Link Buffet: June 23, 2008

(From Save The Deli) The New York Times has an article and slideshow about restaurants near the exits of the New Jersey Turnpike. Harold’s New York Deli in Edison, NJ was visited near exit 10: Harold Jaffee cut his teeth as general manager at the Carnegie Deli in Manhattan, where the sandwiches are big enough. But there’s something about New Jersey that made him want to do things bigger. At Harold’s New York Deli, in a Holiday Inn just a kreplach’s toss from Exit 10, Mr. J... more

Beautiful Brian announces that his new CD “Stick to Blogging”, will be previewed 5 times starting on Sunday, March 30 at the times: 8am - 9am 12 noon - 1pm 4pm - 5pm 8pm - 9pm 12 midnight to 1am (March 31) After the final free preview, the album will be available for purchase on PayPal. ... more

Juliet Lee updates her WriteNow page - includes commentary on “Romeo” “Humble” Bob answers the IFOCE questionnaire “Furious” Pete is considering doing a team pizza challenge singlehandedly More on Gene Simmons’ New Zealand pizza eating contest Honolulu corned beef musubi results and picture Battle of the Bone qualifier #2 gallery and results Woman asks man out to watch a “Munch Madness” qualifier, man declines Lucy “Are you Go... more

Sports Illustrated recently made its entire archive free. Some competitive eating articles from the last 5 years follow: 2008 - article about Wing Bowl 16 2007 - Rick Reilly dines with Joey Chestnut in the LA Dodgers all you can eat section 2007 - Nathan’s preview about Joey Chestnut 2007 - list of IFOCE records 2006 - paragraph about planned Wing Bowl movie 2006 - Steve Rushin column containing the “degree of a lazy susan” metaphor 2004 - post-Nathan’s article ... more