Maybe it's better if you didn't know how competitive eater Tim Brown acquired his nickname "Gravy." But here it goes anyway: "I was given the name by [fellow competitive eater] Ryan Nerz because when I eat, after about five minutes I start to sweat. Like a lot. And snot comes pouring down my nose and the combination of the snot and sweat looks like gravy ... yeah fortunately I already have a girlfriend because it's not too appetizing."But then there isn't much that's appetizing about competitive
Joey Chestnut picking up another over-sized checkYesterday, while gloating over Joey Chestnut's win, Fat City forgot to mention that for his 10 minutes of effort, he walked home with a cool $20,000.That may seem like a lot, but it's becoming common for competitive-eating contests to include a large purse. Not only does it increase the suspense but it entices big names such as Chestnut and his rival, Takeru Kobayashi, to enter.Major League Eating (MLE) holds nearly 100 sanctioned events every yea
​Somewhere along the way, man forgot that nature is his biggest foe and decided that we needed to conquer food in a match of wills. The eating competition is taking on a revered place in society. Earlier this month, thousands came to Coney Island, and millions tuned in on ESPN, to watch Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, where professional eater Joey Chestnut consumed 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes to take the crown. Adam Richman takes on different city's eating challenges every week on the Tr
