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2008 In the News 12/26/08- ALL PRO/AICE TOP 10 MOMENTS OF 2008 ALL PRO EATING PROMOTIONS will soon post it's top 10 moments. We want to hear from the competitive eating community and find out what moments in 2008 they would select. Please review the EVENTS SECTION from 2008 and give us your top 10 or any single moment that you feel qualifies for top 10 consideration. Last year's Top 10 Memorable Moments-2007 E-Mail Chowhound with your most memorable moment in 2008
12/26/08-Podelsky captures regional Latke crown! Having just finished 5th in the National Potato Latke Eating Championship at Zan's Deli in Lake Grove, Joel "The Cannon" Podelsky took his Latke eating skills to a Hanukkah festival in Red Bank NJ. "The Cannon" gobbled 12 Latkes in only one minute and perhaps the unofficial title of the "Jewish Prince" of Competitive Eating? Fans of Mike "The Real Skinny" Hoffman may disagree with this unofficial anointment. However, Podelsky's recent victory in Latke's and his Brooklyn Knish Eating title may show a certain "skill set" in the Kosher cuisine yet undemonstrated by "The Real Skinny" (Although, this point could be argued). We at ALL PRO EATING HQ would like folks to weigh in on this important issue: Q. Is Joel "The Cannon" Podelsky the Jewish Prince of CE or is Mike "The Real Skinny" Hoffman? We wanna know your thoughts; please e-mail chowhoound@competitiveEaters.com 12/26/08-From anorexic to world's top eater- Student devours latkes to win latest food title; recovers from disease to turn pro 'gurgitator' from Toronto TheStar.com
12/25/08-ALL PRO EATING PROMOTIONS wishes everybody a Merry Christmas and a fun holiday! Take this time to enjoy the company of family and friends. Remember Food Warriors, eat your food slowly! Yes, you are allowed to taste your holiday food. Santa, a Competitive Eater...?
Sarah Lazarovic—curator of the garage-based Montrose Portrait Gallery of Canada—is painting a portrait of a Torontonian every day. She has decided to do one of "Furious Pete" above and also provided the following fun write up: "Who knew that one of the world's best competitive eaters hailed from Toronto? Yesterday, "Furious" Pete Czerwinski trounced competitors in a New York Latke eating contest, bringing a gluttonous spirit to the Festival of Lights. One would think competitive eating and good physical health were mutually exclusive, but our own Furious Pete is also a bodybuilder. Happy Chanukah! " Hey Sarah, the rest of us also want portraits !!!!
12/22/08-The 46 Latkes heard around the world!! Canadian wins Lake Grove latke-eating contest by by Patrick Whittle-article, photo, video appears on Newsday.com and also appeared on Page 8 of Newsday dated Dec 22, 2008. In the world of competitive eating, "Furious" Pete Czerwinski is to latkes what the unstoppable 1998 Yankees were to baseball.... It seems that the entire world was notified about Pete's amazing accomplishment on Sunday December 21st as a whole slew of media outlets ran the story about the great Canadian who put on a jaw dropping. stomach stuffing performance. Some of the outlets include WCBS. WABC, WNBC affiliates, Toronto Star, Denver Post, Taiwan News, China Post, MSNBC, Times of India, etc. .. and several major canadian radio shows. Pete reports that his early morning return to Toronto (Punctuated by a delayed return flight from NYC) was filled with a ton of phone calls and electronic press inquiries about the "Furious One". 12/21/08-"Furious" Pete destroys National Potato Latke Record!!!! "Furious" Pete Czerwinski led the charge Sunday afternoon at the popular Kosher eater, Zan's Deli during the 4th Annual National Potato Latke Eating Championship Czerwinski smashed the previous standard set by Tom "Goose" Gilbert of 31 Potato Latkes in Eight Minutes by eating an incredible 46 Potato Latkes. As usual, the "Velvet Voice" of Competitive Eating Mike"Sisco Kid" spun the music and the crowd at Zan's was awesome. congrats to the "Big Man" William "The Champ" MIllender who stayed with Czerwinski for the first part of the contest and finished with one of the best performances ever in this event by eating 29 Potato Latkes. The eating legend "King George" Van Laar did a great job by eating 26 latkes and also announced that Latkes could be his last eating contest and looks forward to working with ALL PRO EATING PROMOTIONS as a celebrity judge and Emcee in the near future. Mike "The Real Skinny" Hoffman took the fourth slot by downing 21 Latkes and seems to have gotten his rhythm and concentration back after a few sub par earlier performances. Joel "The Cannon" Podelsky fell below his goal of 20 Latkes but still managed a personal-best by downing 18 Latkes. 1."Furious Pete" Czerwinski 46 *World Record 2. Will "The Champ" Millender 29 3. "King" George Van Lar 26 4. Mike "The Real Skinny" Hoffman 21 5. Joel "The Cannon" Podelsky 18 6. Chris "The American" Schlesinger 14.75 7. Joe "Gavone" Rose 14.25 8. Debbie "The full Package" Sisco 12.00 9. Tony "Two Engines" Fondacaro 9.50
