Toronto Bodybuilder Eats 47 Latkes, Sets Record

LAKE GROVE, N.Y. — That's a lot of latkes. A 23-year-old mechanical engineering student has downed 46 of the potato pancakes in eight minutes to win a contest at a Long Island deli.

Pete Czerwinski (sir-WIN'-skee) says he'd never eaten a latke (lot-kuh) before consuming about seven pounds of them Sunday at Zan's in Lake Grove. The Toronto bodybuilder says he's just "a power eater" whose brain never signals that he's full.

Association of Independent Competitive Eaters Chairman Arnie Chapman says Czerwinski demolished the contest's previous record of 31 latkes, set in 2006.

Brooklyn college student Will Millender took second place Sunday with 29 latkes.

The pancakes are a traditional treat for Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights. It started Sunday evening.

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Information from: Newsday, http://www.newsday.com

Comments

[CatfishJohn]

thats more grease in his colon than my jewish grandma produced at the stove with her eastern european recipes- all including chicken fat - in 20 years...yucchh!

[RightWingMarine]

those things sound good.

[theboardedwindow]

well, that was most certainly news-worthy. (

[edgraham]

When will the services be held?

[LyleJay57]

Some Latin for for this prodigous eater: Bismol pepto, seltzo bromo!

[sinope]

Oy vey!

[buddahbless]

OMG this reminds me of that episode of The Nanny where Fran says her uncle exploded, and her mom says 'You can't eat 42 latkas and sit that close to a menorah!" Genius.

[jsgaetano]

The headline says 47... but the article says 46.

Which one is it?

[TheBrizz]

Ultimately, does it really matter?

[jsgaetano]

It does if I'm going to break that record tonight!