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The Village Voice twitter reports that Elliot Maruffi won a pickle eating contest held at Black Rabbit Bar in Brooklyn by eating 6 jars of pickles in 15 minutes. update NYCin60 has a blog entry

October 1, 2010 at 9:37 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, New York City, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Steamy Kitchen, MSG Food Blog and Blast Magazine have reports on the eating contests held at the New York City Dumpling Festival last Saturday. A video of the women's contest is also available.

October 1, 2010 at 9:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Patrick Michels has a preview of Sunday's Jimmy John's "Makers vs. Eaters" contest which notes that the corny dog eating contest at the fair has been dropped.

October 1, 2010 at 6:09 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Dallas | Permalink * Comments

NJ.com reports that 1999 Nathan's champ Steve Keiner participated in the New Jersey hot dog tour.

October 1, 2010 at 6:03 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's History, Newark | Permalink * Comments

Bukowski's Tavern in Cambridge, MA will hold a hot dog eating contest on Sunday awarding $500 to the winner.

October 1, 2010 at 3:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Boston, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The promo clip for next week's Des Moines episode of Man vs. Food contains a segment about the Adam Emmenecker sandwich challenge. Randy Santel was the second person to complete the challenge last weekend.

September 30, 2010 at 3:37 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Des Moines, Sandwich Eating Challenges, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Press Herald reports that Jimmy the Greek’s Brick Oven Restaurant in Old Orchard Beach Maine will hold a bratwurst eating contest on October 9. The winner will get to choose between trips to Las Vegas or the Caribbean.

September 30, 2010 at 3:23 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Portland, ME, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

WZZM reports that Jacob Larry broke a 10 year record by eating 38 tacos at Downtown Trini's and Margarita Joe's in Sparta, Michigan.

September 30, 2010 at 7:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Taco Eating Challenges, West Michigan | Permalink * Comments (1)

Stephanie Wu announces she set a record of under 10 minutes for the Sweet Lew Burger challenge at the Chef's Table in Rocklin, CA.

September 29, 2010 at 10:09 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Sacramento, Stephanie Wu, Women | Permalink * Comments (21)

Tony Boloney's in Atlantic City has started a "Slaughter Stack" pizza challenge weighing 10 pounds.

September 29, 2010 at 10:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlantic City, Pizza Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (3)

TheMadH reports that Gianni Russo, who appeared in The Godfather, served as the celebrity judge for the cannoli eating contest at the San Gennaro Festival. (The blog entry says that Russo played singer Johnny Fontane, but he was actually Carlo Rizzi, Don Corleone's son in law.)

September 29, 2010 at 8:27 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Judging, New York City | Permalink * Comments

Man vs. Food September 29, 2010 (Sacramento) episode links

September 29, 2010 at 7:01 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hot Dog Eating Challenges, Man vs. Food, Sacramento

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Jessica “Queen of Cuisine”‘s youtube page of eating challenge videos, mainly recorded in northern California
Stephanie Wu’s website about northern California eating challenges and contests
List of Sacramento area eating challenges and contests in the eatfeats database

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MLive reports that the Food Network will record a segment about the Fifth Third burger at the Muskegon-Rockford high school football game on Friday. 1939 Fifth Third burgers were sold in 2009 and 1314 were purchased this year. The challenge has been completed successfully a total of 483 times.

September 29, 2010 at 4:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fifth Third Burger, Television, West Michigan | Permalink * Comments

The facebook for Alexander's Tavern in Fells Point, MD (Baltimore area) announces that Julia Woods set the house taco record on September 21 by eating 30 tacos in 30 minutes.

September 29, 2010 at 1:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Taco Eating Challenges, Women | Permalink * Comments

The Harvard Crimson reports that Alysa M. Breyer, a 95 pound vegan, won b.good's Garlicky Greens eating contest by eating 2 pounds and 4.5 ounces of spinach in five minutes.

September 29, 2010 at 10:39 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Boston, Contest Results, Unafilliated Contests, Women | Permalink * Comments

Matt Stonie has uploaded videos of the finals and qualifiers of the corn dog eating contest at the Tehama County Fair.

September 29, 2010 at 10:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Matt Stonie, Upstate California, Videos | Permalink * Comments (1)

A corned beef and cabbage eating contest at Fountain Square in Cincinnati on Sunday will award $100 to the winner.

September 29, 2010 at 7:56 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cincinnati, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Registration will open tomorrow for the The Isle Bettendorf Maid-Rite Sandwich Eating World Championship in Bettendorf, Iowa (Quad Cities area).

September 28, 2010 at 6:00 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Quad Cities | Permalink * Comments

The New York Times Freakonomics blog notices that the price per hot dog increases with the number ordered at Nathan's Famous hot dogs.

September 28, 2010 at 1:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City | Permalink * Comments

The Brown Bag Deli in Suwanee, GA (north Atlanta area) will hold a four pound Dagwood sandwich eating contest (date unlisted) awarding $500 to the winner.

September 28, 2010 at 12:52 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlanta, Prizes, Sandwich Eating Challenges, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

The MLE facebook announces that Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti and Nate Biller will compete against a team of Jimmy John's sandwich makers at the Texas State Fair on Sunday.

September 28, 2010 at 9:00 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Sandwich Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

A press release about the wing eating contest sponsored by Wings Your Way in Manchester, NH announces that the finals at the World's Championship Chili Cookoff will award a white water rafting trip for two in Maine. The last qualifier will take place on Wednesday, September 29.

September 28, 2010 at 8:58 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New Hampshire, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Patrick Michels has a report and gallery for the Dallas Observer about Saturday's tamale eating contest in Lewisville, Texas.

September 27, 2010 at 8:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Galleries | Permalink * Comments

29-95.com reports that Katz's Deli in Houston will hold a pickle eating contest on October 10 awarding $1000 to the winner.

September 27, 2010 at 1:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Houston, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

The facebook page for By Golly's Bar & Grill announces that Joe LaRue set a record for the 2 pound burger challenge with a time of 7:26. The previous record was 18:36.

September 27, 2010 at 10:29 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Cincinnati, Joe LaRue | Permalink * Comments (17)

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