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*Eating challenges in the U.S. has become a popular form of entertainment and a unique aspect of competitive eating culture. The challenges involve consuming large quantities of food within a set time ...

Cardona’s Market is kicking off its 80th anniversary celebration, with a sandwich-eating challenge. Local celebrities and the public will partake in the “Boss of Bosses” challenge, attempting to ...

BYRON, Minn. — Even a competitive eater with almost 40 successful food challenges literally under his belt can bite off more than he can chew sometimes. Matt Ahlberg, a 38-year-old senior operations ...

Channel your inner Joey Chestnut—the competitive eater who won his 15th Nathan’s hot dog–eating contest last month—to tackle these gigantic dishes, from six-pound burritos to 14-pound pizzas. A ...

ROCKFORD, Mich. — You may have heard of the International Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, but here in Michigan, we have our own food challenge at The Corner Bar in Rockford. There’s one thing that’s ...

The videos have all the trappings of a TikTok designed to go viral: an eager creator staring into the camera, poised to give the viewer a before-and-after look at completing a difficult physical ...