Joey Chestnut, the number one ranked competitive eater in the world, visits WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about competitive eating. How do competitive eaters train? What do ...

If you're a casual fan of competitive eating contests who tunes in once a year to watch the Fourth of July Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, it might seem like these are all fun and games. For serious ...

Joey Chestnut will defend his bagel-eating title against the world’s top-ranked professional eaters in Las Vegas later this ...

Organized eating competitions are mesmerizing, leaving audiences slack-jawed at how quickly (and messily) contestants swallow buns and hotdogs. These events can get intense; some legendary eaters even ...

The 4th of July traditional hotdog eating contest got us thinking about why food and the holiday are so intertwined. Some experts have gone deep on the subject of competitive eating. So today is one ...

He’s lost his appetite for competitive eating. Takeru Kobayashi — the Japanese eating legend who won six consecutive Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contests — is standing down from all future food challenges ...

Takeru "Kobi" Kobayashi, the six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion, announced he is retiring from competitive eating over concerns of the damage he is doing to his body, he announced in a ...

NEW YORK CITY -- They're a power couple on the competitive-eating circuit and in real life, getting ready to compete in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4. The couple, Miki Sudo and Nick ...

Along with barbecues, parades and fireworks, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island has long been a Fourth of July tradition. This year, 16-time champion Joey Chestnut will not be competing ...