Upcoming New York City eating contests
New York City eating challenges
(All New York City eating challenges and contests in database)
2017 Chef One Dumplings contest
update Sept 26 Full Results have been posted
update Stephanie Wu has the female & male prizewinners
1) Molly Schuyler 119
2) Jenn Cheng 58
3) Giovanna “Gia” Ragano 42
4) Stephanie Wu 32
5) Deborah Van 30
1) Dave Brunelli 84
2) Bob Shoudt 75
3) Wayne Algenio 72
4) Dimitry “The Ukraine Train” Shchupak 60
5) Brian Seiken 48
The NYC Dumpling Festival facebook has pictures and mini-profiles of several competitors.
AMNY.com has an article on how Tony Danza became the judege for the meatball eating contest at the Feast of San Gennaro in New York City on September 23.
Registration is now open for the 2017 Chef One Dumpling Eating Contest that will take place in Brooklyn at the Atlantic Antic Festival on September 24. As in previous years, the contest will award $2000/$1000/$500 to both the top 3 men and women. (via Stephanie Wu)
Backstage.com has a casting call for a food challenge event in New York City on August 26. Selected participants will receive $100 and the winner will receive additional prizes. (via Billy Carson)
Jenn Cheng, runner-up in the women's division of the eating contest held at the 2016 NYC Dumpling Festival, has started a competitive eating instagram at https://instagram.com/jennerous_eats. Her first post announces that she set the record (3:30) for the vegan burger challenge at The Organic Grill in Manhattan.
The first episode of the 2017 season of Man v Food with new host Casey Webb can be viewed on the travel channel website. Wayne Algenio makes an appearance around minute 14.
The Daily Meal has an obituary for Holly Moore. He helped develop the Big Mac for McDonald's, then worked for Burger King and held a "Hamburger Bowl" in 1974 in Manhattan between members of the New York Giants & Jets to promote the Whopper. Comedian Andy Kaufman refereed that event.
The reboot for Man v Food hosted by Casey Webb will debut on August 7. The initial episode will feature New York City restaurants and the challenge site will be the Lunchbox in Staten Island. Other cities visited in the series include Milwaukee, Chicago, Houston, Billings, MT, Charleston, SC, Sleepy Hollow, NY, New Orleans, Portland, OR & Des Moines.
Top 3 from yesterday's burger eating contest held at the Dromedary Bar in Brooklyn: 1) Wayne Algenio 2) Joe Menchetti 3) Tim "Gravy" Brown. Jeremiah "El Toro" Jimenez also competed.
2017 Nathan’s mens finals
| 1st | 72 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | record for finals or qualifier |
| 2nd | 60 | Carmen Cincotti | personal best, 4th person to hit 60 |
| 3rd | 48 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | |
| 4th | 44.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 5th | 38.5 | Darron Breeden | probably 2018 rookie of the year |
| 6th | 36 | Gideon Oji | |
| 7th | 34 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 8th | 33 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 8th | 33 | Yasir Salem | |
| 10th | 29 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | |
| 11th | 25 | Erik “The Red” Denmark | |
| 12th | 23 | Pablo Martinez | |
| 13th | 22.5 | Steve Hendry | |
| 14th | 22 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 14th | 22 | Josh Miller | |
| 14th | 22 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 17th | 20.5 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 18th | 20 | Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski | |
| 18th | 20 | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | |
| 20th | 16 | Matt “Sweet Tooth” Cohen | |
| 21st | 14.5 | Pedram “In Jaws We Trust” Esmaeelzadeh |
ESPN3 has a camera focused on Joey Chestnut.
Today is the 50th anniversary of a ceremony held at Nathan's Coney Island location on June 30, 1967 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the invention of the hot dog. At that event, Walter Paul reportedly ate 127 hot dogs. (A picture of an unnamed model at the centennial)
Takeru Kobayashi has announced his July 4 event for 2017: a fundraiser for the MS Foundation for Women at the Kings County Distillery in Brooklyn.
The Buffalo Wild Wings in Times Square will hold a hot wing eating contest tonight that will reportedly award $1000 to the winner.
2017 Mets qualifier
The Mets twitter has a sped up video.
Full men’s results from Wild Bill
| 1st | 53 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 2nd | 27 | Wayne “wayneywonder” Algenio | |
| 3rd | 13 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 3rd | 13 | “Beautiful” Brian Seiken | 1st contest since removal from MLE top 50 |
| 5th | 10 | Bob Zazzaro | |
| 6th | 8 | Anthony Campos | |
| 7th | 7 | Andy Flamm |
1W) Daniella Gioia 14.75
Carmen Cincotti and Daniella Gioia should win unless something unexpected happens.
Previous winners of qualifiers held at Mets ballparks
The Dromedary in Brooklyn will hold a burger eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
NY1 has an article and video about Yasir Salem, who is planning to run a marathon every month in 2017.
Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina in Manhattan will hold a pepper eating contest on May 3 awarding $200 and a $100 gift card to the winner.
Takeru Kobayashi will attempt to eat two mac & cheese burger challenges at the Ainsworth in Midtown Manhattan on April 28. update Kobayashi finished both in 13:19
Mic.com has a report on Wayne Algenio's victory over Guinness record holder Greg Holder in the Carolina Reaper pepper eating contest at the New York City Hot Sauce Expo Sunday.
Times.co.uk has an article about the rivalry between Nathan's Famous and Feltman's hot dogs newly opened Coney Island Location.
Sweet Cupcakes in Manhattan will hold a cupcake eating contest on March 26 awarding a 2 week all expense paid family vacation.
Interview with Nathan’s contest disruptor
DirectActionEverywhere has an interview with Olivia Mihalcik-Duvall, who admits to disrupting the Nathan’s finals:
What is your favorite or most accomplished moment in activism or other DxE activity?
I would say my most accomplished moment in activism was when I was a part of the group that disrupted the Nathan’s hotdog eating contest. It went pretty much according to our plan and got a lot of media attention.
The New York Mets promotion schedule lists Nathan's Famous as the sponsors of the Father's Day cap giveaway on June 18, so that is the probable date of the 2017 New York City qualifier.
Gersh Kuntzman, called "the original competitive-eating beat reporter" for his coverage of Nathan's hot dog contest around the turn of the century, wrote a column for the NY Daily News that he described as "a case for political assassinations ... when the victim works for Putin or Hitler".
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