Famous Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi goes undercover at Buffalo Wild Wings as he pranks the New York Cosmos (soccer club) and midfielder Peri Marošević into a chicken wings eating contest. Nice one for April Fools. … [Read more...] about Kobayashi pranks the New York Cosmos
American food
Nathans Famous – The Story
Video introducing the Nathan's Famous, an American fast food chain specializing in hot dogs, and perhaps most famous for its annual hot dog eating contest. … [Read more...] about Nathans Famous – The Story
First McDonald’s in Moscow in 1990
Old video showing the long queue on the opening day (Jan 31, 1990) of the first - and back then the world's largest - McDonald's restaurant in former Soviet Union. The restaurant was operated by McDonald's Canada instead of the American HQ, … [Read more...] about First McDonald’s in Moscow in 1990
Subway is world’s largest restaurant chain
Subway has surpassed McDonald's as the world's largest restaurant chain in terms of units. Subway had 33,749 restaurants around the globe at the end of 2010, while McDonald's had 32,737. Subway is not popular in Asia though, only 1000+ of its … [Read more...] about Subway is world’s largest restaurant chain
Grace Park Hawaiian Tour
Hawaiian food and lifestyle, as introduced by Korean-Canadian actress Grace Park - one of the main leads in American TV series Hawaii Five-0... … [Read more...] about Grace Park Hawaiian Tour
Cold Stone Creamery, East Asian Style
Cold Stone Creamery, an ice-cream parlor franchise from Arizona, USA, is known for its mix-ins and lively service culture where the workers would sing a tune or two when tipped by the customers. Tipping is not common in Asia though; so I guess the … [Read more...] about Cold Stone Creamery, East Asian Style
Chestnut retained Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest title
American Joey Chestnut retained his Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest title in 2008, beating Japanese arch rival Takeru Kobayashi after a close fight. Each of them consumed 59 hot dogs in 10 minutes and forced the game into extra time, with Chestnut … [Read more...] about Chestnut retained Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest title