 This month, Tijuana will honor Cardini with a three-day Caesar salad festival and his own statue. Sherry Preston, ABC News. From salad to hot dogs, 16-time Nathan's champion Joey Chestnut was not at today's July 4th tradition in Coney Island. He was disqualified after he signed a deal with Impossible Foods last month. Instead, he's downing dogs at Fort Bliss with soldiers in a separate contest. On Coney Island, Patrick Bertoletti won the men's title by eating 58 francs. Michelle Franzen.