http://kobayashi.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Kobayashi en Sun, 03 Jun 2007 04:50:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2024348 unknown@Netscape.com A California man smashed the world record for hot dog eating at a contest Saturday, gobbling up more than 59 franks in 12 minutes. Joe Chestnut, 22, of San Jose, shattered the record held by Takeru Kobayashi of Japan by downing 59 1/2 "HBDs" - hot dogs and buns - during the Southwest Regional Hot Dog Eating Championship in suburban Tempe. Sun, 03 Jun 2007 04:50:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2024348hotdogeatingrecordCaliforniamanKobayashiNews