http://www.yardbarker.com/eating Recent articles about Eating en-us Get the door, it’s crippling stomach problems.Takeru Kobayashi, the world famous competitive eater and six-time champion of Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, guzzled down a whole 12-inch pizza pie in exactly one minute while hanging out at a Super Bowl Party on Sunday. (via The Daily What)Kobayashi’s effort, which is more or less the exact opposite of Avoiding The Noid, is after the jump. Viewer warning: it contains the grosses thing a person can do*.*eat Domino’s pizzaTHAT PIZZA’S WORTH AT LEAST TWICE WHAT THEY PAID KOBAYASHI TO EAT IT.The best part of the video isn’t the competitive eating feat, I think, it’s the weird dogfight atmosphere of the attempt. Remember that ‘King Of The Hill’ episode where Bill becomes a competitive eater and does really well, so he thinks people are starting to respect him, but it turns out they’re just laughing at him because he’s a sideshow freak? Yeah, compare and contrast that to the reality of Kobayashi having won competitive eating championship... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:45:05 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/kobayashi_ate_an_entire_dominos_pizza_in_60_seconds_because_yolo/12851140 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/kobayashi_ate_an_entire_dominos_pizza_in_60_seconds_because_yolo/12851140 Kobayashi Ate An Entire Domino’s Pizza In 60 Seconds Because YOLO http://www.yardbarker.com/eating/articles/kobayashi_ate_an_entire_dominos_pizza_in_60_seconds_because_yolo/12851140 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This is the non-Beyonce Super Bowl highlight you don’t want to miss.  Competitive-eating behemoth Takeru Kobayashi was paid $3,250 to attend a random Super Bowl party and put down a Domino’s pizza.  The $3,250 was the appearance fee these bros paid for rather expensive/quick/gut-busting (literally) entertainment. Despite pocketing the fee, Kobayashi is the big loser here.  But hey, if you’re going to eat Domino’s pizza, not tasting it is the way to go. Propers to Deadspin Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:01:41 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/kobayashi_downed_a_dominos_pizza_in_one_minute_for_3250_video/12833806 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/kobayashi_downed_a_dominos_pizza_in_one_minute_for_3250_video/12833806 Kobayashi downed a Domino’s pizza in one minute for $3,250 (VIDEO) http://www.yardbarker.com/eating/articles/kobayashi_downed_a_dominos_pizza_in_one_minute_for_3250_video/12833806 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png We all remember Takeru Kobayashi, right? The Japanese native was king of the competitive eating circuit before Joey "Jaws" Chestnut pushed him out of the spotlight a few years back.Well, Kobayashi was back to his gorging ways on Sunday night as the famed eater devoured an entire Domino's pizza in less than a minute during a Super Bowl he was paid to attend. And you thought you overindulged during the big game.Kobayashi reportedly made $1,500 for his appearance and subsequent entertainment. Oh, and he also scored at least a free pizza.Not bad for a night of work.The diminutive 34-year old owns several world records in competitive eating including for hamburgers, Twinkies, meatballs, and pasta.Via Deadspin Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:52:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/video_kobayashi_eats_entire_dominos_pizza_in_one_minute_during_super_bowl_party/12833980 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/video_kobayashi_eats_entire_dominos_pizza_in_one_minute_during_super_bowl_party/12833980 Video: Kobayashi eats entire Domino's pizza in one minute during Super Bowl party http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/video_kobayashi_eats_entire_dominos_pizza_in_one_minute_during_super_bowl_party/12833980 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png In the final matchup of the Boston’s Best Sports Bar Dish contest, CBS Scene’s Pastrami Burger takes on The North Star’s Joey Chestnut Sampler. If you can’t head out to taste the dish yourself, check out each video and vote below. Since it’s the final round, this matchup will span two weeks, meaning voting will end on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 at 12 p.m. ET. The winner will be announced shortly thereafter. The North Star: CBS Scene: Take Our Poll Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:43:26 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/is_the_north_stars_joey_chestnut_sampler_or_cbs_scenes_pastrami_burger_the_better_sports_bar_dish/12567934 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/is_the_north_stars_joey_chestnut_sampler_or_cbs_scenes_pastrami_burger_the_better_sports_bar_dish/12567934 Is The North Star’s Joey Chestnut Sampler or CBS Scene’s Pastrami Burger the Better Sports Bar Dish? http://www.yardbarker.com/eating/articles/is_the_north_stars_joey_chestnut_sampler_or_cbs_scenes_pastrami_burger_the_better_sports_bar_dish/12567934 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png In a heated Final Four matchup in Boston’s Best Sports Bar Dish contest, there are a pair of samplers battling it out. The Pour House’s All-Star Sampler takes on to only remaining TD Garden-area establishment, The North Star’s Joey Chestnut Sampler.  If you can’t head out to taste the dishes yourself, check out each video and vote below. The Pour House: The North Star: Take Our Poll Next matchup: CBS Scene’s Pastrami Burger vs. Dillon’s Back Bay Fries and Gravy   Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:51:09 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/is_the_pour_houses_all_star_sampler_or_the_north_stars_joey_chestnut_sampler_the_better_sports_bar_dish/12455140 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/is_the_pour_houses_all_star_sampler_or_the_north_stars_joey_chestnut_sampler_the_better_sports_bar_dish/12455140 Is the Pour House’s All-Star Sampler or The North Star’s Joey Chestnut Sampler the Better Sports Bar Dish? http://www.yardbarker.com/eating/articles/is_the_pour_houses_all_star_sampler_or_the_north_stars_joey_chestnut_sampler_the_better_sports_bar_dish/12455140 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Be thankful Joey Chestnut didn't attend your Labor Day weekend cookout. Chestnut, known for his dominance at the annual July 4 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, showed Sunday that it doesn't really matter what's on the menu. Regardless of the lineup, he's going to eat more than you -- plain and simple. Chestnut flexed his muscle at the National Buffalo Wing Festival in Buffalo, devouring a record 191 wings in 12 minutes. That's roughly seven pounds worth of wings, again showing that no feat is too great for the world's most illustrious competitive eater. Downing meat by... Mon, 03 Sep 2012 08:58:57 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/joey_chestnut_downs_191_wings_in_12_minutes_needs_six_hours_to_recover_before_partying_video/11615293 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/joey_chestnut_downs_191_wings_in_12_minutes_needs_six_hours_to_recover_before_partying_video/11615293 Joey Chestnut downs 191 wings in 12 minutes http://www.yardbarker.com/eating/articles/joey_chestnut_downs_191_wings_in_12_minutes_needs_six_hours_to_recover_before_partying_video/11615293 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/1/c152c5f55793a630a1c9a6956c0bdd5a1c47947b/mini/chestnut.jpg People love to debate until they are blue in the face about whether or not cheerleading is considered a sport, but what about competitive eating? Some say anything that involves competition is a sport, but McDonald’s and Burger King compete with each other constantly and they aren’t exactly playing racquetball. World hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut recently tied his own world record when he ate 68 hot dogs at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. The act of seeing how much you can eat, he says, is definitely a sport. “I consider myself an athlete,” Chestnut said during an interview with Josh and Charod on XX Sports Radio in San Diego. “I consider it a sport. But I can see that there’s arguments from people who say it’s not a sport. … There’s people who can pick things apart if they try, but if you actually look at competitive eating and watch the contests, you’ll see that we’re pushing each other and you see the competition among the people on stage. “It’s obvious it’ Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:35:09 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/joey_chestnut_considers_himself_an_athlete_competitive_eating_a_spot/11185096 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/joey_chestnut_considers_himself_an_athlete_competitive_eating_a_spot/11185096 Joey Chestnut considers himself an athlete, competitive eating a spot http://www.yardbarker.com/eating/articles/joey_chestnut_considers_himself_an_athlete_competitive_eating_a_spot/11185096 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Takeru Kobayashi won another Fourth of July hot dog eating competition but the only thing was he was three subway transfer stops from the Nathan's Hot Dog Contest being held on the Coney Island boardwalk. Kobayashi won the inaugural Crif Dog Classic by originally downing 68 hot dogs in ten minutes under  sweltering temperatures.  He ate 68 off the plate, but was awarded the extra half after officials said he finished a whole hot dog and left only part of a bun.  Check the rules book folks. Last Fourth of July, Kobayashi broke the world record by eating 69 hot dogs while competing against a simulcast of the Nathan's contest while on a rooftop bar in mid-town Manhattan.  This year Kobayashi kicked off the new event in Roberta's pizza restaurant garden in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn that attracted about 500 fans. After word came in that Kobayashi's main rival Joey Chestnut had just won the Nathan's competition two hours earlier— tying Kobayashi's record with six titles apiec Wed, 04 Jul 2012 18:56:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/kobayashi_downs_68_12_hot_dogs_at_competition_tops_joey_chestnut/11154824 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/kobayashi_downs_68_12_hot_dogs_at_competition_tops_joey_chestnut/11154824 Kobayashi downs 68 1/2 hot dogs at competition; tops Joey Chestnut http://www.yardbarker.com/eating/articles/kobayashi_downs_68_12_hot_dogs_at_competition_tops_joey_chestnut/11154824 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/7/b7d1854d60b5b1cec6b009f35afc47b5116006bd/mini/Joey_Chestnut_841b.jpg The Black Widow of competitive eating wins again. Sonya Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., beat her own record by gobbling down 45 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to win the women's competition at the annual Coney Island contest. The petite Thomas, who goes by ''Black Widow,'' wins $10,000. The previous record was 41 dogs and buns in 10 minutes. Juliet Lee, of Germantown, Md., took second place with 33 and claims $5,000. Lee also won second last year. The Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest has been a city tradition for 97 years. Joey Chestnut is vying for his sixth straight title in the men's competition. Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:57:43 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/thomas_eats_record_45_hot_dogs_to_win/11153063 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/thomas_eats_record_45_hot_dogs_to_win/11153063 Thomas eats record 45 hot dogs to win http://www.yardbarker.com/eating/articles/thomas_eats_record_45_hot_dogs_to_win/11153063 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Takeru Kobayashi may not be competing in the world-famous Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island, but that doesn't mean he still won't be in Brooklyn trying to top his world record at another tube steak eating competition this Fourth of July. Kobayashi has formed his own competition this year after contract disputes and restrictions kept him out of the last two Nathan's competitions.  