Upcoming Dallas eating contests
Dallas eating challenges
(All Dallas eating challenges and contests in database)
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
Link Buffet: September 30, 2008
- News video from the corny dog contest
- Jill Stoler has a contest report from a Brooklyn wing eating contest won by Will Millender
- MosesNews.com will stop covering competitive eating and offer political commentary and restaurant reviews
- News video from the Nashville Krystal qualifier
- Beautiful Brian has uploaded a song about the Nashville Krystal qualifier called “The Cheater” based The Who’s “The Seeker”
- Clips from Sunday’s Gluttonous King broadcast with Scandinavian subtitles
Link Buffet: September 29, 2008
- Texas State Fair corny dog results, competitor factoids, Patrick Michels gallery
- Press relase for Famous Famiglia pizza has the following competitors: Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Crazy Legs Conti, Bob Shoudt, and Tim Eater X Janus
- Beautiful Brian has his personal IFOCE chronology
- British man dies after consuming homemade ultra hot sauce
- Video of Kevin Ross speed eating hot dogs
- Tomoko Miyake has a blog entry that Google translation titles “Wang Eating”
- Paul Newman dies at 83. This tribute says his hard boiled egg eating scene in Cool Hand Luke was responsible for starting a wave of eating contests involving college students and troops in Vietnam.
Patrick Vandam wins Lewisville tamales
update The Dallas News has an article about the contest (from City of Lewisville)
A press release posted to the comments has the results from today’s tamale contest in Lewisville, TX. Patrick Vandam won his first non-qualifier contest by eating 44 tamales.
44 Patrick Vandam, Eagan, Minn., $1500
41 Tim Brown, Chicago, Ill. $1000
34.5 Eric “the Red†Denmark, Seattle, Wash., $500
34 Nate Biller, Briarwood, NY, $250
25.5 Kevin Ross, Temecula, Calif., $150
24 Bill Myers, Breinigsville, Penn., $100
23.5 Brent Ricord, Keller, Texas
20 Charles Johnson, Abilene, Texas
19 Frank Wach, Chicago, Ill.
18.5 Nic Fry, Grant Bend, Kan.
15.5 Jim Clawson, Addison, Texas
10.5 David Cagle, Houston, Texas
10.5 Patrick Owen, Corinth, Texas
5 Trey Beauregard, Moore, Okla.
5 David Marston, Frisco, Texas
2008 Lewisville tamale contest Sept 27
Pegasus News reports that the IFOCE tamale contest will return to the Lewisville, Texas Western Day festival on September 27, the same weekend as the Krystal Square Off finals. The first prize will be $1,500.
Pat Bertoletti Waffle House documentary
Jynx productions has uploaded a video to youtube about Pat Bertoletti’s victory in the 2007 Waffle House waffle eating contest at the Texas State Fair. Bertoletti wears a Steakbellie t-shirt during his training session at a Waffle House the day before the contest.
Dallas jalapeno contest July 13, $500 prize
WFAA.com reports that the next stop in the La Costeña Feel the Heat Jalapeño Eating Challenge Tour will be in Dallas Sunday at the Taste of Dallas food festival. The contest will be one minute and award $500 to the winner.
Nate Biller wins Plano qualifer in OT
Results from IFOCE.com & “results”
1. “Nasty” Nate Biller 25 HDB (20 at end of regulation, 5 in 2 minute eatoff)
2. Kevin Ross 24 (20 at end of regulation, 4 in 2 minute eatoff)
3. Ken Mansfield 18 (from Florida)
4. Timm Dilling 15
4. Chris Floyd 15
update TexasStumps has a blog entry about the contest with pictures.
DallasNews.com has an article about the qualifier with a video
update #2 The blog for the Dallas Observer has an entry about the qualifier with videos which reports that Kevin Ross had a post contest reversal. (from Daniel Rodrigue)
WFAA has an article about the contest
Youtube also has a video
update #3 D Magazine’s Sidedish blog has an entry about the contest
Link Buffet: June 21, 2008
- Dallas Observer interviews Timm Dilling and veterinarian Jim Clawson
- Next UEPa meeting scheduled for R U Hungry? at State College, PA July 12 or 13
- Captain Lou Albano vs. King Kong Bundy pie eating contest from 1985 WWE Halloween Special
- Sales video for Don Lerman’s dentures
- Pat Bertoletti videos on Yardbarker: post Wing Bowl drinking with Steakbellie, Promo for Spike TV Ham & Eggs contest
- Beautiful Brian on Scozzy Bone
- Brooklyn Stinky Cheese eating contest preview
- Egg McMuffin eating contest for Bank of America interns. Megamunch’s office probably has better eaters:
It took the “winner” FIFTY MINUTES to eat FOUR NON-EGG McMuffins. Pretty much makes you want to vom, doesn’t it? You’re in good company, because according to one of the overseers of the event, the “winner” just asked if he could go throw up. He was told that he loses if he does. Meaning that the other intern who ATE THREE McMUFFINS AND THEN GAVE UP would be declared the winner.
Dallas Observer interviews Nathan Biller
The Dallas Observer continues its series about entrants in the Plano, TX Nathan’s qualifier with an interview with “Nasty” Nathan Biller, who is getting a master’s degree in sports business at New York University.
update The Fort Worth Star Telegram has a short preview. Walter Duke is one of the expected entrants
Link Buffet: June 19, 2008
- Parody about Kobayashi and Badlands Booker using their stomach capacity to smuggle heroin
- Pat Philbin’s head is the subject of a bodybuilding.com thread (Picture on the right is the picture originally in the thread)
- Yardbarker blog entry about Pat Bertoletti’s appearance on “The Early Show”
- Spectator report of Mattituck strawberry shortcake contest and Booker’s & BB’s musical performances.
- Blog entry by Dallas qualifier entrant Chris Floyd
- Megamunch’s report on his office “Six Pack Challenge”
- Videos of the Denver hot dog qualifier
- Paul Barlow to do on-air hot dog contest on Star 94 on Friday about 8AM
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