Registration will open today at 3pm eastern on IFOCE.com for Thursday's cannoli eating contest at the Festival of San Gennaro in Little Italy.

September 12, 2011 at 11:04 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City | Permalink * Comments (20)

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  1. Larell Marie Mele said

    September 12, 2011 @ 12:07 pm

    Favorite food EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. How nice said

    September 12, 2011 @ 5:24 pm

    With Conti the sure winner of this event , he gets his teethng ring and travels to Singapore with an upbeat refreshed attitude. They were hoping these last few gifts of travel would hopefully make him forget they guy that came in the way of his 10th consecutive trip to Coney

  3. CLC... Crazy Likes Cheating said

    September 12, 2011 @ 6:10 pm

    Conti… anyone care that he is a proffesional cheater first and eater second. Video clearly shows him cheating. Whats with the low level morality and honesty within the competitive eating community?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_VEMm8a5q0

  4. anonymous said

    September 12, 2011 @ 7:19 pm

    and they gang up on Juliet for cheating that is the funy part

  5. LOOKER said

    September 13, 2011 @ 1:39 pm

    Bertoletti is going to be in this. I say definite new world record. 45 cannolis?

  6. Angeline said

    September 13, 2011 @ 2:00 pm

    give it up 610.Thats old news !

  7. Crazy Cheating Conti said

    September 13, 2011 @ 11:22 pm

    Just pointing out what a phony a ranked MLE eater CLC is… he is a proven cheater and they still rank his sorry ass. Should have a connotation noting any past performance is in question, but in the mean time enjoy his goofy fucking hats… hes a real hoot! Jack ass!!! Ban all eating cheaters starting with the godfather of competitive eating cheaters and liars club Crazy Cheating Conti! He is a embaressment to any organiztion or business who still allow him to compete. What do you say George Shea? Please write, email, call, or fax to all events/ business he is going to be involved or compete in and tell the truth on his cheating past. Let then know you don’t want your kids admiring a man who cheats his way to winning. No matter how ridiculous he acts or dresses.

  8. elf said

    September 14, 2011 @ 12:50 am

    CLC is dirty… watch that video and you will see a liar and a cheat. Any sponsor or business doing a competition needs to be aware that they may be promoting a verified cheater as a competitor in Cheating legs Conti. Fans who want a legitimate honest competition should contact any businesses he is involved with. Most reputable businesses do not want to promote a proven cheater such as CLC, but they may not know truth about his cheating.Please contact to prevent this cheat from repeating his cheating in the future.

  9. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    September 14, 2011 @ 7:26 am

    Bertoletti will probably double the current record. Having said that, I think it’s low of Bertoletti to be such a competitive eating hog.

    Lower ranked folks certainly have no shot at beating him in any competitive eating event, and already have to resort to contests with lower payouts just to get a little pocket change.

    Then here’s this one contest lower with no purse that lower ranked eaters can compete in to get a bit of publicity, and Bertoletti won’t even let them have that. Ant it’s not even near his home town of Chicago.

    I’d like to say more, but I’ll bite my tongue.

  10. anonymous said

    September 14, 2011 @ 8:05 am

    Who can we contact about Conti? If you complain about him you wont get a response. He is loved by one of the Sheas not George and because of that reason he is a fixture in MLE . If something does not go his way he gets rewarded with something even better such as an appearance on Regis show, a spot in the broadcasting booth or all inclusive to foreign countries like Thailand , Japan, China etc

  11. Good for Pat said

    September 14, 2011 @ 8:23 am

    Bertie competing in Canoli means no tainted victories and no pre engraved trophies Besides Pat is half Italian

  12. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    September 14, 2011 @ 8:53 am

    If this doesn’t bother any of the competitors I surely couldn’t care less.

    If that’s the case I hope Bertoletti not only wipes the floor up with everyone for the next decade, I hope every competitor gets sprayed with the red juice.

    Go vampiretti!

  13. Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)

    September 14, 2011 @ 9:03 am

    Rhonda, I love your passion and commentary. I would never have thought of your take on Bertoletti competing in cannolis. He is the sweet king for sure. One good thing about his competing is perhaps that everyone else might get more publicity precisely because he is so highly ranked. The race will be on for the seconds and thirds etc.

  14. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    September 14, 2011 @ 10:23 am

    SI. You’ve lost me. My post was not about my eating cannolis at all.

    Perhaps the ass-whoopin’ Pat would do on all other eaters might earn a name mention for second, but I don’t think so.

    Anyway, the story title could be “Cannoli Blood Lust!.”

  15. Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)

    September 15, 2011 @ 8:38 am

    My fault Rhonda for not being clear. Perhaps other eaters are not happy that Pat is participating but are not stating that here or elsewhere. It is true that there is no money involved and Pat certainly had no need to pad his resume. Your take on giving others a chance, especially under these circumstances, is something I would not have thought of. It seems that circumstances brought him to NYC for the banana challenge. It also seems that the cannoli champion has changed many times over the years. I am not disagreeing with you, I love your passion and your clever way of writing. Cannoli Blood Lust indeed. Hope that is clearer.

  16. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    September 15, 2011 @ 10:23 am

    Part of me doen’t blame him SI. He’s right there in NYC, and it’s a great opportunity.

    It’s just that Pat has no sense of loyalty to other people’s territory, even when purses are small or N/A. I remember him traveling all the way to Vegas (Rich LeFevre’s home) several years ago to win that Nathan’s qualifier, forcing Rich to have to travel to win a seat at the finals.

    As I’ve always said, it’s a natural law that what goes around comes around, and it continues to come around for Pat.

    One day perhaps he’ll grow into a more mature adult, unless he pulls another Ross Perot and retires/unretires a few more times.

    He is one of my least favorite eaters, talent or not.

  17. the great gavonne said

    September 15, 2011 @ 10:56 am

    What the hell are you talking about,Pat’s a young guy & from what I know of him he doesn’t have a mean bone in his body.As of right now he is my favorite eater & I hope he wins today.I’ll be in his face today & get the real scoop,will you?Save your hating for BB.Crazy Legs is not only a CE legend but A beautiful man.I admire him like Frank Zappa.But the name of the game today for me is fun,& I hope everybody has a good time.

  18. Hank Fan said

    September 15, 2011 @ 11:09 am

    Maybe Hank will compete!!!!!

  19. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    September 15, 2011 @ 2:13 pm

    Gavonne I hat NO ONE. Get that through your warped mind. Nor do I think Pat is mean or anything of the sort.

    Why don’t you leave Brian and everyone else out of it. Tend to your own issues.

  20. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    September 15, 2011 @ 2:23 pm

    Pat WILL win today. The only question is how much more than double the next person’s total will he eat?

    I hope Hank isn’t there. He’s a good guy and I don’t want to see him get dusted.

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