Sideshow: Wing Bowl rivalries heating up
Enigmatic world-champion eater Takeru Kobayashi is considering an offer to participate Feb. 4 in the WIP Wing Bowl. Kobayashi and his translator toured the scene of the crime (the Wells Fargo Center) Thursday afternoon. He sampled chicken wings, brought in by PJ Whelihan's, under the eye of champ Bill "El Wingador" Simmons and WIP's Al Morganti. Villanova was holding basketball practice at the time.
Enigmatic world-champion eater
Takeru Kobayashi
is considering an offer to participate Feb. 4 in the WIP Wing Bowl.
Kobayashi and his translator toured the scene of the crime (the Wells Fargo Center) Thursday afternoon. He sampled chicken wings, brought in by PJ Whelihan's, under the eye of champ Bill "El Wingador" Simmons and WIP's Al Morganti. Villanova was holding basketball practice at the time.
Like 'em? He ate about a dozen. El Wingador was putting 'em away, too.
Station manager Andy Bloom said it was not certain Kobayashi would agree to eat at the contest. Knowing WIP and its penchant for drama, I can imagine that Bloom and company are itching for a Kobayashi-Wingador rivalry.
Kobayashi, who lives in New York, was arrested at the July 4 Nathan's hot-dog-eating contest after he rushed the stage. Though a six-time winner, he did not participate because of a jaw problem.
Kobayashi and pro-eater Joey Chestnut lost in a chicken-wing contest in 2007. (Hat tip to @eatfeats.)
Update: Kobayashi ate only one dry-aged rib-eye steak, plus fries, mashed potatoes, asparagus, and chocolate coffeecake Thursday night at Union Trust.
- Michael Klein
Charlie nude very often
Charlie Sheen
was naked twice on his Monday night rampage. RadarOnline says he disrobed and coked up in the men's bathroom at Daniel restaurant even before retiring to his $7,000-a-night room at the Plaza with professional lady
Capri Anderson
. They had a fight (over her $12K fee, she says), and he trashed the place. Normal thing.