Ricky's Ice Cream and Candy shop of Oceanside NYwas the epicenter of a Canadian storm that landed in this south Shore Long Island New York community of Oceanside. Although most people predicted the frigid weather that permeated the day, nobody anticipated the total and absolute demolition that "Furious Pete"Czerwinski would execute on this unassuming middle class community. Children screamed and Mothers covered the eyes of their children as The "Furious One" bested the previous record of 6:00 minutes by demolishing the 15 scoops in only 2:57 seconds! Later that day...... Needing a Chicken Wing fix, Furious Pete decided that one more eating challenge record needed to be conquered. Small or regular size wings would not satisfy the famous appetite of this undefeated Food Warrior from Ontario Canada. With an aching hunger at the pit of his stomach driving him, Czerwinski hungrily made his way to Swing Bellies in Long Beach New York and broke the Chicken Wing Record by downing 36 Xtra Large/Supersized Chicen Wings .Pete plans to return back to Swing Bellies in the near future and eat at least 50 super sized wings.
Just heard from "Mr. Old School" himself, "King George" Van Laar who will be competing on Sunday, December 21, 2008at New York States #1 Kosher eatery Zan's Deli. This legendary food Warrior states that this could be his last competition and he wants to make sure that the "young bucks" who are competing are kept honest and are deserving of the title "food Warrior". The 6'2" 300 LB Eating Legend has found it necessary over the past two years to school to "spank" and discipline several overly confident youngsters while teaching them the game of competitive eating. "King George" however, states that when he dispenses these necessary spankings/lessons, he does it with "love" and hopes to hand over this ancient art form over to competent and capable "Food Warriors" who will continue to honor mankind's first sport.
12/17/08 Chowhound's notoriously inaccurate Latke Predictions "Furious" Pete Czerwinski Ontario Canada 1,386.5 (If not, he will do 35.75) "King George" Van Laar Dirty Jersey 22.5 Will "The Champ" Millender BKLYN NY 19.5 Joel "The Cannon" Podelsky Dirty Jersey 18.5 Chris "The American" Schlesinger Strong Island, NY 17.5 Mike "The Real Skinny" Hoffman Strong Island, NY 17.0 Paul "Pork-Slap" Arcaria, Strong Island, NY 16.0 "Sweet" Jill Stoler BKLYN NY 14.25 Joe "Gavone" Rose Strong Island, NY 14.0 Clowny Chompers Parts Unknown 13.0 Debbie "The Package" Sisco BKLYN NY 12.0 Tony "Two Engines" Fondacaro Strong Island 10.0 Charlie "Two Stomachs" Tapia Strong Island 8.5 12/17/08- Zan's Latke Talent Contest will be held in conjunction with National Potato Latke Eating Championship on Sunday December 21, 2008
12/17/08- Zan's Latke Talent Contest will be held in conjunction with National Potato Latke Eating Championship on Sunday December 21, 2008 Talented individuals are encouraged to seek this opportunity for glory and participate in the first ever Potato LatkeTalent Contest. If you have a thirty second dance, poem, song, chant, skit or instrumental solo, etc. that best exemplifies the spirit of Potato latkes you could win a Gift Certificate to New York's #1 Kosher Deli Zan's and also have the title of Mr. or Mrs. Potato Latke USA. Media to cover Sunday's contest: Media will be on hand Sunday to cover the event and possibly capture your Potato Latke prowess. Although, this will be a hanukah celebration, folks of all faiths, shapes and sizes are encouraged to come out and enjoy an afternoon of delicious silliness. 12/16/08 Article on Dec 21st Zan's National Potato Latke Eating Contest by Joan Reminick Ms. Reminick writes a very popular Food Blog for Newsday called Feed Me and was kind enough to mention us, thanks Joan for once again giving us the "dish" on the Long Island food Scene!
World Record: 2007 Ian "The Invader" Hickman 10.2 lbs of Wendy's Chili in 5 minutes **Stay tuned for more details!
