TV Tokyo's "Battle of the Big Eaters" program from last month where a US team of Molly Schuyler, Dave Brunelli, Stephanie Torres and Tom Gilbert faced a Japanese quartet consisting of Angela Sato, Hitomi Sato, Tomoko Miyake and Takuya Yamamoto along with teams from Germany is available on youtube. (playlist | video list) (Via Will Millender)
The South China Morning Post announces that Tomoko Miyake won a ramen contest in Hong Kong to claim a first prize of HK$50,000 (US $6448). She was the only woman in the finals; Johnny Wu tied for second. Tomoko will compete in a ramen challenge in Singapore on November 14. (video) update Nov 14 Tomoko also won the contest in Singapore (video)
Sanspo.com reports that Tomoko Miyake has released another gravure DVD (may not be safe for all workplaces)
A 2007 video with English subtitles of Tomoko Miyake competing against the Korean boy band Super Junior is available. Tomoko's segment starts around the 4 minute mark.
Tomoko Miyake has set up a website with videos of her eating challenges at http://www.oogui-miyaketomoko.tv/
Link Buffet: December 19, 2008
- Pictures from 2005 have been added to the Major League Eating flickr gallery
- Video clip about the Buffalo Wing Festival contest containing a Sonya Thomas interview
- Kobayashi highlight video clip
- Man vs. Food videos playlist on youtube
- Gal Sone and Tomoko Miyake have late birthday parties
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: October 10, 2008
- Picture of Juliet Lee at the Nashville qualifier
- Favorite KSO V pictures at Krystalist
- Kobayashi has some pictures from the Krystal Square Off on his blog
- Tomoko Miyake has posted a FAQ using questions sent by her fans (Her favorite baseball team is the Hanshin Tigers)
- Craigslist posting about Raleigh, NC wing contest Sunday
Link Buffet: August 23, 2008
- Sonya Thomas listed as an expected entrant in the Jacksonville Krystal qualifier
- English article about faked Tomoko Miyake program.
“We were vague about how we counted the plates and dishes, for instance, counting one plate with four pieces of the same dish as four dishes.”
- Denver CE meetup group resumes August 28 with a chicken nugget contest
- Buzz Bishop blog entries about Vancouver Nathan’s contest: preview, results
- Video of woman attempting Michael Phelps’ typical breakfast
- Live “Jimmy Buffett-style Music†will play during the Jacksonville Krystal qualifier according to The Hangman
Trickery alleged in Tomoko Miyake program
Nikkan Sports reports that the magazine “Modern Weekly” is alleging that Tomoko Miyake did not actually consume all the food she appeared to eat in a Nippon Television program.
Tomoko will appear (briefly) along with the other competitors in the giant burger contest held earlier this year at the Clinton Station Diner on the History Channel’s “Evolve:Guts” at 11 pm and 3 am eastern tonight
update The Mainichi Shimbun reports that Nippon Television has apologized for the deception and attributes the inaccuracies to miscounting.
Tomoko Miyake addresses the magazine article’s claims in a blog entry which begins (according to Google Translation)
The weekly magazine article about the concern that everybody did deeply apologize for any inconvenience.
A look at the article, friends and fans worried about people from a lot of mail and messages encouraging words.
Link Buffet: August 7, 2008
- Verdict of “misadventure” reported in UK mouth stuffing contest fatality
- Article about Chef One dumpling contest results
- Registration for La Costena jalapeno and Nugget rib contests open today
- Registration closed for CT Ribs, Myrtle Beach BBQ, Houston kolaches
- Chicago dragon noodle contest Friday
- Miss Busy Lady on diets
- Pizza Eating contest in Dover, Ohio Sunday
- Tomoko Miyake attempts a curry with ostrich egg challenge (and wears the ostrich eggshell as a hat)
- Video of big eating cat named after Gal Sone
Tomoko Miyake DVD promo video
A video clip of Tomoko Miyake’s DVD is available on youtube. The DVD was released on July 25 and is categorized as a gravure idol video so the clip may not be safe for all workplaces.
Tomoko harvests cabbages in Hokkaido
If you are sick of the summer heat, you might want to watch a video from last winter in which Tomoko Miyake went to live with a family in Hokkaido that owned a cabbage farm. Tomoko helped with the harvest by digging the cabbages out from the snow.
Link Buffet: June 30, 2008
- Jill Stoler has a belated birthday tribute to Pat Bertoletti
- Poll about biggest eating baseball players: (1st Babe Ruth 2nd John Kruk 3rd Tommy LaSorda)
- Sonya has a commentary about the Nathan’s finals
- Furious Pete is seeking a dining partner for his attempt at the Zeus Burger at the Clinton Station Diner July 5.
- Kobyashi reports he is now in New York City
- Tomoko Miyake has an autograph signing session for her new book
Link Buffet: June 16, 2008
- Article about James Howell and his performance in the New Orleans qualifier
- Jill Stoler has posted the pictures she took at the Three Brothers Pizza contest
- Video from Hartford qualifier
- Article about local Bartolini’s Meatballs qualifiers
- NY Post on Nathan’s shortening
- Kansas City hot dog contest Friday night at Tengo sed, $200 prize
- No MLE video game release this week
- Kobayashi finds Japanese hot dogs wanting
- Articles promoting Tomoko Mikaye’s book of PG rated photographs: Sanspo.com, NikkanSports
Japanese competitive eating book news
Gal Sone had a book signing in Tokyo for her autobiography today and she has a blog entry about the appearance. Tomorrow, she will sign autographs in Osaka. The autobiography is currently #131 on the amazon.co.jp rankings (The Japanese translation of the final Harry Potter book, which will be released next month, is #1)
Tomoko Miyake’s book of photographs is now available for preorder on Amazon of Japan. The release date is June 28.
update June 9 Gal Sone’s book is currently ranked #97 on Amazon of Japan, which place it on the bestseller list. A screen capture has been uploaded (click the thumbnail below).
