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Joey Chestnut will, in fact, be eating hot dogs competitively on July 4, it just won’t be on Coney Island in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. Per Dylan Manfre of Sportico, Chestnut will instead compete against soldiers in a five-minute competition at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. An estimated 15,000 people are expected to attend the event, “Pop Goes the Fort.” “Hey @ImpossibleFoods, I’m heading to Fort Bliss in El Paso on the 4th to do what I do best, military style. While I’m crushing hot dogs do y’all wanna come with and help feed the hungry crowd? You in?” Chestnut posted on X last week…

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