Food-themed competitions take culinary celebrations to a whole new level, mixing creativity, skill, and sometimes sheer ...

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 ...

GOSHEN — Most people are familiar with the concept of competitive eating. One of the most famous eaters is Joey Chestnut, who has gained fame for his prodigious eating skills. Earlier this summer, ...

As Joey Chestnut makes his return to Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Friday, a Massachusetts resident is hoping to beat him out. Geoffrey Esper, of Oxford, is Major League Eating’s No. 2-ranked eater ...

A champion has emerged in the 2025 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. Joey Chestnut handily secured the title during the Friday, July 4, competition in New York’s Coney Island, consuming 70.5 hot ...

Editor’s note: Geoffrey Esper’s ranking was updated Friday afternoon. As Joey Chestnut makes his return to Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Friday, a Massachusetts resident is hoping to beat him out.

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 ...

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is a great 4th of July tradition, and with Joey Chestnut returning to the event this year after a one-year absence, we have to be excited this Independence Day. It's ...