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 ...

The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is an American institution regardless of who is participating, but something about the event is different when Joey Chestnut shows up hungry. After missing the 2024 ...

Fireworks, friends and the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. That's how the United States celebrates the July 4 holiday, with Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo becoming seminal figures of Independence Day ...

Joey Chestnut recaptured the Mustard Belt in his return to the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Friday after a year away. Chestnut dominated the competition, eating 70.5 hot dogs and buns in ...

For more than 30 years, a collection of 7-foot-tall sausages have entertained Milwaukee Brewers fans at the bottom of the sixth inning with a foot race. A homemade bratwurst costume started it back in ...

You might be surprised to learn just how popular betting on Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest has become, but this is one of the best traditions on the 4th of July, and Joey Chestnut's return this year ...

The sun grows warmer, and the summer wind blows. Carried on the heavy breeze is the familiar scent of cooked meat — a seasonal staple and a signature of the summer’s most bizarre and popular ...

Joey Chestnut added another chapter to his legendary competitive eating career by winning the 2026 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4. The 42-year-old consumed 70½ hot dogs and buns in 10 ...

Could You Eat Over 10 Pounds of Food in a Day? Raina is Crazy Did Raina Huang, aka Raina is Crazy on social media, made a trip to Denver last week to eat, eat, and eat some more. The California-based ...