Lawry's Beef Bowl, a big pre-game meal for Rose Bowl players traditionally held at Lawry's in Beverly Hills, has been cancelled due to covid concerns.
Joel Hansen attempted the 12 pound burger challenge at Eagle's Deli in Boston.
New Vision reports that Gad Sentenekora, a 55 year old from Kanungu, Uganda, passed away after competing in an eating contest held on Christmas. This is the second African eating contest fatality in less than a week. A 16 year old Kenyan died after choking in a bread eating contest held at his school on December 22. update The Ugandan Police say that the contest organizers are on the run; after arrest, they will be charged with "negligent acts likely to cause death".
Livingston County News has an article about Joel Hansen and David Gonzalez attempting a challenge consisting of 15 1/2 pound burger patties and a pound of fries at Dugo's Bar in Dansville, NY.
The Hoot Leeds has a report on Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran attempting the "Take on the Taco" challenge at Los Jefes in Halifax, West Yorkshire.
Geoff Esper and Molly Schuyler attempted the 36 inch pizza challenge at Champs Pizza in Glen Burnie, MD.
Nation.africa reports that Harrison Odour Ouma, a 16 year old student from Busia county, Kenya, passed away after choking during a bread eating competition held at Sikura Primary School.
Chesapeake Bay Magazine has a post about Raina Huang attempting all the crab dishes at Phillips Seafood in Baltimore.
Andrew Puhl posted a video of him cooking and attempting to eat a 30 pound breakfast sandwich with Dan Kennedy and Josh "the Goat" Kready.
Spanish food challenger Esstik uploaded a video of his attempt at an 11 pound pizza challenge in the United States. Molly Schuyler and Dan Kennedy also attempted the challenge.
The Riverfront Times has an article about the Crown Candy Kitchen in St. Louis, home of probably the most famous milkshake challenge in the USA.
Brett Healey attempted the 14 pound pizza challenge at Beau Jo's in Denver with Ricardo Corbucci.
Mashed.com has a post about Bar Louie's "Rock the Tot" competition in which all locations held a tater tot eating contest each year from 2008 to 2017. The article does not mention that the chain filed for bankruptcy in 2020 and closed a third of its restaurants.
Glasgow Live has an article about the "Glasgow Glutton" Robert Hall, also known as "Rab Ha", whose eating exploits gained notoriety throughout Scotland in the first half of the 19th century. In one eating contest he ate an entire calf.
The World Pie Eating Championship held in Wigan, England announced that it will be cancelled for the second year in a row due to Covid-19 restrictions. The competitition is probably the most famous eating contest in the UK.
Daily Hive has compiled a list of 4 Vancouver area restaurant challenges.
Andrew Puhl posted a video of his attempt at the 72 ounce steak at Stikcy Face BBQ in North Tonawanda, NY. Molly Schuyler also attempted the challenge.
Champion Newspaper has an article about Raina Huang's trip to Dunwoody, GA to attempt a cinnamon roll challenge at Cinnaholic.
Koktail has an interview with Thai twins Pong and PUn Harnharuiharn. Their food challenge youtube channel TheFadd currently has 789K subscribers.
Aaron Osthoff commits suicide after attempted murder
Some shocking and tragic news:
In the early morning of November 19, Aaron Osthoff forced his way into the home of Megan Breuer in Potosi (in southwest Wisconsin about 20 miles from Osthoff’s hometown of Dubuque, Iowa). She called 911 and after police arrived, Osthoff fired his gun multiple times. He severely injured Breuer and then took his own life with his firearm. She was hospitalized and was listed in stable condition as of November 22. Police said that Breuer and Osthoff knew each other, but no additional information about their relationship has been divulged.
Osthoff was a member of Major League Eating from 2011 to 2014. He competed in the 2011, 2013 and 2014 Nathan’s finals, finishing 6th in the men’s division in 2013. In 2012, Osthoff and his wife Heather both qualified for the Nathan’s July 4 championship, but they did not participate in that competition that year. In 2015, Osthoff retired from Major League Eating. He concluded his competitive eating career with a victory in the Dubuque Wing Bowl later that year.
In February 2020, Osthoff was featured in a New York Time article about his acquisition of a copy of the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment report that was autographed by former President Trump. The document was sold by Goldin Auctions for a price of $81,180.
On June 30, 2021, Osthoff’s 20 year old daughter Brielle took her own life. Her struggle with mental health was the subject of a September article by the Telegraph Herald. The Osthoffs have two other children: Brittany Murphrey and Brock Osthoff.
Osthoff’s social media offers minimal clues into what might have triggered the tragedy. His final facebook post on November 17 was an uncaptioned picture of himself in a room with no visible items other than high heeled shoes on a shelf. His twitter and instagram have not been updated for over a year.
Creative Centenaries has reposted a December 10, 1921 article from the Belfast Telegraph about Ludwig Consumo, billed as the "World's Champion Free-Style Eater". One of his rivals was Alderman Dotzler of New York City, who ate 9 pounds of steak, 19 rolls and 11 cups of coffee in a beefsteak eating contest.
Joel Hansen attempted a 190 ounce steak challenge at Billy Bob's in Fort Worth for a $400 prize.
Daily Mail has an article about Max Stanford's attempt to break Emma Dalton's Brussel sprout record of 325.
News.com.au has a profile of Australian competitive eater Mimi "the Mini Monster" Zhang, who appeared on the latest episode of the "I Swear I Never" podcast.
Club Risque in Philadelphia announces the return of the "Wing Pole" on February 11. The event was started in 2019 as a replacement for the cancelled Wing Bowl. In the two previous editions of the event, amateur only wing eating contests awarded over $2,000.
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