Upcoming eating contests
(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
The Habitat in Brooklyn will hold a wing eating contest on August 31. The first prize is $100 and Will Millender is expected to defend his title.
The New York Times reports that 85 year old former New York City mayor Ed Koch ordered a 32 ounce steak in Buffalo called the Brontosaurus and quit after eating seven bites.
The New York Times City Room blog has an entry about dining with Takeru Kobayashi last night which includes a post-meal picture of his abdominal muscles.
The Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg movie The Other Guys opening today has a scene at the Coney Island Nathan's where New York Yankee Derek Jeter plays a panhandler.
The Grub Street blog begs Kobayashi to compete in tonight's hot dog eating contest at Trophy Bar in Brooklyn tonight.
Kobayashi charges dropped, pizza contest in Canada next
update Aug 6 #2 TMZ.com: Pat Bertoletti thinks Kobayashi should have been convicted for resisting arrest
update Aug 6 The New York Times and Wall Street Journal have blog entries (from comment)
update 12:48 The New York Post, Brooklyn Papers and AOL Weird News have articles. TMZ has a video of the some of the post-hearing press conference. The Canadian pizza contest will be a non-IFOCE event and take place on August 21.
update 10:30 In the press conference, Kobayashi said his next contest will be a pizza eating contest in Ontario, Canada.
update 10:22 The AP reports that the charges against Takeru Kobayashi will be dropped if he stays out of trouble for 6 months.
update 10:18 Someone said all charges have been dropped
TMZ is currently has live video outside the Brooklyn courthouse where Takeru Kobayashi is appearing this morning. (via email) Three fans are offfering support.
AdGrok has a blog entry by a former Goldman Sachs analyst with a section about eating contests at the firm. The top eater was Rich Rosenblum, who was credited with 26 White Castle burgers, but had some slider remnants in his dunking cup. (Via Business Insider)
A Pepto Bismol press release announces that Joey Chestnut will compete against a team of amateurs at the San Francisco Street Food Festival and Buffalo Wing Festival. The SF Street Food Festival takes place on August 21, same as the gyoza contest in Los Angeles, so Joey Chestnut might not be able to win his fourth straight gyoza contest.
The FreeKobayashi twitter reports that Takeru Kobayashi's August 5 court appearance will take place at Brooklyn Criminal Court on 120 Schermerhorn Street from 9:45 am to 10:30 am.
The Brooklyn Burger facebook page reports that Joe Menchetti won the burger eating contest at Friday night's New York Mets game.
IFOCE.com announces registration for the two contests at the Buffalo Wing Festival Labor Day weekend will open tomorrow, July 30 at 1 pm eastern. Registration for the Isle Casino World Pickle Eating Championship in Pompano Park, Florida will open Monday at 2 pm.
The MLE youtube page has a new highlight video from the 2010 Nathan's finals with original footage. The video does not mention Kobayashi's absence from the competition or his post-contest arrest.
SimplyEverywhere has a gallery of the frozen yogurt eating contest held at the Grand Opening of The Wicked Spoon in Brooklyn Saturday.
Man vs. Food July 28, 2010 (Long Island) Episode links
Travel Channel Episode Guide | Gallery
Restaurants
- Port Royal Grille challenge – Davy Jones Locker seafood feast
Home Page | Facebook
Page about challenge on restaurant website.
Online Wall of Fame / Shame
Episode clip about cooking the challenge - Ciao Baby meal – Old World Meat Platter
Home Page | Yelp - International Delight Cafe meal – The “World”, a 2.5 gallon ice cream dish topped with waffles
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
List of Long Island eating challenges in the eatfeats database
NewYorkCraigslist.org has a request for female models to compete in a hot dog eating contest that will be used in a promotional video for Central Park Weekend. The video will be recorded over the next two weekends and the models appearing in it will receive $100 on Saturday and $120 on Sunday.
Will Millender reports that Pat "The Viper" Viviano won a frozen yogurt eating contest at the Wicked Spoon in Brooklyn. Sean Lennon also competed. update Will has uploaded a video.
Will Millender reports that "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti won the Wing Bowl at the New York Mets stadium today.
newyork.craigslist.org has a request for a competitive eater who is not a member of IFOCE for a documentary. The politics of competitive eating will be a topic of the documentary.
Wicked Spoon in Brooklyn will hold a frozen yogurt eating contest on Saturday as part of its grand opening that will award something worth $150 to the winner.
The Wall Street Journal's Metropolis has an entry about Brick Lane Curry, which has experienced a big increase in the number of orders for its "Phaal Challenge" after it was featured on an episode of Man vs. Food.
McFadden's in the New York Mets ballpark in Queens will hold a Wing Bowl on Friday awarding $500 to the winner.
YourNabe has an article about last week's Brooklyn Burger eating contest, won by Joe Menchetti, and Atomic Wing eating contest, where Sean Lennon successfully defended his title.
WFFTV has a news video about the Atomic Wing eating contest at the Coney Island Siren Festival. Sean Lennon repeated as champion by eating 46 wings in 8 minutes.
Caroline Shin of the Columbia School of Journalism has produced a video about the "Punisher" spicy tequila challenge at Mojave in Astoria, NY.
MCBrooklyn announces that a burger eating contest will take place at the Coney Island Cyclones ballpark tonight. The winner will compete in a contest at the NY Mets stadium on July 30.
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