eating competition
The UK's First Official Hot Dog Eating Contest Was Kind of Sweet
Ten minutes. A record of 76 sausages to beat. Who will qualify for the Nathan’s Famous U.S. final?
China's 'Spicy King' Contest Submerges Competitors in Vats of Chiles
Who doesn’t want to take a pleasant dip in a searing vat of chiles?
Kobayashi Taught Me to Be a Champion Hot Dog Eater
With America's Independence Day rapidly approaching, it's (almost) time for hot dogs and grilling. I called up Kobayashi, perhaps the greatest competitive eater of all time, to show me how to eat as many wieners as possible.
Britain's Biggest Breakfast Almost Killed Me
I went to the Wonder Café to take on its infamous breakfast challenge: four fried slices of bread, four slices of toast, four eggs, six sausages, six rashers of bacon, six hash browns, four black pudding, plum tomatoes, beans, and mushrooms with a catch.
A London Bartender Is Serving Christmas Cocktails Out of Stockings
As with all of Myles Donneky’s cocktails, every sip has a story. One of his personal best is based on a line from his grandmother's favorite poem—about old women who just want to go out and party and spend their pension on Champagne.
English Idiots Hold Annual Stinging-Nettle Eating Contest
A stinging nettle is basically just a green pole with thousands of tiny knives attached to it. For reasons that aren't totally clear, a town in England has a contest once a year to see who can stuff the most of these torturous stalks down his or...
English Idiots Hold Annual Stinging-Nettle Eating Contest
A stinging nettle is basically just a green pole with thousands of tiny knives attached to it. For reasons that aren't totally clear, a town in England has a contest once a year to see who can stuff the most of these torturous stalks down his or her...