Upcoming New York City eating contests
(All New York City eating challenges and contests in database)
The "Battle of the Big Eaters! World Championships" recorded last month in New York City will be televised on TV Tokyo this weekend. A team of Molly Schuyler, Dave Brunelli, Tom Gilbert and Stephanie Torres will face off against a Japanese quartet consisting of Takuya Yakamoto, Ayari Sato, Tomoko Miyake and Hitomi Sato. Teams representing Germany and Thailand will also compete. (clip) (via All Pro Eating Facebook).
The New York Post reports that federal investigators have joined the probe of the relationship between former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes and Mortimer Matz, co-founder of Nathan's hot dog eating contest who allegedly received $1.1 million from state funds (and chauffeuring by government employees) for serving as Hynes' political consultant. The New York Times claims that federal charges could result in a prison term for up to 10 years for Hynes; possible penalties for Matz are not listed.
2014 Jackie Robinson Rotunda Nathan’s qualifer
update June 16 Mets.MLB.com has a video
1) Tim Janus 28.5 – reentered contest
2) Brian Dudzinski 26
3T) Bill Myers 17
3T) Brian Seiken 17
1W Larell Marie Mele 14
Tim Janus has withdrawn from today’s Nathan’s qualfier in Queens, leaving the men’s favorites Crazy Legs Conti, Brian Dudzinski and Bill Myers. Larell Marie Mele headlines the women’s field.
On Milwaukee has an article about Molly Schuyler, who recently ate 162 sushi pieces to win a contest in New York City, which was probably for the "Battle of the Big Eaters" contest produced for Japanese TV.
The New York Daily News reports that Mortimer Matz, co-founder of Nathan's hot dog eating contest in 1972, has been subpoenaed as part of a probe of former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes, who allegedly paid Matz' firm over a million dollars from state asset forfeiture funds from 2003 to 2013.
Mortimer Matz in grand larceny investigation
update June 4 The Jewish Week reports that one service Matz did provide is suggest a press conference after the DA’s office declined to pursue a pedophilia case with an Orthodox Jewish defendant. Matz’ partner in Matz, Blancato and Associates: Robert Blancato says that he never received any of the state funds and claims that Matz was essentially a figurehead who had no significant role at the firm since before 2003.
The New York Times has an article about former Nathan’s Famous promoter Mortimer Matz, whose public relations firm allegedly received more than $200,000 of NY State funds from former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes in 2012 and 2013. The money was originally acquired by confiscating the assets of people convicted of drug crimes and intended for law enforcement purposes. The payment could result in grand larceny charges for Hynes for misuse of government funds. From 2003 to 2013, Matz’ firm received a total of $1.1 from the DA’s office for “public relations and community servicesâ€. ( Gothamist | NY Daily News | NY Times)
In 2010 Matz admitted fabricating the 1916 origin story for Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest. In the same interview, he ironically offers the advice: “Morty Matz always tells the truth”.
Allegations about Matz in the New York City Department of Investigation’s Findings on Charles J. Hynes follow:
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Will Millender has the top 3 at today's pizza eating contest at Rocco's Pizza in Brooklyn: 1) Jamie McDonald 29 slices 2) Dave Brunelli 26 slices 3) Will Millender 13 slices
The Village Voice has a preview of tomorrow's burger eating contest at Professor Thom's in Manhattan where teams of three will face off against Crazy Legs Conti.
Rocco's Pizza contest will take place in Brooklyn on June 1. (date on website is incorrect) According to Joel Podelsky, the prizes will be $700 / $300 / $150.
Professor Thom's in NYC will hold a burger eating relay contest on May 28. Members of the top 3 teams will then face off against Crazy Legs Conti in a burger eating contest where Crazy Legs will receive a 20 patty burger and the other three will have a four patty burger.
