Archive for May, 2008

What you don’t know about competitive eating could fill a very big pierogi

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

The big game is less than three months away, and you want to be in prime eating shape. We feel your pain and we want to help you get in shape. For eating dozens of pierogies, that is.

Not sure if you’re ready to sign up and join the ranks of Takeru “The Tsunami” Kobayashi and Mike “The Pierogi Earthquake” Novak? AskMen.com has some inspirational advice that might “tip the scales” for you.

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Competitive Eating

Old Home Week 2007 Results

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Better late than never, right? Here’s the 2007 results. Special thanks to Matt Stalker from making the trip all the way from China last year.

Contestant City, State Consumed
Mike Novak Forest City, PA 36
Reginald Gonsauls Browndale, PA 34
Ed Horgan Forest City, PA 31
Kevin Lesjack Forest City, PA 27
Matt Stalker China 27
Aaron Dombroski Watertown, NY 23
Kevin McGraw Forest City, PA 22
Steve Marcinkus Philadelphia, PA 21
Mike Green Forest City, PA 20
Joe McAndrew Philadelphia, PA 20
Donnie Evans Forest City, PA 20
Scott Zedar Peckville, PA 20
Tom Rude Simpson, PA 19.5
Brian Piatak Browndale, PA 19
Alan Mindas Jr. Forest City, PA 16
Jason Nacinovich Honesdale, PA 16
Tom Prince Vandling, PA 16
Lindsay Coleman Vandling, PA 14
Richie Kilhullen Forest City, PA 13
Wally Richmondale, PA 13
Robert Dolph Thompson, PA 10
Fran Graytock Forest City, PA 8
Maria Koslosky Dillon, MT 4

Total pierogies consumed: 449.5

Get ready to eat!

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Old Home Week 2008 is right around the corner! We had a grand old time gorging on deliciously buttery pierogies last year, so we figured we’d give it another go!

Among our plans for this year:

  • Even more pierogies (that means we expect you to eat more)
  • Cold beverages (sorry about the scalding water we made you drink last year)
  • Better organization (enough chairs to go around for everybody)
  • Wittier commentary during the event (not a guarantee)
  • A better Web site (It may still be under construction)
  • A movie about pierogies
  • A pierogi presence in the parade
There’s plenty more in store, but we don’t want to spoil the surprises. Keep checking back here for more information. And start practicing your eating.