There are almost three dozen competitive eating events on the International Federation of Competitive Eating website (yes, the IFOCE really exists), and hundreds of other food battles are fought each ...

Preview, via the Associated Press: The champ is coming back to chomp. Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut announced Monday he will return to compete in this year’s Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July ...

The champ is coming back to chomp. Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut announced Monday he will return to compete in this year's Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest after skipping ...

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 think people want ...

Nathan's Famous is known for making some of the best hot dogs, but the chain, which opened its first location on Coney Island in 1916, is famous for starting a tradition that has become quite the ...

It would not be the Fourth of July without the annual Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y., and the 2025 edition taking place on Friday has a little added drama, as ...