Upcoming eating contests
(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
McFadden's in Rockville Centre, NY will hold a pumpkin pie eating contest tonight awarding $250 to the winner.
WoTUserMrSuicide has a picture of the Nathan's Wall of Fame taken October 30 with the countdown timer turned off due to lack of power. (Coney Island Oct 30 gallery). One Coney Island apartment building lacked power for 10 days. update Nov 13 Huffington Post has more on the state of Coney Island.
The NOC has a video of a sausage eating contest overseen by Buffalo Bills receiver Stevie Johnson recorded on the streets of New York City.
The facebook for Nathan's Famous announces that its original location on Coney Island, site of the annual hot dog eating contest on July 4, suffered severe water damage during Hurricane Sandy and the reopening date is unknown. Nathan's is donating 50,000 hot dogs to the New York City Food Bank.
Thuzio.com is offering lunch or dinner with Takeru Kobayashi for $1,500. The fee does not apparently include a competitive eating exhibition and possible sites for the meal are three New York City restaurants: Plein Sud in TriBeCa, Home Restaurant or Palma.
The Burger Shack in Coram, NY (eastern Long Island) would like competitive eaters to attempt its 48 ounce burger challenge tomorrow for an upcoming Newsday article.
FreakEating and AllProEating have videos of Jamie McDonald and Naader Reda attempting the Chick-N-Pizza Magnum 44 Pizza Challenge in Buffalo, NY.
Coney Island under water after Hurricane Sandy
update Nov 5 Takeru Kobayashi lost power in Manhattan (now restored) and had to live with friends in Brooklyn.
update Oct 31 #2 ControlGeek.net has some pictures of Coney Island taken Tuesday morning. (via Brooklyn Vegan).
update Oct 31 Bob Shoudt has uploaded a video of his neighborhood.
Hope everyone is safe after Hurricane Sandy (LA Beast lost power last night). Coney Island is currently flooded, some pictures: Amusement Park | Neptune & Stillwell | parking lot | NY Daily News pictures | EarthCam live cam. Fortunately rumors that Coney Island Hospital was on fire turned out to be untrue.
Takeru Kobayashi will reportedly be competing in a pumpkin pie eating contest at the offices of Sports Illustrated today. update Oct 28 A picture of Kobayashi's costume
2012 World Hands Free Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship
update YNN.com has a video. Jamie McDonald says he is going to take a break from eating contests until February.
update The top 3 have been posted update Mike Longo has the rest of the top 8
1) Jamie McDonald 33 slices
2) “Furious” Pete Czerwinski 29 (won eat-off)
3) Stephanie Torres 29 (lost eat-off)
4) Chris “The Mad Greek” Abatsas 25
5) Matt Bonanno 21
6) Naader Reda 20
7T) Mike Longo 18
7T) Dave Werrick 18
The World Hands Free Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship at The Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence, NY has started.
WGRZ.com has a short article about Naader Reda eating 9.5 pounds of pumpkin pie in 30 minutes in Clarence, NY, which was billed as a record. Naader will compete in the World Hands Free Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship tomorrow along with Jamie McDonald, Stephanie Torres, Mike Longo and reportedly "Furious" Pete Czerwinski in his first AICE/APE contest since AICE tried to introduce contracts in 2009.
New York Magazine's Grub Street blog has an entry about Crazy Legs Conti's attempt to eat as much of the menu at Guy Fieri's American Kitchen and Bar as possible.
Jamie McDonald wins Bierhaus bratwurst, Graham Kist 2nd
update Oct 15 The restaurant facebook has a gallery
The Deadly Sins has a video and podcast
The Rake and Herald has a contest report
Will Millender has the top 7 at today’s bratwurst eating contest at Bierhaus in Manhattan
1) Jamie McDonald 33.5 sausages 8 minutes
2) Graham Kist 21
3) Dave Brunelli 20.5
4) Stephanie Torres 18.5
5) Wayne Algenio 18
6) Will Millender 17.5
7) Mike Hoffmann 15.5
Wayne Algenio reports that Joe (fixed) Menchetti won a wing eating contest at Play Lounge in Elmhurst, NY tonight. The first prize was a trip to Las Vegas.
Play Lounge in Elmhurst, NY will hold a wing eating contest on October 8 awarding a trip to Las Vegas.
Don Lerman announces he won a rib eating contest held in Hempstead, NY.
The Southern Tier Wingfest in Johnson City, NY (Binghamton area) will hold a wing eating contest Saturday awarding $500 to the winner and $100 to the runner-up.
Nathan's Famous at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY will hold a hot dog eating contest tomorrow as part of its Grand Opening Celebration.
NewsDay.com reports that Ed "Cookie" Jarvis will return to competitive eating at a garlic eating contest at the Long Island Garlic Fest this weekend.
Ken Excellence has a series of videos recorded at the Chef One Dumpling eating contest held in Brooklyn. Shay Neary, the fourth place finisher in the women's contest, has a blog entry for Citizen Brooklyn. update Sept 25 Chef One has posted their own videos of the contest.
Gino's of Kissena in Flushing, NY will hold a pizza eating contest on September 24 awarding up to $500.
Sag Harbor Online has a report on the lobster roll held Sunday won by Emory Fiveash.
Syracuse.com has an article about Hofmann's Hot Dogs strategy to become a national frankfurter brand which includes signing Takeru Kobayashi on as an endorser and minority investor. The company plans to hold hot dog eating contests on college campuses. (via Teri Weaver)
Dave Brunelli ends GJoe’s dumpling streak
update Sept 18
Chef One has galleries and has provided the women’s prizewinners: gallery 1 | gallery 2
Will Millender has a video with interviews
update #2 Womens results
1) Floria Lee 46, women’s record
2) Andrea Johnson 40
3) Taway Yang 38
update Will Millender has the men’s top 7
1) Dave Brunelli 74 – new record, ends Joe Menchetti’s streak
2T) Joe Menchetti 69
2T) Jamie McDonald 69
4) Wayne Algenio 55
5) Will Millender 50
6) John “Oink Oink” Bradley 44
7) Pat Philbin 36 Joe Menchetti has a seven year winning streak in the men’s contest, which might be jeopardized by Jamie McDonald, who is listed as going on the contest facebook event page. The contest is expected to start at 1 pm. (Menchetti’s winning streak is listed after the jump)
The contest will have equal amounts of men and women competing, which is a rarity in competitive eating.
A press release about the Bierhaus NYC National Oktoberfest Bratwurst Eating Championship bills Jamie McDonald as "2012's Competitive Eating Rookie of the Year". Stephanie Torres and Will Millender are also listed as expected entrants.
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