AICE news reports that Dave ‘US Mail’ Goldstein, who finished in 5th place in February’s Wing Bowl, will compete in the Windmill hot dogs qualifier on Sunday. If he enters that event, he will be the second eater (after Pat Bruss) to cross over to AICE after a strong performance in an IFOCE contest. Megamunch’s friend Carey Poehlmann is also expected to enter.

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PalmBeachPost.com reports that Joe LaRue is expected to defend his sweet corn title against Crazy Legs Conti Sunday. Three other IFOCE members are expected, but not named. There will be an amateur contest with a $100 first place prize.

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A press release about next month’s Nathan’s qualifier in Las Vegas can be found in a myspace blog. The entrants listed in that document:

The Las Vegas qualifier, which last year witnessed the historic breaking of the 50-dog barrier by #2-ranked Joey Chestnut, appears poised to make history again. Third-ranked Pat Bertoletti has claimed that he will break the world record of 53 ¾ hot dogs and buns in Las Vegas. Bertoletti, a Chicago native, recently upset Chestnut at the St. Patrick’s Day Showdown on Spike TV, and seems to have momentum going into hot dog season. Bertoletti’s main obstacle, besides history, will be Rich “The Locust” LeFevre, the #8-ranked gurgitator in the world. A local mother and daughter team, Debi and Robyn Affentranger, will also be on hand to compete.

The contest, to be held Thursday, May 3 at 3 p.m., is an official qualifying round of the Nathan’s Famous worldwide hot dog eating circuit.

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Recordnet has a preview of Saturday’s asparagus eating contest at the Stockton asparagus festival. Erik Denmark, Jason Erb, Kevin Ross, David Braunstein, Jonathan Quok and Eric Louie are listed as expected entrants along with defending champion Joey Chestnut.

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Brian Seiken has a report about Juliet Lee at the Broadway at the Beach contest which says that Juliet will attempt to qualify for the Nathan’s finals in Charlotte, NC. He also has a page about his thoughts on the Juliet Lee-Sonya Thomas relationship.

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The Guardian, a British newspaper, has an article on the planned redevelopment of Coney Island:

Coney Island may be something of a time capsule – as well as the perfect milieu for a Scooby Doo villain – but it holds its ground in terms of modern thrills – the Cyclone is as terrifying a white-knuckle ride as you’ll find anywhere, and well worth an hour’s ride on the F train from midtown Manhattan.

The summer season has a non-stop carnival atmosphere, with a fancy dress Mermaid Parade on 23 June and Nathan’s Famous hot dog-eating competition on 4 July. Aged eccentrics promenade the boardwalk next to Brooklyn homeboys, Williamsburg hipsters and young families. All human life is here, out for the day, an afternoon at the Aquarium or the Circus Sideshow, or at least a drink at the adjoining Freak

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SnowBomb.com has a report from Friday’s Mamasake Sushi/Wasabi and Exotic Seafood Eating at the Village at Squaw Valley, California. Ryan Mailhot won two of the three events.

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(From Kevin Ross) The top 8 finishers of Saturday’s Broadway at the Beach have been listed at it IFOCE.com contests page:
1. Chip Simpson: 9 pts
2. Juliet Lee: 6 pts
3. Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston: 3 pts
4. Micah “Wing Kong” Collins: 2 pts
5. David Brickhouse Braunstein: 2 pts
6. William “Wild Bill” Myers: 1 pt
7. Chris Tarpy: 1 pt
8. Brad Sciullo: 1 pt

Steakbellie has provided his round by round results after the jump
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Megamunch has posted a writeup and flickr gallery of Saturday’s Philly cheesesteak tour with a review of each restaurant visited.

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MyrtleBeachOnline.com has a writeup of yesterday’s Broadway at the Beach eating tournament focusing on runner up Juliet Lee. Juliet ate 4 hot dogs in 1 minute 18 seconds.

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From Brian Seiken email:

OJ, Chip Simpson won broadway on the beach just edging out Juliet in the final ice cream rd. Some of the foods were wings , hot dogs, ice cream and one other. 12 eaters it came down to both of them. I will have the totals later in a little while

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The second EATORF event will be a steak & cheese pizza eating contest at Duke’s in Peckville, PA on May 12:

Killer K Hill gets to defend his Title E.A.T.O.R.F. Bib as up to 24 competitors will compete in a single elimination bracket structure tournament. The winner again will take home $100 cash and the runner up will now get $50 cash. There will again be a “Corndog Award” winner who will be given a prize that will be announced on the night of the event.

The winner will be awarded the E.A.T.O.R.F. Bib and a commemorative medal, as well as bragging rights and the respect of his or her peers.

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From Badlands Booker email:

What’s good eating fans:

Don’t miss yours truly Badlands Booker this weekend as he will be performing two competitve eating themed hip hop songs over a live rock band. It happens on Saturday, April 21st. As I become a special guest to one of the hottest rock bands in New York City, The KNOBS!

If you live or will be in the NYC area tomorrow, stop by and witness the greatest Rock/Hip Hop Collabo since Linkin’ Park @ Jay-Z! At Bar Nine

Bar Nine is located at: 807 9th. Avenue bet. 53 & 54th. Streets. Show starts at 10:33 pm. I’ll see u There.

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EATORF.com has opened. They also have a cafepress merchandise page like the UEPa. The home page gives their mission statement:

E.A.T.O.R.F. is here to introduce and celebrate competitive eating on a consistent basis to the good people of NEPA. As one of the fastest growing sports in America, competitive eating offers the average character with a supernatural eating capacity and speed with which he or she eats a chance to shine and show off his or her skills in a way the typical family dinner frowns upon. If you’re one of the gifted then we have a special place for you where you’ll be honored, cheered for, and appreciated. And, if you’re one of the best, you’ll be rewarded with some cash and prizes, too!

