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Hot dogging it at Citi Field competition
YouTuber from Britain downs 32 franks to qualify for Nathan’s Famous July 4 contest
BY MAX PARROTT
A British Youtube
personality known as
BeardMeatsFood arrived in
Queens this weekend on his
quest to take the American hot
dog-eating throne.
BearsMeatsFood, aka Adam
Moran of Leeds, U.K., won the
New York qualifying round of
Nathan’s Famous annual Hot
Dog-Eating Contest at Citi Field
on June 16 after eating 32 hot
dogs and buns. Julie Goldberg,
of Brooklyn, won for the
ladies after eating 9.5 hot dogs
and buns.
Moran launched his food
eating career in 2015 by
winning Yorkshire Pudding
Eating Champion, shoveling
down 40 of the puffy egg pastries
commonly known as popovers
stateside. Now he has set his
sights on becoming a household
name in America.
As such, he has turned his
attention to hot dogs.
The annual Nathan’s Famous
International Hot Dog-Eating
Contest – the Super Bowl of
Major League Eating – is one
of the most widely viewed food
contests in the world.
The title, which has
primarily been held down
Americans for its over 100
years of existence, was taken
by a Japanese eater for a
stretch in the early 2000s when
Takeru Kobayashi won from
2001 to 2006.
Since then, Joey Chestnut
has reigned as champion of
the men’s competition, with
From left, Julie Goldberg and Adam Moran won the New York qualifying
round of Nathan’s Famous annual Hot Dog-Eating Contest at Citi Field on
Sunday Photo by Bruce Adler
the exception of 2015 when
Matt Stonie ended his eightyear
winning streak. Chenut
took it back the following
year, and set a world record
last summer.
Goldberg will compete
against Miki Sudo, who has held
the women’s hot dog-eating title
since her 2014 victory against
Sonya Thomas,
The young British upstart
may have fared well against
New York’s amateur eaters, but
Moran still has a long way to go
from his 32-dog performance
this weekend if he wants to be
champion. Chestnut’s world
record from last year was 74
hot dogs.
Reach reporter Max
Parrott by email at mparrott@
schnepsmedia.com or by phone
at (718) 224-5863, ext. 226.
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