Some may see the annual Coney Island, N.Y., contest as an act of defiance, capturing the holiday spirit. When the British ...

Even before the internet, overindulgence was something of a spectator sport for those who reveled in gastronomic glory ...

We followed the No. 1 ranked female eater, Miki Sudo, and her husband, Nick Wehry, as they trained for a competitive eating contest in Las Vegas.

A competitive eater takes on an extreme food challenge centered around three gallons of cereal. The oversized breakfast ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on May 25, before Joey Chestnut announced his return to the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest this Fourth of July. Chestnut also did, in fact, defeat ...

Competitive eating champ Joey Chestnut gulps down dozens of hot dogs each Fourth of July at the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest — and comes back do it again year after year. But no one really ...

The Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest has become an annual Fourth of July tradition, but competitive eating’s biggest star doesn’t plan on participating in it for the second straight year.

The yearly event is part of a day of revelry in and around Hamtramck bars to celebrate Paczki Day and Fat Tuesday.

Nov. 22, 2006 — -- Some people wear stretch pants on Thanksgiving in anticipation of stuffing themselves with turkey. But on the day before Thanksgiving at the International Federation of ...