Takeru Kobayashi

Takeru Kobayashi is still exiled from the Nathan's hot dog eating contest, but that just means he has more time to…

This video comes to us from reader Andrew, who attended a Super Bowl party at which professional eater Takeru…

First time I ever stepped onto Coney Island was to cover the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, which is a lot…

Originally published July 3, 2011.

Philadelphia's biggest eaters didn't stand a chance this morning against the superhuman maw of Takeru Kobayashi, who…

With the Empire State Building as a backdrop and a drag queen named Mimi Imfurst cracking jokes about stuffing…

On a May evening, in a cramped biergarten behind a German restaurant off the Bowery in Manhattan, Takeru Kobayashi…

We deputized AnimalNY's Bucky Turco to document the goings-on in Coney Island yesterday. This is what he came back…

Takeru Kobayashi, upset over a non-compete clause in his contract, started all kinds of trouble in Coney Island…

Takeru Kobayashi didn't compete in today's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, but he showed up at Coney Island…

Three years ago, the former proprietor hereabouts immersed himself in the world of moist sausage and watched as a…

Is there anything more distinctly American than celebrating our independence by holding a contest to see who could…

As mentioned yesterday, we headed to Coney Island for the epic Kobayashi-Chestnut duel. We can't imagine a better…

We just returned from Joey Chestnut's world record breaking performance at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating…

After months of speculation and anticipation, tomorrow, the day finally arrives: It's Kobayashi vs. Chestnut, for…

Longtime readers know of our fascination with competitive eating and, specifically, Takeru Kobayashi, who is the…

LeBron James wasn't the only world-class athlete who made a significant breakthrough yesterday. Joey Chestnut sucked…