Each man gobbled up 44 pork rolls in 10 minutes, but it was the last bite that earned one of them the $2 000 (R35 000) top prize in the very American pastime of competitive eating. The winner, Geoffrey Esper, ate just a bit more of roll number 45 than his closest competitor, sealing his … Read more
Hong Kong’s Bakehouse bakery might be famous for its super-flaky sourdough crust egg tarts, but could you eat 100 of them at once? Singaporean Zermatt Neo did just that on a recent visit to the city. He also downed 7kg (15 pounds) of char siu (Cantonese-style barbecued pork) with rice, a popular dish from the … Read more
Joey Chestnut won’t be scarfing down dozens of hot dogs on live television with millions watching, he learned from The Post. Instead, he’s been banned from Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest because he partnered with Impossible Foods, a vegan hot dog brand. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, he detailed that he didn’t actually know … Read more
One of sports’ greatest rivalries will be reignited this Labor Day. Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will face off in a hot dog eating contest to determine who is the greatest frankfurter eater of all time in a showdown that will stream live on Netflix on Sept. 2, the streamer announced on Wednesday. The announcement … Read more
Competitive eating legend Joey Chestnut is as much a part of 4 July celebrations in New York as the city’s massive annual fireworks display, wolfing down dozens of hot dogs each year in the contest sponsored by fast food company Nathan’s. But his long reign as the King of Coney Island has come to an … Read more
