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 ...

Did world-record holder Joey Chestnut claim his 17th victory at the 2025 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, or did another competitive eater win the coveted Mustard Belt? The July 4 festivities ...

Food eating contests have long been a staple of friendly competition in the United States, with the first recorded speed-eating event taking place in 1916 at Nathan's Famous hot dog stand. Hot dogs ...

The 2025 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest will feature the legendary competitive eater Joey Chestnut back on the Coney Island boardwalk after missing the 2024 competition. As a result, many believe he ...

New York (CNN) — Every Fourth of July, starting when she was 15, Jacqueline Lewis and her family come together to honor a great American tradition: the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating competition. “I ...

The city of Buffalo, N.Y., celebrated its most famous food and broke a world record when 499 people participated in a chicken wing eating contest.

There's something about the fair that pairs perfectly with the start of autumn. It's a pure slice of small town Americana as sweet as blueberry pie -- which just so happens to be what a group of brave ...

Twelve brave and hungry individuals competed Saturday in the first pie-eating contest hosted by The Little Rye Bakehouse in Kingston. A significant mess was made. The rules? Eat the entire pie without ...

A Reddit user is questioning whether their unusual spice tolerance gave them an unfair advantage in a recent hot pepper-eating contest. On Wednesday, Sept. 10, the original poster, or OP, explained on ...