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Displaying all articles tagged:
Competitive Eating
americana
July 4, 2018
American Patriot Breaks World Record in Hot-Dog-Eating Contest
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut has done it again.
By
Sarah Spellings
‘murica
July 5, 2017
ESPN Calls Competitive Eater Joey Chestnut One of the All-time Greatest Athletes
He’s apparently “among the greats” after winning his tenth Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest yesterday.
By
Clint Rainey
Video Feed
May 18, 2015
Watch a Model Inhale a Two-Pound Burrito in Under Two Minutes
It’s equally impressive and repulsive.
By
Clint Rainey
Video Feed
Feb. 24, 2015
Watch an American Hero Inhale 182 Slices of Bacon in 5 Minutes
It’s a record, of course.
By
Clint Rainey
Video Feed
Dec. 3, 2014
Watch a Man Plow Through 24 Burgers in 20 Minutes
“Those buns were under heat lamps or something like that, because they were really hard.”
By
Clint Rainey
Video Feed
Sept. 16, 2014
Kobayashi Battles the Tiny Hamster in the Eating Contest You’ve Eagerly
It’s like Ali versus Frazier, but with hot dogs.
By
Clint Rainey
Accomplishments
May 28, 2014
Ultimate American Hero Eats Two 72-Ounce Steak Dinners in 15 Minutes
“I wasn’t really going for time.”
By
Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm
Oops
July 30, 2013
Wing-Eating Champ El Wingador’s Fall From Grace
He’s pleaded guilty to cocaine distribution.
By
Sierra Tishgart
Dollar Slice
July 8, 2013
Crazy Legs Conti Rates New York’s Best Dollar Pizza Slices
Five slices enter, one slice leaves. Sort of.
By
Hugh Merwin
Video Feed
Feb. 4, 2013
Takeru Kobayashi Reduced to Pay-for-Play Stunt Eating at Low-Rent Frat Parties
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
By
Hugh Merwin
Foodies With Benefits
Feb. 1, 2013
No Bones About It: Vegan Wing Bowl Returns to The Abbaye
All proceeds from the competition benefit Philly Roller Girls.
By
Collin Keefe
Competitive Eating
Feb. 1, 2013
Out-of-Towner Crowned Wing Bowl Champ; El Wingador Indicted on Drug Charges
This year’s champion chowed down 287 wings to cinch the win.
By
Collin Keefe
Wing Bowl
Jan. 28, 2013
Don’t Call Wing Bowl’s Wingettes ‘Slutty’
While the skimpy clothes are a healthy form of sexual expression, labeling Wingettes sluts is a form of unresolved sexual repression.
By
Collin Keefe
Competitive Eating
Jan. 16, 2013
Coke Bust Shuts El Wingador Out of Wing Bowl
The annual binge, purge, and stripper-ogling extravaganza’s organizers fear El Wingador’s presence will only hurt its reputation.
By
Collin Keefe
Russian
Apr. 23, 2012
Man Eats $70,000 of Caviar in a Couple of Seconds
Only in Russia.
By
Alyssa Shelasky
Mar. 11, 2012
Kobayashi Eats Thirteen Grilled Cheeses in One Minute
And where else but at SXSW?
By
Eliza Shapiro
Mediavore
Feb. 7, 2012
El Wingador Goes Back Into Retirement; Most Fun Foods Are Bad For Digestion
Plus: Puerto Rico plans to kill iguanas and export their meat; and friends that eat together put on the pounds together, all in our morning news roundup.
Foodievents
Feb. 1, 2012
Abbaye and Philly Roller Girls Host the Second Annual Vegan Wing Bowl
Though there’s no meat, by no means is this a protest against Wing Bowl.
By
Collin Keefe
Competitive Eating
Dec. 22, 2011
World’s Greatest Competitive Eater Kobayashi Coming to Wing Bowl
Kobayashi is six-time champ of the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.
By
Collin Keefe
Video Feed
Oct. 6, 2011
Nobody Can Eat 32 Eggs in a Minute, Right?
Kobayashi can! And does, in this video.
By
Jenny Miller
Mediavore
Oct. 6, 2011
Comely Cannibal Denied Parole; Spicy Curry Contest Leads to Hospital Visits
In other news, Roy Choi details why food trucks are so important for hopeful restaurateurs who lack resources.
Competitive Eating
July 5, 2011
Bertoletti Lands Second Place at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
How many hot dogs can you eat?
By
Nick Kindelsperger
Foodievents
May 26, 2011
Ready, Set, Eat!: Nathan’s and Go! Go! Curry Contests Are On
Missed the recent pickle-eating contest? Don’t worry, there are others.
By
Daniel Maurer
Mediavore
Apr. 21, 2011
SuperPretzels Maker Takes on ConAgra’s ‘Frozen Handheld’
Plus: Watching fat people on TV makes you fat; and winemakers fight to keep the word “Mommy” on their labels, all in our morning news roundup.
Koby Doin’ Work
Nov. 15, 2010
Kobayashi Goes From ‘Champ to Chump’
Could the Tsunami break the Guinness record for pizza-eating?
By
Daniel Maurer
competitive eating
Sept. 12, 2010
Joey Chestnut Sets World Burrito-Eating Record
The champion competitive eater gobbled almost 50 of the beef-and-bean variety in ten minutes.
