Slurp this: On Sunday, March 15, Jax Fish House in Boulder hosted its eleventh annual oyster-eating contest.
Today the fun moves to Denver, where Jax Fish House at 1539 17th Street is kicking off its own oyster week, with a $35 prix fixe menu by chef Sheila Lucero, eleven oysters for $11, and other food and drink specials (including Mumm's sparkling wine for $8 a glass). It all culminates in another oyster-eating contest at 2 p.m. March 22.
And Jax will shell out every time you do: For each oy
It's Memorial Day weekend, which means it's time for the Bolder Boulder, when over 50,000 people will run around the Green City. But there's an even more enthralling competition happening in Boulder this weekend. And it involves cupcakes. Lots of them.
Thank the people at Tee & Cakes at 1932 14th Street in Boulder for for providing the perfect antidote to this weekend's race. At 1 p.m. Saturday, May 23, they're hosting the World League of Competitive Eating Sponsored, 1st Annual Cupcake Cram
Liz KellermeyerThe man to beat on the 4th, Joey Chestnut Eating 20 hot dogs (with buns) in under 12 minutes used to be such a feat that competitive eaters coined the phrase "doing the deuce" for the achievement. But that was before winning totals in the annual July 4th Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Contest rocketed past 30, shot into the 50s, then settled in the 60s. This unnerved organizers enough to shorten the competition by two minutes last year, but the winning total by Joey Chestnut -- 59 hot do
The Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, is kicking off its inaugural Garden Grapes & Hops party tonight at 5:30 p.m. with a flower pot auction, live music from Chris Daniels & the Kings and all-you-can-eat food and drink from 15 local restaurants, including Steuben's, Wynkoop Brewing Company, Bombay Clay Oven, Crepes 'n Crepes and The Cherry Cricket. Tickets are $35 for adults and $15 for kids; go to www.botanicgardens.org for more info.
On Saturday, June 13, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Liz KellermeyerSee more photos from the contest at westword.com/slideshow.John Proctor, a supervisor at the Park Meadows Sam's Club, knew he could eat a lot of hot dogs -- but downing eight and a half in ten minutes in the amateur hot-dog eating competition on Saturday afternoon unlocked a hidden talent. "I didn't know I'd win," he said, smiling and clearly pleased with his victory. Others who competed in the amateur eating contest included a sampling of Sam's Club employees, a wrestler, a Lone
The scene from last year's Chow Down for Charity hot dog eating contest.
Who do you think can eat more hot dogs in a short period of time: the chefs and volunteers from Project Angel Heart, which feeds over 800 meals to sick and housebound patients every day, or the Glendale Raptors rugby team?
Project Angel Heart Executive Chef Jon Emanuel wasn't too optimistic about his side's chances. When Lakeasha Jones, the group's community relations coordinator told him they'd be eating against the Rap
Cajun BoyMongo Marquez (right) chows down.The Fourth of July may have meant fireworks and beer for you, but for nineteen lucky competitors, the big day signified only one thing: hot dogs.
Out on Coney Island, New York, on the corner of Surf and Stillwell avenues, the winners of Nathan's hot dog eating qualifiers around the country lined up to try to out-eat the best of them, namely Takeru Kobayashi and the reigning champ, Joey Chestnut.
Well, ostensibly that's why they were there, though most
