There are almost three dozen competitive eating events on the International Federation of Competitive Eating website (yes, the IFOCE really exists), and hundreds of other food battles are fought each ...

What does the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest have in common with the Indianapolis 500? A lot if you’re Joey Chestnut, the 16-time Nathan’s champion set to return to the contest Friday after a ...

Nov. 22, 2006 — -- Some people wear stretch pants on Thanksgiving in anticipation of stuffing themselves with turkey. But on the day before Thanksgiving at the International Federation of ...

After sitting out last year’s Fourth of July hot dog showdown, the 16-time champion is returning to Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Chestnut was barred from the 2024 competition ...

A year after he was banned, competitive eating champion Joey Chestnut will be back to take part in slurping down all of the hot dogs during Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest. He ...

The 4th of July traditional hotdog eating contest got us thinking about why food and the holiday are so intertwined. Some experts have gone deep on the subject of competitive eating. So today is one ...

A month went by before Burns was contacted by Major League Eating, the organization that oversees the Nathan's competition. He was going to compete in the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating ...