Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Michigan eating challenges and contests in database)
A press release announces that the January 22 of Unwrapped on the Food Network will feature the 1.67 pound Fifth Third burger available at West Michigan Whitecaps games.
The November 6 episode of Modern Marvels on the History Channel will have a segment about the construction of a 185 pound burger at Mallie's Sports Bar & Grill in Southgate, Michigan.
Man vs. Food October 20, 2010 (Ann Arbor, MI) episode links
Travel Channel Episode Guide | Gallery
Restaurants
- Tio’s Mexican Cafe challenge – “Mount Nacheesmo” 5 pounds of nachos
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Episode clip of Adam Richman training at University of Michigan stadium for challenge
Epic Portions critical review of Tio’s & Mount Nacheesmo - Krazy Jim’s Blimpy Burger meal – multi-patty burgers
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AnnArbor.com article about recording at Krazy Jim’s
AnnArbor.com article about Nick Gavrizi setting the patty record of 43 in 2007
Video of hockey player Lauren Lobert setting the women’s patty record in an episode of Diners, Drive Ins and Dives - Maize and Blue Deli meal – Triple Play Reuben sandwich
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List of Detroit area eating challenges and contests in the eatfeats database
Hope College in Holland, Michigan will hold a chili dog eating contest to raise money for cancer research at the Van Institute at its soccer game against Olivet tomorrow night. The contest objective is to the record for the most chili dogs consumed at a soccer game. (Lynda Kuerth, Guinness hot dog record holder from 1977-88, was an Olivet graduate).
WZZM reports that Jacob Larry broke a 10 year record by eating 38 tacos at Downtown Trini's and Margarita Joe's in Sparta, Michigan.
MLive reports that the Food Network will record a segment about the Fifth Third burger at the Muskegon-Rockford high school football game on Friday. 1939 Fifth Third burgers were sold in 2009 and 1314 were purchased this year. The challenge has been completed successfully a total of 483 times.
Taco Bob's in Kalamazoo, Michigan will hold an eating contest on September 30 awarding $150 to the winner.
AnnArbor.com reports that Adam Richman is attempting the "Mount Nacheesmo" challenge at Tio's today. for the Ann Arbor challenge. Epic Portions would have selected a different location for the Ann Arbor challenge.
David Hoel reports that Man vs. Food is currently recording at Maize and Blue Deli in Ann Arbor, MI today. update Sept 7 AnnArbor.com reports Man vs. Food is recording at Crazy Jim's Blimpy Burgers today.
Mallie's in Southgate, Michigan has created a 284.7 pound burger that will appear in an upcoming episode of Modern Marvels on the History Channel.
A hot dog eating contest at Leo's Coney Island in Macomb Township, Michigan Saturday will award a 32 inch Sony TV to the first person that can eat 10 hot dogs.
A Rockford Independent article about the Rockford Corner Bar's quest to appear on Man vs. Food calls the host of that program "Adam Richardson" twice.
MLive reports that the Rockford Corner Bar's "Not Dog" vegetarian hot dog challenge has received the first Animal-Friendly Eating Competition Award from PETA. A facebook group has also been started to encourage Man vs. Food to record at the restaurant.
The Battle Creek Enquirer has a report on yesterday's Pastrami Joe's Reuben sandwich eating contest. The amount raised for charity, $13,880.67, was approximately twice the 2009 amount of just under $7,000, which Pastrami Joe's owner Mike Caron attributes to dropping the division for professional competitive eaters.
MLive.com reports that the Rockford Corner Bar in Rockford, Michigan will start adding diners who eat 12 or more veggie dogs to its Hot Dog Hall of Fame, which currently has over 5,000 members. A contest will take place at 6pm tonight to see who will be the first veggie dog Hall of Famer. update Nicole Rowland ate 8.25 veggie dogs, the best of the initial challengers.
Competitive eating and the 2010 world cup finalists
Here are the best connections to competitive eating for the 2010 World Cup finalists I could find: Buñol in the Valencia region of Spain holds a festival called La Tomatina in which 4500 tons of tomatoes are destroyed in a food fight. (This amount is probably an order of magnitude higher than all the food consumed in all IFOCE contests combined.) Lynda Kuerth and Sharon Scholten from Dutch west Michigan are two of the notable female competitive eaters of the 20th century.
The Opa! Hot Dog Eating Contest at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City Michigan will award $1,000 to the winner on July 9. Qualifiers will take place on July 6 & 7 and prizes will be awarded to all the top 10 finishers.
AnnArbor.com has a report by John Moors of EpicPortions.com about his attempt to set the Double Dagwood sandwich record at Doby's Dagwoods.
After this weekend, the Rockford Corner Bar will require diners to eat at least 20 chili dogs to receive the hot dogs free. A 12 hot dog minimum has been in place for the holiday season.
DD Solak has a picture of Mallie's Monster Burger Wall of Fame which has photos of 3 diners who finished the 10 pound burger in under 2 hours.
The facebook for the Rockford Corner Bar announces that during the holiday season diners who can eat 12 or more chili dogs in 4 hours will receive their hot dogs for free in addition to having their names listed in The Hot Dog Hall of Fame. 20 is the usual minimum for free hot dogs.
Man vs. Hog eating contest at UMichigan 1949
AnnArbor.com has a flickr gallery of a pizza eating contest held at the University of Michigan Thursday as part of Go Blue, Beat OSU spirit week.
Google News archives has an 1949 AP article about a series of eating contests held at the University of Michigan which culminated in a man vs. hog competition. An unnamed female student ate 12.5 burgers in another event, half a burger short of the listed collegiate record. Dr. Warren E. Forsythe of the university health service described the contests as “disgusting and silly”.
Nacho Mountains of fact & fiction
WXYZ.com: Tios Mexican Cafe in Ann Arbor, Michigan will hold a “Mount Nacheesmo” eating contest on November 14 in which competitors will try to eat five pounds of nachos in under 45 minutes.
In other nacho news, the IMDB page for Nacho Mountain, which once listed Joey Chestnut as a cast member, reports it will be released on December 18, 2009. Rick the Manager does appear on the current cast list.
Man vs. Food November 4 (Detroit) episode links
TravelChannel – episode guide | slideshow
MLive article about the episode
Restaurants
- Mallie’s Sports Bar & Grill challenge – 190 pound burger (with a 40 person team)
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Page about the burger re-breaking its Guinness record at an IFOCE calamari contest in May
Episode commercial about the 190 pound burger
Val Bromann gallery of the burger - Slows Bar-B-Q meal – triple threat sandwich
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Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp - Lafayette Coney Island
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Article about the rivalry between Lafayette and American
List of Detroit-area eating challenges in the eatfeats database
A commercial for next Wednesday's Detroit episode of Man vs. Food about a 190 pound burger is available on youtube.
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