Upcoming eating contests
(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
The high temperature for Saturday's kickoff of the 2013 Nathan's circuit on the Coney Boardwalk is projected to be 43 °F. This might make it the coldest Nathan's qualifier ever. The only possible post-2005 rival is probably the June 6, 2009 qualifier in Minnesota where the high temperature was 52 °F.
Comments about next Saturday's qualifier on the Coney Island Boardwalk in the 54 inch pizza challenge thread have been moved to this post.
Lola Star, organizer of a July 4 Coney Island veggie dog contest, is also planning a veggie dog event held in conjunction with the opening Nathan's qualifier on the Coney Island boardwalk on March 23. Lola claims the counter-contest will be "more of a performance to make vegetarianism look sexy & appealing... And make their gluttonous contest look extra appalling in contrast"
Nathan’s qualifier circuit to open March 23 on Coney Island Boardwalk
update March 8 Crain’s New York has an incorrect claim that the March 23 qualifier will be the first Coney Island Nathan’s contest held on a date other than July 4. Erik Denmark won a Coney Island qualifier on July 3, 2006.. In the 1970s, contests were held at various days in the summer, including Labor Day and Memorial Day weekend.
BrooklynPaper.com reports that the 2013 Nathan’s qualifier circuit will open on March 23 at the Nathan’s location on the Coney Island Boardwalk. Expected competitors include Tim “Eater X” Janus, Eric “Badlands” Booker, Crazy Legs Conti and “Michelle” [sic] Marie Mele. The Nathan’s location on the boardwalk will open March 18 and the main restaurant at Surf & Stillwell is hoping to complete post-Sandy reconstruction by Memorial Day.
update Registration is now open for the boardwalk qualifier. The first qualifier of the Hooters circuit in Panama City, FL is also accepting entrants.
IFOCE.com lists the qualifier cities as Las Vegas, Boston, Miami and Naples, FL, Atlanta and Savannah, GA, St. Paul, MN, Queens, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Calgary and East Rutherford, NJ.
update #2 2012 qualifer sites which are not listed include Garden City, MI, Atlantic City, Concord, NC, Thackerville, OK and Tempe, AZ. If no qualifiers are added, there will be one qualifier each in the central (St. Paul), mountain (calgary) and Pacific (Las Vegas) time zones.
update #3 A press release says the finals will start at noon and be televised on ESPN.
The Syracuse University student newspaper has an article about Eric "Badlands" Booker accompanying ToTs, a peformer who bills himself as the "potato rap pioneer".
Lola Star announces she is planning a "sexy, fabulous veggie hotdog eating contest/performance" in Coney Island and she has asked a Nathan's finalist to cross over to her competition.
2013 El Al Hamantaschen eating contest
update Feb 27 Jornoblogs has a contest report listing Nathaniel Siev as the amateur winner.
update Feb 26 TabletMag has a contest report and video Rake and Herald also has a contest report.
Jamie McDonald ate a record 48 hamantaschen at the National Hamantaschen Eating Championship
Amateur results from Kayla Epstein
1) Nathaniel Siev 34.5
2) The Ukraine Train 33
3) Kevin Sloan 24
4) Jake Zach just under 24
El Al Airlines’ second annual National Hamantaschen Eating Championship will take place on Sunday at the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun synagogue in Manhattan. update Don "Moses" Lerman offers competitive eating tips to hamantaschen competitor Adam Chandler in Tablet Magazine
The Binghamton University student newspaper has an article about competitive eater / bodybuilder Jerry Yang.
Jamie McDonald will be the professional competitor in El AL Isreal Airlines Hamantaschen Eating Championship on February 24 in New York City. The amateur winner will receive a round trip ticket to Israel, (2 if he or she defeats Jamie).
The Village Voice has an update on the rebuilding of Nathan's Famous Coney Island location. Debris removal has started and it is estimated that clean up will take a month before reconstruction can begin.
AspiringBackbaker.com has a list of eight New York City eating challenges.
The Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest countdown timer is still off according to a picture Lisa van Gelder took today.
NewYork.CBSLocal.com has an entry form for candidates for the New York City area representative to Wing Bowl 21. The rules say the winner (who must be from NY/NJ/CT/PA) "will be selected based on their ability to promote the city of New York on-air during a phone call with CBS New York and CBS Philadelphia station employees.
Pork Slope in Brooklyn will hold a wing eating contest tomorrow awarding two tickets (face value $205 each) to the Nets vs. 76ers game on April 9.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's appearance at the press conference promoting Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest after he endorsed a large soda ban was #5 in Vegetarian Star's list of worst vegetarian stories of 2012.
The New York Boat Show will hold a wing eating contest on January 5 awarding a Spirit E-210 Grill at the Javits Center.
The facebook page titled "World Champion Dale Boone" has a picture of Boone at the 2009 contest held at Go! Go! Curry! in Manhattan captioned "26 Cups in 10 mins................. What a Win....." (Boone was the actually the runner up in that contest).
Newsday has an article about Coney Island recovery where Nathan's Famous president says the July 4, 2013 contest will "absolutely" take place and the restaurant at Surf & Stillwell hopes in March or April.
Takeru Kobayashi has been announced as a participant in the Weinerfest fundraiser to be held by Art F** City in New York City on December 16. Details about Kobayashi's appearance have not been released, but it might be intended for an 18+ audience based on the event's web page (not safe for work). Hofmann Sausage Company will supply hot dogs. update Dec 16 Kobayashi reportedly ate 12 hot dogs in a minute at the fundraiser. update Dec 20 Animal New York has a slow motion video of the appearance.
Kevin Youkilis, formerly of the Red Sox and White Sox, signed a one year contract with the New York Yankees after he appeared in a 2009 episode (starts at 6:17 mark) of Man v. Food recorded at Eagle's Deli in Brighton, MA where Adam Richman was taunted with the chant "Yankees Suck". Youkilis responded to the heckling by saying "Now he knows how I feel when I go to New York City." (via NESN)
Grub Street announces that California-based Fatburger will return to New York City in the spring of 2013. The restaurant will offer a 24 ounce burger according to Gothamist.
The Brooklyn Daily reports that the original Coney Island Nathan's Famous will not reopen until Spring 2013 after sustaining significant damage from Hurricane Sandy and that the July 4, 2013 hot dog eating contest is still on.
The New York Times has an article about post-Sandy Coney Island with quotes from singer-songwriter Amos Wengler who is famous for his performances at the Nathan's finals.
Newsday has a list of five Long Island eating challenges.
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