My New Hero
October 1st, 2007 by WaS
Bertoletti wins grits-eating crown
Mohawk-sporting chef stomachs 21 lbs. in 10 minutes
Pat Bertoletti, who won $4,000 on Saturday, outperformed hot-dog champ Joey Chestnut.
AP
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — He’ll never want breakfast again.
Pat Bertoletti, a mohawk-sporting chef from Chicago, gulped down 21 pounds of buttery, goopy grits in 10 minutes to win $4,000 in the first World Grits Eating Championship at Louisiana Downs on Saturday.
The grits were presented in 2-pound trays, each about 8 inches by 6 inches and 11/2 inches deep, said Ryan Nerz, a spokesman for Major League Eating.
Bertoletti, in a statement, said the race “tested our stomach capacity like no other.”
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