Sunday, June 14, 2009

Kobayashi beats Chestnut in Pizza Eating Rematch

In a chewy chow-lenge, Takeru Kobayashi outlasted Joey Chestnut when the eating titans faced off to see who could devour the most pizzas.

Kobayashi, a six-time world hot dog eating champion from Japan, consumed 5 3/4 P'zones in a six-minute span of chaotic consumption Saturday to edge Chestnut. The 25-year-old from San Jose, Calif., wolfed down 5 1/2 P'zones on Stage 15 at Sony Studios.

"I'm a little bummed," Chestnut said. "There's nobody I like beating more than him, he pushes me harder than anybody."

The arch rivals are best known for their annual Fourth of July hot dog eating showdowns on New York's Coney Island. Chestnut has beaten his Japanese competitor the last two years, winning last year in a five-dog eat-off after they tied at 59 frankfurters in 10 minutes. Source

Seven Ways to Waste Less Food

Tips on how to make your shopping go further for longer without slavishly following use-by dates — or poisoning yourself. Source

London Restaurant Uses Touchpads for Orders, Projectors for Mood Alteration

The Inamo restaurant in London’s fashionable SoHo district isn’t known for its splendid food or outstandingly accommodating waitresses.

Instead, the new Asian fusion eatery is getting raves for its use of a touch pad-projection system that allows diners to send food orders directly to the chefs and makes the dining experience fully interactive. Source

Robot Chef Cooks Okonomiaki

What's cooking at Tokyo's International Food Machinery and Technology Expo? For this robo-chef, it's Okonomiaki, Japanese pancakes. Source