Coney Island’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2012: Chestnut and Thomas Win, Still No Kobayashi

Written by NYPress on July 5, 2012. Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Takeru Kobayashi with his trophy in 2009

If you’re still stuffed from Independence Day barbeques, imagine how Joey “Jaws” Chestnut feels. The 28-year-old Californian won his sixth consecutive Nathan’s Famous July 4 International Hot Dog-Eating Contest at Coney Island yesterday by consuming 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Chestnut beat out Tim Janus of New York (2nd place, 52 dogs), Patrick Bertoletti
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Eating Competitions around NYC Celebrate Uniquely American Pastime

Written by Regan Hofmann on July 5, 2012. Posted in Dining Our Town, Dining west side spirit, Eat & Drink, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

The eating competition is one of those American traditions you can’t quite explain without coming across as an apologist for obscene overconsumption. And while the Major League Eating circuit—yes, an actual organization that considers eating competitions sporting events, which has gone so far as to get airtime on one of the many ESPNs—is an easy
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