Compete to eat
As we celebrate life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness this weekend, FP thought it was time to delve a little deeper into another great Fourth of July tradition: Competitive eating. Our new Seven Questions previews the annual Nathan’s International Hot Dog eating competition on Coney Island. The cofounder of the International Federation of Competitive ...
As we celebrate life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness this weekend, FP thought it was time to delve a little deeper into another great Fourth of July tradition: Competitive eating. Our new Seven Questions previews the annual Nathan's International Hot Dog eating competition on Coney Island.
The cofounder of the International Federation of Competitive Eating dishes the dirt on world champion Takeru Kobayashi, talks about how international the sport (if that is the right word) really is, and explains how these men (and women) can eat 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes. Legal notice: FP takes no responsibility for any injuries sustained by Passport readers trying to emulate this feat.
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