The Joey Chestnut Entourage Conquers Beijing

Posted: June 24th, 2011 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: A Day In My Life, Special Events | Tags: Hot Dog Eating Competition, Joey Chestnut, Nathan's Famous | 2 Comments »

Proudly sporting a “I Heart 北京“ t-shirt all over Beijing, Joey Chestnut is hands-down one of the nicest people I’ve ever met.

The man is a hero to many and there’s no wonder why.  He’s incredibly kind, gentle, warm, friendly, open-minded and the man can eat like you wouldn’t believe.  A master of his own body, Joey has skillfully trained himself to improve year after year and with the world record for hot dog eating under his belt, the man’s widely recognized as the best competitive eater in the world.

From his pick-up at the airport and getting up at sunrise to beat the crowds to the Great Wall at 6AM, meeting the kids at the Pingxifu center of Compassion for Migrant Children (CMC) and touring Hou Hai Lake, he was nothing but smiles and good vibes.  Not once did he complain about jet-lag or being tired or uncomfortably hot, which is beyond crazy considering we were running all over the city in 30+ degree weather!

Here are some LumDimSum Snapshots of Joey Chestnut in Beijing:

Anxiously Waiting at Capital 3 Terminal Airport for Joey Chestnut to Arrive:

Joey on The Great Wall of China with the Nathan’s Famous Frankster:

Joey at Compassion for Migrant Children (CMC)’s Pingxifu Center:

Touring the Hou Hai Hood via Rickshaws:

Drinks and Dinner at the Exclusive, Members-Only China Club:

Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Competition China National Championship:

On Saturday, June 18th, China saw it’s very first national eating competition take place at the Nathan’s Famous 3rd store opening at Wanliu BHG Mall in Haidian District, Beijing.  See full LumDimSum Article: Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Competition for the China National Championship.

Joey steps in as one of the judges for the China National Hot Dog Eating Competition! Here he is coaching China’s #1 Star Chris Lam (who ate 16 dogs in 10 minutes)

Joey jammed down 39 hot dogs in his own 5 minute exhibition!

Joey Chestnut with China’s Top 3 Hot Dog Eating Champions!

Joey with the 6 Judges (L to R): Jim Dawson, Alan Wong, Gaby Alves, John Flarhety

Check out this Video to see Joey Chestnut in Action!

(courtesy of The Wallstreet Journal, check out Laurie Burkitt’s full article here.)

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