Throw in an arrest for crashing the 2010 event and you have all the makings of a mustard covered rivalry. On Wednesday, the 34-year old Kobayashi and ten other world-class competitive eaters will challenge the world record at the inaugural 2012 Crif Dog Classic in that newest hipster-enclave Bushwick, Brooklyn— about six subway transfers from the boardwalk. Last July Fourth, Kobayashi competed independently against only the clock and a simulcast of the Nathan's contest at a rooftop bar in Mid-town Manhattan.  He set a new world record by downing 69 hot dogs in front of two judges. Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:03:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/kobayashi_headed_to_new_fourth_of_july_hot_dog_eating_competition/11145305 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/kobayashi_headed_to_new_fourth_of_july_hot_dog_eating_competition/11145305 Kobayashi headed to new Fourth of July hot dog eating competition http://www.yardbarker.com/eating/articles/kobayashi_headed_to_new_fourth_of_july_hot_dog_eating_competition/11145305 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/7/b7d1854d60b5b1cec6b009f35afc47b5116006bd/mini/Joey_Chestnut_841b.jpg For most of us eating buffalo wings is fun. You stuff your face, you get a little dirty, and you wash it down with a beer. It's a good time. But, to professional eater Takeru Kobayashi it's all business. He went into Philadelphia's Wing Bowl XX with his bib and his game face on. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:02:45 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/kobayashi_eats_his_way_to_wing_bowl_record/9854320 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/kobayashi_eats_his_way_to_wing_bowl_record/9854320 Kobayashi eats his way to Wing Bowl record http://www.yardbarker.com/eating/articles/kobayashi_eats_his_way_to_wing_bowl_record/9854320 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/7/b7d1854d60b5b1cec6b009f35afc47b5116006bd/mini/Joey_Chestnut_841b.jpg Renowned Japanese masticator Takeru Kobayashi polished off a record 337 chicken wings in 30 minutes Friday to be crowned champion of Wing Bowl 20. Kobayashi swallowed the competition in Philadelphia's annual wing-eating contest, beating out reigning three-time champion Jonathan "Super" Squibb by 66 wings. "I could probably eat another 100 wings or so," Kobayashi said afterward, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. "Not really fast, I'd have to take my time. But if you brought me 100 more, I could eat them." The 128-pound (58 kg) Kobayashi -- a six-time Nathan's hot dog eating champion -- was competing in his first Wing Bowl. The 33-year-old attended the event in 2011 as a spectator, taking time to wow the crowd by eating an entire cheesesteak in 24 seconds. "He was great," said Squibb, who surpassed his previous record of 255 wings Friday, finishing at 271. "If I was going to lose, I was going to lose fantastically." Kobayashi takes home $20,000 for the top prize, while Squibb, a New Jersey native, earned the keys to a new Chevy Camaro as the event's local winner. Philadelphia's Wing Bowl was started as a promotion by local sports radio station WIP in 1993. The concept was created as a fill-in for Eagles fans who were left disappointed by the team's inability to reach the Super Bowl. The annual event takes place the Friday before the NFL title game. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:43:32 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/kobayashi_eats_record_337_chicken_wings/9749533 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/kobayashi_eats_record_337_chicken_wings/9749533 Kobayashi eats record 337 chicken wings http://www.yardbarker.com/eating/articles/kobayashi_eats_record_337_chicken_wings/9749533 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/f/1f0189f4f00cb3a3bbbf8801ddd33b3b72153446/mini/Joey_Chestnut_f728.jpg The man known as Kobayashi will be competing in this year's Wing Bowl. At last year's event, he participated in a stunt, but it was not the actual competition. That all changes this year. How can you bet against this guy? The event will take place February 3rd at the Wells Fargo Center. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:21:20 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/takeru_kobayashi_will_compete_in_wing_bowl_20/8876146 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/takeru_kobayashi_will_compete_in_wing_bowl_20/8876146 Takeru Kobayashi Will Compete In Wing Bowl 20 http://www.yardbarker.com/eating/articles/takeru_kobayashi_will_compete_in_wing_bowl_20/8876146 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/5/b573d7ffa659c366a3784fa8f60ac686c1c1e60f/mini/Joey_Chestnut_be2a.jpg Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas' turkey eating record lasted all of 1 day. Takeru Kobayashi, perhaps broadcasting from Wayne Campbell's basement, bested the record yesterday by downing 7.5 Pounds in... Full story at Bob's Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:30:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/takeru_kobayashi_shatters_sonya_thomas_turkey_eating_record/8316256 http://network.yardbarker.com/eating/article_external/takeru_kobayashi_shatters_sonya_thomas_turkey_eating_record/8316256 Kobayashi sets turkey eating record http://www.yardbarker.com/eating/articles/takeru_kobayashi_shatters_sonya_thomas_turkey_eating_record/8316256 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/1/713d568e85a9efcd64e1ac2d572a162a8e5321f6/mini/koba.jpg