Who is the Eater of the Year?

by Marisa McClellan, Posted Dec 10th 2007 @ 11:33AM

photo of competitive eater Joey Chestnut

These days, food is always in the news. From canned food recalls to the folks who only eat local foods to the stars of the Food Network, we are a country obsessed with what we eat. It should come as no surprise then that the folks over at Endless Simmer are trying to determine, out of all the food celebrities (both those who deserve their notoriety and those who are riding on an extended 15 minutes) who is the Eater of the Year.

The finalists include competitive eater Joey Chestnut, the Berkeley Four who invented the word Locavore, daring eater and chef Anthony Bourdain, the very alluring Padma Lakshmi, a chocolate Jesus and former VP Al Gore. The question now is, who do you think is the Eater of the Year? Follow that link to head over to Endless Simmer and cast your vote. However, if you think that an important eater is missing from the list, tell us about it in the comments!

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Filed Under: Food Oddities, On the Blogs, Lists
Tags: Al Gore, Anthony Bourdain, chocolate jesus, Eater of the Year, EaterOfTheYear, Endless Simmer, Joey Chestnut, locavore, oddities, Padma Lakshmi