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    Good Food

    The Olympics of Food

    Joey Chestnut Richard Shea runs the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE).  They are the governing body of Nathan's July 4 hot dog eating contest among many others.  American Joey Chestnut is currently ranked number one in IFOCE.  Two years ago he at 8.8 pounds of deep fried asparagus spears in 10 minutes.  More records…

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Joey Chestnut

    Richard Shea runs the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE). They are the governing body of Nathan's July 4 hot dog eating contest among many others. American Joey Chestnut is currently ranked number one in IFOCE. Two years ago he at 8.8 pounds of deep fried asparagus spears in 10 minutes. More records are here.

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