A program titled The Battle of the Big Eaters - World Championships was recorded in New York City today near Times Square. A woman representing Japan and a man representing Thailand faced off in a spaghetti eating contest. update May 10 Today's filming will take place on Randall's Island update May 11 It appears Molly Schuyler is representing the USA according to this Instagram video., Tomoko Miyake, Ayari Sato and Takuya Yamamoto are Japanese competitors. update May 12 The finals - USA v Japan are recording in Times Square today. It appears Stephanie Torres is on team USA.
Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown will hold the deep fried calf brain eating contest at Brain Bash at the Beach at the July 2 Brooklyn Cyclones game. The winner will receive the Femur of Doom and be crowned the zombie king for the day and lead the NYC Zombie Walk around the ballpark.
The New York Times has an article about "Famous Nathan", a documentary about Nathan Handwerker, founder of Nathan's Famous that will show this weekend at the TriBeCa Film Festival mentioning the founding of the hot dog eating contest in the early 1970s. (DNA Info article)
The Brooklyn Cyclones will hold a cereal eating contest as part of its Seinfeld night on July 5 (the 25th anniversary of the debut of the pilot in 1989). In other Seinfeld competitive eating news, Keith Hernandez commented on a woman eating the $25 D-Bat dog at last night's Mets-Diamondbacks game in Phoenix.
In an episode of Hulu's new supernatural stoner comedy web series Deadbeat, the ghost of deceased competitive eater Hiro Tamagachi (based on Takeru Kobayashi) wants to have the rabbi who received his stomach organ face off against his arch rival Johnny Praline in Oinky's hot dog eating contest near Times Square. (previous instances of a Mr. Praline in a comedy series)
The Brooklyn Cyclones will hold a brain eating contest on July 2 as part of the Zombie Takeover of Coney Island. "Top competitive eaters" are billed as participants, so some Nathan's finalists might compete.
The New York Cosmos have a video of Takeru Kobayashi competing (as "Busboy Kevin") against midfielder Peri Marošević in a chicken wing eating contest. More April 1 links: Buffalo, NY awarded competitive eating expansion team | Florida food truck to take over Nathan's Coney Island location and eating contest. update April 2 Yahoo! has a blog entry with more about the prank
The Village Voice has a gallery of the NYC Hot Sauce Expo which held several spicy eating contests this past weekend. Update April 1 Bon Appetit has a competitor report
NJ.com has a preview of this weekend's New York City Hot Sauce Expo, which will have several spicy eating contests, one of which will be a Carolina Reaper pepper eating contest officiated by Guinness World Records.
GaleryVideo has a video about last year's balut eating contest in New York City won by Wayne Algenio.
The "Bird Bowl" wing eating contest at the Locksmith Bar in Manhattan will award $200 to the winner Saturday.
The Alliance for Coney Island Winter Gala will hold a charity auction offering a Nathan's finals judgeship on February 13. George Shea will function as MC for the event.
Jerry Seinfeld visits Nathan’s, calls hot dog contest “disgusting”
In the most recent episode of Jerry Seinfeld’s web video series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, he travels to Coney Island with Todd Barry. While dining at Nathan’s (10:38 mark) they have the following conversation: (via Bensonhurst Bean)
JS: Have you ever seen that disgusting Nathan’s hot dog eating contest?
TB: I don’t understand why you would want to be good at that
JS: Well they dip the hot dog in the water
TB: Yeah
JS: The dryness is what slows down the consumption
TB: It prevents them from having 73 hot dogs in two minutes. Gotta wet em. All I can think about is what happens after.
JS: It must be just unbelievable. Joey Chestnut, right, I believe he is the champion.
TB: Oh, is that who it was? I knew it was a guy from Japan for a while.
JS: Kobayashi. Are you surprised that I know these names?
TB: Yeah, I have only watched it a few times.
JS: I don’t think I have ever seen it, and yet I know the names of the winners.
Bill de Blasio was inagaurated as mayor of New York City yesterday, replacing Michael Bloomberg who was infamous for his pun laden appearances at the Nathan's hot dog weigh-ins held at City Hall Park (videos 2011 | 2012 | 2013)
The Queens Chronicle has an interview with Barry Rothbart about his documentary Hungry that will debut on November 15 at Doc NYC.
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