I'll compete in the Hot Dog Contest held at Eventi hotel.
Following the contest, I will debut my new hot dog brand, the KOBI DOG!

WHERE: EVENTI HOTEL’S OUTDOOR PLAZA 851 6th Avenue, New York, NY (between 29th and 30th)

MC: Tony Luke Jr, a owner of the famous Tony Luke’s cheesesteak restaurants, Tony Luke Jr, actor, musician, entrepreneur.

Competiter (World's top competitive eaters)
Dave "Tiger Wing
Things" Brunelli
Jamie "The Bear" McDonald
Dave "US Male" Goldstein
Johnnie Excel
Wayne "WayneyWonder" Algenio
Will "The Champ" Millender

Free Food: vendors from the Hester Street Fair, a popular downtown food market

投稿者: takeru-kobayashi 日時: 11:15 AM | パーマリンク

2010
Contract dispute with Nathan's
The reason
http://www.takeru-kobayashi.com/blog/2011/11/hot_dog_contests_1.html

Kobayashi Vs. Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
http://www.sbnation.com/2012/7/4/3135547/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-2012-kobayashi

Recently, many eater has been leaving Nathan's, and this year 2013, Pat Bertoletti (ranked number 2 in Nathan's contest) and Tim Brown (ranked number 10) just left (was kicked out) Nathan's because of contract thing.
Wish them great success!!

2011
230 Fifth roof top bar hot dog challenge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UphRK61EnC4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj0CXP_xSL4

2012
Crif Dog Classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NX8BxAYq2A

This year

投稿者: takeru-kobayashi 日時: 07:26 PM | パーマリンク

I already have two world records for hamburgers without dunking.
93 hamburgers in 8 mins
(this is my last competition in the U.S. before gaining freedom)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_H2bgLXcE
(Not Guinness World Record)

The other one is Guinness World Record.

This time, I broke my own Guinness World Record on a TV show in Istanbul!

I'll enjoy trying many kinds of Guinness records!!

投稿者: takeru-kobayashi 日時: 04:02 PM | パーマリンク

June. 21
Ceremonial 1st pitch & 1 minute Eating challenge at Spring Mobile Ballpark in Salt Lake City, Utha

July. 1
TimBitsat Eating demonstration at Waterloo University in Ontario, Canada for Canada Day

July. 4
Hot dog eating contest at Eventi Hotel in Manhattan, NY

July 13
Attempt at the cupcakes world record at Uncle Bob’s Self Storage in NJ

July
Gringo bandito taco challenge in Huntington beach, CA

August
Pie eating contest in Barrie, Ontario, Canada

投稿者: takeru-kobayashi 日時: 12:54 PM | パーマリンク

Love Istanbul, Love Turkey!

Many other photos

投稿者: takeru-kobayashi 日時: 01:03 PM | パーマリンク

This is Takism Square, where the riots for freedom began.
Turkey is made up of an eclectic mix of people from different cultures & religions.. also a very open minded & modern world of people.
These people are showing "demonstrations" (what they call their messages to the government)- expressing their disapproval of the prime minister & his beliefs for how the country should be run.
Turkey is a gorgeous country with a peaceful culture of people living alongside one another with different beliefs.. but the prime minister now is trying to take away the democracy they once had. He has said that public kissing should not be allowed, that a person having had one beer is an alcoholic.. that Turkish people should stay in Islamic beliefs.. etc.
Yet has already torn down many old landmarks to create new shopping malls to make money.

There is even much more for these people to fight for!
The Turkish press is even being controlled by the government and not allowing the correct stories to be told- they are relying on social media and foreign news to capture the truth to this revolutionary fight for freedom. These people who are rioting here, also are the same people camping out and cleaning the streets in the morning after the rioting is finished.
There is no violence coming from anyone except the police who are also controlled by this dictator. They fight for the true meaning of democracy, liberty, & freedom.. AND I SUPPORT IT.

Many more photos in the album "Freedom Riots in Istanbul" on Facebook.
Check it out.

投稿者: takeru-kobayashi 日時: 07:28 PM | パーマリンク