I usually start my 4th of July morning by watching Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. Last year, Joey Chestnut, who’s won every year since I started watching this contest over a decade ago (except The Great Upset of 2015 when he lost to Matt Stonie), was disqualified from competing because he had a sponsorship with Impossible Foods, and Nathan’s considered it a conflict of interest. Apparently, he’s signed a deal with Nathan’s since then, and was able to compete this year. I didn’t know he was competing, so I skipped the live competition in the morning. Luckily, ESPN showed reruns throughout the day 😆 Anyway, Joey Chestnut reclaimed the Mustard Belt, of course! I went to Nathan’s at Coney Island the last time I was in NYC, but I would love to watch the hot dog eating contest in person one day ðŸŒâœ¨
My sister’s rooftop has a perfect view of the fireworks from the Olympic Training Center. Apologies for the Katy Perry song—I had to cover up the audio of my mom’s sister singing God Bless America LOL (IDK which is worse, TBH).
