Competitive Eating

Gabriel Mintz

Gluttony for a Good Cause

Still smiling after six bowls of mashed potatoes​The scene-- a frenzy of competitors gorging themselves on heaping bowls of mashed potatoes --may have seemed like an ironic display of gluttony for a charity event, but in fact Sunday's eating contest and 5K race raised over $2,000 for Seattle's ... More >>

Food News & Notes

Meat dresses, butcher shops, and bearded cream-puff consumers.

Beard Papa's Cream Puff Munch-Off

Meat dresses, butcher shops, and bearded cream-puff consumers.

Horrors of the State Fair: Joey Chestnut Eats 47 Burritos in 10 Minutes

Joey Chestnut, at a chicken wing eating competition in Philly​I like New Mexico. I love burritos. And I think that green chile ought to have its own space on the Food Pyramid. But you put those three things together, and what do you get? A New Mexico State Fair burrito eating competition in wh ... More >>

Night Market

Joey Chestnut, at a chicken wing eating competition in Philly​I like New Mexico. I love burritos. And I think that green chile ought to have its own space on the Food Pyramid. But you put those three things together, and what do you get? A New Mexico State Fair burrito eating competition in wh ... More >>

Morning Food News: Get Your Grub on at Ballard SeafoodFest This Weekend!

​Seafood lovers, rejoice! The 36th Annual Ballard SeafoodFest hits Seattle this weekend. You can stuff yourself silly with alder-smoked salmon, coleslaw, and garlic bread ($9) at the annual salmon barbecue, then tackle bacon-wrapped scallops, calamari tacos, shrimp gumbo, fried oyster po'boys, ... More >>

Web Bites: Stinging Nettle Eating, License to Booze

Saturday's Weekend Edition on NPR had a great little story and sound bite from the World Stinging Nettle Eating Championship in Marshwood, England. I was once told by a chef that you shouldn't eat stinging nettles uncooked, and curiosity got the best of me for about five seconds--disgusting. How som ... More >>

Rivet Fair

Performance

Eat Donuts!

Performance

Mussel-Eating Contest

Performance

Horsemen of the Esophagus: Competitive Eating and the Big Fat American Dream

Don't want to read about 53 hot dogs being eaten in 12 minutes? You can watch it on ESPN.