Competitive Eating Champion Got Start in Palos Heights
Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti is ranked among the best in the world and holds two Guinness World Records.
Patrick Bertoletti first experienced the world of the competitive consuming of mass quantities of food because of his sister. Compared to what he would devour in his career as a competitive eater, Bertoletti only had to eat three slices of deep dish pizza in 10 minutes at Bacci Pizzeria. The challenge his sibling brought him to, which happened in 2004, served as an introduction to competitive eating. “After that first one, I swore it off because I was so ill," said the 27-year-old who grew up in Palos Heights. "But two weeks later, I entered another one.” After years of training and competitions, Bertoletti is now ranked second in the world, as determined by the international association that governs competitive eating contests. He also …
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