Professional competitive eaters are having a hard time stomaching a Bay Ridge baker's decision to restrict her cupcake eating contest to amateurs only. "Sadly, we will not learn anything about humanity's ability to consume cupcakes, because it's not a sanctioned event," griped Major League Eating chairman George Shea to the Daily News. "This is like watching your Uncle Stan play football: It's amusing, but it has no bearing on the world of sports." Our Uncle Stan? Sports? Amusing? So many questions.
As usual, this eating contest sounds sort of revolting (the challenge is to consume 24 double chocolate cupcakes in less than 12 minutes) but at least Ivy Bakery owner Daniellan Louie is keeping it real. "Three or four pros tried to sign up. I Googled them and found out that they won eating contests," says Louie, who barred the ringers from the competition. "I don't want this to be one of those crazy Nathan's hot dogs contests."
The winner gets a $175 prize, and though the contestants may not be professional gluttons, they're still taking it seriously. "I've been studying competitive eating videos to master my technique," contestant Megan Daum tells the News. "Physically, it's totally possible. I'm just worried about getting sick of the flavor."