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San Diego CityBeat has an article about the weekly eating contests held at the Tower Bar:

“The thing you have to remember,” says one contestant as he stacks his sandwiches on top of one another, “is it’s 90-percent mental.”
“You’ve gotta expand your diaphragm,” says his friend next to him, patting his extended belly. “I like to take the horizontal approach. You know, like Donald Duck eating corn. Oh, and my secret is to chew and wash it back with Guinness… and you can’t look at anyone else. You have to have the eye of the tiger.”

“Go!” yells the bartender, and the sandwiches begin to disappear. There are various techniques—some eat around the edges first; others use the typewriter approach—but the ones who fare best are those who smash their stack of sandwiches into one revolting ball of peanut butter, banana and bread. Within minutes, there’s a winner who signifies his victory by downing a shot of whiskey, standing up on a barstool, holding his hands above his head, hollering and bouncing around like Rocky after he ran up the stairs.
“There’s some guys I don’t stand a chance against,” says the winner later, after settling down from his elation. But the six-time champion eater known as LFA (short for El Jefe, or The Boss) says he isn’t talking about a stereotypical fat guy. Surprisingly fit himself, LFA says it’s usually the skinny guy with skills who takes home the $30 bar tab, the Eating Competition’s coveted prize.

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MorePunkThanU has a video in which he describes his completion of the 4 pound “Ethyl Burger” from R Place in Morris, Illinois The sandwich is probably the only type of food named after a type of gasoline.

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USAToday.com reports that a planning subcommittee has recommended denying a permit to the San Gennaro Festival in Little Italy, which hosts an IFOCE cannoli eating contest. The committee has a second hearing on the festival tonight.

But last month the Street Activities Permits Subcommittee of the Traffic and Transportation Committee of Community Board 2 — one of hundreds of such neighborhood panels that influence everything from new skyscrapers to street names — took the unprecedented step of recommending against a permit for the feast.

“People use our hallways as toilets,” complains John Casalinuovo, a longtime resident who spoke at the hearing.

When festival officials did not attend the hearing — they say they weren’t notified — the subcommittee voted to recommend the permit be denied.

nytimes.com also has an article

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A clip of an egg eating contest from MTV’s “Adventures in Hollyhood” can be seen at http://youtube.com/watch?v=9IORDGSsIdY

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http://www.shooflypiecontest.com/contest.asp reports that the third edition of the Shoo Fly Pie Eating Contest will take place on June 23 2007

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dennysbeerbarrelpub.com reports that more than 25 members of the Clearfield High football team attempted to eat the restaurant’s 123 pound burger on April 13. The attempt was filmed for CMT’s Country Fried Home Videos.

In a more successful group megaburger challenge, life’s a fight’s livejournal reports that the 50+ pound burger was completed by a group of unlisted size.

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(From AICE News) ADLAW reports that the Federal Communciations Commission has fined CBS, the owner of 610 WIP of Philadelphia, $4,000 for banning Arnie “Chowhound” Chapman from competing in Wing Bowl 13 for being a member of AICE when no explicit rule prohibiting eaters from that organization existed:

The station said it disqualified him from competing in Wing Bowl 13 because he belonged to a competitive eating association, the Association of Independent Competitive Eaters (AICE). CBS stated that AICE is a rival of the group historically associated with the Wing Bowl, the Independent Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE).

CBS argued that Mr. Chapman should have known that he could not compete in the contest because members of IFOCE-rival associations previously had been disqualified from participating in the Wing Bowl 12 for the same reason. CBS also pointed to contest rules that allowed the station to disqualify contestants for subjective criteria, and a rule requiring contestants be station listeners. Mr. Chapman did not reside within the station’s broadcast area, so he could not be a listener, CBS argued.

The FCC noted that according to its rules, broadcasters are required to “fully and accurately disclose the material terms” of a contest. Further, such contests must be conducted “substantially as announced or advertised.”

The FCC concluded that CBS willfully violated these rules and fined the station $4,000.

update More information can be found in the document detailing Chapman’s complaint at fcc.gov CBS claimed that Joe Menchetti’s disqualification from Wing Bowl 12 should have made Chapman aware that non-IFOCE members were not welcome:

[Chapman’s] participation was incompatible with the IFOCE’s participation. Chapman had at least constructive or presumptive knowledge of this from the facts surrounding Gentleman Joe’s disqualification from Wing Bowl 12 and from the realities of the competitive eating world . . . In Wing Bowl 12, WIP established that with IFOCE eaters included as Wing Bowl competitors, professional eaters allied with national organizations that are active IFOCE rivals would not be welcome as competitors.

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Ron Koch has sent me the following email:

Just saw an eater at Ollies a\hamburger joint at UNLV.they called him bonsy.He is so thin thus the name .Well anyway he polished off 14.5 quarter pound hamburgers with buns in 10 minutes without even sweating.

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HeartAttackGrill.com has been under construction for the past several weeks and none of the links on it are currently active. There is no apparent link location to an online “Wall of Fame”.

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(From Nathan Biller) A Double Quarter Pounder w/Cheese contest will be held at a College Station, TX McDonald’s on Saturday. The ad for the contest can be viewed after the jump.

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A press release for the grand opening ceremonies of the Hot Shotz Grill in Indianapolis announces that a jalapeno eating contest with a first place prize of $100 will be held as part of the festivities. Anyone who eats a whole jalapeno will receive a $25 gift certificate.

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