Fairway Market posed this question, "HOW MANY OF MITCHEL’S MOTHER’S PANCAKES CAN YOU EAT IN 10 MINUTES?" And after this morning's Blueberry Pancake Eating Contest at the Fairway on the Upper West Side, the answer came: 57. more ›

What is it about warm temperatures that gets people in the mood to physically force pound upon pound of one kind of food down their throat in a limited amount of time? We don't know either, but hot off the heels of all the press surrounding the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and its bid for gender equality comes word of another annual competitive eating event, this one for Japanese curry rice at Midtown's Go! Go! Curry. Get psyched! In the restaurant's own words, "One of the most common food in Japan, 'CURRY RICE' has become an exciting sport!" more ›

After last year's Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, six-time world hot-dog-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi declared: "I will definitely beat him next year." His opponent, Joey Chestnut, had won by eating 66 HDB (hot dogs and buns) to Kobayashi's 63. Despite not earning his way in to the contest as a regional qualifier, last year's loser be on hand this year in an attempt to earn back the title. more ›