Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
Randy Santel and Wayne Algenio will attempt the burger challenge at Clinton Hall in New York City tonight. The Wall Street Journal will cover the attempt. update Randy & Wayne both finished with a time of 10:16
Bernie Sanders made a campaign visit to the Coney Island Nathan's Famous. REM singer Michael Stipe, who has claimed to be vegetarian, was also in attendance.
CP Talent Management is requesting a real competitive eater for filming in New York City on April 19-20. Auditions will take place in the next few days.
Collectively Free, an animal rights protest group that stormed the Nathan's finals stage between the women's & men's Nathan's finals last year, disrupted the Easter Mass service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. The rationale for the disruption was the use of ham as a common Easter meal.
The Long Island Hot Dog Festival will hold an eating contest in Selden, NY on July 9 awarding $630 ($500 to the winner).
Sincerely Burger in Bushwick, Brooklyn has a five pound burger challenge available for $99. Only one challenge burger will be made per night.
Jenn Cheng, the 3rd place female in the eating contest at the 2015 New York City Dumpling Festival won tonight's episode of Chopped College Edition on the Food Network. update March 17 MCall.com article about the runner-up
Takeru Kobayashi will attend tonight's charity ping pong contest between boxers Boyd “Rainmaker†Melson and Chris Galaeno at SPiN New York. Other guests include Susan Sarandon, Rosie Perez and Kenny Anderson.
The American Diner in Liverpool, NY offers a one pound “The Anti-Michelle Obama, Don’t Tell Me What to Eat or Feed My Kids Burger†that awards a T-shirt or hat to a customer that finishes it. (via foxnews.com)
The Ainsworth in New York City has a macaroni and cheese burger challenge that awards $500 to a finisher. Wayne Algenio is the only person to have finished it.
The Jewish Daily Forward has a report on the National Bagel Eating Contest held Super Bowl Sunday in Huntington, NY.
Nathan's Famous is listed as the presenter of the the Father's Day cap promotion at the June 19 Mets game, so that is the most likely day of the 2016 Nathan's New York City qualifier.
The schedule for the 2016 NYC Hot Sauce Expo announces there will be 7 spicy eating contests in Brooklyn over April 23 and 24.
Johnny Utah's in Manhattan will hold a Mardi Gras eating contest tonight awarding $100 and a spot in a finals contest (the date & prizes for the finals are not listed).
Keith Tuzzolino ate 5 bagels in 5 minutes to win the first prize of $500 in yesterday's National Bagel Eating Championship in Huntington, NY. Wayne Algenio was runner-up.
A press release about Nathan's Famous centennial announces that a special event will be held in New York City in September. Could this be the Joey Chestnut vs. Takeru Kobayashi matchup that Joey Chestnut mentioned last year?
Sanctified and Swole has uploaded a video of a GoGo Curry eating contest he did versus Jenn Cheng, the third place female at September's NYC Dumpling Festival. Her instagram is https://instagram.com/jennfierce.
Johnny Utah's in Manhattan is starting weekly eating contests today awarding $100 to the winner. Tonight's food is hot wings.
Patch.com has a preview of Sunday's National Bagel Eating Contest in Huntington, NY.
Chris Santiago won the first prize of $1047 in yesterday's wing eating contest at the Hudson Valley Wingfest. Wayne Algenio was runner-up (via Stephanie Wu.)
DNAInfo reports that Brick Lane Curry House, site of the challenge in the New York City episode of Man vs. Food was closed after failing a health inspection. Issues included rats, mice and lack of a working sewage disposal system.
VS Talent Group is looking for a male competitive eater between 20 and 35. The project and filming location is not disclosed, it appears to be in NYC or New Jersey.
A press release about the February 7 National Bagel Eating Contest in Huntington, NY is available.
Dave and Busters Palisades has the circuit for the 2016 Hudson Valley WingFest. Five qualifiers will run between January 8 and 23 and award $104 and a spot in the finals on January 30 where the overall champion will receive $1047. The schedule has no mention of a New York residency requirement.
The Hudson Valley Wingfest will hold a wing eating contest at The Wherehouse in Newburgh, NY on January 16 awarding $1047 to the winner.
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