"Home of Picnic Style Rules"  What does that mean?"

Picnic Style Rules are rules that acknowledge the tradition, culture and heritage of a particular food item. Simply put "Picnic Style Rules" are rules of a contest that do not allow for the mutilation, desecration, improper destruction of a food item.

AICE believes that eating a particular food item the way it was intended, is not only playing proper tribute to the culture and heritage of the food but also makes for a more interesting and easiier to follow contest. Over the years, many competitive eating fans have gasped in horror as they suffered the indignity of watching Eaters separate, dunk, mush and mash and perform other unmentionable "Picnic profanities."

Fans, Eaters, sponsors and other concerned citizens have reinforced the need and importance of "Picnic Style Rules" to increase the entertainment value of competitive eating and to eliminate the tricky business connected to the massacre of food.

It is the goal of AICE to encourage the development picnic style rules in all eating contests.