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Jun 26, 2012

Don’t Follow This Guy Into the Bathroom Today

Last night, District Taco on F Street NW played host to a contest of strength, endurance and bodily fortitude. WTOP reports that seven men attempted to wolf down as many tacos as they could in just 15 minutes.

Jun 20, 2012

Z-Burger Wants You to Eat More Than 17 Burgers in 10 Minutes—All for America

Z-Burger’s Fourth Annual Independence Day Burger Eating Contest is on, and it’s up to you to wolf down as many burgers as possible for America.

Oct 11, 2011

Joey Chestnut: Ben’s Chili Was “Really Delicious”

Because, for some sick reason, we’re unable to turn away from the story of competitive eater Joey Chestnut downing two gallons of Ben’s Chili Bowl chili over the weekend, here’s video of an interview with Mr. Chestnut after he won.

Oct 10, 2011

And Now, A Number Of People Furiously Shoving Ben’s Chili Into Their Mouths

Hey, I’m a man of my word. Also, I may have just thrown up a little bit. Who’s up for lunch?

Apr 24, 2009

Click, Click: Rock the Tot Competition @ Bar Louie

There was a hungry horde at Bar Louie in Chinatown yesterday for the bar’s 2nd Annual “Rock the Tot” tater tot eating competition. The competitors, some in costume and most rocking tot-themed aliases (Fire Tot, Tiny Tot, Spudley Do-Right and Ace of Tots, just to name a few), ate as many tots as they could stand in a six-minute period, which, it turned out, is a lot more than we imagined possible. Despite bringing along…

Apr 23, 2009

Two Chances to Stuff Yourself Silly Tonight

Photo by jrspeaks For some reason, there’s a convergence of eating contests tonight. Perhaps it is the work of the nefarious International Federation of Competitive Eating. (Yeah, there is one, and apparently they have safety standards that don’t appear to include Lipitor.) First, via the WBJ, there’s a tater tot eating contest at Bar Louie in Chinatown … “contestants will have six minutes to eat as many tater tots as possible. The winner gets…

Aug 14, 2006

Morning Roundup: Questioning Cameras Edition

Cameras Receive Mixed Reviews: Over the weekend the first four of 48 planned surveillance cameras went live in the District, promising to help police handle an on-going crime emergency. But how useful might they be? Not very, according to the Washington Times. Officials in other cities that implemented the cameras argue that they don’t do much in helping stop crime, an experience that proven in our northern-most suburb, Baltimore: Baltimore, for example, set up…

Nov 28, 2005

Morning Roundup: Back To The Grind Edition

Welcome back, Washington. We hope you had a Turkey Day filled with food, family, and football triumphs. Now it’s back to work, maggot! Hey, at least it’ll be warm: today is likely to be rainy, but will have temperatures in the sixties. That’s not bad for being on the cold side of Thanksgiving. Annapolis Fire Destroys Building, Costs Millions: The weekend’s big news was the blaze that tore through Annapolis’s historic district. No one was…

 
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