Upcoming Newark eating contests
Newark eating challenges
(All Newark eating challenges and contests in database)
Buffalo's Chicken Shack in Wood Ridge, NJ will hold a spicy chicken wing eating contest on August 27 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
The Landmark Tavern in South Amboy, NJ will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $200 to the winner.
BBQ Fanatics Smokin Grill in Oak Ridge, NJ will hold a rib eating contest Saturday with a cash purse of $250 ($150 to the winner).
NewBrunswickNightOut has a short article about Maria "The Incredible Sulk" becoming the first person to finish the pizza & wings challenge at Zupko's and participating in the Pizzathon event to benefit the MS society.
NorthJersey.com has an article about next month's Pizzathon charity event in which Maria "The Incredible Sulk" and Joel Podelsky will raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Maria "The Incredible Sulk" reports that she is the first person to finish the Captain's Challenge at Zupko's Tavern in Dunellen, NJ which consists of a large pizza and 60 wings.
The facebook for Brooklyn Burger announces that Joe Menchetti won a burger eating contest held before today's Jets-Packers game.
NorthJersey.com has an article about Susan Borthwick, winner of the amateur eating contest at the Buffalo Wing Festival.
LehighValleyLive reports that the "Outrageous Foods" episode featuring Clinton Station Diner will be televised on the Food Network on October 31.
Jon Squibb, a Rutgers alumnus, won Saturday's Rutgers Wing Bowl by eating 29 wings in 2 minutes.
NJ.com reports that 1999 Nathan's champ Steve Keiner participated in the New Jersey hot dog tour.
Maria "The Incredible Sulk" has a blog entry about setting the house record of 21 hot dogs at Big Daddy's Hot Dogs in Pompton Lakes, NJ. She also has a report on eating 8.5 hot dogs at a Spike's Junkyard Dogs in Boston to win a T-shirt. (Greg "The Great Moomsi" Maloomian and an unnamed woman have set house records of 17 at Boston Spike's).
Burger Conquest has a report on recording Outrageous Foods for the Food Network at the Clinton Station Diner in Clinton, NJ. For the upcoming episode, a team assembled by Burger Conquest attempted to eat all of the diner's specialty burgers from the "Nano Bite" mini-burger to the 50 pound Mount Olympus.
La Bonbonniere cupcake contest blog entry & video
Maria “The Incredible Sulk” has posted a blog entry about being the top amateur at the cupcake eating contest held at La Bonbonniere Bake Shoppe in Edison, NJ on Saturday. Overall winner Joel Podelsky has uploaded a video of the contest.
Maria recently started a blog documenting her eating challenges and contests at http://stuffyourprettyface.wordpress.com/. Her first entry is about becoming the first woman to complete the Tsunami Burrito at the Surf Taco in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ.
Mike Longo reports that he, Jon Squibb, and Joel "the Cannon" Podelsky ate the 12+ pound Zeus burger at the Clinton Station Diner in 41 minutes, breaking the record previously held by Greg "the Great Moomsi" Maloomian's 3 person team. update A video has been posted.
A New York Times blog reports that Joel Podelsky won a sloppy joe eating contest at the Town Hall Deli in South Orange, NJ. update South Orange Patch has a video
Will Millender will attempt the three person Zeus burger challenge today at the Clinton Station Diner with Joel "the Cannon" Podelsky and "Munchin" Mike Longo.
TedWilliamsHead has a blog entry about Pat "from Moonachie" Philbin's successful completion of the "Fat Sandwich" challenge on the campus of Rutgers University.
A "Gavone" has returned to the world of competitive eating. Gabby's on the Boulevard in Wood Ridge, NJ has started a two person challenge with that name containing four pounds of pasta, six meatballs, six sausages, garlic bread and salad. (via NorthJersey.com)
Hell's Kitchen Lounge in Newark, NJ has started a hot dog challenge: a customer who can eat 5 fully loaded hot dogs in under 5 minutes will receive the frankfurters and a T-shirt for free.
Pat from Moonachie vs. 5 “grease truck” sandwiches
HearUsTalk produced a video of Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin attempting to eat five sandwiches from the “grease trucks” on the campus of Rutgers University in under 45 minutes.
update Adam Richman had the following response to Pat’s feat: “Yeah but does he have the dopest TV show on the planet? I’m gonna go with…no.” (via DJnewstyle, who was blocked by Adam Richman)
update #2 Apr 6 11:34 am Craig noted that Adam Richman deleted his response, but it is still in the Google Cache
Will Millender was the first to finish the 18 inch pancake challenge at the Windsor Diner in Clark, New Jersey.
The Great Moomsi & partners finish Zeus burger
TheGreatMoomsi.com has a video of Greg Maloomian and two teammates completing the Zeus Burger at the Clinton Station Diner in New Jersey. The listed weight of the burger is 12.5 pounds but the actual burger weight was over 14 pounds. A picture of the list of the diner’s challenges shows an award of $500 for a three person team finishing the Zeus in less than an hour.
The restaurant staff claimed that no team had previously completed the Zeus challenge, but a three person team in a 2005 AICE contest did finish the burger.
Man vs. Food December 9 (New Brunswick, NJ) episode links
Travel Channel episode guide | slideshow
- RU Hungry Grease Trucks challenge – 5 fat sandwiches
Yelp | Facebook
Extreme Pigouts segment about grease trucks
Rutgers student newspaper article about recording (contains spoilers) - Harold’s New York Deli meal – triple decker sandwich
Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp | flickr gallery
Episode clip about triple decker sandwich
2008 New York Times article - Stuff Yer Face meal – giant stromboli
Homepage | Citysearch | Yelp
List of north New Jersey eating challenges in the eatfeats database.
Man vs. Food in Tristate area this week
Adam Richman is currently at the “Grease Trucks” on the campus of Rutgers University and will be attempting the 5 Fat Sandwich challenge at 5 PM today.
update The Rutgers student paper has a report on the filming (contains spoilers)
The twitter for Doogie’s Hot Dogs reports that Adam Richman will be recording there on Friday. Doogie’s is located in Newington, CT and no Connecticut episode is listed on season 2 episodes.
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