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Entries Tagged as 'Eating Contest'

11/29-12/2: Pickled herring, winter ales and glühwein

November 27th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Festivals are few and far between in late fall and winter, but this weekend is one of the exceptions. Fight the holiday cheer and cold: imbibe copious amounts of alcohol, sausage, and pickled herring.
Thursday-Sunday
Pioneer Square hosts the Holiday Ale Festival once again. Stay warm and dry and claustrophobic under the big tent. […]

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Tags: Wine · German · Scandinavian · Weekend · Eating Contest · Portland · Festival · Beer

August 10-12: Crawdads, The Bite, and Bridge Pedal

August 7th, 2007 · 2 Comments

The smart set will be watching soccer, but if you get hungry, or need some exercise, there are some options this weekend.
Friday and Saturday Tualatin is hosting the 57th annual Crawfish Festival.
This event has been on my must-do list for years, but since I am carfree, and Tualatin is miles from nowhere, I have yet […]

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Tags: Out of town · Weekend · Eating Contest · Festival · Oregon · Restaurants · Portland

Division/Clinton Street Fair details

July 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Check out the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association website for all the details. Here are the basics and some highlights:

The street fair extends from 12th to 60th on Division and 21st to 27th on Clinton Street and runs from 11am until 10pm.
Pizza eating contest! Yes, Hammy’s (2114 SE Clinton) is holding a pizza […]

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Tags: Eating Contest · Festival · Portland

Hot dog champ Chestnut visits Lincoln City, eats obscene amount of ribs

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Chinook Winds Casino hosted the 2007 World Rib Eating Championship Sunday. Barely two weeks after establishing a new world record of 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut successfully defended his title in Lincoln City; eating over 7 1/2 pounds of pork ribs in 12 minutes.
Oregonlive.com has most of […]

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Tags: Eating Contest · Oregon Coast