Gladiators of the Gullet

Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
From: Rebecca Sheir
Length: 00:04:45

When a local eating contest goes major league and professional "gurgitators" step up to the plate, can the local lay-eaters hold their own? Read the full description.
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Piece Description

Cambridge, Massachusetts has been home to the annual Garlicky Greens Eating Championship since 2004. Hitherto an amateur event, this year the contest was sanctioned by Major League Eating, the national organization that supervises all professional competitive eating events.

So with a handful of professional gurgitators stepping up to the plate, can the local competitors hold their own? Rebecca Sheir swung by the contest to find out.

Broadcast History

This piece originally aired on "The Splendid Table," January 10, 2009.

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