12/9/08-Czerwinski to enter Zan's National Potato Latke Eating Contest? A recent article in Newsday indicated that there was a shortage of Kosher meat products in the NYC area. One area that was not mentioned were Potato's coming out of Canada which has been subsequently traced to a Potato Latke shortage in the many kosher restaurants across the New York area. Apparently the Potato distributors are not able to account for the shortage and have stated that they have actually had a growth in sales. We at ALL PRO EATING PROMOTIONS believe that the cause of this shortage could be linked to "Furious" Pete Czerwinski who is silently eating up the canadian country side in preparation for the Dec 21st National Potato Latke Eating Championship in Lake Grove New York.
pictured: The American, Max-Demon, Lew the Chew, Gentleman Joe get their "latke-on" in 2007 Zan's Deli- 135 Alexander Ave, Lake Grove NY 11755 631-979-8770 -Check-in will be 11:15 AM National Potato Latke Eating Contest will kick off at 12:00 Noon. Stay tuned for more info regarding other fun activities. 1st Place $300 2nd Place $100 3rd Place $ 50 Registration will be posted real soon 12/5/08 NEW ALL PRO EATING PROMOTIONS introduces North America's top 10 Collegiate Food Warriors!
12/1/08-When you are a big guy like Cleveland Ohio's "Tiny" Tim Rauscheder (who is also a nationally ranked Food Warrior) the competition may come to you. How so, you ask? Tiny recently showed up at a local clam bake and decided he needed some beef to go with his clams. After putting in an order for a 3lb Prime Rib the chef, unaware of Tim's eating skills, thought he would fool Tiny by cooking a 5lb monster instead. The chef thought the Prime Rib would get the best of Tiny. Nineteen minutes and nine seconds later the Chef and a crowd of 20 people could not believe the devastation that they witnessed. The chef was heard saying that the next time he encounters Tiny he will make sure he cooks the entire cow. Our suggestion to the chef is that he better make sure its a big cow!
11/20/08 Swallow Your Pride, the best film ever done on the subject of competitive eating, recently had a showing at First Person Arts in Philadelphia PA .Despite the efforts of some unscrupulous people to derail the film, its nice to see that it is still going strong. If you enjoy competitive eating and you have not yet seen this compelling and honest documentary you must add it to your list of must see movies. Click for trailer of Swallow Your Pride
11/18/08 Check out "Furious Pete Czerwinski's" newest YouTube video "A Legend in the Making" ...We at AICE disagree: You are already a legend and anybody who has had the misfortune of competing against you knows that also...... 11/15/08 -Paul "Pork-Slap" Arcaria has just been appointed as the North East Coordinator for ALL PRO EATING Promotions. We look forward to the diplomatic & creative assets that Paul will bring to the table along with his experience as a Food Warrior. We look forward to this partnership with "Pork-Slap" as ALL PRO EATING continues it's mission of being America's #1 competitive eating organization. Also, it is worth noting that Paul is also an Auxiliary Officer with the US Coast Guard and will be added to the list of veterans and military members who are a part of AICE.
AICE would like to say a heart felt Thank You to all our Vets who have served in the Armed Forces. Also we would like to pay special tribute to AICE Veterans and current Active Duty/Reserve members: Tom "Goose" Gilbert Current US Army Reserve, Combat Medic
If we missed acknowledging any veteran's please let us know. 10/28/08 Pork-Slap Arcaria to organize JR Steak Challenge get-together for November-2008 **Time has been set for 2:00PM on Nov-15th. Please contact Pork-slap NLT than Friday Nov-7th to confirm your participation Paul "Pork-Slap"Arcaria does not care about your affiliations. If you are an Eater (Of any stature) and want to get together with a bunch of other Eaters and have a good time at JR's in Long Island NY please contact him at saltwaterpaul@yahoo.com. Paul will be contacting management to insure that the proper number of tables are reserved for the group. Paul has been considering the Patchogue location as the best possible spot. 10/27/08- Dickey's top Pulled Pork performances: "9 Sandwich Club"
1. "Furious" Pete Czerwinski Canada 17.00 2. Bob "Killer" Kuhns, PA 13.50 3. Ian "The Invader" Hickman VA 13.00 4. Tom "Goose" Gilbert, MA 12.50 5. Pete "Big Plate" Maurizio PA 11.25 6. Jeff "Beast-Man" Butler AZ 10.50 7. Joshua "Jabber Jaws" Currier NC 10.50 8. Mark Lyle "The Human Vacuum" OH 10.50 9. Kevin "The Lion" Kordalski OH 10.25 10. Thomas "The Pounder" Pavlik OH 10.00 11. Jerry "Tiny-Tex" Williamson TX 10.00 12. James "Big Bess" Besser, VA 9.25 13. Matt "Bone Saw" Campos AZ 9.00 9/27/08 Sorry for delay..... We apologize to all the Eaters for the delay in updating profiles and launching the Eating legends and College MySpace section ..Things have been crazy busy at AICE HQ but we hope to have this completed soon 10/26/08 Goose Gilbert wins Dickey's Big West Pulled Pork Sandwich Eating Championship in an exciting battle!
