Upcoming eating contests
(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
Midtown Lunch previews final Go! Go! Curry! qualifier
Midtown Lunch has a blog entry about tomorrow’s final qualifier for the Go! Go! Curry! eating contest containing a long quote from Crazy Legs Conti. Two currently unlisted qualifiers have broken 1:08, so the current threshold for new qualifiers is faster than that time. The Go! Go! Curry! facebook page says that Dale Boone will compete.
The Go! Go! Curry! home page is running a lottery for the four seats available for the audience.
DennisandLuba has a gallery of the May 15 qualifying session at Go!Go! Curry! With one more qualifier left (May 20) the top three remain 1) Joe Menchetti 2) Paul Arcaria 3) Don Lerman
annualbrooklynpizzaeatingcontest.com announces this year's contest will take place on May 31.
A dumpling eating contest will be held in New York City on May 18. Contact twitter.com/JustJon for the registration password.
The home page of Go! Go! Curry has been updated with qualifier results from May 5. The top performance that day was Peter Rogeis at 1:10.
Joe Menchetti takes Go! Go! Curry! qualifying lead
The qualifying leader board at http://gogocurryusa.com/ has been updated with last night’s results and shows that “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti is the new leader with a time of 37 seconds.
update MosesNews.com has a blog entry about Joe Menchetti taking the qualifying lead
Here is the original comment by Joe Menchetti about Don Lerman’s chances in the curry finals.
The date for Peter's Clam Bar Clam Eating Contest has been listed as May 25 (Memorial Day) and registration is now open. The purse is $2500.
The-Feedbag: May 5 Zocalo taco event featuring three IFOCE members has been canceled
NY Mag's Grub Street: Tim “Eater X†Janus, Crazy Legs Conti & Pete “Pretty Boy†Davekos will attempt to eat a 36 foot taco on May 5 at Zocalo in Grand Central Station.
The qualifier leader board on http://gogocurryusa.com/ has been updated and lists Paul Arcaria as the new leader with a time of 55 seconds. Don Lerman is in second place.
The facebook page for Maraschino Ice Cream has a video of Don Lerman's victory at the hands-free eating contest held during its grand opening
NY Daily News cupcake contest coverage
update #2 Amazon.com’s Al Dente blog has an entry about the contest
update Cupcakes Take the Cake has some pictures of the winner
The New York Daily News has a report on yesterday’s cupcake eating contest held at Ivy Bakery in Brooklyn. Results listed:
1. Nancy Cummings, 17 cupcakes in 5 minutes,
2. Dominick Ibelli, 16 cupcakes
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BigWill: Paul “Porkslap” Arcaria takes Go! Go! Curry! lead
Will Millender reports that Paul “Porkslap” Arcaria has taken the lead in qualifying for the finals of the contests at Go! Go! Curry! with a time of 55 seconds. The time has yet to be posted on http://gogocurryusa.com/
update Don Lerman has a response on his blog.
(from MosesNews) MidTownLunch reports that some local amateurs are upset about Don Lerman competing in the contest held at Go! Go! Curry!.
IFOCE clam contest & 2nd funnel cake contest announced
IFOCE.com has details on three upcoming events:
- May 23 – Funnel Cake Eating contest at Kings Dominion amusement park in Virginia, registration opens April 28
- May 30 – turkey pretzel club sandwiches at Mallie’s Sports Bar in Southgate, Michigan the food has been changed from calamari, registration opens April 29
- date unlisted – clams at Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park, NY, registration opens April 30
The New York Observer has an article about Adam Richman which lists Eric "Badlands" Booker as one of the finalists for the host of Man vs. Food.
Don Lerman takes Go! Go! Curry! qualifying lead
Midtown Lunch reports that Don “Moses” Lerman has taken the lead in qualifying for the finals of the curry eating competition sponsored by Go! Go! Curry!. Lerman posted a time of one minute even at last night’s qualifier. The blog entry contains a quote from Crazy Legs Conti.
update Video of Don Lerman at Go! Go! Curry! has been posted
Don Lerman has posted a blog entry
(Via TimeOutNY) The Town Tavern in Greenwich Village, NYC will offer a free beer to a diner who can finish a half pound burger and a Bud Light. (Offer available before 6pm)
Will Millender's twitter reports he set a "Hulk" burger challenge record of 2:18 at Ottomanelli's. Paul "Porkslap" Arcaria also finished in under 5 minutes.
Man vs. Food one of Joba Chamberlain’s favorite shows
In an interview for LoHud.com, Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain says that Man vs. Food is one of his favorite TV shows (along with Fresh Prince of Bel Air reruns).
The Man vs. Food home page has been updated to say “Catch an all-new season of “Man v. Food” this summer”, which would be an earlier starting date for season 2 than the fourth quarter of 2009 the previous press release announced.
Go! Go! Curry! to hold NYC curry eating contest
(from fc2) Go! Go! Curry! in Manhattan is holding a curry eating contest this spring. The finals will take place on May 30 and qualifiers will be held on days ending in 0 or 5 until May 20. The first prize is a $500 American Express gift card and the registration fee is $20.
The Feedbag has additional information about the contest. Entrants in the qualifiers will try to consume 24 ounces of curry rice as quickly as possible and the final contest will last 15 minutes.
The twitter for the Ivy Bakery in Brooklyn announces an April 25 cupcake eating contest with a $75 prize and $25 entry fee.
Will Millender has a blog entry about completing the challenge at Ricky's Candy, Cones and Chaos in 1 minute and 53 seconds. Jill Stoler also completed the challenge.
WBNG reports that Nick Mills won the pancake eating contest at the Maple Festival in Marathon, NY by eating 17 pancakes.
Stroehmann Bakeries has posted a video from the corned beef eating contest.
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