Upcoming New York City eating contests
(All New York City eating challenges and contests in database)
Auditions for "Hot Dogs: The Competitive Eating Musical" will take place in New York City on April 17.
The Wall Street blog Dealbreaker will hold a Kentucky Fried Chicken Double Down Sandwich eating contest. The most notable feature of the new menu item is its lack of bread. update The contest will take place on April 14 and the objective will be to eat 7 Double Downs in 30 minutes. update Apr 14 The challenge report has been posted.
The application form & rules for this year's contest at Go! Go! Curry! are now available. Like the 2009 competition, the grand prize for this year's contest will be a $500 American Express gift card. The first qualifier will take place on Thursday.
Notclevr has a video and some pictures of Takeru Kobayashi's talk at the Japan Society's j-Cation. update The Wall Street Journal and jetwit have reports.
Time Out New York has more details about Takeru Kobayashi's talk at the Japan Society's j-Cation tomorrow.
The April 1 edition of amNY (PDF, page 18) had an article about three New York City eating challenges including the new 10 pound burger from 1834 Bar and Burger.
Go! Go! Curry! has produced a video promoting the 2010 curry eating championship containing footage from last year's contest including all of Dale Boone's qualifying attempt.
Qualifying for the second curry eating contest at Go! Go! Curry! in Manhattan will start on April 15 and continue on days ending in 0 or 5 until May 20. An unnamed Japanese competitor will receive a bye into the finals on June 5. (via Midtown Lunch)
The 6th Annual Brooklyn Pizza Eating Contest will take place on June 6, 2010 and award $500 to the winner. Entrants need to eat a large pizza in under 8 minutes to qualify.
twitter.com/sarapepitone: "Citi Field (Queens, NY) to Host Nathan's Hot Dog Regional Eating Contest on June 26th" update Scoreboard Gourmet has a blog entry about the qualifier
Takeru Kobayashi will give a lecture at the Japan Society's j-CATION - Taste Japan, a festival devoted to Japanese Food on April 10 in New York City. (via Broadway World)
Kinetic Carnival reports that Amos Wengler, "The Troubadour of Coney Island", has started a blog at http://amoswengler.blogspot.com/
A nine minute documentary about the 2005 Ruthie & Gussie's matzo ball eating contest can be viewed on the website for the Seattle Jewish Film Festival (registration required). (via fstopcarol twitter)
The Huffington Post reports that Alex Cota won last night's taco eating contest at Barrio in Brooklyn.
Louskum has several behind the scenes videos from the 2008 Nathan's finals, including the pre-contest eaters meeting.
Kobayashi meatball record attempt
DumboNYC has a picture of Takeru Kobayashi at the Fulton Ferry Landing in Brooklyn where he attempted to break the Guinness eating record of 26 meatballs in 1 minute.
update Gothamist has a blog entry with pictures.
update #2 DumboNYC has a blog entry and gallery. A video is also available.
Lansky's Old World Deli in New York City has a "Jackpot" deli sandwich challenge that awards a free T-shirt to finishers.
Takeru Kobayashi's blog reports that he will attempt a Guinness record for a television program on March 8 at 11 am at the Fulton Ferry Landing in Brooklyn. The recording is open to the public.
The Lone Star Bar and Grill in Brooklyn has an 87 ounce steak challenge that is free if finished by a single diner. (via Jeff Kaplan)
The twitter for 1834 Bar & Burger reports that the new Manhattan restaurant will hold a 10 pound burger eating contest soon.
The Man vs. Food facebook fan photo gallery has a picture of a 10 pound burger. The caption says the burger is offered by the recently opened 1834 Bar in the Financial District of New York City and is free to a diner that can finish it without assistance.
New York Magazine's Grub Street has started an eating challenge consisting of the curry challenge at Kenka and a unique "dessert". The first person to complete the challenge will appear on the blog's masthead for a day.
Monster deli sandwich at Sarge’s Deli
Diners who are looking for a Manhattan challenge after the termination of Hill Country’s “Feed Your Face” meal might want to consider the Monster at Sarge’s Deli, billed as the largest sandwich in New York.
update “Honky275” has a gallery of his Monster sandwich attempt. He received a Sarge’s T-shirt, but that achievement might merit an asterisk according to his caption:
I was debating whether I could hide bits of bread in my napkin, when I realized I could take advantage of the shift change among the wait-staff. If I left the table at JUST the right time, the new waiter or waitress would see a plate with just a few bites of corned beef on it, and perhaps assume that I was done with my meal – and not realize that a certified challenge was taking place….
Look, it was my first eating challenge ever – I took advantage of my surroundings, and I’m sure that if I stayed there until breakfast time, I eventually would have been hungry again, but it’s just not safe to eat meat that’s been left out overnight, right? So let’s just grab the t-shirt and head for the door…while I can still walk upright.
A commercial for the April 2010 contest at Go! Go! Curry! is on youtube.
The Hill Country twitter says that its barbecue challenge will end after this weekend.
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