Food Fights
b'Perhaps it\\u2019s a tired cliche to assert that we live in a competitive world: it\\u2019s dog eat dog out there, right? Tired, perhaps, but tough to deny. Some compete for fun; others compete because they must to survive. In this week\\u2019s episode of Meat + Three, we bring you stories about the effects competition has on food and agriculture. We start with the science behind one of most quintessentially American spectacles: speed eating. Then, we go back about 70 years to a chicken raising contest that helped give us the fat broiler birds we eat so many of today. We\\u2019ll also showcase a trio of Indian restaurants in New York\\u2019s East Village that try to outdo each other with distinctive lighting. And finally, we wrap up by looking at how a surprising introduction to a farming video game is getting some fans \\u201chyped.\\u201d'