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A History of Eating Contests at The Feast of San Gennaro

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Sunday, September 14th, 2025 | 266 views

San Gennaro bunting and lights across the street with the Italian flag and the empire state building

The feast of San Gennaro once hosted competitive eating contests for cannoli, meatballs, pizza, and zeppole, but then in 2023 all that changed. Here’s a look back at the history eating contests at the Feast.

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The History of the Giglio Festival

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Sunday, July 7th, 2024 | 6,501 views

The festival is religious in its nature and includes Catholic celebrations

Bishop Robert Brennan leads a precession in 2022

Since 1908, the Italian American community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has celebrated the Giglio festival.

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