Though I wholeheartedly agree with letter writer Patrick R. Lynch about the stupefying food waste of eating competitions as children are dying of malnutrition in far-off third-world nations, let’s ...

New York (CNN) — Every Fourth of July, starting when she was 15, Jacqueline Lewis and her family come together to honor a great American tradition: the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating competition. “I ...

Joey Chestnut, Casey Webb, Matt Stonie … these are just a few of the titans at the pinnacle of the sport that is competitive eating. Their achievements are a combination of strategy, stamina and ...

Even people who know little to nothing about competitive eating have heard of this famous contest. It’s held annually on the Fourth of July at Coney Island, outside New York City, where participants ...

The champions for this year’s annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest have been crowned. Joey Chestnut delivered a dominating performance in his return to the competition. With 70.5 hot dogs and buns ...