The Fourth of July features numerous great traditions: family cookouts, fireworks and, of course, Joey Chestnut dominating the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in Brooklyn.
Chestnut's dominant reign began in 2007, when he dethroned Takeru Kobayashi, winner of the contest every year from '01 to '06. He took home the Mustard Belt in 16 of 17 years (suffering a stunning loss in 2015), until last July, when Nathan's prevented Chestnut from taking the stage due to his partnership with plant-based food company, Impossible Foods.
