How much can a person eat?

I've always been a fan of eating. How can you not be when you work for a restaurant with such awesome food? But recently I've become a fan of a whole new type of eating... competitive eating.

I've always enjoyed the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island every year. They usually show it on ESPN, and the spectacle has always been entertaining to me. I gained a whole new appreciation for Major League Eating after our trip to Buffalo where we saw Joey Chestnut beat the Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas in the wing eating contest and earn the new world record. Seeing it in person and meeting some of the "athletes" really gave me a whole new appreciation for the sport. It really does take hard training (and lots of exercise!) to be able to compete at this level. One guy, Yasir Salem, is a triathlon athlete and is also ranked as the #22 competitive eater in the world. It's intense!

Here at Arooga's eating contests have always been a part of any celebration we do. Competitive eating really began with this style of contests, and we love keeping the tradition alive! We've done everything from french fries to pizza to wings.

By far our most popular contests to watch have always been Ghost Face Killa wing eating contests. It truly takes the bravest (and the strongest stomach) to be able to participate in this kind of competition. Ghost chiles are nothing to joke around about. This is a serious competition! I've seen some people truly regret participating. But there's always one who prevails!

If you think you can take on the Ghost Face Killa challenge, our store in Mechanicsburg is celebrating it's 2nd Anniversary this weekend and they are holding a Ghost Face Killa eating contest on Friday! The sign ups are at 9pm, the contest is at 10pm, and the winner gets a trip to Las Vegas!

Ghost Face Killa is for those who can handle the heat... but we know there's a lot more to eating than that. So on Saturday, the Mechanicsburg store is also holding a pizza eating contest! Embrace your inner "Deep Dish" Bertoletti and consume as much pizza as you can! The prize for this one is $250 and the registration is at 9pm and the contest is at 10pm.

There's lots of specials going on too so stop by this weekend and check it out!