http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Takeru_KobayashiFind stories, videos, and photos about Takeru Kobayashi from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:40:40 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/HEALTH/07/03/competitive.eating.stomach/tztop.competitive.eating.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Takeru_Kobayashi14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Takeru Kobayashi from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/03/competitive.eating.stomach/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/03/competitive.eating.stomach/index.html#cnnSTCTextDon Lerman set a record by eating seven sticks of salted butter in five minutes. During six years of competitive eating, he gained 100 pounds.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/02/nathans.weigh.in/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/02/nathans.weigh.in/index.html#cnnSTCTextReigning hot dog-guzzling champ Joey Chestnut and nemesis Takeru Kobayashi of Japan attempted to psych each other out Thursday at the weigh-in for the 94th annual Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/04/hot.dog.contest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/04/hot.dog.contest/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorld-record holder and defending champion Joey "Jaws" Chestnut held on to his hot dog-eating title Friday in an unprecedented tie-breaker at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July contest.Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:28:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820052,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820052,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHow a fairground staple became a Fourth of July spectacleThu, 03 Jul 2008 15:40:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/magazine/specials/sportsman/2007/11/14/torre.chestnutt/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/magazine/specials/sportsman/2007/11/14/torre.chestnutt/index.htmlSports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 3. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. For more essays, click here. It was like wondering about a basketball while interviewing LeBron James or foraging for boxing gloves in front of Cassius Clay. Yet at that rooftop bar on July 3, 2006, here's how I saw it: Joey Chestnut seemed to be a rather normal 22-year-old, there needed to be free hot dogs somewhere at this press event, and I -- at the time, a starving SI intern -- still hadn't eaten lunch.Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:19:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1640007,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1640007,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe unthinkable happens: Kobayashi loses the Nathan's hot dog eating contest. The belt is back in America!Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/07/04/hot.dog.contest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/07/04/hot.dog.contest/index.html#cnnSTCTextJoey "Jaws" Chestnut unseated the six-time defending champion in Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest on Wednesday, eating 66 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:25:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044494,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044494,00.htmlThe Dog Day of July is nearly here, and there's still no official word on whether six-time Yellow Belt winner Takeru Kobayashi of Japan will participate in Wednesday's annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:33:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/07/03/competitive.eating/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/07/03/competitive.eating/index.htmlThe NFL has the Vince Lombardi Trophy, the NHL has the Stanley Cup -- and Major League Eating has the Yellow Mustard Belt, which is up for grabs again this July 4 in the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on New York's Coney Island. The event will be as hotly-contested as ever as American fan favorite Joey Chestnut seeks to take down Takeru Kobayashi's hot dog dynasty.Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:57:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/07/03/joey.chestnut/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/07/03/joey.chestnut/index.htmlJoey Chestnut was like any other nervous 23-year-old on a first date as he drove to San Francisco with Nikki, a fellow San Jose State student he'd met at a party earlier that week. The two hit it off instantly. She was immediately attracted to how normal and down to earth he seemed. Though the choice of venue for the couple's first date -- a wing eating contest -- was a little odd, she loved sports and had never witnessed people eat so much so quickly. Little did she know that her date would soon be the king of the competitive-eating jungle. As the night drew to a close, Joey had a confession for his date: "I took you here for a reason. This is what I do."Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/03/news/funny/nathans/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/03/news/funny/nathans/index.htmIt's that time of year again. Many Americans will dust off their grills to celebrate the 4th of July, wave flags and watch firework displays.Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:58:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20043882,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20043882,00.htmlTakeru Kobayashi of Japan, the hot-dog eating champ of New York City's Coney Island, may be out of commission for next week's annual July 4th contest.Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/04/hotdog.contest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/04/hotdog.contest/index.htmlTakeru Kobayashi won his fifth consecutive hot-dog eating title Monday by downing 49 frankfurters in 12 minutes, leaving 17 competitors in his wake.Mon, 04 Jul 2005 18:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/01/pf/eating_to_live/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/01/pf/eating_to_live/index.htmTakeru Kobayashi, the 137-pound Japanese man universally proclaimed the world's greatest eater, successfully defended his hot dog-eating title at the "Olympics of Competitve Eating" in Coney Island this Fourth of July.Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/05/fourth.wrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/05/fourth.wrap/index.htmlAmericans marked the 228th birthday of the United States with the customary backyard barbecues, picnics, parades and fireworks, but one event was a reminder that freedom often comes at a price.Mon, 05 Jul 2004 07:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/04/hotdog.champ/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/07/04/hotdog.champ/index.htmlIn his fourth victory in a row, a Japanese man retained his hot-dog-eating title Sunday by eating 53.5 of the wieners in 12 minutes.Mon, 05 Jul 2004 03:35:00 EDT