Royal Caribbean Bun and Cheese Eating Contest

The weather was cool with the beautiful cerulean blue sky smiling down; the ideal setting for the Fourth Annual Bun and Cheese Eating Contest which was hosted by Royal Caribbean Bakery. The venue was at Cox Nissan in the Bronx and it coincided with Cox Nissan’s Customer Appreciation Day.

There was an appreciative crowd who were happy to be spectators of the contests. There were two contests: Amateur and Professional. They began at 4:30 p.m. with the amateur contest. Each contestant in the Amateur contest had five bun and cheese sandwiches and the Professional contestants had eight.

The results for the amateur contest: In first place was the 170 lb Paul “Pork Slap” Arcaria who showed the skills of a professional while devouring 5 Bun & cheese Sandwiches in only 3:54 seconds! He received a $200 cash prize and a trophy.
In second place was Zamal “The Food Scene” Deen from the Bronx who finished his five sandwiches in 5:55 seconds followed by Allen “First in the Fight” Cunningham from North Carolina who downed 3.6 Bun & Cheese sandwiches in eight minutes. Second prize was an I-Pod Shuffle and the third prize was a DVD player.

In the Professional contest, returning champ, “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti devoured eight bun and cheese sandwiches in less than three minutes. He won $500.00 and a trophy. William “The Champ” Millender ate skillfully and captured second place with a stellar 4:13 performance which was followed by King George Van Laar, who captured the third spot with a respectable 6:00 finish. 

The other contestants who participated received consolation prizes and everyone who answered a question about the company correctly each received a delicious spice fruit bun which is one of the many popular items produced by Royal Caribbean Bakery.

Music for this event was provided by Road International.