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Real Clear Politics recorded a video interview of Pat Bertoletti while driving around Chicago. He thinks that competitive eating has declined over the past five years and blames the hit or miss nature of contest publicity as the reason for the descent.
The Chicago Tribune reports that Pat Bertoletti ate 25 paczkis in 5 minutes at Bennison's Bakery in Evanston, IL to defend his title and take the first prize of $300.
Cy's King Crab will hold an oyster eating contest in Chicago on February 25 awarding $400 to the winner.
The Columbia Chronicle has an article on the move of Taco in a Bag to Lincoln Square in north Chicago. Co-owners Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown do not have a set opening date but hope to start operating at the new location in April.
Tim "Gravy" Brown was the first person to finish the 35 taco challenge at Mercadito in Chicago.
The Chicago Sun Times has an article about the new Lincoln Square location for Taco in Bag. Co-owners Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown are set to open the new site in March.
DNAInfo reports that Taco in a Bag will be moving to Lincoln Square in north Chicago after its lease expires in the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, IL. Co-owner Pat Bertoletti calls his competitive eating career a "hamster wheel of bad life decisions".
The Chicago Hot Sauce Festival will hold an Italian Beef eating contest on July 25 or 26. The competition will be a MLE event.
Taco in a Bag announces that it will not be renewing its lease at the Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee, IL when it expires at the end of February.
Crazy Legs Conti has a blog entry for the Huffington Post about Glutton Force Five and its owners, Pat Bertoletti & Tim Brown which reports they might be moving to a downtown Chicago location when their suburban mall lease expires.
The facebook page for Bartolini's in Midlothian, IL reports that Miki Sudo failed to break Molly Schuyler's record for the 10 pound meatball sub challenge. (via email)
Bartolini's Restaurant facebook reports that Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez attempted to break Molly Schuyler's record for the 10 pound meatball sub. (He did not succeed).
The 10 pound meatball sandwich at Bartolini's in Midlothian, IL was finished by Molly Schuyler in 7:57, breaking Pat Bertoletti's record of 9:20. Molly also set a new record of 2:13 for the Triple D pancake challenge at Rivers Edge Cafe in Sacramento.
Ellyn's Tap & Grill in Glen Allyn, IL will hold a tater tot eating contest on Saturday awarding an iPad.
Adam Richman traveled to Decatur, IL to visit fan Silas Martin, who is currently in a hospice with an inoperable brain tumor.
Esquire has a blog entry about the closing of Hot Dougs with quotes from Pat Bertoletti, who ate 10 hot dogs for his final meal at the Chicago restaurant.
The First Look competitive eating episode that aired Saturday night on NBC can be viewed in full on line. The sites visited were an eating contest at Lucky's in Chicago overseen by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown, Jamie McDonald's restaurant, Bear's BBQ, Spread Bagelry in Philadelphia for a 14 pound bagel, and Big Mama's & Papa's in Los Angeles where a 54 inch pizza was attempted.
The sandwich eating at Lucky's in Chicago overseen by Glutton Force 5 will appear on tonight's episode of First Look on NBC following Saturday Night Live (1 am eastern). The 54 inch pizza at Big Mama's & Papa's will appear in another segment (via Kyle Hanner)
Registration is now open on MajorLeagueEating.com for a pierogi eating contest in Chicago on October 8 and Ben's Chili Bowl eating contest in Washington, DC on October 11.
Groupon has an interview with Daniel Duque about finishing the 6 pound Bad Azz Burrito at Mariachi's Baja Grill in Des Plaines, IL in 10 minutes.
Teddy Delacruz ate 17 bao in 2 minutes to win a contest yesterday sponsored by Wow Bow in Chicago. After the contest, Pat Bertoletti ate 30 bao in an exhibition.
Bacci Pizza in Chicago will hold an eating contest on September 20 awarding $1750 ($1000 to the winner). Entrants need to qualify by eating 2 jumbo slices in under 20 minutes.
Footage from the eating contest at the Chicago Ribfest will appear in the August 25 episode of Eating America With Anthony Anderson on the Food Network.
Chicago's Best TV has a segment about "Taco in a Bag", Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown's West Dundee, IL.
The Herald Review reports that Teddy Delacruz ate 22.5 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win Heinkel's Hot Dog Eating Competition at Decatur (IL) Celebration. Defending champion Frank Wach was runner-up. (video)
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