By
Avi Zenilman
Mediavore
Sept. 7, 2010
Union Dockworkers Pitch Pineapples In the Delaware; Coffee Prices Are at a
Plus a former Wing Bowl champ loses in the National Buffalo Wing Festival, and vegetable-based dishes are trendy, all in our morning news roundup.
What to Eat
Aug. 31, 2010
Balls in the Air: Testicles Are Trendy!
Rocky Mountain oysters make it into cooking
and
eating competitions.
By
Daniel Maurer
Contests
Aug. 26, 2010
Spend Labor Day Weekend Binging on Pie and Pancakes
Or enter a cooking competition instead of an eating one.
By
Daniel Maurer
Blechtacular
Aug. 23, 2010
South Crowns Hot Wing Champs in Santa Monica Every Monday
Eat more than 25 wings in under 15 minutes, and the contest gets named after you.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Mediavore
Aug. 11, 2010
Mariani Examines Restaurant Sins; Condom Found In Claim Jumper Soup
Esquire’s
critic sounds off on reservation lines and greasy palms, while a court case will revolve around a disturbing discovery at a chain restaurant.
Foodievents
Aug. 5, 2010
Kobayashi, We Beg You to Show Up at Asiadog’s Eating Contest Tonight
“Several new, never-before-seen specials” at Trophy Bar.
By
Daniel Maurer
Blechtacular
July 16, 2010
The Philly Challenge Is Like Wing Bowl on a Roll
Uncivilized and ghastly, Jake’s Sandwich Board’s new contest has no contenders yet.
By
Collin Keefe
Mediavore
July 9, 2010
The Hypocrisy of Locavore Wine Lists; Travelers Embrace ‘Kitchen
Plus: the proliferation of the Bloody Mary, and a dinner club for adventurous eaters, in our daily news roundup.
Blechtacular
July 8, 2010
The Depravity of Competitive Eating and Grilled-Cheese Burger Melts
The latest in the world of food stunts.
By
Daniel Maurer
Mediavore
June 25, 2010
Vuvuzelas Banned at Hot-Dog Contest;
Top Chef
’s Ratings Rise
Plus: Whole Foods ramps up standards on organic beauty, and how to photograph food, all in our morning news roundup.
Foodievents
June 18, 2010
Coming Up in Adversarial Gluttony: Strawberry Shortcake and Oyster Shucking
A no-hands strawberry-shortcake-eating contest in Greenpoint, and competitive oyster shucking at Water Taxi Beach.
By
Helen Rosner
Competitive Eating
May 27, 2010
Start the Summer With a Hot Dog-Eating Contest
Trump Plaza’s Beach Bar hosts the local qualifier for Nathan’s hot dog eating contest.
By
Collin Keefe
Contests
May 21, 2010
Eat an Eighteen-Inch Pie in Eight Minutes and It’s Free
The latest gross-out challenge.
By
Daniel Maurer
Competitve Eating
Apr. 5, 2010
Everyone Wants Us to Eat Hot Dogs
Where to stuff your face full of hot dogs.
By
Nick Kindelsperger
Competitive Eating
Apr. 2, 2010
Cake vs. Pie: The Final Four
It’s hard to stay interested since birthday cake got knocked out.
By
Aileen Gallagher
Competitive Eating
Mar. 18, 2010
Bracketology: Pie vs. Cake
Forget basketball — who will win the dessert tournament?
By
Aileen Gallagher
Competitive Eating
Mar. 15, 2010
Sushi Eating Contest Heads to Huntington Beach this Sunday
A Huntington Beach sushi-eating champ will be crowned at RA.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Mediavore
Mar. 9, 2010
Jose Andres Awarded; New Record Set in Meatball Eating
The Bazaar chef is awarded for his creativity, while a man eats 29 meatballs in one minute.
By
Hadley Tomicki
Carnivoracious
Jan. 13, 2010
Enough With the Speedy Burger-Eating!
Someone else beat Wiener & Still Champ’s Triple Undisputed record. Yawn.
By
Helen Rosner
Booze You Can Use
Dec. 15, 2009
Crazy Legs Conti, Beverage Director
The competitive eater joins Scores and Penthouse New York as beverage director.
By
Aileen Gallagher
Carnivoracious
Dec. 15, 2009
Wiener & Still Champ’s 911 Burger Consumed Ever Faster
Qumar Zaman beats the standing burger-eating record by ten minutes.
By
Helen Rosner
Carnivoracious
Nov. 30, 2009
Wiener & Still Champ’s Megaburger World Record: Shattered
It took someone just 38 minutes to eat the seven-inch tower of meat.
By
Helen Rosner
Foodievents
Oct. 23, 2009
‘Gentleman’ Joe Points to the Fences, Promises 75 Dumplings in Two
The NYC Dumpling Festival is on tomorrow, rain or shine.
By
Daniel Maurer
Mediavore
Sept. 21, 2009
Shooting Wounds Three Outside of Pan American; Cali Grocery Stores Will Stop
A shooting outside of an Echo Park restaurant and nightclub wounds three while local grocery stores work on phasing out personal checks.
By
Hadley Tomicki
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