Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
The Strand Smokehouse in Queens, NY will hold a women-only BBQ eating contest on July 7.
Hotel Chatter Reports that Kobayashi will compete against seven unnamed "acclaimed competitive eaters" at the Eventi Hotel in Manhattan on July 4. He will also unveil his new line of hot dogs called "Kobi Dogs".
The final qualifier for Go Go Curry's contest will take place tomorrow. The current top 5: 1) Dave Brunelli 27s 2) Joe Menchetti: 31s 3) Wayne Algenio 42s 4) Andrew Kowitt 55s 5) Orlando Deluna Mendez 1:35. The finals on July 6 will award $500 and a trip to Japan.
The Long Island Press has a report on the Kosher Barbecue Championship mentioning Don Lerman serving as a judge.
The New York City location of Fatburger will open tomorrow in Murray Hill. The west coast based restaurant features a 24 ounce burger.
Mirror.co.uk has an article about the spicy curry challenge at Brick Lane Curry in New York City.
Jamie McDonald won the first place prize of a mini iPad in Sunday's falafel ball eating contest held at Pipopia in Manhattan. An unnamed female was runner-up.
Chuck from The Bronx's audition for America's Got Talent was televised on NBC last night (video). He did three food related challenges, one requiring an ice filled bathtub.
The Brooklyn Daily has an article about Jamie McDonald's record breaking victory (30 slices) at Rocco's Pizzeria contest on Sunday. 2012 winner Pat Philbin (16.5) slices was the only other competitor mentioned.
Badlands Booker and Crazy Legs Conti will be competing in NPR's Ask Me Another trivia show tonight. Tickets to the live taping at the Bell House in Brooklyn are $10.
Jamie McDonald ate 30 slices to set a record at Rocco's pizza contest held in Brooklyn today.
Joey Chestnut wins Katz’s Deli pastrami contest
update June 3 #2 Barcroft TV has a video and MTV Guy Code has a gallery
update June 3 Bowery Boogie has a video and gallery
NewYork.CBSlocal.com has an audio segment
Results from George Shea (part 1 | part 2)
1) Joey Chestnut 25 sandwiches
2) Matt Stonie 21
3) Bob Shoudt 18.5
4) Tim Janus 16
5) Marcos Owens
A pickle eating undercard contest took place
The Wall Street Journal has an article about event dining mentioning a 72 ounce steak at the Arlington Club in Manhattan. The item costs $550 (listed as $555 in the original article), but does include a 16 ounce lobster tail. (try Google News if article not accessible)
Don "Moses" Lerman will judge the eating contests held at the Long Island Kosher BBQ in Westbury, NY on June 9.
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi will be at a cake eating contest in New York City tomorrow to promote the final season of Bridezillas. She was booed at Wing Bowl 18 three years ago.
June 2 MLE contest fields: Tim Janus, Bob Shoudt and Matt Stonie are expected to compete in Sunday's pastrami sandwich eating contest at Katz's Deli in Manhattan, Badlands Booker and Molly Schuyler are listed as favorites in the St. Paul, MN Nathan's qualifier and Sonya Thomas is expected to defend her Acme Oyster title in New Orleans. update May 29 Joey Chestnut confirms he will compete at Katz's and Aaron Osthoff will leave for New Orleans today.
Man Fuel has a blog entry by Mandy about her competitive eating history. She has completed two of the three New York burger challenges she has attempted.
All 33 members of the Albany Dutchmen minor league baseball team will attempt the burger challenge at J & A Prep Kitchen on June 2 in an event to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Pitopia in Manhattan will hold a falafel ball eating contest on June 2 awarding an iPad mini to the winner.
Nathan Famous' main Coney Island location reopened at 7 pm yesterday.
Sunday's episode of On the Run at the Brooklyn Half [Marathon] can be viewed on youtube. Yasir Salem's segment starts at 17:55.
Pat Bertoletti appears on a picture promoting a contest awarding 4 front row seats in the Nathan's finals.
NY1 has an article about the planned reopening of the main Coney Island Nathan's on Memorial Day weekend.
Yasir Salem will appear on this weekend's episode (ABC 7 Sunday 1:00 pm) of "NY RR on the Run at the Brooklyn Half [Marathon]" which will end near Nathan's Coney Island location. (Flashback: According to Mortimer Matz, Nathan's had the opportunity to be the main sponsor of the New York City Marathon in the 1976)
Pitcher Ryan Tatusko of the Syracuse Chiefs (Washington Nationals minor league team) has made a request for Bob Shoudt to do an eating exhibition in upstate New York.
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