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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
• There was a huge upset in the 4th Annual Gyro Eating Contest at the Festival of Greece at St. Basil the Great Greek Orthodox Church on Eldridge Parkway. Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti defeated world champion eater Joey "Jaws" Chestnut by downing an even dozen of the massive, 12-ounce sandwiches in 10 minutes.
Chestnut was second with 11 gyros, followed by "Humble" Bob Shoudt (9.5 gyros) and "Nasty Nate" Biller (6 gyros).
Biller, a rookie on the eating circuit, hopes to enter more than 50 contests this year. He is a graduate student at New York University.
Bertoletti won $2,000 for his record-breaking effort in the event, which was sanctioned for the first time by the International Federation of Competitive Eating. Chestnut took home $1,000.
Gyros are Greek delicacies made with shaved beef and lamb, onions, tomatoes and tzatziki sauce, all stuffed in a fluffy pita bread. They're tough to eat fast.
• My favorite part of reading the Houston Chronicle online (chron.com) is the reader comments after each story or blog entry.
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