Upcoming Houston eating contests
Houston eating challenges
(All Houston eating challenges and contests in database)
Joey Chestnut will compete in Niko Niko's gyro eating contest in Houston May 19. Other competitors include Matt Stonie, Adrian Morgan, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle and Nate Biller.
March 15-18 MLE contest registration info: now open - April 11 Augusta, GA Hooters qualifier | May 19 Houston Niko Niko Gyros opens 3pm central / 4 pm eastern today | April 21 Salisbury, MD Pork in the Park wing eating contest opens 4 pm eastern Monday.
93Q in Houston will hold a funnel cake eating contest Friday awarding Blake Shelton tickets. Entrants need to submit videos showing their eating skills to the station's facebook page.
Sushi contest returns to RA Sushi
RA Sushi’s sushi eating tournament will return on April 7. A list of locations holding contests follows after the jump.
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Tortuga Mexican Kitchen Baytown, TX will hold a "Big Juan" burrito eating contest on September 1 awarding a Sony tablet computer to the winner. The runner up will receive $200.
Pat Bertoletti wins 2012 Niko Niko Gyros
update May 28 Matt Stonie has a blog entry
update May 26 Matt Stonie has more pictures, a highlight video and a full video
update May 22 Examiner.com has an article and gallery
update May 21 Matt Stonie has a gallery and Caitlin Donnely has a video
4:11 Top 3 announced
1) Pat Bertoletti 18 gyros
2) Matt Stonie 15.5
3) Adrian Morgan 12.5
4) Jake LloydLarry 9 update May 22 Examiner.com has correct name
5) Nate Biller 8.5
3:45 The contest has started
Ken Hoffman has a column for the Houston Chronicle about Pat Bertoletti's attempt to regain his gyro eating title and record at the Niko Niko's World Gyro Eating Championship at the Houston Greek Fest Sunday. Adrian Morgan and Matt Stonie are also expected to compete, but Joey Chestnut will not defend his title.
Sports Talk 790 is holding a contest awarding spots in a May 16 preview competition for the Niko Niko's World Championship Gyro-Eating Contest in Houston May 20.
Registration for Niko Niko's Greek World Gyro-Eating Championship in Houston May 20 opens at 11 am on IFOCE.com.
The 2012 Niko Niko's Gyro Eating Championship will take place at the Houston Greek Fest May 20.
The Mardi Gras Grill in Houston will hold a women-only crawfish eating contest on February 3 awarding over $300 in cash prizes.
Mardi Gras Grill in Houston will hold a muffaletta eating contest on Friday awarding $400.
Russo's New York in Houston has started a 28 inch pizza challenge awarding $500 for finishing it. The challenge is available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
29-95.com has a list of Houston-area restaurants offering eating challenges.
The Houston Press has a blog entry about the 28 inch pizza challenge at New York Pizzeria in Houston, which awards $200 to a customer that finishes it in under an hour.
Pier 30 in Freeport, TX (Houston area) will hold a jalapeno eating contest on Sunday awarding $250 to the winner.
The Hot Dog Shop in Houston will hold an eating contest on Saturday awarding $300 ($250 to the winner).
2011 Niko Niko Gyros videos
Joey Chestnut wins 2011 Niko Niko Gyros, Matt Stonie 3rd
update May 16 #2 Houston Press has a gallery.
update May 16 Dana Miller has four videos.
update Niko Niko’s has a facebook gallery
The top 8:
1) Joey Chestnut 21.5 gyros
2) Pat Bertoletti 21
3) Matt Stonie 17
4) Adrian Morgan 14.75
5) Sean Gordon 14
6) Nate Biller 12
7) Donovan Busta 9.5
8T) Gary Klucken 5.5
8T) Bam Martinez 5.5
update 4:18 The eatingcontest twitter reports Joey Chestnut ate 21.5 gyros to win, Pat Bertoletti was the runner up with 21.
update 3:33 The contest has started
update The festival facebook is posting pictures.
The MLE facebook lists Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Sean Gordon, Adrian Morgan, Nate Biller, Matt Stonie, Gary Klucken, Bam Martinez and Randy Harrison as expected competitors.
The contest page on the festival’s website has not been updated from last year except for the new date; Ben Monson is listed as an expected entrant.
Muldoon's in El Campo, TX (southwest Houston area) will hold a crawfish eating contest on Thursday awarding $500 to the winner. ($50 entry fee)
CultureMap Houston has a poster promoting Niko Niko's World Gyro Eating Championship on May 15 listing Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Erik Denmark and Adrian Morgan as expected entrants.
Eldorado Jack's in Montgomery, TX (north Houston area) will hold a wing eating contest on Saturday that will reportedly award more than $1000 in cash (prize breakdown not listed).
The first episode of the second season of Outrageous Food will be televised on the Food Network tonight at 10 pm eastern. The restaurants will be Mallie’s Sports Grill and Bar in Southgate, MI (meal 100+ pound burger), Bad Boyz Bistro in Bedford, PA (meal hot wings) and Three Brothers Bakery in Houston, TX (meal pies baked into cakes). Altoona Mirror has an article about Bad Boyz Bistro's appearance.
MLE May 2011 contests announced
- May 7, Isle Boonville, MO boneless buffalo wings, $4,000 purse, registration opens tomorrow.
- May 14 World Salt Potato Eating Championship, Baldwinsville, NY (Syracuse area) $10,000 purse, registration opens Friday
- May 14 Niko Niko’s Gyro Eating Championship, Houston, TX, $4000 purse, registration opens Friday.
Outrageous Food November 19, 2010 episode (The Knishwich) links
Restaurants
- Lansky’s Delis New York City meal – “Ultimate New Yorker” 7 pound deli sandwich
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The on-menu sandwich challenge is the Jackpot | Picture - Feast Houston meal – heart, black pudding & pig face
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Culturemap blog entry about recording - Jaxson’s Ice Cream Parlor Dania Beach, FL (Fort Lauderdale area) meal – “Kitchen Sink” sundae
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Serious Eats blog entry about the Kitchen Sink
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