Carnegie Deli pickle eating contest winner Mike “The Skinny” Hoffman – New York, NY – May 18, 2011 (credit: Evan Bindelglass / WCBS 880)
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Takeru Kobayashi, eat your heart out.
Mike Hoffman, the winner of the semi-annual pickle eating contest at the Carnegie Deli, is nicknamed “The Skinny.”
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The Farmingdale resident won top honors in the competitive eating contest, which took place Wednesday morning at the New York City institution.
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As for a prize, Hoffman took home a trophy and “the pleasure,” as he put it, of eating 20 pickles.
“In five minutes I got them down,” Hoffman told 1010 WINS. “It was a very delicious five minutes, I can tell you that.”
Afterwards, he said he was going to eat a Carnegie Deli pastrami sandwich. And while he’s not sure what he’ll have for dinner Wednesday night, his wife said she’s looking forward to not having to cook.
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i eat two gerkin pickles and i want to vomit. I give this guy a lot of credit.
May 23, 2011 at 10:07 am
They should hold a fried chicken eating contest in Harlem.
May 18, 2011 at 10:28 pm
Please note: Mike is not the same Mike who participated in the contest. Any comments stated do not reflect the thoughts or ideals of Mike “The Real Skinny” Hoffman.
May 18, 2011 at 8:45 pm
YOU GUYS R TOO FUNNY!
IM JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE HUNGRY…THATS ALL.
May 18, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Aw heck, Mike. Why don’t you buy the world a coke already…and shut up.
May 18, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Go make a donation, yambo.
And I would make a donation myself, but I’m just not sure the poor people of the NYC are going to spend the money on pickles…
May 18, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Are you sure all poor people will not eat a hot meal todat?Should i not drive my car or eat a steak because poor people cant?This is all in good fun get off your soap box Mike.
May 18, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Mike can eat my pickle any time.
May 18, 2011 at 12:51 pm
wWHILE ALL THE POOR PEOPLE IN NYC STILL CANNOT GET A HOT MEAL! WE ARE HAVING CONTESTS TO SEE WHO CAN EAT THE MOST!
THIS SOCIETY WE LIVE IN IS SUCH A HYPCRITICAL ONE!
ON ONE HAND WE FEEL SORRY FOR THE POOR AND THE LESS FORTUNATE, THEN ON THE OTHER HAND WE SUPPORT THESE TYPE OF CONTESTS.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO TASTE A PICKLE TODAY???…HOW ,MANY PEOPLE CRAVE FOR A NATHANS HOT DOG??
HYPOCRITICAL I TELL YA!
May 18, 2011 at 10:37 am
Mike, there are multiple (major) organizations in NYC that feed the hungry everyday, if one is hungry, they can get a meal quite easily
May 18, 2011 at 1:57 pm