Upcoming Dallas eating contests
Dallas eating challenges
(All Dallas eating challenges and contests in database)
Patrick Michels interviewed Crazy Legs Conti about his participation in the Thackerville, Oklahoma Nathan's qualifier on Sunday.
Pho King Way will award $1000 to a customer that can finish its 6 dish challenge in under one hour. The restaurant has 3 Texas locations (2 DFW), 2 Southern California sites and an Albuquerque location.
Adrian Morgan says he will compete in the Nathan's qualifier at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Patrick Michels did an interview with Crazy Legs Conti about his participation in the contest.
A commercial for the June 11 contest at the Chicago Ribfest starring Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown is available. The City of Lewisville, Texas has also produced a video to promote the tamale contest in September.
Patrick Michels has a blog entry about the kolache eating contests held at the National Polka Festival in Ennis, Texas on Saturday.
Patrick Michels wrote a blog entry for the Dallas Observer about his victory in a stuffed jalapeno eating contest at the Margarita Ranch.
IFOCE.com announces that registration opens today at 3pm for a new June 13 Nathan's qualifier at WinStar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma (about 75 miles north of Dallas/Fort Worth). There is also information about the two qualifiers for military personnel at Fort Bragg and Naval Air Station Oceana. (It does not say if the 20 hot dog minimum will be in effect for the military qualifiers)
The Dallas Observer has an interview with Patrick Michels about his second-place finish (behind Tersa Fullen) in a Cinco de Mayo queso eating contest.
Patrick Michels reports that Teresa won a Cinco de Mayo queso contest at Mattito's in Dallas by eating 2.8 pounds of cheese in 5 minutes, defeating him by one ounce. update NBCDFW has an article and video
Patrick Michels has a blog entry and gallery about the team oyster eating contest held at the Fish City Grill in Dallas.
Thrillist has a blog entry about the challenge offered by the Cowtown Diner in Fort Worth which consists of 64 oz. of chicken fried steak, 6 pounds of mashed potatoes and 10 slices of Texas toast.
Fort Worth diner starts 10+ lb. chicken fried steak challenge
Star Telegram reports that the Cowtown Diner in Fort Worth has started a chicken fried steak challenge consisting of 4 pounds of meat, 6 pounds of potatos and 10 slices of Texas toast. The meal is estimated to have 10,000 calories and is free to anyone who can finish it.
An 8 pound chicken fried steak challenge (with 4.5 pounds of meat) in Spokane had 850 unsuccessful attempts before 125 pound Mandy Brown completed it in 1992.
Guidelive: Adam Richman Dallas show cancelled
Guidelive reports that Adam Richman’s appearance in Dallas tonight has been cancelled. The House of Blues home page does not mention the cancellation, but the event is no longer listed on the calendar. A Houston appearance that was to have taken place tomorrow was previously cancelled.
update LiveNation lists the cancellation of all 4 Adam Richman appareances this month. The December 15 Anaheim show has been postponed to an unlisted date.
(from Liz K) WFAA has a video of Pat Michels, who has written several competitive eating articles for the Dallas Observer, winning a hot wing eating contest at Plucker's televised on Good Morning Texas.
The Texas State Fair twitter has announced each competitor in today's corny dog eating contest. (update Mike Wilkes threepeated)
Juliet Lee wins Lewisville tamales
update #2 DallasNews also has an article and video
update NBCDFW has an article and video
From a comment by the City of Lewisville
1) Juliet Lee 48 tamales
2) Nate Biller 42
3) Bryan Beard 26
4) Brent Ricord 25
The Corny Dog eating contest at the Texas State Fair is now accepting entries. The purse will be $850 and entrants will need to write a short essay on why they should receive a slot.
The IFOCE twitter announces two new contests: September 18 New Mexico burritios and September 26 tamales in Lewisville, Texas.
The Dallas Observer has a blog entry about the corn dog eating contest held July 4 at the Libertine Bar. Patrick Michels was the runner up.
Man vs. Food returns to Texas
The Man vs. Food twitter reports that the program will film in San Antonio this week. TN9Design reports that the program will be at Big Lou’s (home of the 37 inch pizza) on June 2.
ChouTran reports that Man vs. Food will film at Fogo de Chao in Dallas (date unlisted)
Will Millender reports that a shake and burger challenge from Chick and Ruth’s Delly in Annapolis, MD will debut on an upcoming episode of Man vs. Food. (a video of Will doing the challenge)
The Dallas Observer has a blog entry and gallery about Saturday's World Championship of Quail Egg Eating. Lester Tucker won the contest for the 14th consecutive year.
Link Buffet: December 9, 2008
- Bruno Ruest repeats as Forney (TX) pie eating contest champion and wins a 42 inch plasma TV
- Serious Eats on the mini-burger boom
- Report on the Singapore Vermonster eating contest
- Turkey Eating contest held in Macau. The winner ate 644 grams of a 2.5 kg turkey in 30 minutes
- Paul Barlow has set up a college bowl picking contest group for eaters and fans
- Gal Sone admits to an addiction
Link Buffet: November 22, 2008
- Video from the Lewisville, TX tamale eating contest
- Picture of a woman in the East Village of NYC attempting a 10 hot dogs in 20 minutes challenge
- Virtual burger eating contests to take place during Los Angeles Laker games to promote Carl’s Jr.
- Article about the Big Jud burger eating challenge in Idaho. Up to 30 people a day complete the challenge and they have to rotate the pictures on the Wall of Fame. (No prizes are awarded)
- Tomoko Miyake turned 25 yesterday.
Link Buffet: November 11, 2008
- English language tribute to Gal Sone
- Videos of Lynchburg, VA Dickey’s BBQ qualifier
- Forney, TX Christmas pie eating contest December 6 (open only to Forney residents) first prize is a large flat screen TV
- Kobayashi dyes his hair green
- Request for Atlanta area Tostino’s Pizza Roll eating contest competitor
- Picture of Juris Shibayama at the Nashville Krystal qualifier
- B. C. Pizza (MI, GA & KY) to offer Sarge pizza challenge
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