Food roundup for july 7

Here’s what was being written about today in the world of food and dining news:

Fat City has the rundown on the big money to be made in the world of competitive eating. 75K is supposedly up for grabs at this year’s Krystal Square Off, so start stretching out that stomach now and get ready to top last year’s winning mark of 93 burgers.

Joey Chestnut claiming his over-sized check.

Meanwhile, in fat children news, it appears Utah and Minnesota are falling behind the rest of the country when it comes to the number of obese children. Seriously you two, it’s time to step up your game and start being lazy.

Eating Our Words has found a new frontier in wine, and it’s a Japanese chardonnay.

And lastly, SFoodie has the skinny on the latest San Francisco street food trend, New Zealand style savory pies. We’re not quite sure what they are, but we definitely want one.