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(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 fro... 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 &#... 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&... more