eating contest in Chicago.
Jim Hamrick profile on SJ-R.com
The Springfield Journal review has an article about Jim Hamrick.
IFOCE Chicago jalapeño eating contest Sept 16
La Costeña will sponsor the “Feel the Heat” Jalapeño Eating Challenge to be held in Chicago on September 16. Registration will open August 1.
Regarding other possible IFOCE September events, it is not clear if the Buffalo Wing Festival will retain its IFOCE affiliation. Registration for the buffet bowl contest does not appear to be handled by IFOCE, and the page for the wing contest brings up an error.
P’Zone Challenge pictures & video
A video of Tuesday’s P’Zone Challenge is available at http://youtube.com/watch?v=f7O9b8HtpdM WhatPushesMyButtons.com also has a video and pictures.
Tim Brown article in Chicago Sun-Times
(from Carey Poehlmann) Suntimes.com has an article about Tim Brown. Like Crazy Legs Conti, Brown works for a gentlemen’s club.
Ethyl Burger finisher video
MorePunkThanU has a video in which he describes his completion of the 4 pound “Ethyl Burger” from R Place in Morris, Illinois The sandwich is probably the only type of food named after a type of gasoline.
Full AICE meatball results
From AICE News:
1. Tom Goose Gilbert, 38.00 Meatballs
2. Bob “Killer” Kuhns 31.75
3. Pat “Dr. Delicious” Bruss 31.50
4. Ian “The Invader” Hickman 25.75
5. Mark “The Human Vacuum” Lyle 23.50
6. Johnny “The Human Garbage Disposal” Castillo 22.0
The northeastern snowstorm must have interfered with Joe Menchetti’s travel plans 😉
From the commentary about these results:
“The Goose” has established himself as America’s #1 Competitive Eater and should be given strong consideration as the World’s Best Food Warrior. AICE Chairman, Arnie “Chowhound” Chapman who emceed the event stated that, ” Gilbert is the best competitive Eater in the World……….why else would Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chesnut refuse to compete against the “Green Beret of Grub” . Also, states Chapman, “AICE has now established itself as the best group of Food Warriors on the planet Earth, and you can hear the grumbling of fear in the stomachs of our competitors…”
Goose Gilbert (presumably) wins AICE meatballs
AICE news reports that Tom “Goose” Gilbert ate 38 meatballs at a contest in Midlothian, IL. No other information is provided.
GJoe to do two St. Pat’s Day contests (in CT & IL)?
WPLR.com reports that “Gentleman” Joe “Eatmeiser” Menchetti won a qualifier for the Eat the Meat Wing Competition by eating 85 wings in 10 minutes. The final for that event will be held on March 17 in New Haven, CT. AICE news reports that GJoe will compete in the Meatball contest to be held in Midlothian, Illinois the same day, making for a very hectic travel schedule if he attempts both events.
March independent contests
A 4 person team wing eating contest will take place in Chicago. Finals will be March 31 at Cans Bar & Canteen and qualifiers will be held throughout March. The team entrance fee is $25 and the registration deadline is March 11. First prize is $500.
A corned beef Musubi eating contest will be held in Honolulu on St. Patrick’s Day. First place is $1000. The contest page says the registration deadline has passed, but this starbulletin.com article says entries are still being accepted.
See the side bar for more contests.
updated corned beef prize fixed, thanks GJoe
Pat Bertoletti article in Chicago Tribune
There is an article about Pat Bertoletti in the Chicago Tribune.
Bertoletti’s competitive strategy is simple: “I just try to focus and push myself. Every time I’m at a contest, I like to see how far it takes me to get to my breaking point.”
That threshold has become harder to reach since he began eating for sport in 2004 at the suggestion of his sister. He entered a local pizza-eating contest and finished fourth. Bertoletti later registered with the International Federation of Competitive Eating, which regulates the contests for safety.
Pat Bruss wins Chicago WingFest
Videos of Pat Bruss winning the wing eating contest at the Chicago WingFest can be viewed on Google video at http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=bruss+pat (Audio is not safe for work or families)
AICE news confirms that Pat Bruss won the WingFest and says he is expected to compete at Bartolini’s Meatball contest in Illinois.
Chicago wing contest – $500 first prize
A wing eating contest will be held at Merkle’s Bar and Grill. Qualifiers will be held on Thursdays in February and the final will take place on March 1. The $20 entrance fee is due by 8pm today.
Full Horseshoe sandwich results available
Full official results from the GoldenPalace.net horseshoe sandwich contest at the Illinois State Fair have been posted. Hopefully official full results from the ND Rhubarb Pie contest (which were never announced) and the July 3 Memphis rib contest (which were mentioned only in a preview for another rib contest) will appear in the not too distant future.
Domenico Alesi’s Illinois horseshoe sandwich results
From a comment by Domenico Alesi
Joey chestnut 1st place 6.5lbs
Tim Eater X Janus 2nd place ??
Tim Brown 3rd place 3.9lbs
Frank Wach 4th place ???lbs5th place 3 way tie 3.2lbs
Bubba yarbrough
Jim Hammer Hamrick
Kevin CarrDomenico the Sicilian Alesi 6th place 2.8lbs
That’s all for now, I am using a phone to type this in so….I am sorry for sloppiness.
7th 8th 9th????
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