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Takeru Kobayashi

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    April 13, 2006

    Eat It!

    Pig out on some dogs

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    August 12, 2004

    Hot Dog, Ho!

    Hollywood's Joe LaRue has choked down strange stuff to become one of the world's elite eaters

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    June 17, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Hollywood's Joe LaRue has choked down strange stuff to become one of the world's elite eaters

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    January 7, 2010

    Chinese Drywall Has Left Tens of Thousands of Homeowners Out of Options

    Hollywood's Joe LaRue has choked down strange stuff to become one of the world's elite eaters

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    Order Up: Super Perro Edition!

    John Linn​That nearly foot-long monstrosity staring back at you is a super perro: A Colombian take on the all-American hot dog, topped with pink sauce, ketchup, bacon, cheese, crushed potato chips, and a smattering of sweet pineapple puree. The super perro is flawless drunk food, the sort you slur ... More >>

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    January 14, 2010

    Los Perros and Borojo Make Hot Dogs the International Language of Lunch

    John Linn​That nearly foot-long monstrosity staring back at you is a super perro: A Colombian take on the all-American hot dog, topped with pink sauce, ketchup, bacon, cheese, crushed potato chips, and a smattering of sweet pineapple puree. The super perro is flawless drunk food, the sort you slur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Top Ten Most Disturbing Competitive-Eating Records

    Tara NieuwesteegPickle eating in Pompano​Several of the world's top competitive eaters descended upon the Isle of Capri in Pompano Beach last weekend to see who could eat the most sour dill pickles. Before the event, the record was 2.99 pounds of pickles in six minutes. At least six people bested ... More >>

  • News

    October 21, 2010

    Professional Eaters Descend Upon South Florida for the Great Pickle Battle

    Tara NieuwesteegPickle eating in Pompano​Several of the world's top competitive eaters descended upon the Isle of Capri in Pompano Beach last weekend to see who could eat the most sour dill pickles. Before the event, the record was 2.99 pounds of pickles in six minutes. At least six people bested ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2011

    Kobayashi Might Not Have Set New World Record

    Kobayashi is a meat-eating machine.​The winner of the last Monday's 2011 Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest was a close and unofficial draw between reigning champion Joey Chestnut and Japanese eating sensation Takeru Kobayashi.Kobayashi refused to compete in the 2010 hot dog eati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Takeru Kobayashi Eats 7.5 Pounds of Turkey in 10 Minutes (Video)

    Kobayashi eats a lot of turkey. Hold the stuffing.​If you thought you ate too much at yesterday's Thanksgiving feast, ponder this.Extreme eating champion Takeru Kobayashi ate 7.5 pounds of turkey at an eating competition. Kobayashi tore into the bird much like some natural predator would in the wi ... More >>

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