MosesNews.com has an entry and several pictures (which are all timestamped April 21, 2005) about Don “Moses” Lerman’s and “Krazy” Kevin Lipsitz’s attempt to finish the 6+ lb. burger challenge at the newly opened Black Rock Tavern:

TONITE KRAY KEVIN LIPSITZ AND DON ”MOSES” LERMAN CAME INCHES AWAY FROM COMPLETING THE BIG BURGER . THE BURGER WEIGHED 6&1/2 lbs KEVIN CLEANLY ATE ALL MEAT” THE 5 PLUS LBS OF MEAT ”, MOSES ATE ALL THE MEAT EXEPT FOR SOME DEBRIS AND FINISHED 3/4 OF THE TOP OF THE ROLL . AT 25 MIN INTO THE BURGER LORRIANE LIPSITZ SAID THERES 35 MIN MORE , AS FAR AS I WAS CONSERNED SHE COULD HAVE SAID 35 HRS OR DAYS LEFT I WAS SPENT AT THAT PIONT AND THREW IN THE TOWEL .

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Newsday has an article on low cost marketing. Eating contests are listed as one inexpensive method of promotion, but it was not cost effective enough for one former contest holder to continue its event:

Look at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest and Ben’s Matzo Ball Eating Contest. Nathan’s July 4th contest continues to be a big media draw, and Ben’s generated a lot of buzz until its last eat-athon in 2004.

Ben’s bowed out after a decade when the contest became “more expensive and less effective,” explains Scott Singer, president of Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurants & Caterers in Hicksville.

“We got a tremendous amount of media attention for a number of years,” says Singer, who estimates that the cost of the month-long promotion ranged from $30,000 to $80,000 each year. In the end, the contest became more of a venue for the professional food eater circuit than a contest for its local patrons, he says.

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Brian Seiken reports that Don “Moses” Lerman and “Krazy” Kevin Lipsitz intend to attempt the Black Rock Tavern’s 5 pound burger challenge on April 5. Cookie Jarvis might observe, but does not expect to attempt the megaburger. The Yaphank, NY establishment’s myspace page says that its expected opening date is April 4.

(Thanks Brian Seiken) In a previous burger challenge, supersizedmeals.com did an entry in December about Brian Seiken’s report on the Doodle Burger challenge and Tim Janus’ breaking the record there.

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Don “Moses” Lerman reports that a new restaurant in Yaphank, NY (Long Island), The Black Rock Tavern, will offer a 5 pound burger and a Wall of Fame for finishers of that sandwich. They use a picture from Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub in their ad. (You can read “Denny’s” on the menu) In addition to the burger challenge, the restaurant’s menu says they will offer all you can eat wings on Thursday for $20. The tavern’s myspace page says that it will open some time in April. They are hiring next weekend.

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AICE news has full results for the latke contest at Zan’s Deli in Lake Grove, NY. The top three finishers are:

Tom “Goose” Gilbert 31 latkes; 5.80 pounds – improvement of 10 over last year’s winning total
Ian “The Invader” Hickman 29.5 latkes; 5.53 pounds
Mark Lyle “The Human Vacuum” 27.5 latkes; 5.16 pounds

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AICE news reports that the latke contest to be held at Zan’s Deli in Long Island scheduled for Sunday has been pushed back a week to December 17. This is the second schedule change for the event; the original date was December 3.

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Thanks Brian Seiken

LI Ducks Nathan’s qualifier
1. Allen “Shredder” Goldstein 21.5 HDB
2. Kevin Basso 13 HDB

no ranked eaters other than Goldstein competed according to Seiken.

Updated June 27 3:18 pm – Urban Honking has an interview with the Shredder

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ifoce.com reports that a new series for InHD will be filmed starting on May 6 at a buffet in Islandia, NY. In the series, an individual eater will attempt to break an established mark. In the first episode, Don “Moses” Lerman will attempt to break Allan Goldstein’s bologna record of 2.41 pounds of bologna in 6 minutes.

beautifulbrian.com has more information about the series. Other eaters who will attempt to break records are Crazy Legs Conti, Charles Hardy, Joe LaRue, Sonya Thomas & Tim Janus. There will be profiles of non-competing eaters like the LeFevres and Joey Chestnut.

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With the Strong Island Sound having a comfortable lead in the last minute of its game against the Newark Express Friday, 13th man Ed “Cookie” Jarvis saw action. Jarvis ran the court on a fast break, but the pass to him was deflected. A video clip of Jarvis’ endeavors is available.

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Ed “Cookie” Jarvis will follow in the footsteps of two-sport athletes Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders when he suits up for the Strong Island Sound of the American Basketball Association under that organization’s 13th man rule on Friday. Jarvis’ basketball playing appears to be part of a larger weight loss regimen as he has also auditioned for NBC’s weight loss reality show “The Biggest Loser.”

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from competitiveeaters.com/news.htm

Zan’s Deli, Lake Grove, Long Island, NY

1st – Ian “The Invader” Hickman, 21 latkes in 8 minutes
2nd – “Skinny” Scott Soifer
3rd – Chris “The American” Schlesinger
4th – Mike “The Real Skinny” Hoffman
5th – Elihu “Cissy” Godbolt (African-American female from Omaha)

No sign of Angela Michaud from the contest pictures.

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AICE has updated their rankings (only the top 23 have been changed, #24 and below are exactly the same as the October rankings) and eaters to watch with profiles of Michael “The Mongoose” Dodd and Angela Michaud. Ms. Michaud was the only female to crack the top 3 of an IFOCE or AICE event in 2005 (at last month’s hot dog contest in Ontario) other than Sonya Thomas and Carlene LeFevre and she will compete in tommorow’s latke contest in Long Island. There is also a profile of Joel “The Cannon” Podelsky from the New Jersey Jewish News.

Joe Menchetti will not appear at the latke contest (he will be reselling tickets for the UConn-UNH game) or the zucchini contest next month and casts doubt on whether he will compete in any AICE event in the future.

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