At only 23 years old, Takeru Kobayashi redefined what it means to be a hot dog eating champion. He nearly doubled the contest record of 25 1/8 by eating 50 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes in 2001, ...

Each Fourth of July, the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest transforms Coney Island into the center of the competitive eating world. What began as just a holiday tradition has evolved into one of the ...

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 ...

Coney Island serves as Joey Chestnut’s home court every summer. The Indiana native spends Independence Day at the Brooklyn amusement park as the favorite in the annual Nathan’s Famous International ...

There is no July 4 tradition like the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island. Some may see Joey Chestnut devouring hot dogs at never-before-seen paces and find it grotesque, but I'm always ...

Here's the breakdown of how much money each PGA Tour player earned at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open, which offered a $6 million purse. Frederick man is finalist for $1M during NASCAR Championship ...

It was best to be seated early for Chestnut family dinners. Earlier, at least, than Joey Chestnut. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Being last to the table of eight could mean an empty ...

Registered dietitian-nutritionists have warned that people who participate in food-eating competitions are, in the short term, at risk of choking, aspiration, bloating, pain and severe nausea. Persons ...

It wouldn't be the Fourth of July without hot dogs. Whether you personally enjoy a hot dog or not, the food has become synonymous with Independence Day because of one competition - and perhaps one man ...