Taste Pho & Noodle House in Gainesville, FL will hold a pho eating contest on September 1 awarding $300 to the winner. Entrants will need to qualify.
Matt Stonie, Joey Chestnut, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Yasir Salem and "Buffalo" Jim Reeves are expected to compete in the World Poutine Eating Championship in Toronto on October 1.
DailyTelegraph.com.au has an article about Goodtime Burgers. Competitive eater Issac "Eats a Lot" Martin is a chef and produces a weekly burger challenge.
The West Reading Tavern in West Reading, PA will hold a burger eating contest on September 17 awarding $500 to the winner. Entrants will need to qualify on September 10 or 11.
KickerDaily reports that Rix Francisco ate 5 quarter pound burgers in Manila in a minute, a feat that was acknowledged by Guinness as a world record that broke a mark previously held by "Furious" Pete Czerwinski.
PicsinPics.com has a gallery of Nina Berman's competitive eating photography titled "In the hell of eating contests".
Vice.com has an article about Billy Name, who photographed the denizens of Andy Warhol's "Factory" studio in the 1960s along with the covers of the first two Velvet Underground album covers. One of the stories describes him competing in an ice cream sundae eating contest in the mid 1990s.
Bierhaus NYC will hold a bratwurst eating contest on October 29 awarding $750/$500/$250/$100. Molly Schuyler is expected to defend her title.
Stonie ends Chestnut’s undefeated 2016 at chicken spiedies
update Aug 29 WBNG has a video
Carmen Cincotti has a contest video
1) Matt Stonie 20, ends Chestnut’s undefeated 2016
2) Joey Chestnut 16.75
3) Carmen Cincotti 16.5
4) Geoff Esper 13.5
5) Yasir Salem 8
6) Kevin Ambs 6.5
7T) Bill Myers 4.75
7T) Michael Deitz 4.75
9) Larell Marie Mele 4
10) Calderon DQ
WBNG has a preview video
Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie are expected to compete in the Nugget World Rib Eating Championship in Sparks, NV on Wednesday.
UProxx.com has details about the Doritos Locos Taco Throwdown taking place tomorrow. Competitors will attempt to see how many Doritos Locos Tacos they can eat in an hour.
At the end of a pizza challenge video, Nela Zisser announces that she is going to open an Asian restaurant in Auckland, NZ.
Fat Stacks in Kearney, NJ will hold a Fat Sandwich eating contest on September 3 awarding $500.
Jake's Wayback Burgers will hold the Triple Triple Challenge on September 18. The fastest overall time to eat a 9 patty burger at all participating locations will receive $3330.
Iguana's will hold a Burritozilla eating contest awarding $1000 on October 1. A qualifier awarding spots to the top 4 finishers will take place in Campbell, CA on September 10.
Multichannel.com reports that the Food Network will produce 6 episodes of Ginormous Food, a program about restaurants' oversized meals starring comedian Josh Denny. The pilot episode featuring San Antonio eateries was televised on July 22.
Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Carmen Cincotti, Gideon Oji, Geoff Esper, Yasir Salem, Larell Marie Mele and Bill Myers are expected to compete at the chicken spiedie eating contest at Tioga Downs in Nichols, NY on Saturday.
Emma Dalton announces that she will do a wedding cake challenge where she eats a slice of cake for every question she receives for an upcoming Q & A session. She is also accepting sponsorship for eating challenges.
Cookout on the Bay will hold a Grace Patty eating contest in West Palm Beach, FL on September 4 awarding $1000 to the winner. Qualifiers will be held on August 27 and September 3.
ChesterCounty.com has an article about Monty “Moe Train†Wiradilaga, who will MC the eating contest at the Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square, PA.
LosAngeles.Craigslist.org has a request for a competitive eater to star in a series of one minute documentaries. There will be no monetary compensation.
Gawker.com competitive eating content
Last week Gawker Media sold its websites: Gawker.com (gossip), Deadspin.com (sports), Jezebel.com (women), Kotaku.com (video games), etc. to Univision after declaring bankrputcy following the loss of an invasion of privacy lawsuit filed by WWE legend Hulk Hogan for posting a sex tape without his permission. While the bulk of Gawker Media’s competitive eating content was posted on Deadspin, which will remain in operation, there were a few competitive eating articles on Gawker.com, which will shut down today (the fate of the Gawker archives are not clear):
- 2012 Report on Wing Bowl 20 by wingette for victor Takeru Kobayashi
- 2014 Post about Molly Schuyler breaking Sayler’s 72 ounce steak record
- 2014 post about Molly Schuyler breaking Big Texan 72 oz steak record
- 2015 Account of ordering unlimited mozzarella sticks at TGIF’s
In her latest video, Kate Ovens attempted to eat a 28 ounce "Glam Burger" covered in gold leaf and milkshake from Honky Tonk in London.
Ramsey Hilton won the first prize of $500 in today's eating contest at Condado Tacos in Columbus.
Darron Breeden finished the challenge at Family Pizzeria in Staffod, VA intended for two diners without assistance yesterday.
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