For all those who once thought that Arizona is a weak competitive eating state, you will have to adjust your assessments because two new names have emerged from the barbecue sauce & pork at Dickey's Big West Regional Pulled Pork Eating Championship in Scottsdale Arizona on Saturday October 25th, 2008. Rookies, only in experience, Jeff "Beast Man" Butler and Matt "Bone saw" Campos ate their way through 10.5 and 9.0, 5.0 oz Pulled-Pork Sandwiches, respectively, in only Eight Minutes. In addition to winning $250 & $100 dollars, these Eaters have established themselves as great talents, eating more than many other ranked Professional Eaters in previous regional qualifiers. Also, adds AICE Chairman Arnie "Chowhound" Chapman, "These two fine Food Warriors are part of a new wave of eaters who have come on the scene from the various Dickey qualifiers occurring nation wide ....these guys will have immediate impact on the rankings and the national competitive eating scene while also putting Arizona on the competitive eating map. .." As expected Hadley Massachusetts native Tom "Goose Gilbert" captured the crown with 12.5 Pulled Pork Sandwiches, $500 and the right to represent the West at the impending Dickey's National Pulled Pork Eating Championship slated for February 2009. However, Gilbert was given a fierce challenge by the two Scottsdale Arizona natives with all three competitors entering the final speed round separated by a mere half sandwich. The young Scottsdale Arizona Community College Sophomore Matt "Bone saw" Campos hung tough during the 5-minute qualifying round but was unable to survive Gilbert's surge in the 3-minute speed round. Teachers Aid, Jeff "Beast Man" Butler, however, stayed with Gilbert for the first minute of the speed round until Gilbert pulled away at the 1:30 mark. In a great show of sportsmanship "the Goose" complimented the rising stars for a job well done. Thanks to Dave "Coondog" O'Karma for the great job at officiating and insuring that picnic style rules were being observed.
1. Sgt. Tom "Goose" Gilbert, MA 12.50 Sandwiches 2. Jeff "Beast Man" Butler, AZ 10.50 Sandwiches 3. Matt "Bone saw" Campos, AZ 9.00 Sandwiches Thanks to Ryan"Reezy" Aholt, Chris "Ravenous Rogers" Rogers &,Charlie Meyer for showing the courage to battle the mighty Dickey's Pulled Pork Sandwich!
10/21/08 Big West Dickey's Pulled Pork Sandwich Showdown in Scottsdale Arizona, Saturday October 25th, 2008
AICE Chairman, Arnie "Chowhound" Chapman declares that Dickey's barbecue Pulled-Pork Sandwiches are"Exciting & Sexy"
What's at stake: 1st-$500, 2nd-$250 3rd-$100. The Winner will gain recognition as the best darn Pulled Pork Sandwich Eater West of Iowa City and a seat at the National Championship table representing the Big West in the National Pulled Pork Championship Sandwich Showdown in February 2009. We cannot guarantee that the winner will gain a group of dedicated groupies and admirers who will follow him/her around the country as a result of winning. However, we believe that Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Barbecue Sauce are not only delicious, but exciting and sexy......".
Where: Scottsdale, AZ **Check-in time for Food Warriors is NLT 12:20 AM
10/16/08- The AICE Rankings have been updated
. Future Food Warriors sign up for Food Warrior University at an undisclosed location
Regional Champs:
North East: "Furious Pete Czerwinski South East: Ian "The Invader" Hickman Mid-West: Pete "Big Plate" Maurizio South-West: Bob "Killer" Ku
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12/9/08 3rd Annual Mid-West Chili Eating Championship to occur on Feb. 21, 2009 in Canton Ohio!
Carey "Power-House" Poehlmann-US Navy, Submarine Division 
Arnie "ChowHound" Chapman US Army, Infantry-DMZ/Manchu Ranger 
Angel "Trogdilyte" Chiriboga-US Army, Nuclear. Biological & Chem Spec. 
Alex "The Texas Tornado" Thomas-Current US Army Reserve Transpo-corp 
Eddie "The Geek" Vidmar US Army, Service in Vietnam, Supply Seargent 
Paul "Pork-Slap" Arcaria US Coast Guard-Auxilary Officer 
$500 Best darn Pulled Pork Sandwich Eater West of Iowa City Iowa! 
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