By bluerasberry on 2012-07-05
I have been very upset since Nathan’s Hot Dogs would not allow Takeru Kobayashi, known also as Kobi the world’s greatest competitive eater, to compete in their contest. In this report Kobi talks about how unjust and cruel they are. The Wikimania conference in DC is upcoming and many international visitors are here in Manhattan […]
Posted in festival, Japan, New York City, rights | Tagged competitive eating
By bluerasberry on 2011-09-18
On Saturday the 17th there was a cupcake eating contest at this event in Interbay called the Mobile Food Rodeo. Trophy made the cupcakes so they were awesome. The organizers called me because they knew that I like to compete in eating contests. There were three contestants and I got reminded of something important at […]
Posted in festival, Seattle | Tagged competitive eating
By bluerasberry on 2011-06-26
There was a pie eating contest at the Fremont Outdoor Movie screening of Shaun of the Dead. I went in a Shaun costume and was very serious. There were not many willing competitors and only two others volunteered for this. I have no idea why other people do not see this sport the way I […]
Posted in Seattle | Tagged competitive eating
By bluerasberry on 2010-11-22
I participated in the Mashed-potato Munch Off at the Green Lake Gobble again this year. I ate 75 ounces of mashed potatoes (4.7 pounds, 2.1 kilograms) in four minutes. The woman to my right was second place. I was intimidated because I had expected them to leave my finished bowls in front of me, but […]
Posted in art, Seattle | Tagged competitive eating, contest
By bluerasberry on 2010-07-09
Saturday July 3 was the Fremont Zombie Walk. I regret not having pictures, but there were three of us together as zombie scientists in lab coats. Here is a picture of me without blood or too much makeup. I participated in a pie-eating contest organized by The World is Fun, and since it was no-hands, […]
Posted in festival, Seattle | Tagged blood, competitive eating, death
By bluerasberry on 2009-11-22
I won first place among eight people in a mashed potato-eating competition at Greenlake on Sunday November 22. It was sponsored by Greenlake Bar and Grill, a local restaurant. The contest details are here. Here is a facebook video of the event. My strategy was to use water to get the potatoes to slippery consistency […]
Posted in festival, Seattle | Tagged competitive eating, contest
By bluerasberry on 2009-08-02
On Saturday, August 1 I participated as a contestant in a doughnut-eating contest at Top Pot Doughnuts in downtown Seattle. The event was hosted by El Vez and some lady in a doughnut bikini. I and my eating companion Adam from Barsuk Records won second place. The format was that a random selection from audience […]
Posted in art, encounter, Seattle | Tagged competitive eating, contest, doughnut