Joey Chestnut was banned from the contest that made him famous after signing an endorsement deal with a company that makes plant-based proteins. The 16-time champ returns to Coney Island on July 4th.

The "glizzy GOAT" is returning to his famous Coney Island stage. Competitive eating legend Joey Chestnut will compete in the ...

Steve and Virginia Phillips ran Phillips Cafe on Main Street until 1982. Their daughter Julie recreates Steve's Coney Island ...

Reigning Coney Island hot dog champ wants Joey Chestnut back, even if it means losing title: ‘Didn’t feel right without him there’ By . Katherine Donlevy. Published June 11, 2025, 4:55 p.m. ET.

Joey Chestnut was banned from the contest that made him famous after signing an endorsement deal with a company that makes plant-based proteins. The 16-time champ returns to Coney Island on July 4th.

The champ is coming back to chomp. Joey Chestnut competes in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship, July 4, 2012, at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

He ate 58 hot dogs last year, while Chestnut usually averages over 70. "But word on the street is that Pat has been working, upping his numbers, and that he's gonna give Joey a run for it," Shea said.

Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut is making a return appearance at this year’s Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest.

Joey Chestnut, banned from Coney Island, takes his hot dog-eating skills to Fort Bliss. Chestnut ate 57 hot dogs in five minutes, beating a team of four soldiers who downed 49 total.

Phillips Cafe, known for its "Coney Island" hot dogs, operated in Fond du Lac from 1946 until 1982. Owners Steve and Virginia Phillips retired in 1982, closing the cafe after 37 years.