Gal Sone’s blog has a report about today’s Osaka book signing
Yama3 went to the Tokyo autograph session.
Link Buffet: June 6, 2008
- Short preview of New Orleans qualifier: Juris “Dr. Bigtime” Shibayama, Chris MacVicar and Steve Ulness are expected
- Final batch of bios for MLE game characters – also includes profile of bunnette and paramedic. Juliet Lee’s nickname is listed as “The Lovely”
- End of school year White Castle eating contest for Kentucky teachers. Joey Chestnut is listed as the White Castle record holder
- Pancake contest for Cincinnati area high school students – contest video
- Eating contest from Hey Arnold cartoon (Kobayashi has called Hey Arnold his favorite American TV show
- Tomoko Miyake videos on yahoo: at the department store buffet promo, wearing bikinis with friends, eating big burgers with friends
Link Buffet: June 2, 2008
- Podcast of Crazy Legs Conti promoting the Hot Dog Safari (Crazy Legs Conti’s appearance begins around the 32 minute mark)
- Spectator report from the Carnegie Deli pickle contest
- Gallery from the Philadelphia Nathan’s qualifier
- Joey Chestnut’s hometown, Vallejo, is bankrupt
- Jill Stoler apologizes to Beautiful Brian Nation
- MLE game not coming out this week according to joystiq
- Tomoko Miyake promotes Tobu Department Store’s new buffet (blog entry)
Link Buffet: May 24, 2008
- Steakbellie and Wild Bill have blog entries about their qualifiers today
- Furious Pete is taking suggestions about the topic of his next competitive eating article for bodybuilding.com
- Patrick Vandam was listed as the record holder for the Vermonster in a previous Wikipedia entry
- Rib eating contest at Kansas City barbecue festival Sunday
- Blog entry about Durham, NC Doughman quadrathlon
- Tomoko Miyake has posted some samples from her upcoming book of photographs
- List of the world’s saltiest foods from Paul Barlow
- Pat Bertoletti has posted videos of his ice cream record on “Regis & Kelly” and the Apple Valley qualifier to his yardbarker blog.
Link Buffet: May 16, 2008
- AOL FanHouse responds to Canadian Catholic newspaper’s criticism of the eating contest held on Mike & Mike in the Morning (The first competitive eating post on FanHouse since Sonya Thomas oversaw a contest at a Washington Capitals game)
- Hall Hoover begins selling T shirts
- May 24 Pittsburgh Nathan’s qualifier to take place at Greensburg Sam’s Club
- Something for the 2005 commenter who wanted more posts about female Hollywood celebrities
- Pittsburgh area hot wing contest today (from “Bubba”)
- All you can eat seats at Minnesota Twins games Monday and Tuesday
- 68 year old German man, Heinz Asthoff, eats up to 12,000 calories a day without gaining weight (translated German article)
- Video of Takuya Yamamoto and Tomoko Miyake attempting eating challenges
Gal Sone autobiography to be released May 27
SanSpo.com reports that Natsuko “Gal” Sone’s autobiography will appear in bookstores on May 27. The book will contain Gal Sone’s secret to avoiding weight gain
Tomoko Miyake appears on the cover of this month’s Maruhan Press magazine. Tomoko did an event today to promote the Magazine’s release
Japan vs. AICE burger contest televised March 20
Tomoko Miyake reports that the team burger eating contest held at the Clinton Station Diner on Super Bowl weekend will be televised on March 20. The contest will be televised by NNN news, which usually posts its competitive eating videos online.
In other Japanese contest news, R Suzuki reports that Hatsuyo Sugawara won a televised sushi eating contest. The top 5 in that contest:
1. Hatsuyo Sugawara, 107 plates
2. Takuya Yamamoto, 104 plates
3. Nobuyuki Shirota, 102 plates
4. Tomoko Miyake, 81 plates
5. Taku “Artist” Izumi, 74 plates
Link Buffet: March 1, 2008
Tim Brown answers 10 questions on IFOCE com
Indian traveler will spend a week in Chennai to see if Dale Boone can help him get started in “Kollywood” film industry, Dale Boone advises him to watch out for poisonous frogs
Don Lerman hires 25 people to handle his fan mail
Article about March 7 Lake Tahoe sushi / extreme food contest
Video footage from 2006 NYC grilled cheese eating contest
More on Canada’s tallest man 18 pound burger attempt
Request for videos of diners eating 4 HDB in less than 2 minutes
Kana Kanisawa & friend purchase a lot of food from Seibu Department store then eat it (Part 1, Part 2)
Pictures of Tomoko Miyake’s convenience store meals from yama3 (See above)
Japanese pancake eating contest for women only – first prize is a million yen and a trip to Hawaii
Tomoko Miyake endorses convenience store meals
Tomoko Miyake is endorsing three meals sold by SaveOn, a convenience store chain. Convenience stores are called “konbini” in Japan.
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