Joey Chestnut confirms return to Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

NEW YORK — Joey Chestnut will return to the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 at Coney Island, he announced Monday. Chestnut, 41, had won 16 of the previous 17 Independence Day competitions before missing last year’s event due to a contract dispute. Chestnut sponsored plant-based products from Impossible Foods…