Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
NY1 has an article and video about Yasir Salem, who is planning to run a marathon every month in 2017.
Danielle Gioia won last night's qualifier for the Hudson Valley Taco Fest at the Tilted Kilt in Poughkeepsie, NY (results start around 7:15).
The first of four qualifiers for the Hudson Valley Taco Fest will take place at the Tilted Kilt in Poughkeepsie, NY tonight. Qualifier winners will win $100 and a spot in the finals on June 10 in Montgomery, NY awarding $1500 in cash & prizes.
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.
Wayne Algenio ate 33 meatballs in 4 minutes to win the first prize of $1000 in tonight's eating contest at That Meetball Place in Patchogue, NY. update Dave Brunelli won the Farmingdale, NY contest with 34 meatballs.
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.
That Meetball Place will hold meatball eating contests in Patchogue, NY and Farmingdale, NY on March 9. The overall winner will receive $1000.
Beyond Bagels in Jericho, NY will hold a bagel eating contest for high school and college students only on March 5 awarding $250 to the winner and $100 to the runner up.
The Barrel Saloon in Albany will hold a wing eating contest February 18 awarding $250 to the winner, $50 to the runner up.
Dave Brunelli ate 12 bagels in 8 minutes to win today's National Bagel Eating Contest in Hicksville, NY.
Don Lerman has been announced as a judge in Sunday's National Bagel Eating Contest awarding $500.
Chris Santiago won the first prize of $1047 in the wing eating contest held Saturday at the Hudson Valley Wingfest.
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.
Vapor at Saratoga Casino in Glen Falls, NY will hold a Wing Bowl on February 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Chemung County Historical Society has a blog entry about competitive eating in the Elmira, NY area.
The 2017 National Bagel contest will take place at the Bagel Boss in Hewlett, NY on February 12 and award $500 to the winner.
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".
The Hudson Valley Wing Bowl will hold a wing eating contest on January 28 in Poughkeepsie, NY awarding $1047. Qualifiers start on January 7.
DNAInfo reports that a federal grand jury will not bring charges against former Brooklyn District Attorney Joe Hynes for using money from civil forfeiture to pay Mortimer Matz for public relations services after determining that Matz' work was non-political and the expenditure was legal. In the early 1970s, Mortimer Matz founded Nathan's hot dog eating contest with Max Rosey. In May, the that indictments were looming in the case.
Fink Beats the Stomach announces they will hold the second "Finkie" Awards for competitive eating at Bar Nine in New York City on January 14.
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